One of the first success stories of the 2024 Summer Movie Season comes from Ride or Die's Box Office.
Ride or Die Box Office is so far one of the first significant success stories of the 2024 summer movie season, which runs somewhat from May through July. For a new movie's opening weekend to rank so highly among the popular franchise, which has enjoyed a run of successful hits over the decades since its beginning, it is no small effort. See below how the opening weekend of the new film stacks against the debuts and the total box office receipts of the past releases worldwide:
Title; Opening Weekend; Total Box Office
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Bad Boys (1995) $15.5 million | $141.4 million
Bad Boys II (2003) | $46.5 million | $273.3 million
2020's Bad Boys for Life | $62.5 million | $426.5 million
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) | TBD ~$53 million
Bad Boys: Ride or Die's Return of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence
Over its debut weekend, Ride or Die has exceeded box office projections. Starting in 1995, the fourth film in the franchise chronicles the ongoing exploits of Miami Police Department detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence). Ride or Die's premiere comes four years following the last film, Bad Boys for Life, which brought in $426.5 million in theaters to rank third among all the movies released globally.
As of Saturday, the estimated 3-day opening weekend domestic gross for Bad Boys: Ride or Die per Deadline is $53 million. This has greatly exceeded the initial predictions of the film from distributor Sony Pictures Releasing, who earlier released first estimates of just $30 million. Apart from almost double that original count, this opening weekend total ranks second among the franchises' 3-day debut count, behind Bad Boys for Life.
Could Bad Boys: Final Kickstart the Summer 2024 Box Office Ride Or Die?
After a difficult May, this success—which could be the outcome of the Bad Boys: Ride or Die cast bringing back numerous long-running legacy characters—is much-needed at the box office. Though May included big tentpoles including Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Garfield Movie, The Fall Guy, and IF, only Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes showed to be a summer-sized hit with its $342.2 million gross. With Furiosa and The Fall Guy both struggling to make their costs back, the other films have performed from decent to mediocre to outright dreadful.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, though, might be a portent of greater things to come. Though the Hollywood schedule following the strike is still somewhat limited, which results in a rather quiet weekend on June 21, things could still be looking good. The Pixar sequel Inside Out 2, which will open next weekend before June ends with the hugely popular horror sequel A Quiet Place: Day One, might cause the June box office to look far more healthy than it has in past years.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die—a Box Office Triumph
In its initial weekend, Ride or Die exceeded box office projections. Starting in 1995, the fourth film in the franchise chronicles the ongoing exploits of Miami Police Department detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence). Ride or Die's premiere comes four years following the last film, Bad Boys for Life, which brought in $426.5 million in theaters to rank third among all the movies released globally.
As of Saturday, the estimated 3-day opening weekend domestic gross for Bad Boys: Ride or Die per Deadline is $53 million. This has greatly exceeded the initial predictions of the film from distributor Sony Pictures Releasing, who earlier released first estimates of just $30 million. Apart from almost double that original count, this opening weekend total ranks second among the franchise's 3-day debut behind Bad Boys for Life.
The Evolution of the Bad Boys Movie Franchise
Riding or Die is the fourth action-comedy movie in which Will Smith and Martin Lawrence feature. The show revolves on hard-boiled Miami cops Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett, who challenge dangerous drug kingpins and foil plots meant to restrict the flow of illegal narcotics in their city.
For decades, the Bad Boys franchise has been a popular series of action-comedy Movies; their ongoing popularity indicates the audience's respect of the legendary characters and the fun-loving character of the narrative.
