Bad Boys for Life slayed the competition and topped the box office once again, this time taking in an estimated $34 million.
That pushed the action comedy’s domestic haul past the $100 million mark, for a two-week total of $120.6 million, according to Comscore.
The Sony buddy cop sequel stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in their roles as detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. Joe Pantoliano, Alexander Ludwig, Vanessa Hudgens, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Paola Nuñez, Bianca Bethune, and King Bach round out the main cast. The film is directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.
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Universal’s awards season favorite 1917 finished in second place with $15.8 million in ticket sales. On Saturday night, the film scored another big win with director Sam Mendes picking up the award for outstanding directorial achievement in a theatrical feature film from the Directors Guild of America.
Elsewhere at the box office, Universal’s Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr. took in another $12.5 million for a third place finish.
The Gentlemen opened in fourth place with $11.03 million. The star-studded action comedy is directed by Guy Ritchie and features an all-star cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant.
Rounding out the top 5 was Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level. Now in its seventh weekend, the film earned $7.9 million for a domestic total of $283.4 million.
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