LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – 20th Century Fox’s “The Predator”, a long-in the tooth sequel to schlocky ’80’s sci-fi action classic topped the weekend box office take, earning a mediocre $24.0M in North American theaters and $54.7M worldwide, according to estimates compiled by comScore.
The 4th installment in the venerable “Predator” series featured an ensemble cast that included Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, and Sterling K. Brown.
Veteran action director Shane Black, whose credits include “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” (2005), and Iron Man 3 (2013), served as a co-writer for the film along with Fred Dekker.
While “Predator” was the best-selling movie this weekend with a wide debut in more than 70 territories worldwide, its performance was surely a disappointment considering the movie’s estimated $88m production budget.
Last week’s champion “The Nun” continued its strong box office run, adding an additional $18.2M in North American theaters and $51.3M internationally.
Also debuting this week was the Hong Kong action-crime thriller “L-Storm”. A sequel to 2016’s “S Storm” the movie earned $32.2M in just three territories for its debut weekend.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, September 16, are below.
Predator, The – 20th Century Fox – $54.7M
Nun, The – Warner Bros. – $51.3M
L Storm – Multiple – $32.2M
Simple Favor, A – Lionsgate – $19.6M
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Paramount Pictures – $18.2M
Crazy Rich Asians – Warner Bros. – $16.0M
Meg, The – Warner Bros. – $9.9M
Searching – Sony – $9.2M
White Boy Rick – Sony – $8.8M
Peppermint – STX Entertainment – $7.9M
Disney’s Christopher Robin – Disney – $7.0M
Alpha – Sony – $4.5M
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, September 16, are below.
Predator, The – 20th Century Fox – $24.0M
Nun, The – Warner Bros. – $18.2M
Simple Favor, A – Lionsgate – $16.1M
White Boy Rick – Sony – $8.8M
Crazy Rich Asians – Warner Bros. – $8.7M
Peppermint – STX Entertainment – $6.1M
Meg, The – Warner Bros. – $3.8M
Searching – Sony – $3.2M
Unbroken: Path To Redemption – Pure Flix – $2.4M
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Paramount – $2.3M
Disney’s Christopher Robin – Disney – $2.0M
BlacKkKlansman – Focus Features – $1.3M
