‘Bad Boys

Now having played in theaters worldwide for over a month, Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die is slowing down at the global box office, but only slightly. The movie exceeded expectations in its opening weekend and delivered impressive holds across the subsequent four weeks. But with the majority of movie screens now playing a host of newer releases, the action-comedy saw revenues declining both domestically and internationally in its fifth weekend. Starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as fast-talking Miami detectives, Bad Boys: Ride or Die retained a spot in the top five domestically, while it passed a massive new milestone globally.

The movie has made around $177 million in North America so far, having added over $6 million to its tally this weekend. Internationally, the film grossed over $8 million this weekend, taking its overseas haul to over $180 million. Bad Boys: Ride or Die’s cumulative global haul now stands at $360 million, against a reported budget of $100 million. Despite its stellar performance, however, the benchmark set by its predecessor, Bad Boys for Life, seems a little out of reach at this stage.

Released mere weeks before the pandemic brought the world to a standstill in 2020, Bad Boys for Life concluded its box office run with over $200 million domestically and around $425 million worldwide. It remains the top-grossing installment in the long-running franchise, which began in 1995 with Michael Bay’s smash-hit first film. Also directed by Bay, Bad Boys II followed in 2003 and grossed over $270 million worldwide against a reported budget of $130 million.

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy is an entertainment G.O.A.T. and he knows it.

Few people, if any, would dare to argue Eddie Murphy has not earned his place as one of the greatest comics the world has ever known.

For two decades, Murphy held the record for being the first Black comic to sell more than $1.1 million in tickets for back-to-back live comedy shows. Entertainment juggernaut Kevin Hart blew past that ceiling when he raked in $15 million for two dates of his 2011 comedy tour, “Laugh At My Pain.” Hart also became one of the few acts to sell out Madison Square Garden, a feat that Murphy pulled off with his iconic “Eddie Murphy: Raw” special in 1987.

However, the 63-year-old is confident that no one has raised the entertainment bar since the world first learned his name. “There’s a lot of people I think are funny, you know, and all of that. I haven’t witnessed the next level. The ceiling of the whole art form, you know stand-up comedy, that’s Richard [Pryor] and the ceiling for, you know, movies and stuff, for me, is [Charlie] Chaplin. And I haven’t seen anyone come along that’s better than Chaplin,” he told The New York Times in a newly released interview.

Rihanna

Rihanna has quashed pregnancy rumors with a new lingerie photoshoot for her Savage X Fenty brand.

The 36-year-old singer unveiled a pic on Monday showcasing the return of her collaboration with designer Adam Selman.

The photos, shared on the brand’s Instagram, feature Rihanna in black lingerie against a backdrop of palm trees and flowers.

The post caption announced:

“The original Rihanna X Adam Selman collab for Savage X is BACK,” garnering enthusiastic responses from fans.

This reveal comes after months of speculation about a potential third pregnancy for the star. Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky, 35, have two children: RZA, two, and Riot, 10 months.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Rihanna directly addressed the rumors stating: “I’m not pregnant if that’s what you’re asking.”

A Quiet Place: Day One A Quiet Place: Day One , Inside Out 2 and Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or DieSony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die put the theaters back into business.

Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One not only set a domestic opening record for the franchise, it also did it at the international box office. Of the $98.5M global start, $45.5M is from 59 overseas markets, well exceeding expectations.

Overall, on a like-for-like basis, the offshore result on AQPD1 is 4% above A Quiet Place: Part II. When excluding China, it’s 20% higher.

The launch is also the biggest opening weekend in the franchise in 24 markets including Brazil, France, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, UAE, Portugal, Turkey, Colombia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

As previously noted , Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 crossed the $1B mark globally this frame, and was the biggest movie internationally this weekend with an additional $108M. The worldwide cume is $1,014.8B which includes $545.5M from overseas. It is currently the No. 18 animated film ever at the international box office, and the highest grosser of the year. Still to come on IO2 is Japan on August 1.

Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die topped $300M globally during the week and now counts $332M worldwide.

2024 BET Awards Winners:

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The 2024 BET Awards took place on Sunday (June 30) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show saw Taraji P. Henson hosting for a third year. Drake had the most nominations, seven in total. Usher received the lifetime achievement award during the live broadcast.

Here’s a complete list of the winners.

Album of the year

Chris Brown, 11:11

Gunna, A Gift & A Curse

21 Savage, American Dream

Usher, Coming Home

Drake, For All the Dogs (Scary Hours Edition)

Victoria Monét, Jaguar II

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Killer Mike, Michael — WINNER

Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2

Best female R&B/pop artist

SZA — WINNER

Best male R&B/pop artist

Usher — WINNER

Best group

¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign — WINNER

Best collaboration

Lil Durk feat. J. Cole, “All My Life” — WINNER

Best female hip-hop artist

Nicki Minaj — WINNER

Best male hip-hop artist

Kendrick Lamar — WINNER

Best new artist

Tyla — WINNER

Video of the year

Victoria Monét, “On My Mama” — WINNER

Video director of the year

Cole Bennett — WINNER

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Tems, “Me & U” — WINNER

Viewer’s choice award

Beyoncé, “Texas Hold ‘Em” — WINNER