Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, made a lot of money in Nigeria. It earned over N400 million at the Nigerian box office.
The Nigerian Box Office’s page on X shared that the film had sold more than 88,000 tickets. This means 88,000 people bought tickets to see the movie at the cinema.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die made over N400 million with 88,000 tickets sold. It is the first movie outside of December releases to make this much since The Woman King in October 2022 and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in November 2022,” they reported.
During the weekend of July 12-14, 2024, this exciting movie made N360 million, according to Newslodge.
Before this, data showed that Bad Boys: Ride or Die started showing in cinemas on June 7, 2024. Since then, it has become the highest-earning Hollywood movie in Nigeria, shared by Film One Entertainment. In the first 11 days, the film earned ₦167 million.
On its opening weekend (June 7-9, 2024), Bad Boys: Ride or Die made N68.94 million. In just six days, it earned over N104 million, making it the most popular film in Nigerian cinemas during that time.
Directed by Adil & Bilall and written by Chris Bremner and Will Beall, Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth movie in the popular buddy cop series. It follows the adventures of Miami detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence).
Globally, Bad Boys: Ride or Die has earned $184.8 million in the US and $193.1 million in other countries, making a total of $377.9 million worldwide. The film’s budget was $100 million, not counting advertising costs.
What You Should Know
Hollywood’s Bad Boys 4 is following the success of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in Nigeria. The Bad Boys series has made over $1.2 billion since it started in 1995. This fourth film crossed the billion-dollar mark quickly after it premiered on June 7 worldwide, according to Collider.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is close to becoming the highest-earning film in the Bad Boys series. The current record is held by Bad Boys for Life, which earned $426.5 million worldwide after its 2020 release. The last two sequels were also directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah and received great reviews from critics.
Reports say Bad Boys: Ride or Die will be available for digital streaming on July 23. This means people can watch it online from that date. Even though the date is not confirmed by the distributor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, it’s expected to be accurate.
Like other films released this way, Bad Boys: Ride or Die will be available to buy or rent on digital platforms like Prime Video, Apple TV+, and VUDU. You can pre-order the movie for $24.99, which is the usual price for digital releases.