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Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Becomes Top Movie of 2024, Could Clear Close to $100M in Second Weekend
Inside Out 2 is showing no signs of slowing down as it shatters more records in its second weekend. Among other feats, the Pixar film has passed up Dune: Part Two to become the top-grossing film of 2024 at the domestic box office with $285.6 million in ticket sales through Friday, only its eighth day […]
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Box Office: Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys 4’ Delivers Huge Victory for Actor With $56M U.S. Debut, $104.6M Globally
Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die jolted the battered summer box office back to life with a better-than-expected domestic opening of $56 million and $104.6 million globally. Moreover, it puts Will Smith on the road to a career comeback two years after the infamous Oscars slap. Ride or Die, reuniting Smith with Martin Lawrence, is […]
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Box Office: Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys 4’ Jolting the Summer Back to Life With $53M Opening
If early weekend estimates are correct, Sony’s buddy action comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die could help jolt the battered summer office back to life with a domestic box opening of $53 million. Moreover, it could help put Smith on the road to a career comeback after the infamous Oscars slap. Ride or Die, reuniting […]
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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Lands $5.9M in Box Office Previews
After several weekends of disappointments at the box office, Miami’s finest may be here to turn things around. Bad Boys: Ride or Die opened to a positive $5.9 million during Thursday night previews at 3,339 locations. The film is expected to open between $45 million and $50 million this weekend, with Sony setting expectations lower […]
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Hollywood Flashback: When Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Hit the ‘Bad Boys’ Beat
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 […]
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Martin Lawrence Addresses Viral Clip From ‘Bad Boys 4’ Premiere, Shoots Down Health Concerns: “I’m Healthy as Hell. Stop the Rumors”
Martin Lawrence has shot down concerns about his health after a viral clip of the actor from the Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiere in Los Angeles sparked speculation on social media. In the clip that went viral, Lawrence and Bad Boys 4 co-star Will Smith are atop a bus addressing the crowd during the […]
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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Review: Fourth Time Around, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Can’t Hide the Strain
Returning directing team Adil & Bilall steer this latest installment of Jerry Bruckheimer's high-octane action-comedy franchise, which began nearly three decades ago.
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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Aren’t Ready to Pass ‘Bad Boys’ Torch: “The Back Ain’t Went Out Quite Yet”
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence showed up to the Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiere in Hollywood on Thursday ready to put on a show. Arriving on top of a double-decker bus, Smith quickly took on the role of hype man, yelling into a microphone, “When I say, ‘bad,’ you say ‘boys'” to the crowd […]
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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’: First Reactions From Public Screenings
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth film in Sony’s action franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, had its first public screenings Wednesday night, and the first reactions have already hit social media. At a fan screening at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles, Smith and Lawrence made a surprise appearance. There were […]
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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Trailer Brings Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Back to Miami
Mike and Marcus are back in the first trailer for Bad Boys: Ride or Die. The Sony film arrives June 7 and serves as a comeback vehicle of sorts on multiple fronts. It’s Smith’s first blockbuster movie play since slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. It’s also a return for directors Adil El Arbi […]
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Columbia Pictures Sues to Retain Rights to ‘Bad Boys’ Story
Columbia Pictures is suing George Gallo, who wrote the story that was developed into the 1995 action hit Bad Boys, to reassert its rights to the movie franchise. In a complaint filed in California federal court Friday, the studio argues that Gallo can’t exploit a provision in copyright law that allows authors to claw back […]
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Will Smith, Martin Lawrence Help Kick Off CinemaCon from Set of ‘Bad Boys 4’
Sony’s CinemaCon presentation kicked off Monday evening in Las Vegas with a little help from Mike Lowrey and Marcus Bennett. The leads of the Bad Boys franchise — played respectively by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence — added some star power to the festivities, even if it happened to be remote via a recorded message from […]
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