James Cameron really likes Terminator: Dark Fate, but he knows why the movie flopped at the box office. Released on November 1, 2019, Terminator: Dark Fate was the sixth film in the Terminator franchise and a follow-up to Terminator 2: Judgment Day that ignored the previous sequels. Not only did Arnold Schwarzenegger return as the Terminator, but Linda Hamilton also returned to the role of Sarah Connor after 28 years, and with James Cameron returning to the franchise as a producer, it seemed like a recipe for success. Despite the best reviews in the franchise since T2, Dark Fate became a major box office bomb, grossing only $62 million domestically on a budget of $185 million. Even the $261 million wasn’t enough to save Dark Fate, which grossed well below less-loved sequels like Terminator: Genisys and Terminator: Salvation.