Overview
- The launch surpassed Disney and 20th Century’s $25–30 million domestic projections, delivering the series’ strongest opening weekend.
- Audiences awarded an A- CinemaScore, and outlets report high Rotten Tomatoes marks from both critics and viewers.
- The PG-13 classification, a first for a mainline Predator feature, expanded access to younger moviegoers without revealing human-on-screen blood.
- Director Dan Trachtenberg’s film follows a Yautja outcast played by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi who teams with Elle Fanning’s android on a remote planet.
- Coverage notes online backlash over a perceived “Disneyfied” tone and disputed canon concerns tied to Weyland‑Yutani, as profitability watch continues given a reported ~$105 million budget.