Unless TerminatorDarkFate sees an exceptionally strong hold in the coming weeks, the movie stands to lose $100 million
and Disney co-financed the movie, meaning any potential damages will be broken up among the Hollywood companies. The three studios each put up 30% of the budget, with China’s Tencent contributing the remaining cash. Box office experts say the film needs to earn around $450 million to break even but predict that “” will end its box office run with an uninspiring $180 million to $200 million globally.
The movie failed to make up much ground overseas, where it’s playing in 80% of foreign markets. China was expected to be a key market for the tentpole release, but. After a weak start, sources estimate it could struggle to reach $50 million in that territory. The most recent “Terminator” films — 2009’s “Terminator Salvation” and 2015’s “Terminator Genisys” — were both panned by critics and failed to recoup their pricey budgets. “Terminator: Dark Fate” was hailed as a return to form for the 35-year-old franchise, even landing a B+ Cinemascore from audiences and a 69% average on Rotten Tomatoes.
In “Dark Fate,” Hamilton’s Sarah Connor must protect a young girl from a deadly new Terminator from the future. Tim Miller directed the sequel from a screenplay by David S. Goyer, Justin Rhodes and Billy Ray.
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