Tyler Perry knows how to generate laughs from audiences with his Madea movies , but, of course, he’s also more than made a name for himself the drama genre. He’s made plenty of memorable movies with powerful messages like For Colored Girls, A Fall From Grace, and his long-awaited movie, A Jazzman’s Blues , (the third of which can be streamed with a Netflix subscription ). Now, one of Perry’s latest dramas, Divorce in the Black , is making waves on Amazon Prime Video.
And, with that, the streamer shared a wild stat about the film that's left me shaken, especially considering that some probably wouldn't call it one of the best movies on Prime . It seemed like Tyler Perry’s luck with the critics was changing when some reviews of A Jazzman’s Blues showered praise upon the film, which has a Rotten Tomatoes critics rating of 65%. However, Perry's 2024 movie release is considered the high-grossing filmmaker’s lowest-rated movie at 0%.
Pundits whose thoughts were collected by the review aggregator site praised the lead actors Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict, who play a married couple headed for divorce. But commentators definitely weren't kind to the film as a whole. While that may have seemed like bad news for the Madea creator's latest flick, Variety shared an amazing statistic that came by way of Nielsen.
Apparently, following its streaming premiere on July 11th, Divorce in the Black hit more than 498 million minutes during its first four days of availability on Amazon.