Lionsgate might be trying to find a Vault full of cash right now, as theBorderlandsmovie box office numbers for its opening weekend are bleak. The film’s domestic opening for the August 9 weekend brought in only $8.6 million, taking fourth place behindDeadpool & Wolverine,It Ends With Us,andTwistersfor its debut.
Overall,Borderlandsmade a worldwide box office gross of $16.9 million (viaThe Numbers), which is tiny compared to its reported $115 million budget (viaIGN). Assuming the typical marketing spend outside of its production budget,D+ Cinemascore, and negative fan sentiment,Borderlandsdoesn’t look like it’ll make that money back.
Box office YouTuber and analystDan Murrellsays thatBorderlandswill be one of the biggest box office bombs of the year, if not the largest. What doesn’t help are theawful reviewsforBorderlands, with our sister siteWGTCcalling the film “bottom of the barrel.”
Surprisingly, some big names are part of the eclecticBorderlandscast, including Jack Black (School of Rock)as Claptrap, Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween)as Tannis, Cate Blanchett (Thor: Ragnarok)as Lilith, and Kevin Hart plays Roland. Despite so many household names, series developer Gearbox may want to forget this entry ever happened, and remain focused on itsnew game in development.
It’s not all bad news for theBorderlandsseries, however. The third game has seen a 14.5% player boost on Steam over the past 30 days (viaSteam Charts), likely due to the publicity of the movie (or viewers of the film who want to forget about it).
