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Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do? Celebrate the Franchise with Comics!

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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back on the case in the roles that launched the dynamic duo to global superstardom in Bad Boys for Life. To celebrate, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment partnered with artist Luigi Lucarelli to create a set of comic renderings of some of the most memorable scenes from the franchise. 

The original Bad Boys, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back. After a string of assassinations and an attempt on Mike’s life, he convinces a hesitant Marcus to hold off retirement and partner one last time. Together, they team up with AMMO, the new hotshot division of the Miami PD, to take down the merciless head of the Aretas Cartel. Rounding out the cast are Vanessa Hudgens (Spring Breakers), Alexander Ludwig (TV’s “Vikings”), Charles Melton (TV’s “Riverdale”), Paola Nuñez (TV’s “The Purge”), Kate del Castillo (The Book of Life), award-winning recording artist Nicky Jam and Bad Boys franchise veteran Joe Pantoliano.

Bad Boys for Life brings more laughs and thrilling action to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital, with over 50 minutes of special features, including an alternate ending from the film’s high-octane final showdown, all-new and extended scenes, outtakes and bloopers, Easter eggs, an exclusive peek at the making of the film and a look back at the first three installments of the hit franchise. The DVD includes extended and alternate scenes, bloopers, and more.

Bad Boys for Life Comes to Digital in March and 4K and Blu-Ray in April

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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back on the case in the roles that launched the dynamic duo to global superstardom in Bad Boys for Life. The action-packed comedy that has earned over $400 million dollars at the worldwide box office and a Certified Fresh rating by Rotten Tomatoes, explodes onto Digital March 31 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD April 21 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Bad Boys for Life brings more laughs and action to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital, with over 50 minutes of special features, including an alternate ending from the film’s high-octane final showdown, all-new and extended scenes, outtakes and bloopers, Easter eggs, an exclusive peek at the making of the film and a look back at the first three installments of the hit franchise. The DVD includes extended and alternate scenes, bloopers and more.

The original Bad Boys, Mike Lowry (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence), are back. After a string of assassinations and an attempt on Mike’s life, he convinces a hesitant Marcus to hold off retirement and partner one last time. Together, they team up with AMMO, the new hotshot division of the Miami PD, to take down the merciless head of the Aretas Cartel. Rounding out the cast are Vanessa Hudgens (Spring Breakers), Alexander Ludwig (TV’s “Vikings”), Charles Melton (TV’s “Riverdale”), Paola Nuñez (TV’s “The Purge”), Kate del Castillo (The Book of Life), award-winning recording artist Nicky Jam and Bad Boys franchise veteran Joe Pantoliano.

Bad Boys for Life has a runtime of approximately 124 minutes and is rated R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, sexual references and brief drug use.

4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY AND DIGITAL BONUS MATERIALS

  • Extended & Alternate Scenes (Including an Alternate Ending)
  • Outtakes & Bloopers
  • Ride or Die: Making Bad Boys for Life
  • Partners in Crime: Behind-the-Scenes
  • It’s About Time: Go through 25 years of Bad Boys history with Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the cast and crew
  • Easter Eggs: Directors Adil and Billal take us on a tour of a few of the Easter eggs and callbacks to earlier Bad Boys films
  • And more

DVD BONUS MATERIALS

  • Extended & Alternate Scenes
  • Outtakes & Bloopers
  • And more

Sonic the Hedgehog Continues to Take the Cross the Finish Line in First

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Sonic the Hedgehog managed to outpace The Call of the Wild, which beat expectations, to take first place. The film held on to first for the second weekend in a row.

After ten days of release, Sonic the Hedgehog has earned $106.6 million after bringing in an estimated $26.3 million over the weekend. Internationally the film added $38.3 million to bring its foreign total to $96.5 million and a worldwide total to $203.1 million.

In second place was The Call of the Wild which earned $24.8 million. That beat expectation but the film’s budget is a reported $135 million making this an uphill fight for the film. The audience was a 50/50 split between men and women with 62% of the crowd aged 25 or older. Internationally, the film opened in 40 markets earning $15.4 million for a $40.2 million global opening.

Birds of Prey dropped to third with an estimated $7 million to bring the domestic total to $72.5 million after its third week. It also added $10 million internationally to bring that total to $101.2 million and $173.7 million.

Brahms: The Boys II edged out the competition to come in fourth with an estimated $5.9 million. With a “C-” CinemaScore and a 40% audience score on RottenTomatoes, the film should drop quickly. The crowd was 53% female and 56% of the crowd was under the age of 25. It also launched in 23 markets with an estimated $2.22 million.

Round out the top five was Bad Boys for Life with an estimated $5.86 million. The domestic total now stands at $191.2 million. The film also earned $8.1 million internationally to bring that total to $200 million and $391.2 million worldwide.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year and last year’s comic film adaptations.

Sonic the Hedgehog Runs Into First with a Record

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Sonic the Hedgehog raced into first place at the box office. Over the four days, the film earned an estimated $68 million. It’s the fourth largest Presidents’ Day opening ever. It may go even higher once the final numbers come in. For the three days, the film earned $57 million making it the largest three-day opening ever for a video game adaptation.

The film is doing well with reviews which point to a lot of gold rings in its future. The opening audience gave the film an “A” CinemaScore and the film has a 95% audience rating on RottenTomatoes. The film was 56% male with 70% aged under 25 years old.

The film launched in 40 markets earning an estimated $43 million delivering a weekend total over $100 million.

Birds of Prey dropped to second place with about a 48% drop. The film brought in an estimated $17.1 million over the three days and $19.6 million for the four days. That brings the domestic total to $61.7 million. Internationally, the film added $23 million from 78 markets, about a 46% drop. The international total now stands at $83.6 million for a worldwide total of $145.3 million. The film should be well profitable by the time its run is over but the film will definitely send Warner Bros. back to the drawing board.

Third place was a close one with Fantasy Island currently holding the spot with $12.4 million over the three days and $14 million over the four days. The film received a “C-” CinemaScore, a 9% critic rating on RottenTomatoes and a 45% audience score. The crowd was 52% female with 46% aged 25 or older. The film also launched in 35 markets with $7.6 million.

The Photograph was right behind that film with an estimated $12.3 million over the three days and $13.4 million over four days. The audience was 56% female and 64% were aged 25 and older.

Rounding out the top five was Bad Boys for Life which saw just a 6% dip and earning an estimated $11.3 million over three days and $12.8 million for the four days. It also added $11.1 million from overseas. It has now earned $182.8 million domestically and $187 million internationally and $369.8 million worldwide.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into the comic films of 2019 and 2020.

Birds of Prey Stumbles But Still Takes First

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Despite positive reviews, Birds of Prey fell short at the weekend box office with an estimated $33.3 million. This was far below the studio’s expected $45 million.

This is despite good reviews, even from critics. The film received an 81% on RottenTomatoes and a 60 on Metacritic. Opening day audiences gave it a “B+” CinemaScore and audiences have given it an 83% score on RottenTomatoes.

The film’s audience was 51% female and 65% of the audience was age 25 or older. Theories blame the R-rating for the struggles but that’s easily blown out of the water by the earnings of Deadpool, Logan, and last year’s Joker.

Internationally, the film opened in 78 markets earning $48 million. Japan will be the final market and opens on March 20.

In second place was Bad Boys for Life which earned an estimated $12 million in its fourth week bringing its total to $166.3 million domestically. Internationally, the film added $15.8 million to bring that total to $170 million and $336.3 million worldwide.

1917 continues to get award buzz as the film saw little drop earning an estimated $9 million to come in third. The film has brought in $132.5 million domestically. Internationally, it earned $15 million to bring that total to near $154.8 million. It launches in Japan, its final market, next weekend.

Dolittle is fighting for every dollar coming in fourth with an estimated $6.7 million. That brings its domestic total to just shy of $64 million. The film opened in the UK and France over the weekend helping to bring the international total for the weekend to $19 million. Internationally it has earned $94.7 million. It has yet to release in Brazil, Russia, Japan, and China.

Rounding out the top five was Jumanji: The Next Level which earned an estimated $5.5 million. Domestically, it has earned $298.5 million. Internationally, it added $3.3 million to its total from 58 markets to bring that amount to $470 million for a worldwide total over $768 million.

We’ll be back in an hour to take a deeper look at 2019 and 2020’s comic film adaptations.

It’s Bad Boys for Life Three Weeks in a Row

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Bad Boys for Life topped the weekend box office for the third weekend in a row. The film earned an estimated $17.7 million putting it near $150 million domestically after three weeks. Internationally, the film added an estimated $30.8 million to bring that total to $142.7 million. That’s a franchise-best of $290.8 million besting the second film’s $273.3 million worldwide in 2003.

1917 came in second place adding $9.7 million to its domestic total to bring that to $119.2 million. The film will likely do well at the upcoming Oscars where it’ll receive a nice boost. Internationally, the film added $20.9 million from 61 markets to bring that total to $129.8 million.

In third place was Dolittle which added $7.7 million. It also added $17.7 million from 63 markets internationally. The movie’s $55.2 million domestic total and $71.4 million for a worldwide $126.6 million after three weeks normally would be good but with a budget of $175 million, the film will have to fight to get there.

Gretel & Hansel debuted in fourth place with an estimated $6.1 million. The film received a “C-” CinemaScore and 20% on RottenTomatoes, so don’t expect it to light any fires over the next few weeks. The audience was 53% female and the audience was 73% aged less than 35 years old.

Fifth place may change when final counts are in. The Gentlemen earned an estimated $6.01 million while Jumanji: The Next Level earned an estimated $6 million.

We’ll be taking a deeper dive into this year’s comic films in an hour as we await 2020’s first comic adaptation in Birds of Prey which opens this week.

Bad Boys for Life Rides Together in First Again

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Bad Boys for Life took the top spot again at the weekend box office. The film earned an estimated $34 million a drop of 45.6% from opening weekend. The film has earned $120.6 million domestically. the movie is less than $20 million from becoming the highest-grossing domestic film in the franchise. Not surprisingly, a fourth film is in development.

It shows that though folks say they don’t want sequels, they’re happy to go to them and support them. The film earned more than double the second-place movie 1917.

Internationally, the film added 19 markets and earned $42 million to bring the international total to $95 million pushing the worldwide total to over $215 million.

1917 held on to second place earning an estimated $15.8 million, a 28% dip from the previous weekend. Domestically, it has earned $103.8 million. Internationally, it brought in an estimated $23.7 million from 50 markets to bring that total to $96.6 million and $200.5 million worldwide.

Dolittle came in third place with an estimated $12.5 million, a drop of 42.8% from the previous weekend. Lack of films aimed at kids is helping this one. But, it has a long way to go to make back its $175 million production. The domestic earning now stands at $44.7 million. Internationally, the film earned $13.2 million to bring that total to $46.4 million and a worldwide total that now stands at $91.1 million.

The Gentlemen debuted in fourth place with an estimated $11 million. It received a “B+” CinemaScore from the opening day audience. The audience was 60% male with 55% of it aged between 25 and 44. STX was happy with the opening and will be expanding it in theaters next weekend.

Internationally, the film expanded its limited release adding 20 territories where it earned $3.1 million to bring the international total to $22.5 million and worldwide total to $33.5 million.

Jumanji: The Next Level wrapped up the top five with an estimated $7.9 million to bring the domestic total to $283.4 million after 7 weeks. It also added $9.6 million internationally where it has earned $454 million for a worldwide total of $737.4 million.

Out of the top five, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker came in at #7 earning an estimated $5.2 million to bring its domestic total to $501.6 million. It’s only the 15th film to cross that total domestically. 2017’s The Last Jedi earned $620.2 million domestically and 2015’s The Force Awakens earned $936.7 million.

No comic films charted on the weekend box office but we’ll have further analysis of 2019’s releases in an hour.

Audiences Came for Bad Boys for Life as it Wins the Weekend

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Bad Boys for Life debuted with the second-largest MLK four-day performance and was Sony’s largest R-rated opening ever. Dolittle debuted in second beating expectations.

Bad Boys for Life opened with an estimated $68.1 million over the holiday with $59.2 million over the three-day weekend. That’s the second-largest January three-day debut.

The film should do well with an “A” CinemaScore and 97% audience rating on RottenTomatoes. That positive word of mouth should drive the film through the month. The opening weekend audience was 55% male and 61% of the crowd aged 25 or older.

Internationally, the film brought in an estimated $38.6 million from 39 markets. It opens in Frane, Russia, Brazil, and Japan through January and Italy in February.

Dolittle opened in second place and wound up outperforming low expectations. The movie earned $30 million over the four days with $22.5 million over the three days. The film has a long way to go with a budget of $175 million.

The movie received a “B” CinemaScore from opening weekend audiences and has a 76% audience rating on RottenTomatoes. The crowd was 51% female and 43% aged 25 or older.

The movie opened in four overseas markets to bring its total to 46. It brought in an estimated $17.2 million for a global total near $50 million.

1917 came in third place with an estimated $22.1 million over the three days and $27 million for four to bring its domestic total to $76.8 million. The movie also earned $26 million from 37 international markets to bring that total to $62 million and a worldwide total of $143.5 million.

In fourth place was Jumanji: The Next Level with an estimated $12.6 million for the four-day weekend to bring its domestic total to $273.5 million after six weeks. Internationally, the film added $17 million to bring that total to $438 million for a global total of $709 million.

Rounding out the top five was Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with added $10.6 million over the weekend to bring its domestic total near $492 million. That puts the film in the top 15 all-time domestically. Internationally, the film added $10.9 million to bring that total to $534.6 million and a global total of $1.029 billion.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into 2019’s comic move adaptation releases.