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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 20 January 2020

'Bad Boys for Life' debuts so good with box office top spot

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. "It's a great brand with two Awards, which has gone on
AP Entertainment Writer terrific stars, a beloved fran- to win best picture Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two chise and it feels like sum- 21 out of 30 times, including
"Bad Boys" were too good mertime in January," said the past two years.
for one "Dolittle" at the box Paul Dergarabedian, senior "'1917' is really taking a lot
office. media analyst for Com- of the oxygen and taking
"Bad Boys for Life" starring score. He said it was a smart on a life of its own since
Will Smith and Martin Law- move by Sony Pictures to the Oscar nominations and
rence brought in $59 million release the film during Jan- all of these awards," Der-
in the U.S. and Canada to uary, an unusual month for garabedian said. "If you
score a No. 1 debut enter- blockbusters releases but haven't seen '1917,' you're
ing the Martin Luther King it ultimately "reaped huge totally out of the loop for
Jr. holiday weekend. The benefits." awards season."
action-packed, buddy "Dolittle" barely topped Along with "Bad Boys," Sony
comedy returned for the the World War I film "1917," Pictures has two other films This image released by Sony Pictures shows Martin Lawrence,
franchise's third installment which claimed the top in the top 10 at the domes- right, and Will Smith in a scene from "Bad Boys for Life."
after a 17-year hiatus with spot last week. The Sam tic box office including Os- Associated Press
popular demand to outlast Mendes-directed war film car-contender "Little Wom-
"Dolittle," starring Robert continues to hold strong en" and "Jumanji: The Next "Star Wars: The Rise of Sky- on the final chapter of the
Downey Jr., which opened with $22.1 million this week- Level," which crossed $700 walker" topped $1 billion Luke Skywalker saga has
at second with a mediocre end after going from 11 million worldwide. globally after five weeks. also earned more than
$22.5 million. screens in its first weeks to In another blockbuster, The Disney's film focusing $492 million domestically.q
Sony Pictures predicted more than 3,600.
that "Bad Boys" will make The Oscar-nominated epic
around $68 million over the wartime film has gained
four-day weekend. The film popularity after it won
exceeded expectations, Golden Globes for best di-
building momentum with rector and drama film a
favorable reviews including couple weeks ago. Satur-
an A Cinema Score and a day night, it won an award
76% rating on Rotten Toma- for theatrical motion pic-
toes. ture at the Producers Guild