Predator: Badlands – Disney’s ONE Win Sparks a Culture War

Disney finally found a win in 2025… and it started a culture war.

Predator: Badlands opened with $80 million worldwide, making it the biggest hit in franchise history — but the online fallout has been bigger than the box office.

From The Critical Drinker’s viral review to Grace Randolph’s “incel” comments and fans calling each other Nazis over a Predator movie with daddy issues — this is the full story of how one mediocre sci-fi flick turned YouTube into a battlefield.

We’ll break down:
🎯 The box office math behind Disney’s only 2025 success
🎯 What they actually did to the Predator franchise
🎯 How “focus-group filmmaking” and “found family” killed originality
🎯 The Critical Drinker vs Disney meltdown
🎯 The Friday Night Tights reaction and Grace Randolph controversy
🎯 Why audiences are done with Disney’s “safe” storytelling

From the same studio that gave us The Marvels, Thunderbolts, and Alien: Earth, Predator: Badlands is proof that Hollywood now sells “adequate” as “amazing.”

Watch as The Critical Nerd breaks down the box office, the backlash, and the brand decay that defines modern Hollywood.

Sources & References:
Criticless Predator: Badlands Overview
Fandom Pulse – Predator: Badlands Box Office Report
Deadline & Variety Box Office Coverage

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