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The Biggest January Movie of All-Time Will Astonish You
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scrn loglineThe January 2020 action sequel 'Bad Boys for Life' defied expectations, becoming the biggest January movie release of all time with a record-breaking $206.3 million domestic box office haul.beat sheet- Bad Boys for Life more than doubled the domestic opening weekend of the 2019 summer blockbuster Men in Black International, proving a January release can deliver massive success.
- Despite the film's release being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bad Boys for Life still managed to surpass the lifetime domestic gross of its 2024 sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which hit theaters during the prime summer season.
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The Biggest January Movie of All-Time Will Astonish You
ComicBook.comStory by Lisa Laman
scrn logline
The January 2020 action sequel 'Bad Boys for Life' defied expectations, becoming the biggest January movie release of all time with a record-breaking $206.3 million domestic box office haul.
beat sheet
- Bad Boys for Life more than doubled the domestic opening weekend of the 2019 summer blockbuster Men in Black International, proving a January release can deliver massive success.
- Despite the film's release being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bad Boys for Life still managed to surpass the lifetime domestic gross of its 2024 sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which hit theaters during the prime summer season.
call sheet
Lisa Laman, Sony/Columbia Pictures, Bad Boys for Life, Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Kung Fu Panda 3, Split, Men in Black International