Why Alex Cross Bombed At The Box Office

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In 1998, Alex Cross officially made his cinematic debut after the James Patterson novel, Kiss the Girls, was released in 1995. Then, the feature saw Morgan Freeman playing the genius detective/psychologist and the veteran reprised the role in 2001’s Along Came a Spider. Despite Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider being trashed by critics, both had solid returns at the box office by garnering $60.50 million and $105.2 million respectively. Over a decade later, the world of Alex Cross was revisited but with Tyler Perry taking over the titular character that sees him trying to track down a serial killer whose final target is multinational industrialist Giles Mercier. The 2012 feature ended up scoring the lowest rating in the franchise thus far, an abysmal 11% on rotten tomatoes. Unfortunately, the box office news wasn’t better as Alex Cross had an $11.3 million opening and failed to generate any more interest in the film. Ultimately, the Tyler Perry vehicle only made $34.60 worldwide, which is terrible even though its budget was only $35 million. So, what happened? The Alex Cross brand saw modern success in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, so the film should’ve at least been able to recoup its measly $35 million production budget. Let’s dive deeper into the reasoning behind the failure of Alex Cross.