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Bad Boys: Ride or Die – Netflix Hit After Massive Box Office Success!

Bad Boys: Ride Or Die – Still Riding High on Netflix!

Bad Boys: Ride or Die Conquers Netflix After a Massive Box Office Win!

Get ready for some action-packed fun, because Bad Boys: Ride or Die is officially ruling the Netflix charts! This 2024 legacy sequel reunited the legendary duo Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett for another adrenaline-pumping adventure. It already made bank at the box office, raking in a massive $404.2 million against a $100 million budget, making this one of the biggest box office wins for an action-comedy for 2024. This new installment stars a bunch of awesome actors – Vanessa HudgensAlexander LudwigPaola NúñezEric DaneIoan GruffuddTiffany Haddish, and Joe Pantoliano; showing a surprisingly eclectic choice of additional talent. And now? It's dominating Netflix, claiming the number one spot in the United States. It beats a number of amazing and important movies; this includes new documentaries, sequels and other amazing IP content. Let's be honest, those high viewership numbers are exactly why so many productions are betting heavily on those legacy sequels!

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Why You Should Hit Play on Bad Boys: Ride or Die Right Now!

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Here’s a fun fact – critics AND audiences loved Ride or Die! Rotten Tomatoes gave it a “Fresh” rating of 65%—the second-best score in the entire franchise. Those Rotten Tomatoes numbers are significant because it contrasts a bit from prior installments in this same franchise!  But get this, that amazing audience score is 97% – another massive win earning that coveted “Verified Hot” badge.   That makes it officially a fan favorite movie; officially ranking this as the top scoring audience movie within its own franchise.

It's also one of the top-performing movies of 2024 – notching another impressive placement as being among the top-grossing movies – easily topping a bunch of huge hits! It already smashed the Box office; followed by dominating the VOD charts, before becoming one of Netflix’s top-ranked and highest performing movies overall.   Its sustained popularity across various platforms completely shows just why this is really a serious success. And the repeat viewership just cements why many audiences are going to return for more and is something that many studios want.

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Bad Boys 5: Is it Really Happening?

Given that massive success in various sectors; and those fantastic Netflix performance, Bad Boys 5 looks increasingly likely.  Both Smith and Lawrence have hinted they’re totally up for another adventure. Their specific statements and intentions however clearly mentioned they expect younger co-stars to tackle some more of those extreme stunts.  This hints at those characters' possible futures, emphasizing another aspect which the fanbase will closely follow: A focus on those younger co-stars and having more prominent parts for the additional cast members in those upcoming installments might just be why there is some optimism regarding a sequel! There is huge optimism considering these factors and other relevant aspects mentioned!

There's no official green light for that fifth film, yet these strong numbers; both online and also during its Box office release make that next film entirely possible.   The creators will make that necessary reassessment, looking toward how many audience members continued to show support through these various and extensive viewing options that were all offered for viewers – a choice not done by all studios and is completely significant in predicting what these studios truly prioritize. That multiple-platform success is undeniably a huge factor! Fans should all look forward to hearing some updates. All the right factors align perfectly for creating another continuation to the beloved franchise!

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Conclusion: The Bad Boys are Back (and Staying Put!)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die's journey shows exactly how these things can dominate multiple avenues for success; that sustained performance completely proves exactly what we might hope for as far as those beloved franchises go.   Its Netflix success, alongside those previous box office records,  makes this sequel not only critically successful but hugely, enormously popular!

It raises the anticipation for a sequel that sounds very likely – yet the sustained viewership is exactly why many of those fans and various groups remain highly enthusiastic toward creating another sequel; further demonstrating just why many companies should focus on providing multiple, diverse entertainment options for generating revenue that creates those massive financial gains for many media production companies.  This is a blueprint for how other franchises and producers might want to focus for continued financial successes that all movie studios dream of creating.

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