Bub Boys set new franchise records in Latin America and the Middle East with $10 million and $9.5 million, respectively.
4th installment Bad Boys It was such a huge commercial success that talks are already underway for a fifth film.
“We've had discussions, but we want to see how it does at the box office, so I'm sure we'll have those discussions this week,” said film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. deadline.
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Ride or die Protrusion of destroyed opening
The fourth film sees Miami detective duo Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) trying to clear the name of the late police chief Conrad Howard, who had ties to the drug cartel.
The role of Howard was played by American actor Joe Pantoliano, the police chief to whom the lead police duo reported, who died in the third film, released in 2020.
In the first week, Bad Boys: Ride or Die The film far exceeded initial expectations, grossing $104.6 million worldwide, of which $48.6 million came from overseas.
Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the film was also released internationally, primarily in European markets, where it grossed $19.3 million across the continent.
New Regional Record
Of the 60 markets announced during the session, the UK led with $4.9 million, followed by Mexico with $4.2 million, Germany with $3.7 million and Saudi Arabia with $3.7 million (the first Hollywood premiere in Riyadh paid dividends).
Rounding out the top five was France, with $3.1 million.
The film set new regional records for the Bad Boys series in Latin America and the Middle East, grossing $10 million and $9.5 million, respectively.
Bruckheimer, the film producer, said the numbers reflect people's appetite for what they want to see.
“If you make something that the audience wants to see, the audience will go see it. That's it. If the audience likes it, they'll line up and wait. If only we all knew what that means. We make hits all the time. [and then] We don’t.”
“Audiences love these characters, they love Will (Smith) and Martin (Lawrence), they love their adventures and the experiences they have in life. What audiences want is the same emotions, but they want something different, and I think we've been very lucky to be able to give audiences exactly that,” Bruckheimer said.
Bruckheimer produced the following works: Enemy of the State, Disappears in 60 seconds and Beverly Hills Cop Of the many films he has worked on, this franchise is one of his biggest.
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