Martin Lawrence and Will Smith "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" poster.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s summer movie hit Bad Boys: Ride or Die is coming soon to digital streaming.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth film in the Bad Boys action-comedy series that kicked off in 1995. Bad Boys II was released in 2003 while Bad Boys For Life came out in 2020.
The financial success of Bad Boys: Ride or Die signaled a huge comeback for Smith, who became persona non-grata in Hollywood and with moviegoers after his controversial slap of presenter Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
That all changed with the success of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which opened in theaters worldwide on June 7.
According to When to Stream, Bad Boys: Ride or Die will become available on digital streaming via premium video on demand on July 23. The streaming tracker is typically accurate with its release dates, although it did note in its announcement that distributor Sony Pictures Entertainment did not confirm the release date and that it was subject to change.
Like most PVOD releases, Bad Boys: Ride or Die will be available for purchase or rent on several digital outlets including Prime Video, AppleTV+, VUDU. The film is listed for pre-order for $24.99, which is generally a reflection of a film’s digital purchase price.
Typically, digital rental prices on PVOD are $5 less, so viewers can expect to rent Bad Boys: Ride or Die for a 48-hour period for $19.99. The rental period doesn’t start until a viewer starts watching the rental.
How Was ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Received By Audiences And Critics?
According to The Numbers, Bad Boys: Ride or Die has made $184.8 million domestically and $193.1 million in international ticket sales for a worldwide tally of $377.9 million to date.
The box office tracker noted that the production budget for Bad Boys: Ride or Die was $100 million before prints and advertising.
Rotten Tomatoes critics collectively gave Bad Boys: Ride or Die a 64% “fresh” rating based on 233 reviews, while the movie earned a stellar 97% “fresh” RT Audience Score based on more than 2,500 verified user ratings.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die picks up after the events of Bad Boys for Life, as Miami Police detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) seek to clear the name of their late commander Lt. Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano).
In Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Conrad is posthumously framed as a corrupt cop, and Mike and Marcus go to extreme lengths to prove their mentor’s innocence to federal authorities.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who also directed Bad Boys for Life. The first two Bad Boys films were directed by Michael Bay, who has a cameo in the new movie.