Comments (0) ( ) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works . (Image credit: 20th Century Studios) Dan Trachtenberg continues to bring new life to the Yautja. Predator: Badlands , the second installment in the sci-fi franchise to be directed by him, is about to set an incredible opening weekend record, and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. The film arrived in theatres this week, and as of today, Sunday, November 9, Predator: Badlands has earned the highest-grossing first weekend for the property. Yes, that means it's done better than the 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger , as well as the 1990 sequel led by Danny Glover, 2010's Predators and 2018's The Predator. At time of writing, per The Hollywood Reporter , Badlands is expected to gross between $36 and $38.5 million for its initial weekend in cinemas in the US, and around $80 million worldwide, quite literally running through all prior Yautja-centred Predator flicks. If the production lands on the upper end of that scale, it'll dethrone Alien vs. Predator as the biggest opening across both mainline and crossover installments. You may like Source: https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/sci-fi-movies/predator-badlands-sets-franchise-record-in-opening-weekend-box-office-overtaking-original-schwarzenegger-movie-and-predators/