Will Smith Franchise Finds New Success on Streaming Nearly 3 Decades After Debut

Nearly three decades after it was first introduced, Men in black The feature film franchise is climbing to the top of the streaming charts.

per ScreenRant, 1997 Men in black And its sequel in 2002 Men in Black IItook two spots on today’s top 10 movies list on the streaming platform Peacock. The first film is currently ranked sixth, while the sequel is ninth Men in black Movies are overpowered by animation Grinch movie at number 1, Partner 2 In number 2, Singing 2 In number 3, Third partner In number four, and concave On number five. The rest of the list is filled out by The bad guys In number 7, a partner In No. 8 f Hurricane In the final location.

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Loosely based on the 1990 comic book series of the same name by Will Cunningham and Sandy Carruthers. 1997 Men in black He introduced the world of popular culture A fictional take on the classic conspiracy theory concept of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones as the experienced and grizzled Agent K and Will Smith as James Daryl Edwards III, also known as Agent J, the film sees Smith’s new recruit explore a world of interstellar politics and explosive action. Men in black It was an instant hit at the box office, grossing over $589 million on a budget of just $90 million.

The movie Men in Black was a huge success

the Men in black The series expanded rapidly with animation Men in Black: The Series Released the same year, it ran for 53 episodes over 4 surprisingly long seasons. 2002 Men in Black II The main duo of the first film are back again for another intergalactic adventure, this time facing the threat of Serlena, portrayed by Lara Flynn Boyle, and her henchman Scradd, played by Johnny Knoxville. The sequel was met with largely average reviews from both critics and audiences, yet continued the series’ trend of grossing well over its budget, grossing $441.8 million from a budget of $140 million.

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The third film in the series in 2012 Men in black 3saw Smith return for what is currently his final entry in the series alongside both Jones and Josh Brolin, both of whom portrayed Agent K at different stages of his life. Men in black 3 It was more well received than its predecessor, although none of its main cast returned for the fourth film in the series, the 2019 film. Men in Black: International. The fourth entry introduced a new leading duo in the form of Chris Hemsworth’s Agent H and Tessa Thompson’s Agent M, the top agent and newest recruit MIB branch in the United Kingdomrespectively.

Men in black and its sequels are currently available to stream on Peacock.

source: ScreenRant

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Men in black

A police officer joins a secret organization that monitors and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.

exit

Barry Sonnenfeld

release date

July 2, 1997

He slanders

Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio

The book

Lowell Cunningham, Ed Solomon

Operating time

1 hour and 38 minutes

Species

Science fiction, comedy, action, adventure

privilege

Men in black

sequel

Men in Black 2, Men in Black: International, Men in Black 3

Cinematographer

Donald Peterman

project

Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parks

Production company

Columbia Pictures, Parks+MacDonald Image Nation, Amblin Entertainment

SFX Supervisor

Eric Brevig

budget

90 million dollars

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