Martin Lawrence has a optimistic replace concerning the way forward for the Unhealthy Boys movie sequence. April 2025 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the primary Unhealthy Boys, which opened on April 7, 1995, taking the primary spot on the field workplace, and kicking off a franchise that continues to at the present time. After a 17-year hiatus following Unhealthy Boys II, Unhealthy Boys for Life introduced the franchise again with a bang and have become one of many final movies to succeed on the field workplace earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theaters. The fourth movie, Unhealthy Boys: Experience or Die, turned one other field workplace hit, and followers are eagerly awaiting phrase on when Unhealthy Boys 5 (Unhealthy Boy5 possibly?) will arrive.
In an interview with Leisure Tonight, Lawrence was requested about the way forward for the motion franchise. Lawrence performs Marcus Burnett within the Unhealthy Boys franchise, the Miami Police Division associate and greatest good friend of Will Smith’s Mike Lowrey. Lawrence revealed that whereas he and Will Smith have not mentioned any concepts for a fifth film, it definitely appears that Sony Photos is engaged on one thing, as he mentions that the studio is growing Unhealthy Boys 5. Lawrence stated:
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“It means a fantastic deal to me as a result of that was me and Will’s child. You already know, that’s what we began with. And to get 4 sturdy, profitable movies out of them, we couldn’t ask for way more. And hopefully, so long as the viewers needs to see them, we’ll be capable to put them out. […]I feel we gotta provide you with 5. That’s what I’m considering. […] Me and [Will Smith] haven’t talked about an thought or nothing, however the studio is.”
Can ‘Unhealthy Boys’ Proceed On Previous a Fifth Movie?
Audiences have definitely confirmed they nonetheless wish to see Unhealthy Boys films. Unhealthy Boys for Life opened properly above expectations in January 2020, as its $73 million over the Martin Luther King Jr. vacation weekend made it the second-biggest film opening in January, behind American Sniper. Then, after a disappointing begin to the 2024 summer season film season with The Fall Man, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and The Garfield Film all underperforming, Unhealthy Boys: Experience or Die was a much-needed upswing on the field workplace, grossing $56 million in its opening weekend.
Unhealthy Boys: Experience or Die grossed $193.5 million domestically and $402 million worldwide, towards a $100 million funds. This reveals that not solely are audiences nonetheless very a lot onboard with the Unhealthy Boys franchise, however it is usually one among Sony Photos’ most dependable and constant moneymakers on the field workplace. Even with the query of whether or not the viewers would settle for Will Smith as a film star following his notorious Academy Awards slap, Unhealthy Boys: Experience or Die confirmed that the viewers nonetheless loves Will Smith and, in the suitable venture, they are going to end up to see it.
Unhealthy Boys 5 is now seemingly a excessive precedence for the studio, they usually most likely will not wait so long as they did between Unhealthy Boys II and Unhealthy Boys for Life. What shall be fascinating is how lengthy the franchise can hold going. Regardless of the franchise’s rising forged of characters, together with Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Jacob Scipio, and Paola Núñez, Unhealthy Boys‘ success appears depending on Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, and is not a movie sequence that may simply be handed down. This was underscored by the tv spin-off, L.A.’s Most interesting, which gave Gabrielle Union’s character from Unhealthy Boys II the highlight. Regardless of the star energy of Jessica Alba, the sequence solely lasted two seasons.
Supply: Leisure Tonight