This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Thia, portrayed by Elle Fanning, left, and Dek, portrayed by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, in a scene from “Predator: Badlands.” (20th Century Studios/Disney via AP)
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – “Predator: Badlands” opened with $40 million this weekend to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
Director Dan Trachtenberg’s reboot of the science fiction franchise, which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, beat out the romantic drama “Regretting You,” which continued its strong performance by grossing $7.1 million in its third weekend in theaters, Comscore reported.
Blumhouse’s horror film “Black Phone 2”
“Sarah’s Oil” opened in fourth place with $4.4 million, followed by the historical drama “Nuremberg,” starring Rami Malek and Russell Crowe, which opened with $4.1 million.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Chainsaw Man” ($3.6 million), “Bugonia” ($3.5 million), “Die My Love” ($2.8 million), “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” ($2.2 million) and “Tron: Ares” ($1.8 million).
On the heels of the worst box office weekend of 2025, “Predator: Badlands” faced little competition from new titles. Not accounting for inflation, the $40 million opening marked a new high for the dreadlocked alien franchise, besting the $38.3 million launch of 2004’s “Alien vs. Predator.”
“Predator: Badlands,” written and directed by Dan Trachtenberg, collected another $40 million overseas for the Walt Disney Co.’s 20th Century Studios. A key factor for “Predator: Badlands” is that, with a budget of $105 million, it’s also the most expensive “Predator” film.
“Badlands,” the eighth movie in the franchise that began with 1987’s “Predator,” offers a novel twist for the sci-fi series. On a remote planet, a young, outcast predator (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) encounters an android researcher (Elle Fanning), and the two set off on a journey. Reviews (85% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) have been good. Moviegoers gave it an “A-” CinemaScore.
The debut of “Predator: Badlands” sealed the Walt Disney Co.’s fourth straight year of $4 billion in worldwide ticket sales.
It also broke a short streak of disappointments for the studio, including “Tron: Ares” and “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” With potentially two of the biggest box-office hits of the year still to come in “Zootopia 2” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” Disney is poised to surpass $5 billion. (With CNS and AP reports)
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