Badlands ‘ hunts down #1 spot at the box office

Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi attend the World Premiere of 20th Century Studios “Predator: Badlands” at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 03, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/WireImage)

The latest Predator movie made prey out of all the other offerings at the box office.

Predator: Badlands, the ninth film in the long-running sci-fi action horror franchise, debuted at #1 with a total gross of $40 million in its first weekend, according to Box Office Mojo.

Romantic drama Regretting You nabbed second place with $7.125 million, while horror sequel Black Phone 2 took #3 with an additional $5.3 million.

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Two new releases rounded out the top five: Sarah’s Oil, with $4.458 million, and Nuremburg, with $4.147 million.

Here are the top 10 films at the box office:

1. Predator: Badlands — $40 million
2. Regretting You – $7.125 million
3. Black Phone 2 — $5.3 million
4. Sarah’s Oil — $4.458 million
5. Nuremburg — $4.147 million
6. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — $3.6 million
7. Bugonia — $3.5 million
8. Die My Love— $2.83 million
9. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere — $2.2 million
10. Tron: Ares — $1.8 million