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Predator

1987 • R • 1h 47m • Action, Science Fiction, Horror • 20th Century Fox

Soon the hunt will begin.

🍅 65% 87% MC 47 LB 3.78 IMDb 7.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$12M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$59.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$98.3M
$38.5M international
Domestic Legs5.0x
Budget$18M
1987 Rank#12
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Cast & Crew

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John McTiernan John McTiernan Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Starring Carl Weathers Carl Weathers Starring Bill Duke Bill Duke Starring
Written byJim Thomas, John Thomas Produced byLawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, John Davis CinematographyDonald McAlpine Music byAlan Silvestri Studio20th Century Fox SeriesPredator
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 12-14 1 $12.0M — 1,623 $7,413 $12.0M
2 Jun 19-21 2 $8.2M −31.6% 1,636 $5,028 $25.7M
3 Jun 26-28 5 $5.2M −36.5% 1,632 $3,200 $34.9M
4 Jul 3-5 7 $4.0M −23.4% 1,597 $2,505 $41.8M
5 Jul 10-12 11 $2.9M −28.1% 1,427 $2,017 $46.9M
6 Jul 17-19 11 $1.7M −41.0% 1,182 $1,436 $50.0M
7 Jul 24-26 11 $1.1M −37.0% 876 $1,221 $51.9M
8 Jul 31-Aug 2 11 $835.8K −21.8% 710 $1,177 $53.3M
9 Aug 7-9 11 $613.2K −26.6% 570 $1,076 $54.4M
10 Aug 14-16 11 $419.3K −31.6% 449 $934 $55.1M
11 Aug 21-23 11 $257.6K −38.5% 301 $856 $55.5M
12 Aug 28-30 12 $176.8K −31.4% 217 $815 $55.8M
13 Sep 4-6 34 $152.1K −14.0% 193 $788 $56.1M
14 Sep 11-13 12 $168.0K +10.5% 239 $703 $56.3M
15 Sep 18-20 12 $110.0K −34.6% 171 $643 $56.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $419.3K
$12.0M
$8.2M
$5.2M
$4.0M
$2.9M
$1.7M
$1.1M
$835.8K
$613.2K
$419.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −31.6%
−31.6%
W1→2
−36.5%
W2→3
−23.4%
W3→4
−28.1%
W4→5
−41.0%
W5→6
−37.0%
W6→7
−21.8%
W7→8
−26.6%
W8→9
−31.6%
W9→10
Steepest −41.0%Best hold −21.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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