by: Alana Brown-Davis
‘Predator: Badlands’ has soared to a $40 million domestic opening in the box office. Earlier estimates of how ‘Predator: Badlands’ would perform put it in the mid $20 million range. The movie as also generated $40 million internationally putting it at an $80 million debut. Not only is it exceeding expectations, it is also to the biggest debut weekend in the ‘Predator’ franchise. ‘Predator: Badlands’ budget was just $105 million which puts the film in a great position to triple its box office profit.
Starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as sisters Thia and Tessa and Dek, the movie follows the allyship between Dek, an outcasted Yautja and Thia a damaged Weyland-Yutani Corportation synthetic. The fight together against an Apex Predator played by Reuben de Jong.
‘Predator: Badlands’ currently holds an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes making it one of the best-reviewed ‘Predator’ movies ever. Critics and viewers alike enjoy the movie which has generated word-of mouth buzz resulting in its significant box office standing. It’s also worth nothing that ‘Badlands’ is the first PG-13 movie in the franchise because there aren’t any humans in the film, opening it up to more audiences.
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