While the negative critical response to Suicide Squad might lead you to think that Will Smith made the wrong decision, its $745.6 million box office haul easily eclipsed the $389.7 million made by Independence Day: Resurgence.
Plus, Will Smith was also easily the best thing about Suicide Squad, too.
Meanwhile Independence Day: Resurgence proceeded without him and simply killed his character off-screen.
But in the end, Will Smith decided that he wanted to sink his teeth into a brand new character in the shape of Deadshot.