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‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ Speeds To $105M Global Opening; ‘Garfield’ Nears $200M WW – International Box Office

Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die exceeded opening projections, coming in with a $104.6M global bow, including $48.6M from the international box office

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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.

 

[Kenpachii]

More movies with willy smith is what i want to see. So good stuff.

 

[willothedog]

not bad, bit of a slap in the face to other 'blockbusters' this year.

 

[Doczu]

Damn, Furiosa can't get a break.

 

[FunkMiller]

Damn, Furiosa can't get a break.

Might have something to do with the fact that this Bad Boys film actually has the stars of the other Bad Boys films in it

 

[Days like these...]

That's unfortunate as I was hoping cuck Smith's career was over.

 

[March Climber]

Good to see. This had really good marketing in a ton of places.

 

[thefool]

You know what I would like to see next?

A prequel of Tea Leoni's character

 

[belmarduk]

Honestly, I'm happy to see any movie doing well in theaters these days.

 

[YCoCg]

It's cool it's doing well but damn I just don't feel like watching it man, Martin Lawrence looks old and tired.

 

[AJUMP23]

I think that Costner western is going to bomb and that saddens me.

 

[Ownage]

Sassy slaps!

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Enjoyed it. Fun popcorn flick and nice to see the characters struggles as they're getting older.

Looking forward to the next one.

 

[mitch1971]

You know what I would like to see next?

A prequel of Tea Leoni's character

Not too far back I hope.

 

[HoodWinked]

I thought a Bad Boys sequel already came out, looked it up that was in 2020. Had no idea there was another movie.

 

[OverHeat]

I did not do my part waiting for digital

 

[Biff]

Slap? What slap?

 

[newtypepilot]

105m on 100m budget is still losing money because about half of the box office goes to the theaters. And this hasn't factored in marketing budget.

 

[Mobilemofo]

Can anybody tell me if Martin Lawrence's head has gotten fatter? Last time I saw him in a movie (the much loved children's classic "big mommas house") I could see there were going to be issues.

 

[bitbydeath]

105m on 100m budget is still losing money because about half of the box office goes to the theaters. And this hasn't factored in marketing budget.

This was opening weekend and they expected to only reach $75M.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Good for them.

 

[The Cockatrice]

To the surprise of noone? Will Smith is still a huge movie star despite the shit hes been through with his shitty wife. Excited to see it Tuesday.

 

[eddie4]

$75M of that was just for popcorn.

 

[Scotty W]

I thought a Bad Boys sequel already came out, looked it up that was in 2020. Had no idea there was another movie.

It was really bad. Unfortunately, this new movie is from the same team that made that abomination.

 

[DeafTourette]

It was really bad. Unfortunately, this new movie is from the same team that made that abomination.

I really enjoyed the last one. So did a lot of other people. It did well at the box office (this was pre-covid)

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Damn, Furiosa can't get a break.

Lawl, I just watched Godzilla x Kong and that movie was FUCKING AWESOME and it also did like $500+ million in theaters and I'm sad I missed out on it in theaters. (I was traveling.)

Awesome movies are awesome and put butts in movie theater seats. It's a shame Furiosa thought it was a good idea to be a Mad Max movie that didn't have Mad Max in it

 

[Valonquar]

They physically CAN'T do worse than any of the Eddie Murphy cash grabs in the last few years.

 

[AJUMP23]

slaps.

 

[Scotty W]

I really enjoyed the last one. So did a lot of other people. It did well at the box office (this was pre-covid)

 

[jason10mm]

Huh, two straight men in an action film, no shoehorning in women or making "modern audience" casting changes (guess they kinda get a pass on that one), no overt pandering to China (how this is getting a release there is beyond me), and appealing to the core fanbase....anyone shocked this is doing OK?

If you had told me 10 years ago that the damned "Bad Boys" franchise would be the lone voice of reason in a world gone mad I woulda slapped that name right outta your mouth

 

[Dirk Benedict]

The thread title had me SLAPpin' my knee!

 

[LimanimaPT]

What? Will Smith is still allowed to make movies even after that oscars fiasco?
I'll pass on this one...

 

[T-0800]

not bad, bit of a slap in the face to other 'blockbusters' this year.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

"Will Smith can say goodbye to his career. There's no coming back from that slap."

2 years later...

"Will Smith saves movie theaters."

 

[FunkMiller]

This is less about the quality of this film and Will Smith's level of stardom, and more about the audience feeling starved of a certain kind of movie.

 

[SF Kosmo]

You guys show up for fat drunk Martin Lawrence but you can't show up for Furiosa? Seriously?

 

[The Cockatrice]

You guys show up for fat drunk Martin Lawrence but you can't show up for Furiosa? Seriously?

Yes? I wanted to go to Furiosa even tho i dont give a fuck about her but i dunno i really really dont like the actress at all. Her face annoys me. If they stuck with Charlize i wouldve went.

No offense to the gambit actress but her acting/face is more of a "wtf am i doing here pls dont kill me" while Charlize has the "im going to stab you and fuck u in the stab hole" face which was perfect for Mad Max.

 

[Doom85]

Yes? I wanted to go to Furiosa even tho i dont give a fuck about her but i dunno i really really dont like the actress at all. Her face annoys me. If they stuck with Charlize i wouldve went.

No offense to the gambit actress but her acting/face is more of a "wtf am i doing here pls dont kill me" while Charlize has the "im going to stab you and fuck u in the stab hole" face which was perfect for Mad Max.

Having not even seen Fury Road (I’m sure I’ll like it, but probably not love it. I thought the first Mad Max was okay, the second one was pretty good, and I couldn’t even finish 3, I feel this series just ain’t my cup of tea), it did seem like an odd choice. I like Anya a lot, she killed it in The Witch, Split, and The Menu, but I feel if she were to have an action role this ain’t it, she looks off with the Furiosa makeup whereas images I saw Charlize with the makeup on seemed more fitting.

 

[JimmyF]

What? Will Smith is still allowed to make movies even after that oscars fiasco?
I'll pass on this one...

He and Chris had sex, it's all good now.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[RedC]

This is less about the quality of this film and Will Smith's level of stardom, and more about the audience feeling starved of a certain kind of movie.

In America, there was nearly a 50% drop in White audience movie ticket buyers from Bad Boys 4 Life to this movie, which was overcompensated by the significant increase in Latino audience movie ticket buyers from Bad Boys 4 Life to this movie.

 

[JCK75]

It also goes to show while most people were pissed at Smith for the slap.. most realize Jada is a monster and is more to blame and we still want to see the dude in movies because he's funny and charming.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Safe to say the slap's forgotten about, I'd say.

Hollywood will be looking at those numbers and be desperate to get him in more movies.

 

[jason10mm]

In America, there was nearly a 50% drop in White audience movie ticket buyers from Bad Boys 4 Life to this movie, which was overcompensated by the significant increase in Latino audience movie ticket buyers from Bad Boys 4 Life to this movie.

The ethnic demos are interesting. BB3 did 65mill opening weekend over MLK in 2020 (so just before the pandemic) while BB4 did 55mill. Both had a ~43% black audience, ~10% asian, and that hispanic/white flip you described. So that 10mill delta is basically the white audience that didn't show up for this (though maybe tickets are more now than in 2020 as well) and a bit lower attendance across the board as well. It also went from 58% under 35 to 50% under 35, guess the audience aged up in those 4 years

 

[BadBurger]

I may go see this today. The previous one, Bad Boys for Life, was shockingly good for a popcorn buddy cop movie. Sadly it looks like only a few of the members of that young tech-focused team are returning.

 

[BigBeauford]

Glad to see the mask was just to hide his identity.

 

[Woggleman]

Most people think of Will Smith as a guy in a bad marriage who had a bad night. That is why his career is not affected.

 

[Days like these...]

Glad to see the mask was just to hide his identity.

And what's the beard for?

 

[March Climber]

Safe to say the slap's forgotten about, I'd say.

I truly believe that only perpetually online people on social media, cared that much about this.

Most people in the real world would act just like that theater crowd did if Will Smith suddenly appeared in front of them.

 

[Ballthyrm]

That's unfortunate as I was hoping cuck Smith's career was over.

Truly an inspiration to all the cucks everywhere that you can be a cuck and also make it.