>On its opening weekend, the film arrived at number 1 on the box office rankings, with takings of $21.9 million. The film grossed an estimated $50.6 million in the United States and Canada, with an additional $19,000 internationally, for an estimated worldwide total of $50.7 million.
>Diary of a Mad Black Woman was mostly panned by professional film critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 16% based on 115 reviews, with an average rating of 4.0/10.
<Audience polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare "A+" grade, on a scale from A-F.
