

and Legendary monster mashup has amassed $86.5 million. After four weeks in theaters, the Warner Bros. Kong” landed in third place with $4.2 million from 2,856 venues.

Simon McQuoid, in his feature debut, directed “Mortal Kombat,” which stars Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano and Mehcad Brooks.Īmong other wide releases, “Godzilla vs. The film, produced by New Line Cinemas for a modest $55 million, has generated $50 million globally to date. It collected an additional $6.3 million from 37 foreign territories this weekend, boosting its international tally to $27.6 million. Overseas, “Mortal Kombat” had already launched with $21 million. “Moviegoing should start to normalize in early June.” That’s around the time that potential blockbusters, including “A Quiet Place Part II” (May 28), “In the Heights” (June 11) and “Fast & Furious” sequel “F9” (June 25), are expected to open.

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Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm FranchiseRe. “This weekend is another very good step,” said David A. In New York, theaters have been permitted to operate at 25% capacity and will be able to expand to 33% starting on Monday. In Los Angeles, for example, that means auditoriums are limited to 50% capacity or 200 people. Multiplexes that have reopened have been required to cap attendance in line with local government guidelines. In total, “Demon Slayer” has eclipsed the $400 million mark globally.īox office analysts have been encouraged by the one-two punch of “Mortal Kombat” and “Demon Slayer,” especially since only about 55% of cinemas in the country have resumed operation. The anime action adventure, from Funimation and Aniplex, has been a massive commercial hit in international markets such as Japan, where it currently ranks as the highest-grossing movie ever with $365 million. released both of those titles and made them available to stream simultaneously on HBO Max for a month - a strategy the studio is deploying for its entire 2021 slate.ĭespite mixed reviews, the R-rated “Mortal Kombat” narrowly cinched first place on domestic charts after a surprisingly close race against “Demon Slayer.” In a not-so-distant second, “Demon Slayer” earned a solid $15.9 million from 1,598 locations through Saturday and is estimated to notch $19.5 million over the weekend. Kong,” which premiered to $31 million in March. Those receipts rank as the second-biggest debut of the pandemic following “Godzilla vs. “Mortal Kombat,” a martial arts-inspired adaptation of the popular video game, took in a robust $22.5 million from 3,073 domestic venues.
