Multiple industry articles have proclaimed the latest predator movie a big success after a “strong” opening weekend of… just $40 million domestic and $83 million global. Against a projected budget of over $100 million. With analysts saying it needs $262 million to break even.
By what metric is this a success? By straight comparison to the original, of course! The first predator only made $12 million domestic in its opening weekend!
In 1987.
As a completely new IP.
On fewer than half as many screens.
And then went on to make 80% of its total run after opening weekend.
On a budget of just $18 million.
Movie industry media are attaching Saturn V rockets to every goalpost and firing them into fucking space just to manipulate audiences into thinking this modern slop is popular and good. This shit will be lucky to lose $50 million.
There literally hasn't been a good Predator movie since the 1st one.
Predator 2 was ok. I think the Predator works better in the jungle than the city though. I'm also a sucker for anything Alien, so AvP was good enough for me for an action flick.
Yep, Wolf was the saving grace of AvP Requiem. I quite enjoyed his parts and the writers/directors actually seemed to understand the Predator, something Dan Trachenberg does not.
I liked Cowboys vs Aliens better.
I think Predator 2 and Predators are good movies. Everything else has been horrible slop, including Prey. The Predator almost crosses over into so-bad-it’s-good territory.