the movie cost about $15 million to make. it was released in the united states on june 12, 1987. "predator" made $98,267,558 at the box office. at first, the reviews to "predator" were negative. much of this was because of a weak plot. two sequels, "predator 2" (1990) and "predators" (2010) were made. there have also been two movies with the "alien" franchise. these are "alien vs. predator" (2004) and "" (2007).