Continuing its successful partnership with Tyler Perry, Lionsgate has acquired the multihyphenate's next two films, WHY DID I GET MARRIED and A JAZZ MAN'S BLUES, says The Hollywood Reporter.

WHY DID I GET MARRIED is an adaptation of Perry's play revolving around the joys and trials of matrimony. The movie is expected to begin production in January, just before Perry's third film, "Daddy's Little Girls," bows Feb. 14.

A JAZZ MAN'S BLUES tells the story of a young black jazz singer who after leaving his rural town in search of fame is drawn back home to save a woman he had an affair with years ago. Production on A JAZZ MAN'S BLUES will begin in the summer.

Both films will be shot at the newly launched Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. In fact, "Girls" will have its world premiere at the studio Feb. 3.

Perry's most recent two movies, "Madea's Family Reunion" and Diary of a Mad Black Woman, have grossed a combined $113 million.