In the most recent Box Office daily report from Sunday, July 10, 2025,Borderlandssunk totenth place in the daily takings, only earning $670,000 despite the film only being in its second weekend. Despite showing some promise on Saturday, August 17 with a haul of $1 million nationwide, these Sunday figures relegate the movie to acategory of Box Office strugglersthat many may not have predicted. Astonishingly, bothDespicable Me 4andInside Out 2had better Sunday figures thanBorderlands, despite the former being in theaters since July 3 and the latter since June 14. This means thatBorderlandsis beingoutperformed by a film that has been in theaters for almost 2 months longer- a stunning showcase of the film’s failure.
On a reported budget of around $110 million,Borderlandshas onlyrecouped just over $20 million so far, with the trend at the Box Office suggesting the film won’t even come close to earning even half of its budget. In response to the dire theatrical run, the movie is being hurried onto streaming much sooner than many may have predicted, with the video game adaptationscheduled to become available on VOD on August 30. For a movie of this budget with a beloved IP, expectations from executives would have been much higher, with this hurried streaming release a perfect example ofBorderlands' struggles.
‘Borderlands’ is Simply a Poor Quality Adaptation
Borderlands' poor performance could be chalked down to the release of other major titles at a similar time, such asDeadpool and Wolverineand the brand-newAlien: Romulus, but the truth is, alongside a terribly arduous production process, the movie has failed to impress both the public and critics. One such critic wasTaylor Gateswho, in herreview for Collider, said:
“Borderlands is ultimately a fun if flawed and rather unmemorablesummer blockbuster. It’s just disappointing thatthe source material has so much more to offer in terms of its layered characters and complicated themes of trauma and survivalthat the film seems either uninterested in or incapable of tapping into.”
The original video game series is an unquestionable classic and has received numerous awards on its road to being labeled as such. The movie, while certainly putting the funding and ensemble firepower into trying to achieve a similar reputation, pales in comparison to its source material, and is likely to be aforgotten video game adaptationin a current climate where the sub-genre seems to be thriving.
Borderlandshas sunk to tenth in the most recent daily Box Office takings. You can grab tickets to see the film in theaters below.
Borderlands
A feature film based on the popular video game set on the abandoned fictional planet of Pandora where people search for a mysterious relic.
