Bad Boys for Life
Due to theaters worldwide being on lockdown and put out dates being pushed back , Will Smith and Martin Lawrence ’s triumphal return inBad Boys For Lifeis still the highest - gross movie of 2020 , with a total boxwood office gross of $ 419 million . The film marks a return to form for Smith , who at the late height of his moving-picture show career was breaking a number of box office staff records .
Will Smith ’s movie life history was so strong in the 1990s and 2000s that there ’s one record where he remains unbeaten : the most consecutive $ 100 million+ hit at the U.S. box office . Smith holds the record of eight , consisting ofMen in Black 2,Bad Boys II , I , Robot , Shark Tale , Hitch , The Pursuit of Happyness , I Am LegendandHancock . 2008’sSeven Poundsbroke the winning streak , marking the beginning of a downturn for Smith that include movies likeAfter EarthandFocus .
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Bad Boys For Lifebroke another criminal record for Smith , becoming Sony Pictures ' highest - grossing gas constant - rated movie to day of the month , as well as the handsome opening weekend for any movie released in January and the highest lifetime vulgar for any January movie . I Am Legendbroke similar box office recordsfor December upon its release in 2007 , but was bumped to second place byThe Hobbit : An Unexpected Journeyin 2012 and is presently down in fifth office due to Disney opt to release itsStar Warssequel trilogy in December . Due to pompousness , it can be difficult for any film to hold on to a box office record for too long .
One of Smith ’s more late go roles was inAladdin , where he make for a live - activeness rendering of the Genie . Aladdinis his highest - gross movie to date , both domestically and internationally , topping a record that had only recently been position by 2016’sSuicide Squad . Despite being slammed by critics , Suicide Squaditselfset a number of other box part records upon its release - including the highest - grossing August debut , a record that it continues to hold .
So , where does Will Smith rank among the vainglorious conduct stars of all clock time ? Technically he ’s grade at # 13 , just ahead of Mark Ruffalo and just behind Eddie Murphy . However , that inclination has become moderately skewed by the mammoth success of theMarvel Cinematic Universeover the past decade ( seven of the top 10 highest - grade stars are from MCU movies , where the franchise itself is arguably the large haul ) . In terms of actors who hold important corner power appeal in their own right field , and who have launched multiple major movie franchises , Smith remain one of the all - fourth dimension great .
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