It annihilated the competition. “Predator: Badlands” got a hold of audiences this Friday, its opener, and earned the top spot in theaters — chomping down on $15.6 million in earnings, according to The Numbers. The sci-fi horror flick, the ninth installment in the “Predator” franchise, has “enough familiar situations and high-tech hunting gear to satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but a story that stands alone,” said RogerEbert.com. In second was the romantic drama “Regretting You,” which moved up three spots from last week, and took in $2.22 million. “Sarah’s Oil,” a biopic about Sarah Rector, an 11-year-old who finds...