We mention this for a few reasons. One, because Tyler Perry is that silent, but deadly filmmaking force as far as Hollywood is concerned. Put aside for a second whether his films are actually good or not. His films target a very niche (read: black) audience, but man, they do gangbusters at the box office and Hollywood has taken note. More importantly his audience comes out in droves on that opening weekend which has increasingly becoming the make-or-break moment and headline grabber for films, i.e. what matters in the end (“Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?” raked in $21 million it its opening weekend in the winter).
Perry’s latest, “The Family That Preys,” is his first attempt at crossover and as the poster suggest – his first film utilizing Caucasians as main characters.
What’s it about? Do you even care? ‘Preys’ chronicles the inner workings of two families—one upper-crust and the other working class—that become inextricably linked by scandal and ruled over by matriarchs Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard. They’re films generally not for the film blog crowd, but don’t be surprised if it topples all on the box-office that weekend (the film comes out September 12). In other words, if you’re a betting man, don’t sleep on Tyler Perry even if your taste dictates you look elsewhere.