Reinvigorating a nearly 40-year old sci-fi franchise with its best opening, Predator: Badlands [PRED6] conquered the weekend box office with an estimated $40.0 million. The sequel rode the goodwill from director Dan Trachtenberg’s previous installment Prey, which premiered on Hulu. The series first PG-13 rating film pulled in an audience that was 57% males aged 25 and over.
Regretting You [RGRTU] stayed in second place at $7.13 million, bringing its total to $38.60 million after 3 weekends.
Last weekend’s top film Black Phone 2 [BPHO2] collected $5.30 million to advance its sum to $70.11 million after 4 weekends.
Sarah’s Oil [SAOIL] debuted in fifth place with $4.458 million. The 66% female audience gave the faith-based biopic an A+ CinemaScore.
Nuremberg [NUREM] opened with $4.00 million. The WWII drama appealed to older moviegoers with 67% over the age of 45.
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc [CHSWM] grossed $3.60 million in its third outing. The anime has collected $30.77 million.
Bugonia [STGPL] earned $3.50 million, down just 30% from its wide expansion. The awards hopeful has taken in $12.31 million.
Die My Love [DIMLV] opened with $2.83 million. The Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson drama was not what the audience expected based on the D+ CinemaScore.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere [DMFNW] tallied $2.20 million, pushing its total to $2.40 million after 3 weekends.
Black Bear’s first release, Christy [CHRSM] bombed with just $1.305 million from 2011 theaters.
Stitch Head [STCHD] declined 59% from its debut to $825K for a total at $3.87 million.
Good Fortune [GDFRT] took in $605K in its fourth weekend to bring its total to $16.14 million.
Truth & Treason [TRUTR] grossed $94K for a total of $5.95 million after 4 weekends.
Tag(s): PRED6, RGRTU, BPHO2, SAOIL, NUREM, CHSWM, STGPL, DIMLV, DMFNW, CHRSM, STCHD, GDFRT, TRUTR