Tyler Perry thanks SA for setting records for watching his movie
While Acrimony has been panned by critics, South Africans flocked to the cinema to watch it.
Hollywood megastar Tyler Perry, famous and beloved in South Africa for his Madea films, took to Twitter on Wednesday to thank the country for its support.
His movie Acrimony was second only to Dwayne Johnson’s blockbuster epic Rampage over the weekend, making R1.3 million recently.
Although the film has been panned by critics (as many Perry movies routinely are), that hasn’t stopped the money from rolling in (as routinely happens with many Perry movies).
The film only scores 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and gets less than 5 out of 10 on IMDB.
It tells the story of the dwindling balance of the life insurance proceeds a woman receives after her mother’s death, as she and her partner get over their heads in debt.
Variety said it was: “A ludicrously scattershot drama in which overwrought feminine rage, diary-of-a-mad-woman craziness, and inept filmmaking are all but inseparable,” while the New York Times said: “The moral of Tyler Perry’s Acrimony, starring Taraji P. Henson, seems to be: Leave a bad man — unless he has poured his life into inventing a self-recharging battery. Then no sacrifice is too great.”
Perry said he would have to plan a trip to South Africa to thank his fans for their support.
I SEE YOU SOUTH AFRICA!! You set a box office record for Acrimony a few weeks ago. Now we're still holding strong!! I've got to plan a trip to say thank you!! pic.twitter.com/693GW7qLtN
— Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) April 25, 2018
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