Sony’s long-awaited sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die helped revive a sagging summer box office – and helped usher in Will Smith’s comeback.
The fourth installment of the Bad Boys film franchise opened with a strong domestic box office of $56 million, via Deadlineamid a $104.6 million worldwide debut.
The sequel marked the highest debut for an R-rated film since Oppenheimer opened to $82.3 million last July.
Many were concerned about its summer box office prospects when The Fall Guy came in well below expectations, but that wasn’t the case for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which is positioned to revive Smith’s career after more than two years of bad publicity following his career. clap from Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.
It not only exceeded the most recent forecasts of $40 million, but also the initial tracking that put it at $50 million.
Sony’s highly anticipated sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die helped revive a sagging summer box office – and helped usher in Will Smith’s comeback
The fourth installment of the Bad Boys film franchise opened with a strong $56 million via Deadline
The film opened in 3,885 theaters this weekend, earning a solid $14,414 per screen average for its box office debut.
It also did well in foreign markets, with an international debut of $48.6 million for a worldwide debut of $104.6 million on a reported budget of $100 million.
The debut trails its predecessor, 2020’s Bad Boys For Life, which opened to $62.5 million on its way to $206.3 million domestically and $426.5 million worldwide on a $90 million budget.
The Bad Boys franchise began in 1995 with Smith’s Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett, Michael Bay’s directorial debut.
The film – produced on a budget of just $19 million – earned $65.8 million domestically and $141.4 million worldwide.
The franchise continued with 2003’s Bad Boys II, which earned $138.6 million domestic and $273.3 million worldwide on a $130 million budget.
Last week, Bad Boys: Ride or Die dethroned box office champ The Garfield Movie, which fell to second place with $10 million.
IF remained in third place with $8 million, while The Watchers — the new film from M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter Ishana Shyamalan — debuted with $7 million.
The film opened in 3,885 theaters this weekend, earning a solid $14,414 per screen average for its box office debut
It also did well in foreign markets, with an international debut of $48.6 million for a worldwide debut of $104.6 million on a reported budget of $100 million.
It also did well in foreign markets, with an international debut of $48.6 million for a worldwide debut of $104.6 million on a reported budget of $100 million.
The Bad Boys franchise began in 1995 with Smith’s Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett, Michael Bay’s directorial debut
The film opened in 3,351 theaters but only achieved a per-screen average of $2,088 for its box office debut, with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes rounding out the top 5 with $5.4 million.
The top 10 is completed by Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga ($4.2 million, $58.7 million domestic), The Fall Guy ($2.7 million, $85.1 million), The Strangers: Chapter 1 ($1.8 million, $32.2 million), Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle ($820,448, $5.7 million), In a Violent Nature ($640,000, $3.6 million).
Also returning to theaters for its 25th anniversary is Run Lola Run, which earned $153,908 from 275 theaters for a per-screen average of $559.
The highly anticipated animated sequels Inside Out 2, Reverse the Curse and Just the Two of Us will be released next weekend.