Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Darren Grant
Written by	Tyler Perry
Based on	Diary of a Mad Black Woman by Tyler Perry
Produced by	Reuben Cannon Tyler Perry
Starring	Kimberly Elise Steve Harris Shemar Moore Cicely Tyson Tyler Perry
Cinematography	David Claessen
Edited by	Terilyn A. Shropshire
Music by	Elvin D. Ross Tyler Perry
Production companies	Lions Gate Films BET Pictures
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date	February 25, 2005 (2005-02-25)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5.5 million[1]
Box office	$50.7 million[1]

Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 American romantic comedy drama^[2] film directed by Darren Grant and written by Tyler Perry. Inspired by the play of the same name, it marks Perry's feature film debut and is the first entry in the Madea film franchise. Starring Perry alongside Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, and Cicely Tyson, it tells the story of a woman who is thrown out of her house by her husband on their 18th wedding anniversary and subsequently moves in with her grandmother, and is the only film written, but not directed, by Perry.

Filmed in Atlanta and Fairburn, Georgia, and released theatrically by Lionsgate Films on February 25, 2005, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics, but was commercially successful, grossing $50.6 million in North America against a $5.5 million budget. The sequel, Madea's Family Reunion, was released on February 24, 2006.