Bad Boys: Ride or Die has injected life into the stagnant Hollywood box office with a groundbreaking debut in both domestic and global markets. This buddy cop movie marks Will Smith’s triumphant return to the silver screen after a two-year hiatus following the infamous Oscars incident. Audiences have enthusiastically embraced Smith’s comeback.
The film also reunites Smith with Martin Lawrence in the fourth instalment of Sony’s long-running franchise. Recently, Smith surprised his fans at a Los Angeles theatre, for the love he has been receiving. The Hollywood star himself shared a video on social media where he quietly exited the Cinemark Baldwin Hills theatre after watching the movie with the public.
In the video, the star says, “We’re in Baldwin Hills, we about to go into the theatre. It’s a ritual I have, I do it like when I have a movie come out on Friday, Saturday. Usually a matinee on Sunday, I like going to theatres.”
The video then captures the audience laughing and clapping in certain scenes, while Smith sat with a mask on his face. After the movie’s conclusion, the actor leaves the theatre and asks, “Hey, I’m glad you all enjoyed that.” A woman responds, “Yeah,” before screaming in excitement as she realises it was Smith asking her about the movie.
Later in the video, Will Smith is seen interacting and taking selfies with the crowd, he informs them, “I was in there the whole time with you all.” Sharing the video on Instagram, the actor wrote, “I snuck into Bad Boys in Baldwin Hills last night. It was SPECTABULOUS. Where should I go next?”
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The Bad Boys franchise started with the 1995 film directed by Michael Bay, which established Will Smith as an action star. Meanwhile, the new movie titled, Bad Boys: Ride or Die exceeded box office expectations, as it grossed $56 million (approximately Rs 467 Crore) domestically and made $48.6 million (approximately Rs 405 Crore) internationally, reaching a total of $104.6 million (approximately Rs 870 Crore).
Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Ride or Die stars Smith and Martin Lawrence, as Miami cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, respectively. In this instalment, the two are on the run after their late police captain gets associated with a drug cartel and they go on a mission to clear his name. The latest movie also features tons of cameos, including Michael Bay, DJ Khaled, Khaby Lame and Jay Shetty, among others.
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