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NEWS ABOUT: Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry stories: 12 news summaries

 Precious Director, 
 Star Earn 'Wows' 

Expect astonishing Gabourey Sidibe and director Lee Daniels to stay in the spotlight

Sep 28, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Film festival darling Precious is a breakthrough not just for director Lee Daniels—who collected Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey to champion the movie—but also for star Gabourey Sidibe, who plays the abused main character. Though media reports paint her as “this downtrodden, ugly girl who got... More »

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entertainment • film • Oprah Winfrey • Tyler Perry • movies • movie star • Gabourey Sidibe • Lee Daniels • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Box Office Is Good to Bad  

Tyler Perry's newest success defies advertising formula

Sep 13, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The box office was good to I Can Do Bad All By Myself, which took in $24 million this weekend, USA Today reports. Tyler Perry’s latest flick rode the same under-the-radar marketing blitz that drew legions of Christians and African Americans to his Madea movies. The digitally-animated 9 made... More »

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entertainment • film • box office • Tyler Perry • movies • Inglourious Basterds • The Final Destination • All About Steve • I Can Do Bad All By Myself

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Tyler Perry Sends 
 Swim Club Kids 
 to Disney Instead 

Tyler Perry sponsors trip for Pennsylvania day campers

Jul 21, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 65 children who were denied entrance to a Philadelphia swim club are going to Disney World instead, thanks to Tyler Perry. The playwright “wanted to do something nice for them and let them know that for every negative experience, there are people out there who want them to... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • reality TV • Kevin Federline • Disney World • celebrity • Philadelphia • Tyler Perry • Jennifer Love Hewitt • celebrity engagements • Jamie Kennedy • Jon Gosselin • Valley Swim Club • Creative Steps Day Camp • Hailey Glassman

 Burn Leads 
 Box Office 
 Boom 

Comedy thriller records biggest opening ever for Coen brothers

Sep 14, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Coen brothers' Burn After Reading led an unexpectedly strong box office weekend by nabbing top spot with $19.4 million, Variety reports. With overall sales up 35% over this frame last year, Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys took second with $18 million, followed by Righteous Kill ($16.... More »

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Brad Pitt • film • box office • George Clooney • Tyler Perry • Coen brothers • Joel and Ethan Coen • Tilda Swinton

21 Wins Big at Box Office

Iraq war flick Stop-Loss stumbles in at no. 8

Mar 30, 08 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gambling flick 21 played to win this weekend and banked $23.7 million, scoring top spot at the box office, Variety reports. But it failed to revive overall ticket sales, which are down 17% from last year's frame and about a third for the year. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a ... More »

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Hollywood • film • Dr. Seuss • box office • Tyler Perry • Iraq war • movies

 Who Stays Hot  
 at Box Office 

Dr. Seuss flick tops box office two weeks in a row

Mar 23, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Seuss’ Horton heard cha-ching at the box office again this weekend despite a 45% drop in sales, Variety reports. The family flick grossed $25.1 million, beating number-two Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns and photographic horror remake Shutter, which grossed $20 million and $10.7 million, respectively, the... More »

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film • box office • Owen Wilson • weekend • Tyler Perry • Horton Hears a Who

Steroids Probe Entangles
50 Cent, Blige

Anti-aging claims lure entertainers to illegally prescribed HGH

Jan 14, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - To the list of celebs implicated in steroids investigations, add 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige. The Albany-based probe that has already fingered major pro athletes also involves entertainers, the Albany Times Union reports, indicating steroid use has grown far beyond the realm of sports. Other stars who received the... More »

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steroids • Barry Bonds • Roger Clemens • 50 Cent • anabolic steroids • human growth hormone • Tyler Perry • Timbaland • baseball • Mitchell Report • Mary J. Blige • Wyclef Jean

Hollywood's 50 Brightest Bulbs

Entertainment Weekly picks the smartest players on and behind the silver screen

Dec 3, 07 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Who are the biggest brains in Hollywood? Entertainment Weekly picks the best and brightest:
  1. Judd Apatow, 40, director/writer/producer
  2. Steven Spielberg, 60, director/producer
  3. James Cameron, 53, director/producer
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James Cameron • Steven Spielberg • list • Judd Apatow • Meryl Streep • Tyler Perry • Will Smith • John Knoll • David Heyman • Peter Rice

Gangster Whacks Box Office

Ridley Scott flick is highest grossing R-rated crime film ever

Nov 4, 07 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - American Gangster put competitors on ice this weekend and became the top-grossing R-rated crime flick ever. Starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, Gangster scored the top debut of the fall, beating Seinfeld's Bee Movie by $46.3 million to $39.1 million. Seinfeld's first foray since Seinfeld buzzed a little... More »

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Hollywood • film • Ridley Scott • Tyler Perry • Denzel Washington • Russell Crowe • movies

$32.1M Saw IV Slays Box Office

Oct 28, 07 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saw VI axed the competition in the final weekend before Halloween by scaring up $32.1 million—falling short of Saw III’s debut weekend, but notching the highest opening of the fall season. Steve Carrell’s quirky dramedy, Dan in Real Life, took second with $12 million, Variety reports. More »

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Steve Carell • box office • George Clooney • Michael Clayton • Tyler Perry • Halloween • Saw IV • horror flims • Dan in Real Life • The Game Plan • Dwayne The Rock Johnson • Why Did I Get Married?

Vampire Flick Takes
$16M Bite Out of Box Office

30 Days of Night wins amid slow ticket sales

Oct 21, 07 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vampire-seekers made 30 Days of Night number 1 this weekend amid pale box office numbers, Variety reports. Other new entrants couldn’t top Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, The Game Plan, or Michael Clayton, which took second, third, and fourth, respectively. The AP reports that audiences want “... More »

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movie premiere • audiences • box office • Ben Affleck • George Clooney • The Rock • Tyler Perry • Tim Burton

Filmgoers Ask,
Why Did I Get Married?

Perry comedy debuts
at number one with
90% black audience 

Oct 14, 07 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Black America flocked to Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? this weekend, lifting it to number one with $21.5 million. George Clooney and The Rock bowed to the actor/playwright's fourth effort, as The Game Plan fell to second at $11.5 million and Michael Clayton tied... More »

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Janet Jackson • comedy • box office • George Clooney • Mark Wahlberg • Joaquin Phoenix • Tyler Perry

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