“Predator: Badlands” Roars to $40 million Opening, Propels Disney Past $4 Billion
los Angeles - “Predator: Badlands” dominated the North American box office this weekend, launching with an impressive $40 million debut, according to estimates from Comscore. The film’s strong performance marks a notable win for Walt Disney Co., pushing the studio’s worldwide ticket sales beyond $4 billion for the fourth consecutive year.
The success of “Predator: Badlands” arrives as Disney rebounds from recent underperformers like ”Tron: Ares” and “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” With highly anticipated sequels “Zootopia 2” and ”Avatar: Fire and Ash” still slated for release, Disney is now positioned to potentially exceed $5 billion in global ticket revenue this year.
The top ten films at the domestic box office for the Friday-Sunday period are as follows:
- “Predator: Badlands,” $40 million.
- “Regretting You,” $7.1 million.
- “Black Phone 2,” $5.3 million.
- “Sarah’s Oil,” $4.5 million.
- “Nuremberg,” $4.1 million.
- “Chainsaw Man,” $3.6 million.
- “Bugonia,” $3.5 million.
- “Die My Love,” $2.8 million.
- “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” $2.2 million.
- “Tron: ares,” $1.8 million.
Elsewhere in the box office, the independent family drama “Sarah’s Oil” opened in four theaters, earning $200,000-a $50,000 per-screen average, the third highest of the year. The film stars Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning.
