20th Century Studios and Disney's Predator: Badlands has exceeded expectations with an $80 million global opening weekend, including $40 million from international markets. The film marks the strongest worldwide debut in the franchise's nearly 40-year history, surpassing the $73.5 million opening of 2018's Predator.
Internationally, the film secured the second-biggest opening in franchise history, behind only the original Predator ($48.9 million). When excluding China, it achieved the number one offshore start in the series. The film opened at number one in key markets including the UK, Spain, Australia, China, Korea and Mexico, and recorded the best-ever launch for a Predator title in the UK, Netherlands, Korea, Taiwan, India and Brazil.
In China, Predator: Badlands became the first studio movie to open at number one since Jurassic World Rebirth in July. Maoyan increased its final box office projection during the weekend, now estimating $14 million. The top five international markets at launch were China ($7.4 million), UK ($3.2 million), Mexico ($2.3 million), France ($1.8 million) and Japan ($1.7 million).
The film also pushed The Walt Disney Studios past the $4 billion worldwide mark for 2025 ($4.07 billion), the fourth consecutive year the studio has crossed that threshold. The performance is seen as positive for the industry amid a challenging global landscape.
Other notable box office updates include Regretting You reaching $71 million globally, Black Phone 2 at $120.4 million, and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc earning $158 million worldwide including Japan.
