“Predator: Badlands” clawed its way to $80 million at the global box office, ranking as the biggest debut in the nearly 40-year-old franchise. Director Shane Black’s 2018 reboot “The Predator” previously held the record with $73.5 million, not adjusted for inflation.
Those ticket sales include $40 million in North America and $40 million in 52 international markets. “Badlands” also overtook the domestic record from 2004’s “Alien vs. Predator” with $38 million, also not adjusted for inflation. Meanwhile, this marks the franchise’s second-best international start after “The Predator” with $48.9 million. Top overseas markets were China with $7.4 million, the United Kingdom with $3.2 million and Mexico with $2.3
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