Overview
- Industry projections put both openers in the roughly $20 million to $25 million range, with ‘Predator: Badlands’ tracking to the mid-to-high teens in its second weekend.
- Paramount’s R-rated ‘The Running Man’ rolls out to about 3,400 theaters with a reported $110 million budget and heavy premium-large-format placement at roughly 1,000 locations.
- Lionsgate’s ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ hits approximately 3,300 theaters with a production cost above $90 million and historically stronger overseas performance for the series.
- Tracking and presales are closely matched for the two newcomers, though forecasts do not generally tip the heist threequel for a No. 1 debut.
- ‘Predator: Badlands’ carries strong audience scores (A- CinemaScore, 78% definite recommend) and a PG-13 rating that could support its hold against the new releases.