Predator is devouring its rivals at the box office. 20thCentury Fox reports the film earned $24 million to land at the top spot; but its high production costs ($88 million) may not have the studio doing cartwheels.
The Shane Black-helmed film will reportedly be looking to international markets to balance the books. This weekend, Predator nabbed $30.7 million in 72 foreign markets. Domestic audiences were primarily male (62%) and white (45%). The underwhelming C+ CinemaScore reflected the ambivalent critical response.
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Second place went to The Nun, which earned $18.2 million in its second weekend out. To date, the Conjuring spinoff has nabbed $85 million.
Lionsgate’s A Simple Favor, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, closed out the top three with $16.1 million.
Top 10 at the Box Office:
1.”The Predator,” $24 million ($30.7 million international).
2.”The Nun,” $18.2 million.
3.”A Simple Favor,” $16.1 million.
4.”White Boy Rick,” $8.8 million.
5.”Crazy Rich Asians,” $8.7 million.
6.”Peppermint,” $6.1 million.
7.”The Meg,” $3.8 million.
8.”Searching,” $3.2 million.
9.”Unbroken: Path to Redemption,” $2.4 million.
10.”Mission: Impossible — Fallout,” $2.3 million.
