Predator Badlands CRATERS 68% in Week 2! Running Man BOMBS, Box Office MELTDOWN Continues

Predator: Badlands just CRATERED over 68% in its second weekend, The Running Man BOMBED on opening, and Now You See Me 3 somehow won the weekend by being the least embarrassing option.

Welcome back to The Critical Nerd – today we’re breaking down another brutal 2025 weekend box office disaster and the bigger trend that’s turning this whole year into a historic flop era.

🔹 Predator: Badlands falls 68.2% in week 2 to just $12.7M domestic, for a total of $66M domestic and about $136M worldwide on a $105M budget.
🔹 The Running Man opens to a disastrous $16.5–17M domestic and around $28M worldwide on a $100M+ budget – way under projections.
🔹 Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (Now You See Me 3) takes #1 with about $21M domestic and $75M global, which is “good” only because everything else face-planted.

With only six weeks left in 2025, the trend is clear: huge drops, weak openings, no legs, and audiences completely burned out. Even with Avatar 3 and Zootopia 2 still on the way, it may not be enough to save the year – especially when James Cameron takes a massive share of Avatar’s profits, leaving Disney as the big loser of 2025 with flop after flop.

In this video, we break down:
• Predator: Badlands’ brutal 68% drop and why it spells trouble for Disney
• The Running Man’s embarrassing opening and how studio chaos wrecked it
• How Now You See Me 3 “won” the weekend by default
• Why 2025 is shaping up as one of the worst box office years in modern history
• Whether Avatar and Zootopia can really salvage anything for Disney

📊 BOX OFFICE SOURCES & ARTICLES:
• Box Office Mojo – Weekend 46 Chart (Now You See Me 3, Running Man, Predator: Badlands)
Box Office Mojo
• The Numbers – Predator: Badlands box office & budget breakdown
The Numbers
• Deadline – Glen Powell’s The Running Man bombs at the box office
Deadline
• The Hollywood Reporter – Now You See Me 3 scores global upset as Running Man chokes
The Hollywood Reporter
• Geeks + Gamers & Cosmic Book News – Commentary on Predator: Badlands & Running Man flops

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💬 QUESTION OF THE VIDEO:
Which 2025 flop shocked you the most – Predator: Badlands, The Running Man, or something else entirely? Drop your take in the comments!

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