Badlands has made a historic impact at the global box office. The latest installment in the long-running sci-fi franchise opened to record-breaking numbers, setting a new benchmark for the series with its massive opening weekend performance.

Predator: Badlands is set to break a major box office record during its opening weekend. 2025's Predator: Badlands is the first installment in the sci-fi action franchise to hit theaters since 2018's The Predator.

Koloamatangi, the science fiction action movie surpassed projections in both the United States and worldwide. Additionally, enthusiasm for the franchise increased during its opening weekend.

Predator: Badlands” stormed into theaters this weekend, taking the top spot at the North American box office with a $40 million debut, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The strong opening gave theaters a much-needed boost after one of the slowest weekends of 2025.

Predator: Badlands has just broken a Rotten Tomatoes audience score record in addition to its great box office numbers.

The box office needed a big splash following the awful ticket sales numbers from the Halloween weekend seven days ago, and that's exactly what it has gotten in the form of the new Predator entry. The sci-fi/action blockbuster arrived as the biggest new release from Hollywood on Friday,

Predator Badlands is the apex predator of the box office. The latest from Dan Trachtenberg overperformed, bringing in $40 million domestic in its first weekend of release. Per Variety, the film is now the franchise’s strongest opening,

Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands is now opening to $40M (we spottted $39M last night) — a record domestic debut for the 20th Century Studios’ 38-year-old Predator franchise. This comes after a great hold on Saturday of $14M,