Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s original action comedy Bad Boys and its sequel Bad Boys II are new on Netflix this week.
Fans are currently being treated to a Bad Boys renaissance with the new summer movie hit Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which teams Smith and Lawrence’s Miami Police detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett for a fourth Bad Boys adventure. The new movie follows the 2020 release of hit third movie in the series, Bad Boys for Life.
The original Bad Boys film was released in 1995 and Bad Boys II hit theaters eight years later in 2003. The first two Bad Boys films were directed by Armageddon and Transformers filmmaker Michael Bay.
Both Bad Boys and Bad Boys II will debut on Netflix on Monday.
The first two Bad Boys movies were big hits in theaters. According to The Numbers, Bad Boys earned more than $141 million at the worldwide box office against a $19 million production budget before prints and advertising costs.
In addition, the box office tracking site said, Bad Boys II had a global take of $273 million against a $130 million production budget before P&A.
ForbesDoes Will Smith Get Slapped In 'Bad Boys: Ride Or Die'?While Bad Boys and Bad Boys II were both hits with fans, neither film found much love from critics.
Rotten Tomatoes critics gave Bad Boys a collective 44% “rotten” rating based on 68 reviews, although RT users countered with a “fresh” 78% Audience Score based on 250,000-plus user ratings.
Bad Boys II, meanwhile, earned a dismal 24% “rotten” rating from RT critics based on 168 reviews, while again more than 250,000 user ratings gave the sequel a 78% “fresh” Audience Score.
Other New Movies On Netflix This Week
Kicking off July with the Netflix original movie Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, the streaming service has four more original films that will debut this week.
On Wednesday, the romantic comedy Wild, Wild Punjab from India will debut. The movie finds four friends taking a trip across the northwestern state of Punjab in India to find love for one member in the group who has just gone through a breakup.
ForbesJudge Reinhold On 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' And Eddie Murphy ReunionOn Friday, three more new Netflix original movies will be released: Blame the Game, a comedy thriller from Germany; The Champion, a sports drama from Spain and Lobola Man, a romantic comedy from South Africa.
Among the new Netflix original films coming yet this month is Find Me Falling, a romantic comedy starring Harry Connick Jr.