US Edition'Predator' Tops North American Box Office with $40M
Predator: Badlands earned $40 million in its North American opening, featuring a young Predator and a robot ally on a futuristic mission, director Dan Trachtenberg said.
- Industry estimates released Sunday showed Predator: Badlands opened on Nov. 7 with a $40 million domestic haul and an $80 million global debut, leading North America.
- Director Dan Trachtenberg has steered the franchise toward mainstream sci‑fi action with a $105 million budget, making Badlands the most expensive Predator film this year.
- The film follows Dek, a young Predator who seeks to prove himself alongside an android named Thia on a remote planet, starring Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Elle Fanning.
- It topped the weekend box office, beating Paramount's Regretting You at $7.1 million and outgrossing Blumhouse's Black Phone 2 at $5.3 million, slightly lifting the market from an autumn doldrum.
- Trachtenberg revealed the Duffer Brothers voiced Kwei's ship while mixing Stranger Things and Badlands, adding scheduling conflicts kept him from directing a Stranger Things episode and Badlands sets up a direct sequel.
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Box Office: ‘Predator: Badlands’ Is #1 with $40 Million Debut
“Predator: Badlands” led all films in North American theaters with a debut of $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, a better-than-expected result that slightly lifted the box office from its autumn doldrums.
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'Predator: Badlands' hunts down #1 spot at the box office
Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi attend the World Premiere of 20th Century Studios “Predator: Badlands” at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 03, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/WireImage) The latest Predator movie made prey out of all the other offerings at the box office. Predator: Badlands, the ninth film in the long-running sci-fi action horror franchise, debuted at #1 with a total gross of $40 million in its fir…
Predator: Badlands Leads Mild Rebound
Predator: Badlands led all films in North American theaters this weekend by taking in $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, a better-than-expected result that slightly lifted the box office from its autumn doldrums. Debuting on the heels of the worst box office weekend of 2025, Predator: Badlands easily topped...
`Predator: Badlands' Opens with $40 Million to Lead Box Office
“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 …
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