City, State/Country – E be like say movie season don burst out well well as the new flick, Predator: Badlands, don waka come feature like strong wahala! This film don break plenty records and enter the hearts of cinema lovers everywhere.
As the movie land for theatres, e don collect big cash, around $40 million for the domiestic box office from over 3,700 theaters. Akara no fit sweet pass dis! (E be like say dem don cook jollof for the cinema.) And abroad, na another $40 million wahala! For total, na $80 million wey dis film don gather, good enough to show say people dey interested in good stories, unlike some other movies wey dey blow hot air.
Na serious palava dat one oo! Predator: Badlands don steal the crown from the previous box office king, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, wey only gather $38.4 million back in 2004. The movie dey really give people wetin dem wan – a villain wey turn hero.
Under the direction of Dan Trachtenberg, the film is a fresh take on the classic franchise wey start since 1987. E turn the legendary Predator into protagonist wey carry wahala on him shoulder, as dem cast Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek. This guy don jam him brother’s ship enter desolate planet known as Genna to hunt beasts wey dey mystical. Na for this planet, he go meet another crazy character, the synthetic robot named Thia.
Big ups to 20th Century and Disney wey back this venture. The movie score strong A- CinemaScore while Rotten Tomatoes dey show 95% for audience score! People no dey joke with their choice o! (E be like say dem don gather village people to follow manage the movie well.)
Regretting You, another release from Paramount, still dey hold ground as e come second with an estimated $7.1 million. How e fall only small percentage since e don dey run for third weekend na wonder! Abeg, huge respect for producers wey put plenty work for ground, so people fit see something wey go last.
And talk about trailers wey dey hot, Blumhouse Black Phone sequel snagged third place with $5.2 million. So far, e don gross over $120 million globally. This one na mega combo wey don prove say horror dey follow film makers like leech!
Meanwhile, wey don see Amazon project titled Christy? E no break records as e just manage $4.5 million, but the film dey strong among women, and critics dey give am good ratings. E look like this year, people wan see good and creative works.
If dem dey sleep on checking other films, na dem own fault sha. Even the story wey concern domestic violence, Sydney Sweeney dey shine for she role, e gree reflect di spirit of strength and hope.
As we dey enter the festive season, the entertainment world dey expect more surprises from the cinemas. E be like say film makers no wan sleep on new ideas and e fit better this time around. Let’s keep our fingers crossed as more skits and dramas + excitement dey unfold for big screen.
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