LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million

Outspoken movie maker Spike Lee has picked a new film fight with actor/director Tyler Perry after suggesting the Madea Goes To Jail star's hit films are a step backwards for African-Americans.

Moviemaker Tyler Perry fought back tears as he returned to the New Orleans, Louisiana home where he was abused by his "profane" father for an upcoming TV news special.

Actor/director Tyler Perry has opened up about his horrific childhood - confessing he was beaten, abused and molested by some family members and neighbors.

The forecast was bright at the box-office for "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," which earned $30.1 million to lead this weekend's films.

Whether you like Tyler Perry or not, he can certainly make a hit movie. In fact, he's already done that twice this year: I Can Do Bad All By Myself just took the top spot at the box office with $24 million, and Madea Goes to Jail took $41 million opening weekend back in February.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being bad is good for Tyler Perry, whose latest movie, "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," opened at the top of the box office this weekend

The seventh film out of the Tyler Perry machine is actually a cherry-picked version of Perry's second play by the same name, which coincidentally was the first to debut his signature Madea role.

I've heard good reviews of the Mike Judge comedy "Extract" that came out last week, and I might add it to my list of movies to see, which still includes "District 9" and "Cold Souls."