2025 was a great year for sci-fi fans. The weird and wonderful mind of Yorgos Lanthimos returned with his latest Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons-led project, Bugonia; Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up to Parasite served biting political satire in space in Mickey 17; Guillermo del Toro finally adapted Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in grand, gothic fashion; and debut director Drew Goddard made an impressive splash with Companion. However, it was the return of a beloved sci-fi action franchise that deserves perhaps the most praise.
Almost forty years after filmmaker Joel McTiernan delivered the Arnold Schwarzenegger-led Predator, director Dan Trachtenberg returned with the seventh film in the franchise: Predator: Badlands. Aimed at encouraging a younger audience to sample the greatness of this beloved series, this PG-13 sci-fi hit earned rave reviews upon arrival, especially for Elle Fanning’s mesmeric performance as she added to her Academy Award-nominated turn in the Joachim Trier-helmed Norwegian drama Sentimental Value in a memorable year. The movie also starred Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and was written by Patrick Aison from a story crafted by Aison and Trachtenberg.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Predator: Badlands impressed with a strong 86% score from critics, and an even better 95% score from audiences. The consensus on the site reads, “Director Dan Trachtenberg continues to take the Predator franchise in exciting new directions with Badlands, a rollicking adventure that transforms one of cinema’s most iconic brutes into a hero worth rooting for.” Continuing its great success on the streaming charts, the film has earned a place back in the global Disney+ top ten, at the time of writing.
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‘Predator: Badlands’ Struggled at the Box Office
Although critics and audiences alike raved about the film upon release, it wasn’t enough for Predator: Badlands to secure a successful theatrical run at a time when most were struggling at the box office. Against a reported budget of $105 million, the film could only return $184 million worldwide, split between a domestic haul of $91 million and a further $93 million from overseas markets. After premiering at #1 in the domestic ranks, Badlands quickly slipped to second on weekend two and was out of the top ten entirely by weekend six.
Predator: Badlands is available to stream now. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming stories.
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November 7, 2025
- Runtime
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107 minutes
- Director
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Dan Trachtenberg
- Writers
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Dan Trachtenberg, Patrick Aison, John Thomas, Jim Thomas
- Producers
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Brent O’Connor, John Davis, Marc Toberoff, Dan Trachtenberg, Ben Rosenblatt
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Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi
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