Eddie Murphy is set to return as Axel Foley in Netflixs Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F which hits the streamer on July 3, 2024, but before that, the 63-year-old star recently took time to reflect on why Beverly Hills Cop 3 didnt connect with audiences. Released on May 25, 1994, the third outing in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise was a critical failure for a number of reasons, only managing to take in $119 million at the box office against a budget of $70 million. Its widely regarded as the worst entry in the series thus far, and currently holds only an 11% rating on Rotten Tomatoes among critics.
Eddie Murphy, who is set to return as Axel Foley next month, also says Beverly Hills Cop 3 didn’t work because of an overused genre clich. Read More