Long Range Forecast — November 7, 2025
Predator: Badlands | Disney / 20th Century Studios
Domestic Opening Weekend Range: $35M – $45M
The Predator franchise was revitalized in 2022 by 20th Century Studios’ Hulu-only release, Prey, followed in summer 2025 by anthology animated film Predator: Killer of Killers, also a Hulu exclusive. Now, Dan Trachtenberg–director of Prey and co-director of Killer of Killers—brings the franchise back to the big screen (including PLF) with Predator: Badlands, giving the series of a sci-fi bent by relocating its action to a remote planet. That Disney is giving Badlands a theatrical run bodes well, particularly after the success of fellow 20th Century Studios release Alien: Romulus, which opened in mid-August 2024 to a $42M domestic debut en route to a $105.3M total haul.
Prior to Prey, the Predator franchise was last rebooted with director Shane Black’s The Predator, released by a pre-Disney-acquisition 20th Century Fox in mid-September 2018; the film received a mixed reception, opening to $24.6M and closing its domestic run with $51M.
Other genre properties that have been revived under the 20th Century banner in recent years include 2022’s Hellraiser (Hulu exclusive) and Q2 2024 releases The First Omen ($8.3M domestic opening), and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ($58.4M domestic opening). On the original IP sci-fi side from 20th Century is Gareth Edwards’ The Creator, which failed to connect with audiences with a $14M domestic opening in late September 2023.
Looking outside 20th Century Studios, previous genre reboots (or sequels to said reboots) to come out in late October/early November include Paramount’s Terminator: Dark Fate ($29M domestic opening) and Universal’s Halloween ($76.2M), Halloween Kills ($49.4M), Halloween Ends ($40M), and The Exorcist: Believer ($26.4M).
Tracking Updates [as of October 3]
| Release Date | Title | Predicted Opening Range | Distributor |
| 10/3 | The Smashing Machine | $12M – $17M | A24 |
| 10/3 | Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl | $30M – $40M | AMC Theatres Distribution / Variance Film |
| 10/10 | Roofman | $7M – $10M | Paramount |
| 10/10 | Soul on Fire | $2M – $4M | Sony / Affirm |
| 10/10 | Tron: Ares | $40M – $50M | Disney |
| 10/17 | Black Phone 2 | $20M – $28M | Universal |
| 10/17 | Good Fortune | $10M – $15M | Lionsgate |
| 10/17 | Truth & Treason | $2M – $4M | Angel Studios |
| 10/24 | Regretting You | $15M – $25M | Paramount |
| 10/24 | Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc | $7M – $10M | Sony / Crunchyroll |
| 10/24 | Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nothing | $15M – $25M | Disney |
| 10/31 | Bugonia (Expansion) | $2M – $4M | Focus Features |
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