Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Reported Budget Sets a Ludicrous Record for the Eddie Murphy Franchise

Eddie Murphy’s return as the iconic Axel Foley in Netflix’sBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Fseems to be a costly affair for the streaming platform. Known to be happy spending a lot of money on some of their biggest exclusive movies, a new report has suggested that the fourthBeverly Hills Copmovie, which is released on July 3, is one of their highest.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is the fourth film in the popular comedy franchise starring Eddie Murphy. Murphy returns as Axel Foley in the Netflix film alongside returning cast members Judge Reinhold and John Ashton and Bronson Pinchot as Serge. Kevin Bacon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt also star in the sequel as new characters.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fwas originally intended to be produced and released in the 1990s. However, the film was shelved thanks toBeverly Hills Cop IIIbeing critically pannedand ending its theatrical run with the lowest gross of the franchise at $119 million. Now, Alex Foley is coming back to try and rectify that misstep, with Murphy reprising his lead role, and being joined by franchise veterans Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, along with newcomers Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Kevin Bacon.

Will Eddie Murphy Score Big With Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F?

Streaming movies have a strange way of performing well, regardless of whether they are given great reviews or terrible ones. Viewers in their own homes are quite willing to throw on a film that might be just OK if they are not shelling out additional money for it, and this is where a movie likeBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Fcan really shine.

Eddie Murphy Reveals One Iconic Thing Will Be Missing from Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley

Eddie Murphy has always been known for his loud, larger than life personality, but there is one trait that he no longer has.

For this reason,Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fdoesn’t have to worry about how much it could make and whether it is going to lose money, as the cost of the film has already been covered by hundreds of thousands of dollars-worth of subscription fees collected previously. However, the streamer will still be expectingMurphy’s return to the comedy franchiseto deliver some strong viewership volumes this coming week to prove that they were right to invest so much on the project.