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In 2011, [[Gearbox Software]] CEO [[Randy Pitchford]] had his first conversation about a possible film adaptation of ''[[Borderlands (series)|Borderlands]]'' with producers [[Avi Arad|Avi]] and Ari Arad of Arad Productions.<ref>{{cite magazine |~~url~~last=~~https://ew.com/borderlands-movie-adaptation-comic-con-~~Romano |first=Nick |date=July 24, 2024~~-cover-story-8676778~~ |title='A movie completely made by lunatics': ''Borderlands'' stars unearth secrets from Pandora~~|date=July~~ ~~24, 2024~~|~~first~~url=~~Nick|last=Romano|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access~~https://ew.com/borderlands-~~date=August~~movie-adaptation-comic-con-2024-cover-story-8676778 ~~6, 2024~~|~~archive~~url-~~date~~status=~~August~~live ~~4, 2024~~|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804082132/https://ew.com/borderlands-movie-adaptation-comic-con-2024-cover-story-8676778 |~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~live~~August 4, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Pitchford was convinced that a film adaption would work after the release of ''[[Tales from the Borderlands]]''.<ref>{{Cite news ~~|date=August 6, 2024~~ |last=Zwiezen |first=Zack |date=August 6, 2024 |title=Tales From The Borderlands Convinced Gearbox A Movie Was A Good Idea ~~|work=[[Kotaku]]~~ |url=https://kotaku.com/tales-from-the-borderlands-live-action-movie-gearbox-1851614468 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819151931/https://kotaku.com/tales-from-the-borderlands-live-action-movie-gearbox-1851614468 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |work=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> He later planned on starting a Borderlands [[Shared universe|cinematic universe]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=July 6, 2024 ~~|last=Vejvoda |first=Jim~~ |title=Borderlands Movie: Exclusive Trailer Breakdown with Gearbox's Randy Pitchford ~~|work=[[IGN]]~~ |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-trailer-breakdown-randy-pitchford-ign-fan-fest-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221185133/https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-trailer-breakdown-randy-pitchford-ign-fan-fest-2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |work=[[IGN]]}}</ref> In May 2015, [[Leigh Whannell]] was in talks with [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] to write and direct an adaptation of the video game series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Marc |first=Christopher |~~url~~date=~~https://thegww.com/saw-and-insidious-co-creator-leigh-whannell-in-talks-to-make-borderlands-movie/~~May 18, 2015 |title=''Saw'' and ''Insidious'' Co-Creator Leigh Whannell In Talks to Make ''Borderlands'' Movie~~|date=May~~ ~~18, 2015~~|~~website~~url=~~The~~https://thegww.com/saw-and-insidious-co-creator-leigh-whannell-in-talks-to-make-borderlands-movie/ ~~GWW~~|~~accessdate=July 2, 2023|archive~~url-~~date~~status=~~July~~live ~~2, 2023~~|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702174440/https://thegww.com/saw-and-insidious-co-creator-leigh-whannell-in-talks-to-make-borderlands-movie/ |~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~live~~July 2, 2023 |accessdate=July 2, 2023 |website=The GWW}}</ref> The film was officially announced in August 2015; however, Whannell's involvement was left omitted.<ref>{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |author-link=Dave McNary |date=August 28, 2015 |title='Borderlands' Videogame Movie in Works at Lionsgate |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/borderlands-videogame-movie-lionsgate-1201580303/ |~~access~~url-~~date~~status=~~January 27, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=October 29, 2020~~live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029151741/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/borderlands-videogame-movie-lionsgate-1201580303/ |~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~live~~October 29, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

[[Eli Roth]] stated that his French bulldog pooping gave him inspiration while pitching the film. "I have to look away because she gets really shy. But one day I filmed her. She had that shy look on her face and I was like, 'That's Claptrap.'" A scene of Claptrap pooping was included in the final film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 6, 2024 |last=Shaw-Williams |first=Hannah |title=The Borderlands Movie Was Inspired By Eli Roth Watching His Dog Poop |work=[[/Film]] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1617059/borderlands-movie-claptrap-pooping-bullets-eli-roth-dog/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812232030/https://www.slashfilm.com/1617059/borderlands-movie-claptrap-pooping-bullets-eli-roth-dog/ |archive-date=August 12, 2024}}</ref>

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Aaron Berg was tapped to pen an [[Motion Picture Association film rating system#R-rated|R-rated]] take on the material in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/borderlands-movie-taps-section-6-887306/|title=''Borderlands'' Movie Taps ''Section 6'' Writer to Pen Script (Exclusive)|date=April 25, 2016|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 2, 2023|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702174431/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/borderlands-movie-taps-section-6-887306/|url-status=live}}</ref> By June 2018, [[Oren Uziel]] assumed scripting duties from Berg.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Tom|url=https://screenrant.com/borderlands-movie-characters-director/|title=''Borderlands'' Movie Characters & Director Possibly Revealed|date=April 17, 2018|website=ScreenRant|accessdate=July 2, 2023|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702174432/https://screenrant.com/borderlands-movie-characters-director/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Melendez|first=Marcos|url=https://fullcirclecinema.com/2019/06/12/borderlands-film-female-protagonist/|title=Lionsgate's ''Borderlands'' Film Will Feature A Female Protagonist (Exclusive)|date=June 12, 2019|website=Full Circle Cinema|accessdate=July 2, 2023|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702174432/https://fullcirclecinema.com/2019/06/12/borderlands-film-female-protagonist/|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 20, 2020, Lionsgate announced that Roth was attached to direct the film from a screenplay written by [[Craig Mazin]], with [[Erik Feig]] joining as producer through his production company Picturestart.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 20, 2020 |title=Eli Roth To Direct Adaptation Of Sci-Fi Videogame 'Borderlands' For Lionsgate |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/borderlands-videogame-eli-roth-directing-lionsgate-movie-1202864502/ |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224212648/https://deadline.com/2020/02/borderlands-videogame-eli-roth-directing-lionsgate-movie-1202864502/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 20, 2020 |last=Ankers-Range |first=Adele |title=Borderlands Movie In Production Directed By Eli Roth |work=[[IGN]] |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-in-production-directed-by-eli-roth |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221025501/https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-in-production-directed-by-eli-roth |archive-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> By April 2021, Mazin's script had been rewritten by [[Juel Taylor]] and Tony Rettenmaier; and again by Roth.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 20, 2021 |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |title=''Borderlands'' Movie's Haley Bennet Shares First Look At The Script |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-movies-haley-bennet-shares-first-look-at-the-script/1100-6490344/ |url-status=live |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702174432/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-movies-haley-bennet-shares-first-look-at-the-script/1100-6490344/ |archive-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> A plot synopsis was released in April.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 5, 2021 |last=Kim |first=Matt |title=Borderlands Movie Plot Revealed, Edgar Ramirez Cast as Atlas Founder |work=[[IGN]] |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-plot-revealed-casts-edgar-ramirez-as-atlas-founder |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405184408/https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-plot-revealed-casts-edgar-ramirez-as-atlas-founder |archive-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref>

[[Cate Blanchett]] was cast as Lilith in May 2020.<ref name="Deadline-0505">{{cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=May 5, 2020 |title=Oscar Winner Cate Blanchett In Talks To Join 'Borderlands' Adaptation At Lionsgate |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/cate-blanchett-borderlands-lionsgate-1202926685/ |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815152347/https://deadline.com/2020/05/cate-blanchett-borderlands-lionsgate-1202926685/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Cate Blanchett to star in Eli Roth's Borderlands movie |url=https://ew.com/movies/cate-blanchett-borderlands/ |access-date=January 27, 2021 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126002334/https://ew.com/movies/cate-blanchett-borderlands/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Speaking of her decision to join the project, Blanchett said: "The gun-slinging stuff was so much fun. I got really absorbed in that whole world. I think there also may have been a little [[COVID-19|Covid]] ~~madness — I~~madness—I was spending a lot of time in the garden, using the chainsaw a little too freely. My husband said, 'This film could save your life'."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=2024-02-07 |title=Borderlands Turns Cate Blanchett Into A Gunslinger: 'I Got Really Absorbed In That World' |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/borderlands-movie-cate-blanchett-gunslinger-eli-roth/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Empire |language=en |archive-date=July 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708104739/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/borderlands-movie-cate-blanchett-gunslinger-eli-roth/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kevin Hart]] trained with [[United States Navy SEALs]] prior to auditioning for the role of Roland.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 18, 2021 |last=Ankers-Range |first=Adele |title=Borderlands Movie: Kevin Hart Really Wants You to Know It's Just Like the Games |work=[[IGN]] |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-looks-like-the-game-says-kevin-hart |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618113954/https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-looks-like-the-game-says-kevin-hart |archive-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref> The rest of the ensemble cast was announced between January and April 2021.<ref name="Variety-0126"/><ref name="Deadline-0429"/> Roth stated that he wanted to include cosplayers in the film as extras and kill them off.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 27, 2020 |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |title=Borderlands Director Eli Roth Wants to Put Cosplayers In the Movie… And Kill Them |work=[[IGN]] |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-director-eli-roth-wants-to-put-cosplayers-in-the-moviea-and-kill-them |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520142144/https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-director-eli-roth-wants-to-put-cosplayers-in-the-moviea-and-kill-them |archive-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>

Filming began on April 1, 2021, in Budapest, Hungary, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and wrapped on June 22.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dubey |first1=Nivedita |title=Borderlands Fans Can Expect a 'Wacky, 'Over-the-Top' Film, Says Jamie Lee Curtis |url=https://www.cbr.com/borderlands-film-wacky-over-the-top-jamie-lee-curtis/ |website=cbr.com |access-date=24 August 2023 |date=12 July 2023 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824110601/https://www.cbr.com/borderlands-film-wacky-over-the-top-jamie-lee-curtis/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |~~url~~last=~~https://ew.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-previews-borderlands-movie-tannis-character-details/~~Nolfi |first=Joey |date=July 11, 2023 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis previews 'wacky' Borderlands movie, reveals new Tannis character details~~|magazine=[[Entertainment~~ ~~Weekly]]~~|~~last~~url=~~Nolfi|first=Joey|date=July 11, 2023|access~~https://ew.com/movies/jamie-lee-~~date=July~~curtis-previews-borderlands-movie-tannis-character-details/ ~~12, 2023~~|~~archive~~url-~~date~~status=~~July~~live ~~12, 2023~~|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712025011/https://ew.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-previews-borderlands-movie-tannis-character-details/ |~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~live~~July 12, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/movies/22545205/borderlands-movie-claptrap-image-cast|title=Borderlands movie filming wraps, offers first (real) look at Claptrap|date=June 22, 2021|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=August 6, 2024|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623115025/https://www.polygon.com/movies/22545205/borderlands-movie-claptrap-image-cast|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 4, 2021, first -look images of the cast were released, with black -and -white images obscuring all but the cast's silhouettes.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 4, 2021|title='Borderlands' Cast Assembles in First Images|url=https://screencrush.com/borderlands-movie-first-look-images/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=ScreenCrush|language=en|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614215440/https://screencrush.com/borderlands-movie-first-look-images/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2023, it was announced the film would be going through two weeks of reshoots directed by [[Tim Miller (director)|Tim Miller]], due to Roth's commitments to ''[[Thanksgiving (2023 film)|Thanksgiving]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/borderlands-tim-miller-eli-roth-grindhouse-trailer-thanksgiving-1235214050/ |title=Tim Miller Steps In For Eli Roth To Handle 'Borderlands' Reshoot As Roth Cooks Up Feature Version Of 'Grindhouse' Trailer 'Thanksgiving' |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |date=January 7, 2023 |access-date=January 7, 2023 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108002524/https://deadline.com/2023/01/borderlands-tim-miller-eli-roth-grindhouse-trailer-thanksgiving-1235214050/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Zak Olkewicz wrote new pages for Miller.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Heat Vision |url=https://view.email.hollywoodreporter.com/?qs=de6232fa0c01c2b27c83ab25e8ca5fce5611ebcbd04820ee8c2f66ae9ee757d2047762fbbf42e8c183013bcdca88003bdffb8dba19b636330c9543c24fcbd94d1251e59687b5758e~~|title=Heat~~ ~~Vision~~|~~date=January 13, 2023|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 2, 2023|archive~~url-~~date~~status=~~January~~live ~~14, 2023~~|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114025954/https://view.email.hollywoodreporter.com/?qs=de6232fa0c01c2b27c83ab25e8ca5fce5611ebcbd04820ee8c2f66ae9ee757d2047762fbbf42e8c183013bcdca88003bdffb8dba19b636330c9543c24fcbd94d1251e59687b5758e |~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~live~~January 14, 2023 |accessdate=July 2, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In June 2023, Mazin removed his name from the project, replaced by Joe Crombie; Mazin has denied reports that Crombie was his [[pseudonym]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/borderlands-craig-mazin-not-writer-pseudonym-1235668894/ |title='Borderlands' Movie; Craig Mazin Says He's 'Not a Credited Writer' and Reports of Pseudonym Credit Are 'False' |last=Hailu |first=Selome |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 12, 2023 |accessdate=July 26, 2023 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726015518/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/borderlands-craig-mazin-not-writer-pseudonym-1235668894/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Additional literary material was credited to Berg, Uziel, Taylor, Rettenmaier, Olkewicz, Chris Bremner, and [[Sam Levinson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1203280/borderlands/|title=''Borderlands'' Writing Credits|date=June 21, 2023|website=WGA Directory|accessdate=July 2, 2023|archive-date=August 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807062622/https://directories.wga.org/project/1203280/borderlands/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Steve Jablonsky]] composed the film's score after replacing [[Nathan Barr]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nathan Barr to Score Eli Roth's 'Borderlands' |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/06/09/nathan-barr-to-score-eli-roths-borderlands/ |website=Film Music Reporter |access-date=29 August 2021 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829173623/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/06/09/nathan-barr-to-score-eli-roths-borderlands/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Steve Jablonsky Scoring 'Borderlands' Film Adaptation |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/10/09/steve-jablonsky-scoring-borderlands-film-adaptation/ |website=Film Music Reporter |access-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104045904/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/10/09/steve-jablonsky-scoring-borderlands-film-adaptation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jimmy O'Dee, the stunt coordinator for the film, stated that scenes depicting heads being blown up and feet being cut off were cut to maintain a PG-13 rating.<ref>{{Cite news ~~|date=August 9, 2024~~ |last=Zwiezen |first=Zack |date=August 9, 2024 |title=Borderlands Movie Had Characters 'Blowing People's Heads Off' Before PG-13 Changes ~~|work=[[Kotaku]]~~ |url=https://kotaku.com/borderlands-movie-r-rated-pg-13-eli-roth-interview-1851618411 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812185150/https://kotaku.com/borderlands-movie-r-rated-pg-13-eli-roth-interview-1851618411 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |work=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref>

==Release==

===Theatrical===

''Borderlands'' was initially planned to be released in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 12, 2021 |last=Wiseman |first=Liam |title=Magician Penn Jillette Has a Small Role in the Borderlands Movie |work=[[IGN]] |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/magician-penn-jillette-has-a-small-role-in-the-borderlands-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150236/https://www.ign.com/articles/magician-penn-jillette-has-a-small-role-in-the-borderlands-movie |archive-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 1, 2021 |last=Skrebels |first=Joe |title=Borderlands Movie: We've Gotten Our First Glimpse of Cate Blanchett as Lilith |work=[[IGN]] |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-lilith-first-look-cate-blanchett |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601130318/https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-lilith-first-look-cate-blanchett |archive-date=June 1, 2021}}</ref> It premiered at the [[TCL Chinese Theatre]] in Los Angeles on August 6, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/borderlands-red-carpet-photos-1236536480/|title=''Borderlands'' Los Angeles Red Carpet: Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis and More [Photos]|date=August 7, 2024|first=Julia|last=Teti|website=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807194520/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/borderlands-red-carpet-photos-1236536480/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was theatrically released in the United States by Lionsgate Films on August 9, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=Eli Roth's Feature Take of Videogame 'Borderlands' Lands Summer 2024 Release Date – Comic-Con|url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/borderlands-release-date-eli-roth-comic-con-1235443176/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 20, 2023|access-date=July 20, 2023|archive-date=July 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726193941/https://deadline.com/2023/07/borderlands-release-date-eli-roth-comic-con-1235443176/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film cost $110–120 million to produce, and Lionsgate spent $30 million on [[Film promotion|print and advertising]]. International [[Film ~~pre-sales~~finance|presales]] reportedly covered 60% of production costs.<ref name="opening">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-box-office-deadpool-wolverine-it-ends-with-us-1236032813/|title=Ryan Reynolds Vs. Blake Lively At The Box Office: ''Deadpool & Wolverine'' To Slay Again With $50M, ''It Ends With Us'' To Begin With $23M-$30M+ – Preview|date=August 6, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 6, 2024|archive-date=August 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806184634/https://deadline.com/2024/08/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-box-office-deadpool-wolverine-it-ends-with-us-1236032813/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sales of ''Borderlands 3'' on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] rose after the film's release and the concurrent player amount doubled from around 6,000 to a peak of 12,231.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=August 12, 2024 |last=Broadwell |first=Josh |title=Borderlands 3's Steam popularity surges after Borderlands movie flop |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |url=https://videogames.si.com/news/borderlands-3-steam-best-selling-borderlands-movie-flop |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812191050/https://videogames.si.com/news/borderlands-3-steam-best-selling-borderlands-movie-flop |archive-date=August 12, 2024}}</ref>

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==Reception==

===Box office===

{{As of|2024|9|2|df=US}}, ''Borderlands'' has grossed $15.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $15.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $31.2 million.<ref name="NUM" /><ref name="BOM"/> Following its opening weekend, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported the film would likely lose the studio $20–30 million.<ref name="OpeningWknd"/>

In the United States and Canada, ''Borderlands'' was released alongside ''[[It Ends with Us (film)|It Ends with Us]]'' and ''[[Cuckoo (2024 film)|Cuckoo]]'', and was projected to gross $8–16 million from 3,125 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref name="opening"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/box-office-it-ends-with-us-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-deadpool-wolverine-1236097424/|title=Blake Lively's ''It Ends With Us'' to Battle Ryan Reynolds{{'}} ''Deadpool & Wolverine'' at Box Office|date=August 7, 2024|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807142247/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/box-office-it-ends-with-us-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-deadpool-wolverine-1236097424/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/weekend-preview-reynolds-vs-lively-as-it-ends-with-us-challenges-deadpool-wolverine/|title=Weekend Preview: Reynolds vs Lively as ''It Ends with Us'' Challenges ''Deadpool & Wolverine''|date=August 7, 2024|website=[[Boxoffice Pro]]|access-date=August 8, 2024|archive-date=August 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813202001/https://www.boxofficepro.com/weekend-preview-reynolds-vs-lively-as-it-ends-with-us-challenges-deadpool-wolverine/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film made $4 million on its first day, including an estimated $1.32 million from Thursday previews.<ref name="OpeningWknd">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/box-office-it-ends-with-us-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-1236034150/|title=Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively Box Office Battle Settles As ''Deadpool & Wolverine'' Sees $54M+, ''It Ends With Us'' Strong $50M; ''Borderlands'' DOA – Sunday Update|date=August 11, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 11, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812132636/https://deadline.com/2024/08/box-office-it-ends-with-us-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-1236034150/|url-status=live}}</ref> It ended up debuting with $8.6 million, finishing in fourth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W32/|title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 32|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813202003/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W32/|url-status=live}}</ref> It made $2.4 million in its second weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W33/|title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 33|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref>

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''Borderlands'' received negative reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=2024-08-08 |title=The Borderlands movie currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 0% |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-borderlands-movie-currently-has-a-rotten-tomatoes-score-of-0/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813201949/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-borderlands-movie-currently-has-a-rotten-tomatoes-score-of-0/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bolding |first=Jonathan |date=2024-08-07 |title=The first impressions of the Borderlands movie are out, and include slightly worrying phrases like 'disaster' and 'visually repulsive dud' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/the-first-impressions-of-the-borderlands-movie-are-about-as-negative-as-youd-expect/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |work=[[PC Gamer]] |language=en |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808170204/https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/the-first-impressions-of-the-borderlands-movie-are-about-as-negative-as-youd-expect/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/movies/borderlands-reviews-cate-blanchett-eli-roth-disapointment/|title=Early ''Borderlands'' Reviews Are Staggeringly Negative And Full Of Disappointment Over The Video Game Adaptation|date=August 8, 2024|first=Nina|last=Braca|website=[[Uproxx]]|access-date=August 8, 2024|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808170204/https://uproxx.com/movies/borderlands-reviews-cate-blanchett-eli-roth-disapointment/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|10|3.3|157|Glitching out in every department, ''Borderlands'' is balderdash.|ref=yes|access-date=August 13, 2024}} {{Metacritic film prose|26|35|ref=yes|access-date=August 25, 2024}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by [[PostTrak]] gave it a 46% positive score, with 31% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name="OpeningWknd"/>

''[[The Guardian]]'' called the film "janky" and a "juvenile and derivative adaptation"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hassenger |first=Jesse |date=2024-08-08 |title=Borderlands review – Cate Blanchett is wasted in janky video game adventure |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/08/borderlands-movie-review-cate-blanchett |~~access~~url-~~date~~status=~~2024-08-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=August 13, 2024~~live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813202002/https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/08/borderlands-movie-review-cate-blanchett |~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~live~~August 13, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> while ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found it was a "generic gaming adaptation that deprives audiences of the most valuable ingredient of its source: surprise."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=2024-08-08 |title='Borderlands' Review: After 'Tár,' It's Strange to See Cate Blanchett Slumming in a Middling Video Game Movie |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-eli-roth-1236098894/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809013400/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-eli-roth-1236098894/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' said it was a "total disaster"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Loughrey |first=Clarisse |date=2024-08-08 |title=Borderlands review: This Cate Blanchett video game adaptation is a total disaster |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/borderlands-movie-review-b2592670.html |access-date=2024-08-08 |work=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808232339/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/borderlands-movie-review-b2592670.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wondered if ''Borderlands'' was the worst video game movie ever.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fear |first=David |date=2024-08-08 |title='Borderlands' Is an Insult to Gamers, Movie Lovers and Carbon-Based Life Forms |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-1235070586/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=August 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813201952/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-1235070586/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Evening Standard]]'' suggested it was the worst film of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jessop |first=Vicky |date=2024-08-08 |title=Borderlands review: is this the worst film of the year? |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-kevin-hart-b1175299.html |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Evening Standard |language=en |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809010733/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/borderlands-review-cate-blanchett-kevin-hart-b1175299.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[PC Gamer]]'' compared ''Borderlands'' to numerous other video game movie adaptations: "You might have heard the claim that this is a righting of the scale, … [to] remind us that good adaptations are the exception, not the rule. We needed a new [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' (1993)]]. We didn't get one. ''Borderlands'' cannot hold a candle to ''Super Mario Bros.'' It is not interestingly bad. ... It has no cheesy, thwarted ambition to redeem it. It never becomes more than a waste of a hundred minutes."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wolens |first=Joshua |date=August 9, 2024 |title=The Borderlands movie is such an irredeemable mess it had me longing for 1993's Super Mario Bros |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/the-borderlands-movie-is-such-an-irredeemable-mess-it-had-me-longing-for-1993s-super-mario-bros/ |~~access~~url-~~date~~status=~~2024-08-10 |work=PC Gamer |language=en |archive-date=August 10, 2024~~live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810151650/https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/the-borderlands-movie-is-such-an-irredeemable-mess-it-had-me-longing-for-1993s-super-mario-bros/ |~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~live~~August 10, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-10 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref>

Blanchett's performance was praised by Tim Grierson, of ''[[Screen Daily]]'', who contrasted it with the rest of the ensemble cast: "Not many in the starry ensemble shine. Vivid character actors like Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis{{nbsp}}... are trapped in stale genre types. Even the potentially intriguing change-of-pace ~~performances — such~~performances—such as Hart in a far more sombre turn than we expect from the explosive ~~comedian — flatline~~comedian—flatline."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grierson |first=Tim |date=8 August 2024 |title='Borderlands': Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/borderlands-review/5196075.article |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}</ref> Among the more positive reviews, ''[[MovieWeb]]'' wrote, "Roth displays his cinematic prowess with solid combat scenes. Munteanu's Krieg is a beast and a half, twisting baddies into human pretzels with unabashed glee. The violence is brutal but not graphically disturbing ... It's stunning to see a Roth film without even a hint of blood. The producers made a business calculation to avoid the R-rating and allow children who also enjoy the games to see the film. Die-hard Roth fans expecting his trademark gruesome torture should sit this one out."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roman |first=Julian |date=2024-08-08 |title=Borderlands Review: Video Game Adaptation Is Just Barely Good Enough |url=https://movieweb.com/borderlands-movie-review/ |~~access~~url-~~date~~status=~~2024-08-08 |website=MovieWeb |language=en |archive-date=August 10, 2024~~live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810121804/https://movieweb.com/borderlands-movie-review/ |~~url~~archive-~~status~~date=~~live~~August 10, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==