Moviegoers have a thing for “Bad Boys.”
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” was No. 1 at the box office on Friday, its opening day.
The fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise, which stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, raked in $21.6 million, The Numbers reported.
The action comedy, which The Post called “mediocre,” is slated to bring in a total of $53 million this weekend, according to Variety.
The sum pales in comparison to its predecessor, 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life,” which enjoyed a $62.5 million opening domestically, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” marks Smith’s first film since he slapped Chris Rock at the 2002 Oscars, and The Post said the actor was “completely dead behind the eyes,” in the flick.
The supernatural horror “The Watchers,” starring Dakota Fanning, landed in second, with earnings of $2.9 million.
The film, which was adapted from a 2022 novel by A.M. Shine, marked the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of “Sixth Sense” director M. Night Shyamalan.
Variety called the movie, which is slated to earn $7 million this weekend, “a reasonably well-made lost-in-the-woods horror movie.”
“The Garfield Movie,” which was in first place last Friday, fell to third, with $2.85 million in sales.
It is on track to enjoy a $10.3 million third weekend, according to Deadline.
“IF” moved down a notch to fourth, with $2.3 million in revenue in its fourth weekend in theaters.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” also dropped one place to fifth, with a $1.5 million dollar take.
