In Battle of the Sexes, the video game was adapted by New Line Mortal Kombat II And the twentieth century The devil wears prada 2 In a close race for first place at the local box office.
the Mortal Kombat The sequel, Male-Fed, opened Friday with an opening day total of $17 million, including $5.2 million in previews and special Imax sneaks. That puts it on track for a domestic opening in the $40 million to $41 million range. Ditto Prada 2which came in on its second Friday with $9.8 million for an excellent domestic total of $111.6 million and north of $300 million worldwide.
Some tracking services showed up as the weekend approached Mortal Kombat II Opening to $45 million or more in North America. However, New Line and parent company Warner Bros. Always a more conservative launch in the $35 million to $40 million range for a global arc of anywhere between $65 million and $80 million. Males made up more than 75 percent of Friday’s North American audience, giving the film a B+ CinemaScore.
outside, Mortal Kombat IIFriday’s gross was $8.9 million for an early global total of $25.9 million. In terms of the global weekend chart, Prada 2 It is expected to come in at No. 1.
In 2021, the first Mortal Kombat It debuted in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously due to the ongoing pandemic. The violent martial arts pic has been a huge hit. Theatrically, the film debuted to $23 million and is on track to reach $42 million domestically and $84.4 million worldwide. Simon McQuaid returns to the helm Mortal Kombat II From a script by Jeremy Slater and Karl Urban joins the series as fan favorite Johnny Cage, a ’90s action star summoned to participate in the tournament that will determine the fate of Earthrealm.
The weekend box office winner will return to the Mother’s Day action. This seems to give Prada 2 an edge, as it is quickly on track to become the biggest female-led film since Warner Bros. Barbie It’s 2023 after kicking off the summer box office last weekend in style. The sequel finished on Friday with a worldwide gross that tops the $326 million earned by the first film in its entire run.
And don’t forget Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic, which should earn more than $35 million in its third weekend for a projected $240 million domestic total and $570 million worldwide through Sunday. On Friday, it surpassed the $216.7 million it earned bohemian rhapsody It becomes the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time in North America, not adjusted for inflation. In the second major event of the day, it surpassed $500 million worldwide.
Other new Mother’s Day offers, as well Mortal Kombat IIincluding Amazon MGM Sheep investigations. The critically acclaimed film is headed to No. 4 with an impressive domestic opening of $14 million to $15 million after taking home a CinemaScore award. The mystery comedy revolves around a flock of talking sheep who are determined to solve the suspicious death of their beloved shepherd, played by Hugh Jackman, who reads them detective novels on a regular basis despite them having no idea they can understand him. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, 2026’s Box Office Directors Hail Mary projectis among the film’s executive producers.
Paramount’s new concert film Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard & Soft: The Tour (Live 3D)The film, co-directed by James Cameron and the artist, is expected to round out the top five with an $8 million domestic opening. PIC comes in at the higher end of expectations (the same goes for… Sheep investigations). Cameron created special 3D cameras designed to make moviegoers feel as if they were part of a live experience that he used when filming Eilish.
Thanks to the appeal of a crowded Mother’s Day marquee, domestic box office receipts are expected to rise more than 87 percent compared to the same frame last year.
