Unhealthy Boys 4: Trip or Die, the follow-up to 2020’s Unhealthy Boy 4 Life, is successful. The extremely anticipated movie stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprising their respective roles as Miami Detective Mike Lowrey and Marcus Miles Burnett and was hit theaters nationwide on Friday (June 7).
In line with Deadline, the fourth movie in a franchise—which began with the 1995 launch of Unhealthy Boys—grossed $56 million domestically in its opening weekend, virtually twice as a lot as Sony’s $30 million inside expectation and nicely above business estimates of $45 million to $50 million.
Followers are consuming it up, too. On Twitter (X), the general consensus is overwhelmingly constructive. Feedback like, “Unhealthy Boys 4 is up there with Unhealthy Boys 2. Each motion scene is a spectacle, the jokes ship, the decision backs to the earlier movies really feel genuine. I didn’t need it to finish” and “Unhealthy Boys 4 is superb!! I cherished the callbacks and character growth! Reggie is the person and has probably the greatest redemption arcs that I’ve ever seen on movie!” are pouring in on-line.
These claiming Will Smith’s “slap heard all over the world” would influence the movie’s success have been clearly fallacious. It appears Smith’s notorious Oscars slap made a few of his followers root even tougher for the veteran actor/rapper. As one individual wrote, “YALLLLLL BAD BOYS 4 IS GOOD AS SHITTTT!!! WILL SMITH CAN SLAP CHRIS ROCK LIKE 10 THOUSAND TIMES IF WE CAN GET LIKE 10 MORE OF THESE FILMS.”
YALLLLLL BAD BOYS 4 IS GOOD AS SHITTTT!!! WILL SMITH CAN SLAP CHRIS ROCK LIKE 10 THOUSAND TIMES IF WE CAN GET LIKE 10 MORE OF THESE FILMS pic.twitter.com/s0hzKQwy2a
— Amizo (@AfricanKhaIeesi) June 7, 2024
Followers are additionally praising Will Smith’s press marketing campaign for the movie, which included a number of Black-owned retailers. And that’s not all. On opening day, Smith snuck right into a Los Angeles theater and watched the movie alongside an unsuspecting viewers. He solely revealed himself after the credit rolled. Footage of the second was promptly posted on TikTok, filmed by somebody ready outdoors the screening.
“Hey, I’m glad y’all loved that,” Smith, dressed inconspicuously in all-black, mentioned, as heads turned and folks started screaming. Try the clip beneath.
Seen Unhealthy Boys 4 tonight and why Will Smith come out on us lol! pic.twitter.com/HyjRbvF3nW
— KhariJonesJr (@Kharijonesjr) June 8, 2024
