‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Box Office Tracking Hints At A Record Opening Weekend For The Franchise
WillTerminator: Dark Fatefinally break the curse of terribleTerminatorsequels? Every movie in the franchise has been trying, and failing, to live up to the glory of James Cameron’s originalThe Terminatorand its sequelTerminator 2: Judgement Day, with disappointing results. ButDark Fateis hoping to change things up with some familiar faces.
James Cameronis back (producing), andLinda Hamiltonis returning to the franchise for the first time sinceT2.And it looks as if all of this might be enough to lure in a crowd – because earlyTerminator Dark Fatebox office tracking indicates the sequel might be headed towards a franchise-best opening weekend.
Are you excited forTerminator: Dark Fate? If so, you’re not alone.Deadlineis saying that early box office projections for the new sequel/reboot are pretty darn good, with theTim Miller-directed flick looking at a potential $40-plus million opening weekend. That puts it on track to break previous franchise record holder,Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which opened at $44 million.
Dark Fateis following a similar path as the 2018 box office hitHalloween. David Gordon Green’s horror sequel/reboot brought back the franchise’s original heroine and also opted to ignore all the sequels.Dark Fatebrings back Sarah Connor and ignores everyTerminatorsequel afterJudgement Day, enabling Tim Miller and James Cameron to make something more akin to a direct sequel toT2.
Whether or not the general public knows that is up for debate. But the marketing has been sure to slap James Cameron’s name everywhere, and I wouldn’t be surprised if casual moviegoers thought Cameron was back in the director’s chair even though he’s just producing (he also played a part in shaping the story, so there’s that). The reunion of Cameron, Hamilton, andArnold Schwarzeneggermight trigger enough nostalgia in audiences to ensure thatDark Fateends up with a winning weekend. There are even some projections stating thatDark Fightcould go as high as $60 million, but that seems overly generous.
InTerminator: Dark Fate, “Sarah Connor and a hybrid cyborg human must protect a young girl from a newly modified liquid Terminator from the future.” The film stars Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger,Mackenzie Davis,Natalia Reyes,Gabriel Luna, andDiego Boneta. Look forTerminator: Dark Fatein theatersNovember 1, 2019.
