'Bad Boys for Life’ crushes box office expectations with $59M opening weekend
Universal’s “Dolittle” and “1917” found out what “Bad Boys” will do when they come for you at the box office. Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life,” the third entry in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led series, beat expectations and towered over the competition during the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
The film collected $37.3 million overseas and will surpass $100 million worldwide after the extended weekend. “Bad Boys for Life” cost $90 million. A fourth installment is already in the works. For Downey Jr., the weak box office performance is a stark reminder — in a post-“Avengers” world — of just how difficult launching a new franchise can be.
“Dolittle” was supposed to open last May though it was delayed twice due to problems behind the camera. Timing in that respect proved unfortunate, given Universal just endured a big-budget flop with “Cats.” But it’s not all bad news for the studio. After taking scoring a handful of Oscar nominations and taking home the PGA Awards’ top prize, “1917” scored another $22.1 million in its second weekend of wide release.
After nabbing six Academy Award nods, including one for best picture, “Jojo Rabbit” also expanded its theatrical footprint and should bring in $1.8 million from 1,005 screens through Monday. The political satire, in which writer-director Taika Waititi portrays a fictional Hitler, has made $23.8 million to date.
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