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'Mortal Kombat II' Tops Box Office on Opening Day with $17m Debut
The video game sequel earned $17 million on Friday, including previews and Imax sneaks, and is tracking toward a $41 million domestic opening, analysts said.
- On Friday, Warner Bros. fighting game sequel Mortal Kombat II topped the North American box office, securing $17 million from 3,503 locations and outperforming the second-weekend performance of Devil Wears Prada 2.
- Director Simon McQuoid returns for the sequel, which carries an $80 million production budget and follows Johnny Cage and Earth's fighters as they face off against dark emperor Shao Kahn.
- Prada 2 earned $9.8 million during its second Friday in theaters, reaching a domestic total of $111.6 million and pacing toward $200 million domestically overall.
- Both films are projected to earn approximately $41 million this weekend, with Prada 2 expected to receive a boost from Mother's Day that could determine the final box office winner.
- Analyst Daria Ershova warns that "doubling down on millennial nostalgia doesn't just misread what Gen Z wants," as the growth audience increasingly favors animated franchise extensions targeting families.
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Box Office: ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Lands Friday Fatality With $17 Million; In Close Race for No. 1 With ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Through Sunday
'Mortal Kombat' landed a fatality on last week's champ, 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' and took the top spot at the Friday box office.
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'Mortal Kombat II' and 'Devil Wears Prada 2' Duel for No. 1 at Summer Box Office
For the first time since February, the box office has a duel for the No. 1 spot on the charts. It’s Miranda Priestly vs. Kitana as the second weekend of 20th Century’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is doing battle with Warner Bros./New Line’s new release “Mortal Kombat II.” As the newcomer, “Mortal Kombat II” was the clear top grossing film on Friday, securing an opening day total of $17 million from 3,500 locations compared to $10 million from “Dev…
·United States
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