In the war on streaming, Will Smith is doing his part to get butts back in theater seats.
The Academy Award-winner surprised fans at a recent screening of his new movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth installment in the buddy cop franchise. He snuck out of the theater at Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw after watching the movie with the public.
“Surprise,” wrote a fan with a now-viral TikTok video of the moment. “When you walk out of Bad Boys movie and Will Smith walks out with you after having watched the movie with you!! Only at Cinemark!”
The clip starts with a group of unsuspecting moviegoers exiting the theater as Smith walks out with them. “Hey, I’m glad y’all enjoyed that. That was a good movie,” he said as excited yells immediately broke out.
Fans swarmed Smith, who seemed more than happy to hug his admirers...
The Academy Award-winner surprised fans at a recent screening of his new movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth installment in the buddy cop franchise. He snuck out of the theater at Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw after watching the movie with the public.
“Surprise,” wrote a fan with a now-viral TikTok video of the moment. “When you walk out of Bad Boys movie and Will Smith walks out with you after having watched the movie with you!! Only at Cinemark!”
The clip starts with a group of unsuspecting moviegoers exiting the theater as Smith walks out with them. “Hey, I’m glad y’all enjoyed that. That was a good movie,” he said as excited yells immediately broke out.
Fans swarmed Smith, who seemed more than happy to hug his admirers...
- 6/9/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” gave the box office a desperately needed jolt, but the action-comedy fourquel can’t salvage the summer season by itself.
Although the newest “Bad Boys,” reuniting Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami cops, arrived on the higher end of expectations with $56 million in domestic ticket sales, the year-to-date deficit actually grew more pronounced. Heading into the weekend, ticket sales were 24% behind 2023 and now overall revenues are lagging by 26% according to Comscore.
“Bad Boys 4” isn’t to blame for the decline; analysts believe it’s the lack of enthusiasm for other titles in the marketplace. Four of the other top five releases — Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” ($10 million), Paramount’s fantasy comedy “If” ($8 million), the Warner Bros. supernatural thriller and fellow newcomer “The Watchers” ($7.4 million) and Disney and 20th Century’s sequel “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” ($5.4 million) — brought in scraps.
Although the newest “Bad Boys,” reuniting Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami cops, arrived on the higher end of expectations with $56 million in domestic ticket sales, the year-to-date deficit actually grew more pronounced. Heading into the weekend, ticket sales were 24% behind 2023 and now overall revenues are lagging by 26% according to Comscore.
“Bad Boys 4” isn’t to blame for the decline; analysts believe it’s the lack of enthusiasm for other titles in the marketplace. Four of the other top five releases — Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” ($10 million), Paramount’s fantasy comedy “If” ($8 million), the Warner Bros. supernatural thriller and fellow newcomer “The Watchers” ($7.4 million) and Disney and 20th Century’s sequel “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” ($5.4 million) — brought in scraps.
- 6/9/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
When Christian Bale Shared His Experience Of Working With Christopher Nolan & Taika Waititi(Photo Credit – Instagram)
Christian Bale is one of the most celebrated actors in Hollywood who has worked with some renowned directors. He is also one of those actors who has portrayed the famous DC superhero Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and has also portrayed the Marvel villain Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder by Taika Waititi. Bale once weighed in on his experience working with Nolan and Waititi. Scroll below to learn what he said.
Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy is among his highest-grossing films, whereas the fourth installment in the Thor franchise faced a huge backlash. Bale shared that there were differences between working with Taika and Christopher, and they had different approaches. DC is darker and gritty, while Marvel keeps things lighter even when the subject is intense.
During an interview with Rotten Tomatoes,...
Christian Bale is one of the most celebrated actors in Hollywood who has worked with some renowned directors. He is also one of those actors who has portrayed the famous DC superhero Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and has also portrayed the Marvel villain Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder by Taika Waititi. Bale once weighed in on his experience working with Nolan and Waititi. Scroll below to learn what he said.
Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy is among his highest-grossing films, whereas the fourth installment in the Thor franchise faced a huge backlash. Bale shared that there were differences between working with Taika and Christopher, and they had different approaches. DC is darker and gritty, while Marvel keeps things lighter even when the subject is intense.
During an interview with Rotten Tomatoes,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Will Smith’s latest action film Bad Boys: Ride or Die seems to have hit it big at the box office. The fourth installment of the action film franchise which made Smith a star reportedly had a great opening weekend of $104 million at the international box office. The film also starred Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, and Eric Dane in lead roles.
The film is Smith’s first release since 2022’s Emancipation, which was on the heels of the infamous slap at the 2022 Oscars. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony and he even resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences. However, Bad Boys: Ride or Die’s box office performance implies that the slap was not as big of a career-ender.
Will Smith Wins Big At The Box Office With Bad Boys: Ride or Die A still from Bad Boys | Credits: Columbia Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer...
The film is Smith’s first release since 2022’s Emancipation, which was on the heels of the infamous slap at the 2022 Oscars. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony and he even resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences. However, Bad Boys: Ride or Die’s box office performance implies that the slap was not as big of a career-ender.
Will Smith Wins Big At The Box Office With Bad Boys: Ride or Die A still from Bad Boys | Credits: Columbia Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer...
- 6/9/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Theaters will live to fight another day. “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony) provided more than half of the gross this weekend, taking #1 with $56 million. That isn’t a record for the franchise (with previous films at lower ticket prices), but it is a critical victory for the industry at a time it desperately needs them.
Will Smith’s first wide release since his catastrophic Oscar behavior in 2022 represents a triumph for star power, franchise filmmaking, action titles, and titles that draw from minority audiences (over two thirds for the weekend were Black and Latino). Most of all, it was a vital sign that underperformance for highly touted summer films isn’t a given.
In the face of rising industry panic, an under-$40 million opening for “Ride or Die” (its 2020 predecessor opened to $62 million) could have ratched the doom and despair to toxic levels. Instead, it blew past tracking projections...
Will Smith’s first wide release since his catastrophic Oscar behavior in 2022 represents a triumph for star power, franchise filmmaking, action titles, and titles that draw from minority audiences (over two thirds for the weekend were Black and Latino). Most of all, it was a vital sign that underperformance for highly touted summer films isn’t a given.
In the face of rising industry panic, an under-$40 million opening for “Ride or Die” (its 2020 predecessor opened to $62 million) could have ratched the doom and despair to toxic levels. Instead, it blew past tracking projections...
- 6/9/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The first full weekend of June brought a modicum of hope to the summer box office, as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunited for the fourth installment of their popular “Bad Boys” action-comedy franchise. Read on for the weekend box office report.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” had been planned since 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” became the highest-grossing blockbuster that year, partially due to Covid shutting down theaters a few weeks after its release. Opening in 3,885 theaters, including IMAX and other premium screens, “Ride or Die” received mixed reviews with 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, although it was expected to be fairly review-proof with the popularity of its two stars. It ended up making $5.88 million in Thursday previews beginning at 3pm, and $21.6 million on Friday, including those previews.
Sony is estimating it to make $56 million in North America its opening weekend, which is less than the previous movie’s $62.5 million holiday opening,...
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” had been planned since 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” became the highest-grossing blockbuster that year, partially due to Covid shutting down theaters a few weeks after its release. Opening in 3,885 theaters, including IMAX and other premium screens, “Ride or Die” received mixed reviews with 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, although it was expected to be fairly review-proof with the popularity of its two stars. It ended up making $5.88 million in Thursday previews beginning at 3pm, and $21.6 million on Friday, including those previews.
Sony is estimating it to make $56 million in North America its opening weekend, which is less than the previous movie’s $62.5 million holiday opening,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
In a summer full of movies underperforming at the box office, the old-fashioned star power of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence propelled Bad Boys: Ride or Die to a strong start this weekend with a $56 million opening. That’s at least $10 million more than even the most optimistic box office predictions (we predicted way less) and a strong rebound for Will Smith, whose box office prowess has been in question ever since the infamous Oscar slap seemingly hurt his brand.
Whatever the case, audiences seemed more than willing to embrace the star again. The Bad Boys four-quel posted the franchise’s second-biggest opening, following Bad Boys For Life, which started with $62 million in 2020. While some might view that as a bit of a comedown, let’s not forget that the business in movie theatres was much healthier in the pre-pandemic days. With not much competition for adult audiences until A...
Whatever the case, audiences seemed more than willing to embrace the star again. The Bad Boys four-quel posted the franchise’s second-biggest opening, following Bad Boys For Life, which started with $62 million in 2020. While some might view that as a bit of a comedown, let’s not forget that the business in movie theatres was much healthier in the pre-pandemic days. With not much competition for adult audiences until A...
- 6/9/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Updated: Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die pummeled pre-weekend opening projections, coming in with a $104.6M global bow, including $48.6M from the international box office. While the overseas debut is slightly off 2020’s Bad Boys for Life which did $50.3M in like-for-like offshore markets at today’s exchange rates, that film had strong legs. Either way, Ride or Die‘s start gave some much needed oomph to summer turnstiles. Its launch is 58% bigger than Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
The Will Smith/Martin Lawrence reteam from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah was driven overseas by Europe with $19.3M across the region. It set new regional records for the Bad Boys franchise in Latin America and the Middle East with $10M and $9.5M, respectively.
Of the 60 markets released this session, the UK leads with $4.9M (+ 31% over Furiosa). Mexico was next with $4.2M, followed by Germany at $3.7M (2.5x...
The Will Smith/Martin Lawrence reteam from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah was driven overseas by Europe with $19.3M across the region. It set new regional records for the Bad Boys franchise in Latin America and the Middle East with $10M and $9.5M, respectively.
Of the 60 markets released this session, the UK leads with $4.9M (+ 31% over Furiosa). Mexico was next with $4.2M, followed by Germany at $3.7M (2.5x...
- 6/9/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Spider-Man 4 has been rumored to have several different directors, and the latest addition to the mix happens to be Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. It was rumored that they were the frontrunners for Kevin Feige. While there have been no confirmed official sources for the same, there is no denying that their talent has gotten quite a lot of attention.
Screengrab of Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home | Sony Entertainment
The best example of their excellent work would be their recent film, Bad Boys: Ride or Die. The film has gotten fans extremely excited, and its reviews are stellar, even though it is the fourth addition to the franchise. During a recent interview, the pair talked about how they came to the conclusion to continue the series.
Rumored Spider-Man 4 Directors Had A Decision to Make
When Bad Boys For Life was announced, everyone thought that it...
Screengrab of Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home | Sony Entertainment
The best example of their excellent work would be their recent film, Bad Boys: Ride or Die. The film has gotten fans extremely excited, and its reviews are stellar, even though it is the fourth addition to the franchise. During a recent interview, the pair talked about how they came to the conclusion to continue the series.
Rumored Spider-Man 4 Directors Had A Decision to Make
When Bad Boys For Life was announced, everyone thought that it...
- 6/9/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” surpassed the $100 million mark globally in its first weekend of release.
The fourth installment in Sony’s buddy cop comedy series, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, has collected $104.6 million, including $48.6 million at the international box office. Moviegoers have embraced Smith’s first major film since he assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars, though it helped that he returned to theaters with a franchise that has endured over 30 years.
Sony spent $100 million to produce “Bad Boys 4” and many millions more to market the film to global audiences. At this rate, the fourquel is well positioned in its theatrical run. However, it remains to be seen if it’ll match 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” as the franchise’s highest-grossing installment with $206 million domestically and $426 million globally. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah returned to direct “Ride or Die,” which follows detectives Mike...
The fourth installment in Sony’s buddy cop comedy series, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, has collected $104.6 million, including $48.6 million at the international box office. Moviegoers have embraced Smith’s first major film since he assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars, though it helped that he returned to theaters with a franchise that has endured over 30 years.
Sony spent $100 million to produce “Bad Boys 4” and many millions more to market the film to global audiences. At this rate, the fourquel is well positioned in its theatrical run. However, it remains to be seen if it’ll match 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” as the franchise’s highest-grossing installment with $206 million domestically and $426 million globally. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah returned to direct “Ride or Die,” which follows detectives Mike...
- 6/9/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Bad Boys Franchise Ranked On Rotten Tomatoes: Here’s How Ride Or Die Stands Out. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is expected to crush the industry’s expectations and pass out with flying colors on its debut weekend. The film hit the screens this Friday, and before the weekend box office results are out, let us check where the Bad Boys films starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led franchise has earned more than $838 million at the worldwide box office. The films might not have been critically acclaimed, but audiences love them anyway. Scroll below for more.
The first film in the Bad Boys franchise was released in 1995. The third one came out over one and a half decades later, in 2020. The fourth installment was supposed to be released earlier, but its development was halted because of...
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is expected to crush the industry’s expectations and pass out with flying colors on its debut weekend. The film hit the screens this Friday, and before the weekend box office results are out, let us check where the Bad Boys films starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led franchise has earned more than $838 million at the worldwide box office. The films might not have been critically acclaimed, but audiences love them anyway. Scroll below for more.
The first film in the Bad Boys franchise was released in 1995. The third one came out over one and a half decades later, in 2020. The fourth installment was supposed to be released earlier, but its development was halted because of...
- 6/9/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Turns out, Bad Boys are good for ticket sales.
Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth entry in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led buddy cop series, started strong with $56 million from 3,885 theaters in its domestic debut. The film also opened at the international box office with $48.6 million, bringing its worldwide tally to $104.6 million.
The sequel to 1995’s “Bad Boys,” 2003’s “Bad Boys II” and 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” is notable as Smith’s first major film to grace the big screen since he assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars. So what should Hollywood take away from “Bad Boys” in its fourth go-around? Well, audiences haven’t soured on Smith — though it helps that he returned to theaters in a time-tested and generally well-received franchise.
Although it’s not cementing any franchise records (“Bad Boys for Life” remains the biggest opening of the quartet...
Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth entry in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led buddy cop series, started strong with $56 million from 3,885 theaters in its domestic debut. The film also opened at the international box office with $48.6 million, bringing its worldwide tally to $104.6 million.
The sequel to 1995’s “Bad Boys,” 2003’s “Bad Boys II” and 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” is notable as Smith’s first major film to grace the big screen since he assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars. So what should Hollywood take away from “Bad Boys” in its fourth go-around? Well, audiences haven’t soured on Smith — though it helps that he returned to theaters in a time-tested and generally well-received franchise.
Although it’s not cementing any franchise records (“Bad Boys for Life” remains the biggest opening of the quartet...
- 6/9/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
With Bad Boys: For Life raking in box office dollars, clearly, this thirty-year-old franchise has a lot of life left in it. Yesterday, we did our own Bad Boys rankings, but now we want to know what Your favorite Bad Boys Movie is! So vote in our poll below!
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- 6/9/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
After the horrible incident at the Oscars when he assaulted Chris Rock because of a joke, Will Smith is slowly returning to the scene and is trying to revitalize his career. The actor has effectively been blacklisted since the assault and has been struggling to land a decent job. Sure, the Bad Boys franchise brought him back, but that’s his own franchise, so it makes sense that the producers knew that replacing Smith wouldn’t do them much good. And so, we might be seeing him on screen again more frequently in the upcoming years.
Be that as it may, the actor has once again entered the spotlight and the media are more interested in him as well. In a recent talk in the First We Feast’s “Hot Ones” series, Will Smith talked about his career and he has also picked the best movie he’s starred in,...
Be that as it may, the actor has once again entered the spotlight and the media are more interested in him as well. In a recent talk in the First We Feast’s “Hot Ones” series, Will Smith talked about his career and he has also picked the best movie he’s starred in,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
On Sunday June 9 2024, CBS broadcasts Made in Hollywood!
Bad Boys: Ride or Die; The Watchers; Ezra Season 19 Episode 38 Episode Summary
In this episode of “Made in Hollywood,” viewers are in for a treat with a star-studded lineup featuring some of Hollywood’s finest talents. Titled “Bad Boys: Ride or Die; The Watchers; Ezra,” this installment promises an exciting blend of action, drama, and intrigue. Leading the pack are legendary actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, reprising their iconic roles in the hit franchise “Bad Boys.” With their trademark wit and chemistry, Smith and Lawrence deliver another adrenaline-fueled adventure that is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Joining the cast are Dakota Fanning, Tony Goldwyn, Rose Byrne, Viggo Mortensen, and Aisha Tyler, adding depth and nuance to the narrative. Fanning shines in her role, showcasing her versatility and talent as she navigates the complexities of the storyline.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die; The Watchers; Ezra Season 19 Episode 38 Episode Summary
In this episode of “Made in Hollywood,” viewers are in for a treat with a star-studded lineup featuring some of Hollywood’s finest talents. Titled “Bad Boys: Ride or Die; The Watchers; Ezra,” this installment promises an exciting blend of action, drama, and intrigue. Leading the pack are legendary actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, reprising their iconic roles in the hit franchise “Bad Boys.” With their trademark wit and chemistry, Smith and Lawrence deliver another adrenaline-fueled adventure that is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Joining the cast are Dakota Fanning, Tony Goldwyn, Rose Byrne, Viggo Mortensen, and Aisha Tyler, adding depth and nuance to the narrative. Fanning shines in her role, showcasing her versatility and talent as she navigates the complexities of the storyline.
- 6/9/2024
- by US Posts
- TV Regular
In recent years, a number of yesteryear’s franchises have been revitalized as sequels or prequels, and many of them couldn’t measure up to the present pop culture showbiz. However, Bad Boys, the buddy cop comedy franchise created by Michael Bay in the mid-90s, is an exception, as the series made a roaring comeback in 2020 with its third installment, Bad Boys for Life. With equal parts heart, humor, drama, and action, the movie opened up a way to take the franchise in a new direction, even with or without the lead detective duo played by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
The direct sequel to the movie and the overall fourth entry in the series, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, is a comparatively milder, more cautious, and more topical entry, which, although having a decent enough plotline as its backbone, falls short in the action and humor department. However,...
The direct sequel to the movie and the overall fourth entry in the series, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, is a comparatively milder, more cautious, and more topical entry, which, although having a decent enough plotline as its backbone, falls short in the action and humor department. However,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Will Smith snuck into a Los Angeles movie theater on Friday night to watch his new movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, alongside a paying audience.
The actor documented his night out on social media.
“We’re in Baldwin Hills. We’re about to go in the theater,” Smith says in the video of his theatrical visit. “It’s a ritual I have, when I have a movie come out. On Friday, Saturday, usually a matinee on Sunday, I like going to the theaters.”
Smith is then shown sporting a mask while watching his film with fans.
After the movie ended, Smith revealed to shocked moviegoers that he had been watching the film with them. A growing crowd seemed excited to see Smith and captured photos and videos. One fan gave the movie a “10 out of 10” and Smith thanked him.
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The actor documented his night out on social media.
“We’re in Baldwin Hills. We’re about to go in the theater,” Smith says in the video of his theatrical visit. “It’s a ritual I have, when I have a movie come out. On Friday, Saturday, usually a matinee on Sunday, I like going to the theaters.”
Smith is then shown sporting a mask while watching his film with fans.
After the movie ended, Smith revealed to shocked moviegoers that he had been watching the film with them. A growing crowd seemed excited to see Smith and captured photos and videos. One fan gave the movie a “10 out of 10” and Smith thanked him.
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- 6/9/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star in Columbia Pictures Bad Boys: Ride Or Die. Photo by: Frank Masi © 2024 Ctmg, Inc. All Rights Reserved. **All Images Are Property Of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc The working relationship between Will Smith and Martin Lawrence goes back 30 years, when they shot the original Bad Boys during the 1994 summer hiatus from their hit sitcoms, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin. They became fast friends on the set, and Bad Boys became a franchise that’s still going three decades later. Through all the years and the success and even the controversy both stars have courted throughout their careers, Smith and Lawrence said that when it comes to their friendship and their working relationship, like the title of the latest Bad Boys film, the two men are Ride or Die, and they think the audience can see that in their work. (Click on the media...
- 6/8/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
In case you hadn't heard, the summer 2024 box office has been bad. Really, really, really, ridiculously bad. And when a situation is this bad, you need some bad boys to ride in and fix it -- or die trying. As luck would have it, "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" arrived in theaters this weekend, bringing with it the oxygen mask of an estimated $53 million opening weekend. The fourth movie in the action-comedy series starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence brought in $21.6 million on Friday, including $5.9 million from Thursday previews, which puts it on track to slightly outperform early projections (per The Hollywood Reporter).
That number isn't far behind the $61 million debut of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" during this same weekend a year ago. Under ordinary circumstances, a $53 million opening weekend wouldn't be considered one of the high points of the summer box office, where movies will frequently open north of the $100 million mark.
That number isn't far behind the $61 million debut of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" during this same weekend a year ago. Under ordinary circumstances, a $53 million opening weekend wouldn't be considered one of the high points of the summer box office, where movies will frequently open north of the $100 million mark.
- 6/8/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, watcha gonna do? Watcha gonna do when they come for you?
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve only gotten four Bad Boys movies despite it being an almost thirty-year-old franchise. With Will Smith’s stardom reaching truly epic levels, he never really had time to become a “franchise” guy outside of Men in Black (which he eventually left as well), which, in some ways, has been a blessing to this buddy cop series. While audiences are a bit sick of franchises that crank out movie after movie, the Bad Boys films are still pretty fresh, so when they return occasionally, audiences are happy to see them (with the series showing no signs of waning). But, of the movies, which rule the roost as the best of the best? Let’s take a look with our Bad Boys movies ranked list!
Bad Boys For Life...
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve only gotten four Bad Boys movies despite it being an almost thirty-year-old franchise. With Will Smith’s stardom reaching truly epic levels, he never really had time to become a “franchise” guy outside of Men in Black (which he eventually left as well), which, in some ways, has been a blessing to this buddy cop series. While audiences are a bit sick of franchises that crank out movie after movie, the Bad Boys films are still pretty fresh, so when they return occasionally, audiences are happy to see them (with the series showing no signs of waning). But, of the movies, which rule the roost as the best of the best? Let’s take a look with our Bad Boys movies ranked list!
Bad Boys For Life...
- 6/8/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
The boys are back in town. Sony and Columbia’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” got off to a solid start at the box office with $21.6 million from 3,885 locations across Friday and preview screenings. The movie also gets a revenue boost from Imax and other premium large format auditoriums.
The action sequel, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, is now looking at an opening of $53 million through the three-day frame in North America. Sony had initially projected a debut of $30 million heading into the weekend, going way below industry estimates of $45 million to $50 million. The studio seems to have made a cautious lowball, considering “The Fall Guy” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” have given the summer box office a run of high-profile titles debuting below expectations.
“Ride or Die” will likely come in short of the $62.5 million domestic debut earned by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s series predecessor,...
The action sequel, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, is now looking at an opening of $53 million through the three-day frame in North America. Sony had initially projected a debut of $30 million heading into the weekend, going way below industry estimates of $45 million to $50 million. The studio seems to have made a cautious lowball, considering “The Fall Guy” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” have given the summer box office a run of high-profile titles debuting below expectations.
“Ride or Die” will likely come in short of the $62.5 million domestic debut earned by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s series predecessor,...
- 6/8/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Columbia Pictures’ Bad Boys: Ride or Die, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, is set to hit theaters in mainland China on June 22. This marks the second Bad Boys movie after Bad Boys for Life to reach the Chinese market. Filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah return to helm this fourth sequel following their work on Bad Boys for Life. The new film features a diverse cast, including Tiffany Haddish, Rhea Seehorn, Jacob Scipio, and more. Bad Boys for Life, released in August 2020, managed just $3.2M at the Chinese box office amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to...
- 6/8/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Good news for fans of the Bad Boys franchise. The fourth installment, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, is set to land in Chinese theaters on June 22. With Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprising their iconic roles, this release marks a significant moment for the series in mainland China. Second Major Release in China This sequel follows the release of Bad Boys for Life, which hit Chinese cinemas under less-than-ideal conditions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During its August 2020 run, it grossed a modest $3.2M. However, Smith’s previous films indicate stronger potential in China, with movies like Men in...
- 6/8/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
June is shaping up to be a blockbuster month for movie lovers with a lineup that promises a diverse collection of films. From anticipated sequels to unique new stories, here’s our rundown of the most eagerly awaited movies hitting theaters this month. Bad Boys Are Back in Action Bad Boys: Ride or Die returns on June 7, featuring the dynamic duo of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Directed by Adil & Bilall, this installment sees detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) investigate corruption within the Miami Pd. However, the case takes a turn when they become fugitives themselves.
- 6/7/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
In January 2020, Adil and Bilall began to ride high. The Belgian directing duo’s American debut, Bad Boys for Life, set a franchise record with $424 million, becoming the highest grossing domestic film of the pandemic-stricken year. That fall, they joined the MCU’s Ms. Marvel and helmed the first two episodes of Kamala Khan’s coming-of-age superhero series. Led by Iman Vellani, the Disney+ show would eventually garner critical acclaim, especially Adil and Bilall’s outings, which added some much-welcomed visual flourishes to Earth-616. Then, in the spring of 2021, the filmmakers extended their hot streak when they signed on to direct the Dceu’s Batgirl for HBO Max. And to top it all off, in May of 2022, their Belgian film, Rebel, premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival to strong reviews.
From there, the exuberant storytellers were thrown a curveball that no one could’ve anticipated. In August 2022, their unfinished...
From there, the exuberant storytellers were thrown a curveball that no one could’ve anticipated. In August 2022, their unfinished...
- 6/7/2024
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” is the fourth feature in the “Bad Boys” ‘buddy-cop’ movie franchise, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nuñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Haddish and Joe Pantoliano. releasing June 7, 2024 in theaters:
“…the world’s favorite ‘Bad Boys’ are back…
“…with their iconic mix of edge-of-your-seat action and outrageous comedy…
“….but this time with a twist because Miami’s finest are now on the run…”
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“…the world’s favorite ‘Bad Boys’ are back…
“…with their iconic mix of edge-of-your-seat action and outrageous comedy…
“….but this time with a twist because Miami’s finest are now on the run…”
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- 6/7/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Will Smith is all over the world once more with the release of his latest action flick Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Starring alongside Martin Lawrence, the veteran actors teamed up for another sequel to the Bad Boys franchise, and this time, it’s ride or die (box office collection-wise).
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
While the film gathers reviews and earnings from ticket sales, Will Smith is promoting the movie quite vigorously. Appearing in several interviews and promotional events, Smith is indeed trying to make good with people after the 2022 Oscar slap incident.
Will Smith Names 2 Movies That Were Most Fun For Him
Starring in a plethora of interviews and events, Will Smith was naturally bombarded with a ton of questions about the actor’s personal as well as his professional life. With Smith having an extensive career in Hollywood, he has had...
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
While the film gathers reviews and earnings from ticket sales, Will Smith is promoting the movie quite vigorously. Appearing in several interviews and promotional events, Smith is indeed trying to make good with people after the 2022 Oscar slap incident.
Will Smith Names 2 Movies That Were Most Fun For Him
Starring in a plethora of interviews and events, Will Smith was naturally bombarded with a ton of questions about the actor’s personal as well as his professional life. With Smith having an extensive career in Hollywood, he has had...
- 6/7/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Clockwise from top left: “Weapon Of Choice,” Fatboy Slim feat. Bootsy Collins; “Karma Police,” Radiohead; “Losing My Religion,” R.E.M.; “Vogue,” MadonnaScreenshot: Fatboy Slim; Radiohead; Remhq; Madonna (YouTube)
In a post-MTV world, it’s easy to write off the music video as an eternally lost art. While that may be true in some ways,...
In a post-MTV world, it’s easy to write off the music video as an eternally lost art. While that may be true in some ways,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Emma Keates
- avclub.com
Lowrey and Burnett are back on the case, even if no one around them thinks it’s a good idea…
The baddest detectives in the Miami Police Department are back for another explosive adventure. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return as Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” which sees its official theatrical debut on Friday, June 7— though of course, preview screenings have already taken place in most theaters around the United States.
Key Facts: Critics and audiences alike are enjoying “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” The movie is being distributed by Sony, which means it will stream on Netflix first. Viewers should expect to wait around 150 days for the movie to reach on-demand streaming.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” finds Detectives Lowrey and Burnett investigating corruption within the Mpd. When their former captain is accused of being involved with drug cartels, the two make...
The baddest detectives in the Miami Police Department are back for another explosive adventure. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return as Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” which sees its official theatrical debut on Friday, June 7— though of course, preview screenings have already taken place in most theaters around the United States.
Key Facts: Critics and audiences alike are enjoying “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” The movie is being distributed by Sony, which means it will stream on Netflix first. Viewers should expect to wait around 150 days for the movie to reach on-demand streaming.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” finds Detectives Lowrey and Burnett investigating corruption within the Mpd. When their former captain is accused of being involved with drug cartels, the two make...
- 6/7/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The Matrix. Risky Business. Memento. Midnight Run. Bound. Four Bad Boys movies. Joe Pantoliano (or Joey Pants – as everyone calls him) is one of the most successful and iconic character actors of our time – and that’s just from his movies! Let’s also not forget that the man played perhaps the most vicious Sopranos character of all time (the dreaded Ralph Cifaretto on twenty-one episodes). Indeed, Joey Pants has had a career like no other. I gotta say, it was truly an honour to chat with the man on Zoom in honour of this return in Bad Boys: For Life, with his character, Captain Conrad Howard, so popular that it looks like Will Smith himself pushed for him to return despite having been killed off in the last movie.
In our wide-ranging chat, Pantoliano talks about how delighted he is to still be making Bad Boys movies nearly thirty...
In our wide-ranging chat, Pantoliano talks about how delighted he is to still be making Bad Boys movies nearly thirty...
- 6/7/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
We won’t bury the lede. Yes, it goes there.
Will Smith was not quite a full-blown, A-list movie star when mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer cast him in a buddy-cop action movie in 1995. He was still better known as the Fresh Prince than King of the Summer Blockbusters; compared to his costar Martin Lawrence, who was a few years into his run hosting Def Comedy Jam and had been killing it on his own popular sitcom Martin, Smith was arguably the bigger gamble in terms of placing asses in seats. Independence...
Will Smith was not quite a full-blown, A-list movie star when mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer cast him in a buddy-cop action movie in 1995. He was still better known as the Fresh Prince than King of the Summer Blockbusters; compared to his costar Martin Lawrence, who was a few years into his run hosting Def Comedy Jam and had been killing it on his own popular sitcom Martin, Smith was arguably the bigger gamble in terms of placing asses in seats. Independence...
- 6/7/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
It might take some “Bad Boys” to save this summer’s bad box office start.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” has made $5.875 million in Thursday previews at the box office so far.
Sony and Columbia’s fourth “Bad Boys” movie, and the follow-up to 2020’s surprise hit “Bad Boys for Life,” is expected to open between $45 million and $50 million this weekend. However, Sony has a smaller estimate at $30 million. The more conservative projection could be overly cautious due to the growing number of summer films, such as “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” “If” and “The Fall Guy,” that have failed to connect with theatergoers.
With the summer box office far behind previous years’ grosses, theater owners are hoping for some relief sooner rather than later — and hopefully “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” is their answer. It also marks Smith’s first major film since...
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” has made $5.875 million in Thursday previews at the box office so far.
Sony and Columbia’s fourth “Bad Boys” movie, and the follow-up to 2020’s surprise hit “Bad Boys for Life,” is expected to open between $45 million and $50 million this weekend. However, Sony has a smaller estimate at $30 million. The more conservative projection could be overly cautious due to the growing number of summer films, such as “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” “If” and “The Fall Guy,” that have failed to connect with theatergoers.
With the summer box office far behind previous years’ grosses, theater owners are hoping for some relief sooner rather than later — and hopefully “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” is their answer. It also marks Smith’s first major film since...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is a film about retribution and redemption. Not just on screen, but in execution. After their last attempt at a blockbuster was shelved in the name of a tax loophole, directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah seem intent on unleashing all their pent-up energy, whether they’re selling us Batgirls or Bad Boys. Even if it bears the baggage of a meta redemption arc for its star, Ride or Die brings enough stylistic gusto to its action in the absence of Michael Bay but has a hard time justifying most other decisions, which adopt the tedium rampant in modern blockbuster filmmaking.
The infusion of Fast & Furious DNA into Bad Boys seemed inevitable by the third entry. Who could blame a long-dormant action franchise for taking its cues from one of the most prevalent (and successful) film series in the intervening 17 years? In the case of Ride or Die,...
The infusion of Fast & Furious DNA into Bad Boys seemed inevitable by the third entry. Who could blame a long-dormant action franchise for taking its cues from one of the most prevalent (and successful) film series in the intervening 17 years? In the case of Ride or Die,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Conor O'Donnell
- The Film Stage
Sony is rolling out Bad Boys: Ride Or Die at 643 locations to make it the widest release in the UK and Ireland this weekend.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise their roles as two renegade cops standing in the way of a Miami drugs cartel, with Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directing.
It is the fourth installment in the Bad Boys franchise following the most recent, Bad Boys For Life, opening to £3.8m in January 2020, surpassing the £866,215 opening of 1995’s Bad Boys and the £3.2m of 2003’s Bad Boys II.
The Watched, known outside of UK-Ireland as The Watchers,...
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise their roles as two renegade cops standing in the way of a Miami drugs cartel, with Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directing.
It is the fourth installment in the Bad Boys franchise following the most recent, Bad Boys For Life, opening to £3.8m in January 2020, surpassing the £866,215 opening of 1995’s Bad Boys and the £3.2m of 2003’s Bad Boys II.
The Watched, known outside of UK-Ireland as The Watchers,...
- 6/7/2024
- ScreenDaily
The concept of the director cameo is generally regarded as something frivolous. In stark contrast to those filmmakers who are actors (or at least aspire to be) and give themselves major roles in their own films, the director cameo typically involves a silent or otherwise minimal appearance, usually with a comedic element to it.
That's certainly the feeling of director Michael Bay, who enjoys putting himself in his own movies as a wink to both his crew and the audience. Beginning with 1998's "Armageddon," Bay tended to do a cameo either as a gag or as a dare, and wasn't shy about cutting his on-screen work out from his own movie (as he did in 2007's "Transformers"). However, as the story goes, while making 2003's "Bad Boys II" Bay originally hired a day player actor to play the part of a man driving a terrible car that Detectives Mike Lowery...
That's certainly the feeling of director Michael Bay, who enjoys putting himself in his own movies as a wink to both his crew and the audience. Beginning with 1998's "Armageddon," Bay tended to do a cameo either as a gag or as a dare, and wasn't shy about cutting his on-screen work out from his own movie (as he did in 2007's "Transformers"). However, as the story goes, while making 2003's "Bad Boys II" Bay originally hired a day player actor to play the part of a man driving a terrible car that Detectives Mike Lowery...
- 6/7/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Keep those hot sauces out your f*ckin’ mouth! Will Smith recently appeared on First We Feast’s interview show Hot Ones to promote this weekend’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die. And while that movie is looking to be one of the best of the series, Will Smith picked a handful of other movies that he considers his best.
After Sean Evans set up The Last Dab Xperience – a hot sauce which has a Scoville level of 2,693,000 – the host challenged Will Smith to name his Mouth Rushmore of movies, to which – in between tears – the guest obliged. “In terms of all around best movies, best performances, if I had to put four of them in a time capsule, it would be Pursuit of Happyness, the first Men in Black, it would be I Am Legend, and probably King Richard.”
Will Smith would go on to explain why Men in Black...
After Sean Evans set up The Last Dab Xperience – a hot sauce which has a Scoville level of 2,693,000 – the host challenged Will Smith to name his Mouth Rushmore of movies, to which – in between tears – the guest obliged. “In terms of all around best movies, best performances, if I had to put four of them in a time capsule, it would be Pursuit of Happyness, the first Men in Black, it would be I Am Legend, and probably King Richard.”
Will Smith would go on to explain why Men in Black...
- 6/7/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back on the big screens as the iconic duo in Bad Boys‘ fourth installment and the fans are already mad over it. Bad Boys: Ride or Die continues the story of detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett after the events of 2020’s Bad Boys for Life.
A still from Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) | Columbia Pictures
After the commercial and critical success of the 2020 flick, Bad Boys: Ride or Die was expected to produce similar results. Unfortunately, the critics’ ratings have not turned out to be as great as the audience score, and the fans are not pleased. They have taken over the internet to request the fans to trust the audience and check out the movie.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die creates a massive rift between the audience and the critics
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Columbia...
A still from Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) | Columbia Pictures
After the commercial and critical success of the 2020 flick, Bad Boys: Ride or Die was expected to produce similar results. Unfortunately, the critics’ ratings have not turned out to be as great as the audience score, and the fans are not pleased. They have taken over the internet to request the fans to trust the audience and check out the movie.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die creates a massive rift between the audience and the critics
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Columbia...
- 6/7/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
With June 2024 on the horizon, audiences are in for a diverse range of cinematic experiences. The month is packed with eagerly awaited films from all genres. Let’s dive into some of the most talked-about titles coming your way. Bad Boys back in action Fans of the franchise are buzzing about Bad Boys: Ride or Die, set to hit theaters on June 7. Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, this action-comedy follows detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) as they investigate corruption within the Miami Pd. Their late Captain Conrad Howard is accused of...
- 6/7/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
This article contains major spoilers for "Bad Boys: Ride or Die."
What does it mean to be a Bad Boy? That's the unasked question lingering over the "Bad Boys" franchise, but the question as well as the answer isn't as clear cut as it appears. After all, the title could be ironic, especially when Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz were originally slated to star in the first film. By the time the project morphed into Michael Bay's first feature starring then-tv sitcom stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, the title became a mission statement, where the film was going to (and eventually did) prove that these funnymen could be genuinely badass.
After "Bad Boys II," 2020's "Bad Boys For Life" appeared to be a swan song for Detectives Mike Lowry (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) as they faced the ravages of age as well as their checkered pasts, eventually...
What does it mean to be a Bad Boy? That's the unasked question lingering over the "Bad Boys" franchise, but the question as well as the answer isn't as clear cut as it appears. After all, the title could be ironic, especially when Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz were originally slated to star in the first film. By the time the project morphed into Michael Bay's first feature starring then-tv sitcom stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, the title became a mission statement, where the film was going to (and eventually did) prove that these funnymen could be genuinely badass.
After "Bad Boys II," 2020's "Bad Boys For Life" appeared to be a swan song for Detectives Mike Lowry (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) as they faced the ravages of age as well as their checkered pasts, eventually...
- 6/7/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
With the unofficial beginning of summer — Memorial Day — come and gone, the season has entered full swing. Several of the summer weekends will be crowded at the box office with sometimes three releases competing on similar dates. With action films like Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, A Quiet Place: Day One and Twisters taking us through July, some animated adventures like Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 will provide fun for whole families.
Deadpool 3 will cap off July with a new Marvel installment from Shawn Levy, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, making way for more sinister films ahead of fall like M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap and Alien: Romulus. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice deserves an honorable mention although it won’t hit theaters until September to lead into spooky season and October.
Related: Summer Box Office Pines For $3 Billion: ‘Garfield’ Could Scratch ‘Furiosa’, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Might See Best Opening Just Outside...
Deadpool 3 will cap off July with a new Marvel installment from Shawn Levy, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, making way for more sinister films ahead of fall like M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap and Alien: Romulus. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice deserves an honorable mention although it won’t hit theaters until September to lead into spooky season and October.
Related: Summer Box Office Pines For $3 Billion: ‘Garfield’ Could Scratch ‘Furiosa’, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Might See Best Opening Just Outside...
- 6/7/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Almost 20 years later, and Will Smith is still happiest with his performance in “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
The critically acclaimed 2006 film is based on the true story of an unhoused San Francisco-based single father who rises up in the ranks of a tech company, beginning with door-to-door sales. Smith recently said during an episode of First We Feast’s “Hot Ones” series that “The Pursuit of Happyness” is the “best movie” of his career.
“I think the individual best movie, all around, that I’ve ever made is ‘The Pursuit of Happyness,'” Smith said. “Right behind that is the first ‘Men In Black.’ The direction, cinematography, and music…”
Smith later reunited with “The Pursuit of Happyness” director Gabriele Muccino for drama “Seven Pounds.”
The actor, who won the Oscar for “King Richard,” added to “Hot Ones” that he also has some beloved franchise installments.
“I think among the most...
The critically acclaimed 2006 film is based on the true story of an unhoused San Francisco-based single father who rises up in the ranks of a tech company, beginning with door-to-door sales. Smith recently said during an episode of First We Feast’s “Hot Ones” series that “The Pursuit of Happyness” is the “best movie” of his career.
“I think the individual best movie, all around, that I’ve ever made is ‘The Pursuit of Happyness,'” Smith said. “Right behind that is the first ‘Men In Black.’ The direction, cinematography, and music…”
Smith later reunited with “The Pursuit of Happyness” director Gabriele Muccino for drama “Seven Pounds.”
The actor, who won the Oscar for “King Richard,” added to “Hot Ones” that he also has some beloved franchise installments.
“I think among the most...
- 6/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth instalment in the Bad Boys franchise. In terms of sequels, it can be difficult for a movie to continue progressing decades after it entered the cinematic ethos. However, Bad Boys: Ride or Die had another major hurdle to overcome after Will Smith infamously assaulted Chris Rock in 2022. With Smith’s controversy aside, if we take a look at the movie through a cinematic lens, it works on many levels but meanders in others. The film offers nostalgia, recycled material for fandom purposes, and action scenes that have been spliced with a modern...
- 6/6/2024
- by Matthew C. F
- TVovermind.com
Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die couldn’t be a more apt title for Will Smith, for whom much is riding on the film doing decent business.
If it works, it could jump-start Smith’s movie career more than two years after he slapped Oscar host Chris Rock on live television, tarnishing a public image he’d spent decades cultivating.
In advance of Bad Boys 4 — in which he plays the sort of fun-loving role people enjoy seeing Smith in — The Hollywood Reporter has learned that his agents at CAA have been calling studio production execs for the first time since the slap. Over the past three or four weeks, they have inquired if studios have projects that are right for Smith, and have even thrown out a suggestion or two, according to multiple sources. The hope is that Smith’s next film can be announced relatively quickly, should Bad Boys 4 work.
If it works, it could jump-start Smith’s movie career more than two years after he slapped Oscar host Chris Rock on live television, tarnishing a public image he’d spent decades cultivating.
In advance of Bad Boys 4 — in which he plays the sort of fun-loving role people enjoy seeing Smith in — The Hollywood Reporter has learned that his agents at CAA have been calling studio production execs for the first time since the slap. Over the past three or four weeks, they have inquired if studios have projects that are right for Smith, and have even thrown out a suggestion or two, according to multiple sources. The hope is that Smith’s next film can be announced relatively quickly, should Bad Boys 4 work.
- 6/6/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Los Angeles premiere of Bad Boys: Ride or Die gave fans their chance to see Martin Lawrence and Will Smith back together again for the first time since 2020. And while the movie is shaping to be one of the best of the series, fans got a glimpse of what many feared was a troubling moment. Ahead of the screening, Lawrence appeared to be escorted out by Will Smith, who was holding his hand as he was about to greet the crowd. Even when Smith let go, Lawrence did look to be moving rather slowly, prompting concern all over the web. Ahead of the movie’s wide release, Lawrence is getting the rumors out of the way, ensuring everybody he is completely healthy…Now get him some Skittles!
Appearing on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning (via The Hollywood Reporter), Martin Lawrence addressed the worried, saying, “I’m fine. I’m in God’s hands.
Appearing on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning (via The Hollywood Reporter), Martin Lawrence addressed the worried, saying, “I’m fine. I’m in God’s hands.
- 6/6/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
After several weeks of disappointing openings, Hollywood has its fingers crossed that the old-school star power of Will Smith returning to the Bad Boys franchise will give moviegoers a push to return to theaters. Indeed, the well-reviewed four-fuel has the benefit of opening hot on the heels of the franchise’s biggest entry to date, Bad Boys For Life, which made over $200 million domestically. It opened to a gargantuan $62 million, and while Bad Boys: Ride or Die seems unlikely to make that much money, it should still do decently.
I’m predicting an opening in the $40 million range, which would be an ok number for a franchise that, previously, was curiously light at the box office. Let’s remember that the first movie only actually made $65 million domestically, while the huge-budget sequel, Bad Boys 2, was considered something of a flop in 2003 when it made “only” $138 million, despite opening at...
I’m predicting an opening in the $40 million range, which would be an ok number for a franchise that, previously, was curiously light at the box office. Let’s remember that the first movie only actually made $65 million domestically, while the huge-budget sequel, Bad Boys 2, was considered something of a flop in 2003 when it made “only” $138 million, despite opening at...
- 6/6/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
The original Bad Boys debuted nearly 30 years ago, and even with a first-time director, two stars untested at the box office and a scramble to finish the script, nothing could handcuff the film’s success.
After a string of hits that included Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun, producing partners Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer began developing a buddy-cop script from George Gallo (Midnight Run) called Bulletproof Heart. Saturday Night Live standouts Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz were eyed to star, but Will Smith and Martin Lawrence ultimately landed the leads. (In 2013, Arsenio Hall told The Hollywood Reporter about his regret over having turned down Smith’s part: “Sometimes I made bad choices.”)
At the time, Smith and Lawrence were starring on the sitcoms The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin, respectively, and neither had led a studio movie. Making his feature directorial debut was Michael Bay, known for music videos and commercials.
After a string of hits that included Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun, producing partners Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer began developing a buddy-cop script from George Gallo (Midnight Run) called Bulletproof Heart. Saturday Night Live standouts Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz were eyed to star, but Will Smith and Martin Lawrence ultimately landed the leads. (In 2013, Arsenio Hall told The Hollywood Reporter about his regret over having turned down Smith’s part: “Sometimes I made bad choices.”)
At the time, Smith and Lawrence were starring on the sitcoms The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin, respectively, and neither had led a studio movie. Making his feature directorial debut was Michael Bay, known for music videos and commercials.
- 6/6/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoiler Alert: This story discusses plot points from “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” which hits U.S. theaters on June 7.
At the climax of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” — the fourth installment of the buddy cop blockbuster action-comedy franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence — something surprising happens.
The franchise’s heroes (and the titular “Bad Boys”), Miami narcotics detectives Mike Lowery (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence), have spent most of the movie on the run. They begin the action focused on clearing the name of their dearly departed Capt. Howard (Joe Pantoliano), who has been accused of aiding and abetting the cartels, then get framed themselves. It’s all come down to this — one final showdown with the turncoat cops and drug lords that ordered the hit on Howard in the previous film, 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life.”
There’s just one problem: Mike’s having a panic attack,...
At the climax of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” — the fourth installment of the buddy cop blockbuster action-comedy franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence — something surprising happens.
The franchise’s heroes (and the titular “Bad Boys”), Miami narcotics detectives Mike Lowery (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence), have spent most of the movie on the run. They begin the action focused on clearing the name of their dearly departed Capt. Howard (Joe Pantoliano), who has been accused of aiding and abetting the cartels, then get framed themselves. It’s all come down to this — one final showdown with the turncoat cops and drug lords that ordered the hit on Howard in the previous film, 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life.”
There’s just one problem: Mike’s having a panic attack,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Eric Dance, Joe Pantoliano | Written by Chris Bremner, Will Beall | Directed by Adil & Bilall
When their late police captain Johnny gets linked to drug cartels after his death, joker Miami cops Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) undertake a dangerous mission to clear his name. Marcus suffers a serious health setback at Mike’s wedding, leading the pair to switch their personalities — Marcus gains a new perspective and wises up, while Mike begins to suffer from panic attacks when he realizes how his work puts who he loves in danger.
With four films under their belts and almost 30 years in between the release of the original and the latest installment, it should surprise anyone that a film franchise can live up to its past achievements. In the case of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, it goes one further, proving that...
When their late police captain Johnny gets linked to drug cartels after his death, joker Miami cops Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) undertake a dangerous mission to clear his name. Marcus suffers a serious health setback at Mike’s wedding, leading the pair to switch their personalities — Marcus gains a new perspective and wises up, while Mike begins to suffer from panic attacks when he realizes how his work puts who he loves in danger.
With four films under their belts and almost 30 years in between the release of the original and the latest installment, it should surprise anyone that a film franchise can live up to its past achievements. In the case of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, it goes one further, proving that...
- 6/6/2024
- by Jasmine Valentine
- Nerdly
Chicago –“Bad Boys: Ride Or Die,” the fourth in this series, is a big budget clunker that’s clearing coasting on fumes. A wheezy Martin Lawrence, and a post-slap Will Smith, are trying to recapture some of their former box office glory by trying to milk their still considerable chemistry for all its worth. The best that can be said is that it’s less of an interminable slog than I thought it would be.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
The plot … such as it is … has their foul mouthed deceased captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) being framed for being a mixed-up-with-drug-cartels dirty cop. However he sends them videotaped messages from beyond the grave detailing his own investigation to root out the dirty cops. This leads to the Bad Boys being on the run and framed for crimes they didn’t commit.
”Bad Boys: Ride or Die” is in theaters June 7th. Featuring Will Smith,...
Rating: 2.5/5.0
The plot … such as it is … has their foul mouthed deceased captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) being framed for being a mixed-up-with-drug-cartels dirty cop. However he sends them videotaped messages from beyond the grave detailing his own investigation to root out the dirty cops. This leads to the Bad Boys being on the run and framed for crimes they didn’t commit.
”Bad Boys: Ride or Die” is in theaters June 7th. Featuring Will Smith,...
- 6/6/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
When it originally came out, I Am Legend was a true hit. Will Smith did a great job back then, and the movie can be seen as a spiritual predecessor of many post-apocalyptic survival series, but his career has since been on a downward spiral due to personal issues and the Oscars incident. Still, while Smith is slowly returning to the scene (the latest Bad Boys movie is coming out soon), news about some of his projects is also surfacing, and we have recently been blessed with some updates related to the I Am Legend sequel.
The movie is set to unite Smith with Michael B. Jordan, and while information on the project as a whole is scarce, we know that the two actors are working on the movie, and it seems that the collaboration is actually going great for both of them, as both of them have praised working with the other.
The movie is set to unite Smith with Michael B. Jordan, and while information on the project as a whole is scarce, we know that the two actors are working on the movie, and it seems that the collaboration is actually going great for both of them, as both of them have praised working with the other.
- 6/6/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
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