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Why Did I Get Married?

October 02, 2007

The soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records on October 2, 2007. Neither Janet Jackson nor Jill Scott are featured on the soundtrack. The soundtrack debuted at number 51 on Billboard 200, number seven on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number six on Soundtracks with 58,000 copies sold in first week.

October 12, 2007

Why Did I Get Married? is a 2007 American comedy-drama film adaptation written, produced, directed, and starring Tyler Perry. The film also stars Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Malik Yoba, Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Richard T. Jones, Denise Boutte, and Keesha Sharp. The film was released in the United States by Lionsgate on October 12, 2007. Inspired by Perry's play of the same name, the film explores the difficulties of maintaining a solid relationship in the modern times through the lives of four married couples that experience upheaval on a week-long retreat.

February 12, 2008

The film was released on DVD on February 12, 2008 and on Blu-ray on November 23, 2010.

2010

The film received mixed reviews and was moderately successful with audiences. The success of the film launched a franchise, including a sequel, Why Did I Get Married Too? in 2010, and a television spinoff which premiered in 2011.

April 02, 2010

A sequel, titled Why Did I Get Married Too? starring Perry and the original cast, was released on April 2, 2010.

November 25, 2011

Subsequently, Perry created a comedy-drama television series based upon the two films titled Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. The series, which stars White and Smith as Marcus and Angela, premiered on TBS on November 25, 2011. In June 2021, Perry entertained the idea of revisiting the franchise with a film called Why Did I Get Married Again; the sequel was confirmed in a slate announcement made by Netflix in January 2026.