Alex Cross (film series)

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Alex Cross
Created by James Patterson
Films and television
Film(s)

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.

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Films

Cancelled sequel

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]

Cast

CharactersFilms
Kiss the Girls Along Came a Spider Alex Cross
199720012012
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

Crew/DetailFilm
Kiss the Girls Along Came a Spider Alex Cross
199720012012
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 dateOctober 3, 1997April 6, 2001October 19, 2012
Running time117 minutes103 minutes101 minutes

Reception

Box office performance

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBudgetReference
North AmericaOther
territories
Worldwide
Kiss the GirlsOctober 3, 1997  $60,527,873$27 million [3]
Along Came a SpiderApril 6, 2001$74,078,174$31,100,387$105,178,561$60 million [4]
Alex CrossOctober 19, 2012$25,888,412$8,700,000$34,588,412$35 million [5]
Total  $200,294,936$122 million [6]

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Kiss the Girls29% (31 reviews) [7] 46 (17 reviews) [8] B+ [9]
Along Came a Spider31% (125 reviews) [10] 42 (31 reviews) [11] B+ [12]
Alex Cross12% (125 reviews) [13] 30 (34 reviews) [14] A [15]

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