‘Predator: Badlands’ Sets Franchise Record With $40 Million Debut, Snapping Box Office Cold Streak

“Predator: Badlands” is this weekend’s apex predator at the box office, collecting a better-than-expected $40 million in its debut. Those ticket sales were enough to cement a franchise record, overtaking 2004’s “Alien vs. Predator” ($38 million, not adjusted for inflation) as the biggest opening weekend in the long-running property. The sci-fi series ignited with 1987’s […]