Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 English-language Comedy Drama movie written by Tyler Perry and directed by Darren Grant and produced by Reuben Cannon and Tyler Perry under the banner of Lionsgate in collaboration with BET Pictures. A couple's mingly solid marriage begins to crumble when the wife discovers that her husband intends to divorce her. Diary of a mad black woman features Kimberly Elise in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, Cicely Tyson, Tyler Perry, Lisa Marcos and Tamara Taylor. The screenplay is written by Tyler Perry which is inspired from Diary of a Mad Black Woman by Tyler Perry. The music was composed by Camara Kambon along with Tyler Perry. Cinematography was done by David Claessen and editing by Terilyn A. Shropshire. The movie has a running time of 116 minutes. It was released on 25th February 2005. The Film was successful at box office. Diary of a Mad Black Woman was made on a budget of $5 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $50 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Lionsgate.