New Line’s Mortal Kombat II stepped into the ring last night and rang up $5.2M previews which isn’t that far from the amount the studio clocked a year ago in previews from Final Destination: Bloodlines ($5.5M). That highly anticipated horror film opened to $51.6M.
All of Mortal Kombat II‘s cash is from Thursday. Showtimes began at 3PM.
Forecasts for the R-rated Mortal Kombat II came down into the $40Ms and the question remains whether the second weekend of Devil Wears Prada 2 will beat it, that sequel expected to get a big boost from Mothers Day. Lionsgate’s Michael as well is expected to bring in a female crowd on Sunday as well. Disney has pushed out extra spots this week for Devil Wears Prada 2 targeting Mothers Day moviegoers.
Still, a $40M+ start for the Simon McQuoid directed sequel based on the Midway videogame is a great start considering the previous 2021 installment saw its opening and grosses siphoned from a Covid theatrical day-and-date release on HBO Max with $23.3M. That movie finaled at $42.3M domestic and the opening for Mortal Kombat II could outstrip that entire gross alone.
Paramount’s Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) directed by Eilish and James Cameron brought in $2.2M in overall previews including last night and April 29 early access shows at 2,350 locations. The pic is expected to bring in $6M-$9M.
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