Summary
TheBad Boys: Ride or Diebox-office helps push the franchise past a major milestone. The fourth installment in theBad Boysfranchisebrings back leads Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett while bringing some of the series’ younger characters to the fore.Bad Boys: Ride or Diefeatures a leading cast including Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nuñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Tasha Smith, Jacob Scipio, and Dennis Greene.
PerDeadline, the box office forBad Boys: Ride or Diehas pushed the franchise past a major milestone. With the fourthBad Boysfilm’s box office total,the series has now made over $1 billion. At the time of writing,Bad Boys: Ride or Diehas made an estimated $79.24 million domestic, with the worldwide box office total forBad Boys: Ride or Diebeing $125.6 million.
Bad Boys: Ride or Diehas beat the odds in its box office success so far, as it was released during a time that has been very unsuccessful for blockbuster films. Various highly-anticipated films, includingFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaandThe First Omen, have underperformed expectations at the 2024 box office. This year has had several record-low box office weekends, including Super Bowl weekend and Memorial Day weekend, which saw some of the lowest overall numbers in years. It has been difficult for theatrical releases to gain momentum again, butBad Boys: Ride or Diehas allowed the box office to pick up a little bit.
ThoughBad Boys: Ride or Dieis getting mixed reviews, with a 64% Rotten Tomatoes score, audiences are loving the movie.The film has an impressive 97% approval rating among audiences, who are taking to social media to appreciate the film’s action-packed conclusion. Audiences especially appreciated the roles of Reggie and Armando, younger members of theBad Boysteam, who took on more prominent roles in the sequel than they had in previous films, leading some to call for aBad Boysspinoff that focuses on these characters.
If the online reactions were not enough of a good sign, the box officetotals forBad Boys: Ride or Diemake theprospects ofBad Boys 5even more promising. The series has done fairly well commercially and is now one of the few series that can claim that much-coveted $1 billion franchise title. With this milestone hit, the franchise talents will be more likely to want to eke more life out of theBad Boysfranchise, whether that be through a direct sequel or a spinoff series.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Cast
Bad Boys: Ride or Die continues the action-packed saga of Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. The film follows the duo as they face new threats and personal challenges, blending intense action scenes with the camaraderie fans have come to love in the Bad Boys series.
