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DreamWorks and Universal’s ‘The Bad Guys’ is full of comedy rides, and the film received mostly positive reviews from critics and the audience, and it is a family-friendly evergreen film, be it kid, young or old. Apart from the reviews, animated comedy-drama ‘The Bad Guys’ also performed well at the box office, and it’s pretty well for a mid-budget film.
Is The Bad Guys Hit Or Flop?
According to reports, DreamWorks and Universal’s animated comedy-drama ‘The Bad Guys’, released in the USA on 22 April 2022 in more than 4000 theaters, collected $8 million on its opening day and $23.95 million on the opening weekend. Overall, ‘The Bad Guys’ has so far collected $96.91 million domestically, $151.11 million overseas, and has a total grossed $248.02 million global[1] against the budget of $80 million.
Despite release alongside the big films ‘The Northman’ and ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’, ‘The Bad Guys’ started with well and over projections ($10-12 million projection). The film also beats ‘The Northman’ and ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ at the box office on opening weekend, and critics expect ‘The Bad Guys’ to end at the lifetime global box office with a $250 million box office, which is a good amount for ‘The Bad Guys’. Overall, looking at the current performance of the film, News Portals and critics considered ‘The Bad Guys’ a Hit film at the box office.
Talking about critical responses, then ‘The Bad Guys’ received a 6.8/10* IMDb rating based on 35k+ votes, and on Rotten Tomatoes it is scored 88/100% based on 170 reviews.
‘The Bad Guys’
‘The Bad Guys’ is directed by Pierre Perifel and stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, and Awkwafina. ‘The Bad Guys’ was produced under the banner of DreamWorks Animation and Scholastic Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures.
‘The Bad Guys’ is based on the children’s book ‘The Bad Guys’ by Aaron Blabey, and the writer of the film is Etan Cohen.
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