‘Predator: Badlands’ swoops down on its foes, makes No. 1 at the box office debut By Published Nov. 8, 2025, 1:41 p.m. ET It annihilated the competition. “Predator: Badlands” got a hold of audiences this Friday, its opener, and earned the top spot in theaters — chomping down on $15.6 million in earnings, according to The Numbers . The sci-fi horror flick, the ninth installment in the “Predator” franchise, has “enough familiar situations and high-tech hunting gear to satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but a story that stands alone,” said RogerEbert.com . 3 “Predator: Badlands” is the ninth installment in the “Predator” franchise. ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection In second was the romantic drama “Regretting You,” which moved up three spots from last week, and took in $2.22 million. “Sarah’s Oil,” a biopic about Sarah Rector, an 11-year-old who finds black gold beneath the property she inherited and becomes one of the first black women millionaires in the country, landed in third, with a $1.7 million take. Rector is played by Naya Desir-Johnson, who “offers a star-making performance,” according to Variety . Source: https://nypost.com/2025/11/08/entertainment/predator-badlands-swooped-down-on-its-foes-grabbing-1st-place-on-its-opener/