Counting box office disappointments starring Smith, including the 2013 sci-fi flick “After Earth” and last year’s crime dramedy “Focus,” “Beauty” is another unattractive result in the actor’s resume that has grown worryingly heavy with more misses than hits.
“Will Smith is in a serious transition mode: from Blockbuster Savior to Mr. Joe Regular,” said Jeff Bock, senior analyst at Exhibitor Relations.
[...] Smith starred in the summer hit “Suicide Squad,” which amassed the biggest box office returns of any title in which he has starred.
Even with misfires, Smith is far from reaching a career death sentence, as he has three films on the horizon, including two “Bad Boys” sequels.
The choice to re-team with Martin Lawrence for new installments of the action comedy could be a move to restore his fading box office prowess — seeing as both 1995’s “Bad Boys” and 2003’s “Bad Boys II” were unmitigated global hits.
Smith next appears in the R-rated “Bright,” a film by his “Suicide Squad” director David Ayer in which he plays a cop.
