‘The Predator’ Hunts Down No. 1 Box Office Spot
20th Century Fox’s “The Predator” will take the top spot on the box office charts from “The Nun” this weekend with an estimated $26 million opening from 4,037 screens, but will need help from overseas markets to stay out of the red.
Shane Black’s addition to the 80s monster franchise looks like it will have an opening that slightly higher than the $24.7 million the last installment, “Predators,” made in 2010. But “The Predator” is a far more expensive film, with an $88 million budget compared to $40 million for its predecessor. The larger budget is mainly due to the increased CGI in the film, as well as the salaries of stars like Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, and Keegan Michael-Key.