Now having played in theaters worldwide for over a month, Sony’sBad Boys: Ride or Dieis slowing down at the global box office, but only slightly. The movie exceeded expectations in its opening weekend and delivered impressive holds across the subsequent four weeks. But with the majority of movie screens now playing a host of newer releases, the action-comedy saw revenues declining both domestically and internationally in its fifth weekend. StarringWill SmithandMartin Lawrenceas fast-talking Miami detectives,Bad Boys: Ride or Dieretained a spot in the top five domestically, while it passed a massive new milestone globally.
The movie has made around$177 million in North Americaso far, having added over $6 million to its tallythis weekend. Internationally, the film grossed over $8 million this weekend, taking itsoverseas haul to over $180 million.Bad Boys: Ride or Die’scumulative global haul now stands at $360 million, against a reported budget of $100 million. Despite its stellar performance, however, the benchmark set by its predecessor,Bad Boys for Life, seems a little out of reach at this stage.
Released mere weeks before the pandemic brought the world to a standstill in 2020,Bad Boys for Lifeconcluded its box office run with over $200 million domestically and around $425 million worldwide. It remains the top-grossing installment inthe long-running franchise, which began in 1995 withMichael Bay’s smash-hit first film. Also directed by Bay,Bad Boys IIfollowed in 2003 and grossed over $270 million worldwide against a reported budget of $130 million.
After several stops and starts across the next few years, the franchise was revived by the dynamic Belgian duoAdil El ArbiandBilall Fallah.Bad Boys for Lifeearned mostly positive reviews in addition to its box office success, making the decision to bring Adil & Bilall back for the fourth installment a no-brainer. Reviews forBad Boys: Ride or Diehave also beenmostly positive, with the movie having settled ata 64% approval ratingon the aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes. But the film’saudience score stands at an eye-popping 97%.
Not only has the moviere-established Smith’s stardom after the infamousOscars incidenta couple of years ago — Smith was banned by The Academy for attackingChris Rockduring the live telecast — it has also provided validation for Adil & Bilall. The filmmakers were humiliated when Warner Bros. canceled the release of their nearly-completedBatgirlmovie in an unprecedented tax write-off. They’ve now delivered two major blockbusters that have grossed a combined total of approximately $800 million worldwide. You can watchBad Boys: Ride or Diein theaters, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Fourth installment of the ‘Bad Boys’ film series.
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