“Badlands” is benefitting from several factors, including solid reviews, stellar word-of-mouth, and outsized interest on Imax and other pricier premium-large-format screens.

Disney might have a sleeper hit on their hands with 20th Century’s “Predator: Badlands,” which is earning the best opening weekend and audience reception ever for a “Predator” film as it builds toward...

It’s now the highest audience-scored Predator movie on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 96% compared to the (also great) 85% critic score.