New Line’s Mortal Kombat II hit tracking late last week for what’s shaping up to be a domestic opening in the $40M-$50M range when it opens on May 8.
The R-rated feature take of the Midway game is the third in a string of highly anticipated late spring/early summer pics expected to juice the box office, beginning with Lionsgate’s Michael Michael Jackson biopic this Friday which is eyeing a $65M-$70M debut, best ever for a movie about a recording artist. This will be followed by 20th Century Studios/Disney’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 which is eyeing around a $68M start. There’s upside for everything given the positive momentum we are expected to be on.
Currently, the Simon McQuoid directed Mortal Kombat 2 is hot with men under/over 25 with a first choice in the demo that’s higher than Scream 7 ($63.6M), New Line’s Final Destination: Bloodlines
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