For ‘Predator: Badlands,’ the weekend box office was the, um, good lands

Director Dan Trachtenberg’s revitalized ‘Predator’ franchise won the hunt thanks to a $40M debut.

For ‘Predator: Badlands,’ the weekend box office was the, um, good lands
Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi in Predator: Badlands. / 20th Century Studios

Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of Nov 7-9, 2025.

1. Predator: Badlands

Weekend gross: $40M
Total domestic gross: $40M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA

Fueled by stellar reviews and word of mouth, Predator: Badlands blew away its competition this weekend. Director Dan Trachentenberg has put his mark on the Predator franchise, making the jump from the straight-to-streaming Prey in 2022 to landing the franchise’s first theatrical release since 2018’s The Predator.

Badlands’ $40 million opening weekend is actually the franchise’s second lowest debut, ahead of only Predator 2’s $28.3 million — but with the franchise successfully jumping back into theaters, $40 million feels like a big win.

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2. Regretting You

Weekend gross: $7.1M
Total domestic gross: $38.6M
Last weekend: 2nd
Percent drop: 9

Despite Sunday estimates putting Regretting You at No. 1, it turned out director Josh Boone’s adaptation fell short of holding off Black Phone 2 for the top spot at the box office. Regretting You clearly beat Black Phone 2 this weekend, though, putting just under $2 million of distance between it and the sequel.

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