The movie “Bad Boys: Ride or Ԁie” grossed $105 million last weekend. This is a very positive sign that Will Smith has been welcomed back by the international public after the “slаp” scаndаl.

Bad Boys: Ride or Ԁie is the fourth installment in the action comedy series starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. With an investment budget of $100 million, the movie earned nearly $105 million at the global box office after its first weekend in theaters. Will Smith is about to escape the series of “bombs” that are worrisome.

The impressive revenue of the movie shows that this is the boost that Hollywood is waiting for in the summer movie season. For actor Will Smith, the film is the most significant success in his career since the “slаp” scаndаl that occurred at the 2022 Oscars.

Recalling the slаp incident in March 2022, Will Smith once stepped onto the Oscars stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock because Rock had previously made fun of Smith’s wife’s bald head.

In the past 3 years, Will Smith has not had any box office hits. The film King Richard (2021) brought Will Smith an Oscar. The film had an investment budget of 50 million USԀ, but the box office revenue only reached 39 million USԀ.

The film Emancipation (2022) starring Will Smith had an investment budget of 162 million USԀ. But the film did not create a buzz outside the box office. When shown on the Netflix platform, Emancipation also did not attract much public attention.

Therefore, Bad Boys: Ride or Ԁie is an important test to see how much appeal Will Smith has left, after the “slаp” scаndаl and the “flop” series.

In Bad Boys: Ride or Ԁie, Smith and Lawrence continue to play the role of police investigators. This time, they need to restore the honor of their late boss who was framed and defamed.

One of the most notable scenes in Bad Boys: Ride or Ԁie is when Lawrence repeatedly slaps Smith in the face. This scene is a humorous detail made with the intention of recalling the scаndаl in Smith’s career.

Currently, the reviews surrounding the film are quite mixed. The film did not receive unanimous praise from critics, but the signal from the box office shows that the public received the film quite enthusiastically.

On the film review site Rоtten Romatoes, the film received an average score of 6/10. Critics commented that Will Smith and Martin Lawrence acted well together, but the film did not create a new feeling for the series. On the film review site Metacritic, 49 critics gave the film a score of 54/100.

Meanwhile, CinemaScore’s survey of moviegoers showed that the average score for the film was “A-” on a scale from A+ to F. On the PostTrak site, audiences gave the film a positive rating of 90%, with 84% saying they would recommend it to others.

The Independent’s review called the film “extremely funny”. Variety rated the film as giving viewers a positive impression.

So, the incident of angrily slapping a colleague did not turn Will Smith away completely. For producers, Smith still has a chance to return. For the public, he is still welcomed when appearing in easy-to-watch movies that emphasize entertainment.

In fact, for film studios, they only care about the star’s popularity. As long as Will Smith proves that he is still a box office guarantee, the studios can completely forget about Smith’s scаndаl.

After Bad Boys: Ride or Ԁie, Smith will appear in the films Fast and Loose and Sugar Bandits. Smith is considered to be on a journey of redemption, he needs to patiently wait for positive results, to know for sure that he has been truly forgiven.

After a series of “bombs”, the gloom in Smith’s career has gradually been dispelled, the first ray of light has appeared in his career.