Will Smith Apologized For Tricking The World Into Seeing 'Wild Wild West'

Can a movie that made $52 million more than its budget be considered a bomb? In the case of the steampunk spider soirée Wild Wild West , yes. In 1999, Will Smith was just about the coolest person alive. He didn’t complete an EGOT, but Smith was a multi-platinum artist coming off a hit TV show and three of the more widely entertaining blockbusters of the era: Bad Boys , Independence Day , and Men In Black , and the underrated Enemy of the State .