“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” had the second-best opening of the summer season so far, nearly overtaking the strong debut of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”
Topline
The fourth installment in the « Bad Boys » movie franchise blew studio and analyst expectations out of the water with a $56 million opening weekend, giving it the second-best opening of the season so far and delivering a much-needed jolt to a so-far-sleepy summer box office.Key Facts
« Bad Boys: Ride or Die, » the fourth film in a franchise that first started with the 1995 release of « Bad Boys, » grossed $56 million domestically in its opening weekend, multiple outlets reported, almost twice as much as Sony’s $30 million internal expectation and still well above industry estimates of $45 million to $50 million.
The movie didn’t break franchise records (« Bad Boys for Life » opened to $62.5 million in 2020) but is the second-best opening in the series, a rarity for the fourth film in a franchise.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” has already outpaced its $100 million budget at the global box office (it grossed $104.6 million worldwide in its opening weekend).
« The Garfield Movie » was the second-best performing film of the weekend with $10 million, followed by « IF » in the No. 3 spot with an $8 million gross and M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, « The Watchers, » wth $7 million, lower than its $12 million to $20 million opening weekend expectation.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”—the only summer film to have better box office sales than « Bad Boys » in its opening weekend so far this summer with an initial $58.
