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Created by | James Patterson |
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The Alex Cross film series is an American film series of three thriller films, based on the fictional character Alex Cross, who originally appeared in a series of novels of the same name by James Patterson. In the film series, Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry have portrayed Alex Cross.
Prior to the film Alex Cross (2012) release, Double Cross was scheduled to be adapted into a film, with Tyler Perry reprising the role, [1] but the film was cancelled after Alex Cross did not perform well at the box office. [2]
Characters | Films | ||
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Kiss the Girls | Along Came a Spider | Alex Cross | |
1997 | 2001 | 2012 | |
Alex Cross | Morgan Freeman | Tyler Perry | |
Kyle Craig | Jay O. Sanders | ||
Mrs. Vicki Cross | Anna Maria Horsford | ||
Janelle Cross | Tatyana Ali | Yara Shahidi | |
Regina "Nana Mama" Cross | Helen Martin | Cicely Tyson | |
Dr. Kate McTiernan | Ashley Judd | ||
Detective Nick Ruskin / Cassanova | Cary Elwes | ||
Dr. William Rudolph / Gentleman Caller | Tony Goldwyn | ||
John Sampson | Bill Nunn | ||
Naomi Cross | Gina Ravera | ||
Jezzie Flannigan | Monica Potter | ||
Gary Soneji / The Spider | Michael Wincott | ||
Ollie McArthur | Dylan Baker | ||
Megan Rose | Mika Boorem | ||
Dimitri Starodubov | Anton Yelchin | ||
Ben Devine | Billy Burke | ||
Senator Hank Rose | Michael Moriarty | ||
Elizabeth Rose | Penelope Ann Miller | ||
Damon Cross | Sayeed Shahidi | ||
Picasso | Matthew Fox | ||
Tommy Kane | Edward Burns | ||
Giles Mercier | Jean Reno | ||
Maria Cross | Carmen Ejogo | ||
Monica Ashe | Rachel Nichols | ||
Captain Richard Brookwell | John C. McGinley | ||
Erich Nunemacher | Werner Daehn | ||
Fan Yau Lee | Stephanie Jacobsen | ||
Pop Pop Jones | Simenona Martinez | ||
Detective Jody Klebanoff | Bonnie Bentley | ||
Crew/Detail | Film | ||
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Kiss the Girls | Along Came a Spider | Alex Cross | |
1997 | 2001 | 2012 | |
Director | Gary Fleder | Lee Tamahori | Rob Cohen |
Producer(s) | David Brown Joe Wizan | Bill Block Steve Bowen Randall Emmett Leopoldo Gout Paul Hanson James Patterson | |
Writer(s) | Screenplay by David Klass Based on Kiss the Girls by James Patterson | Screenplay by Marc Moss Based on Along Came a Spider by James Patterson | Screenplay by Marc Moss Kerry Williamson Based on Cross by James Patterson |
Composer | Mark Isham | Jerry Goldsmith | John Debney |
Director of photography | Aaron Schneider | Matthew F. Leonetti | Ricardo Della Rosa |
Editor(s) | Armen Minasian Harvey Rosenstock William Steinkamp | Neil Travis | Matt Diezel Thom Noble |
Production company | Rysher Entertainment | Phase 1 Productions Revelations Entertainment | QED International Block/Hanson Emmett/Furla Films Envision Entertainment Corporation IAC Productions James Patterson Entertainment Summit Entertainment |
Distributor | Paramount Pictures | Lionsgate Films | |
Release date | October 3, 1997 | April 6, 2001 | October 19, 2012 |
Running time | 117 minutes | 103 minutes | 101 minutes |
Film | Release date | Box office gross | Budget | Reference | ||
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North America | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
Kiss the Girls | October 3, 1997 | $60,527,873 | $27 million | [3] | ||
Along Came a Spider | April 6, 2001 | $74,078,174 | $31,100,387 | $105,178,561 | $60 million | [4] |
Alex Cross | October 19, 2012 | $25,888,412 | $8,700,000 | $34,588,412 | $35 million | [5] |
Total | $200,294,936 | $122 million | [6] | |||
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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Kiss the Girls | 29% (31 reviews) [7] | 46 (17 reviews) [8] | B+ [9] |
Along Came a Spider | 31% (125 reviews) [10] | 42 (31 reviews) [11] | B+ [12] |
Alex Cross | 12% (125 reviews) [13] | 30 (34 reviews) [14] | A [15] |
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