Karl Urban starrer Mortal Kombat II has dropped to #4 within the domestic box office rankings in its second weekend only. The motion sequel, nonetheless, isn’t losing hope since it has hit its first major milestone on the worldwide box office. The movie not only recovers its budget this weekend but additionally earns comparitively greater than that. The film is anticipated to enter the profitable zone on the box office soon. Keep scrolling for the deets.
Records biggest 2nd weekend ever for fighting game adaptations!
The Mortal Kombat sequel may need experienced a troublesome second weekend in North America, dropping to #4. Nonetheless, it still registered the largest second three-day weekend ever for fighting game adaptations. The video game adaptation collected $13.4 million in its second weekend, a 65.2% decline from last weekend. Subsequently, it has crossed the $50 million mark domestically, reaching $62.2 million cume in North America in two weekends.
Mortal Kombat II crosses the $100 million milestone worldwide
The most recent sequel within the Mortal Kombat franchise collected just $10 million on its second weekend on the overseas box office. Mortal Kombat II can also be struggling on the international box office. In two weekends, the film’s overseas total has hit $39 million across 78 markets. Allied to the $62.2 million international cume, the film’s worldwide collection has crossed the $100 million mark and stands at $101.2 million.
Worldwide collection breakdown
- Domestic – $62.2 million
- International – $39 million
- Worldwide – $101.2 million
Earns $20 million+ greater than its budget
Based on media reports, Mortal Kombat II was made on a budget of $80 million. The movie not only recouped the hefty budget but additionally earned over $21 million greater than its global gross. Nonetheless, it continues to be quite removed from achieving the break-even goal on the worldwide box office. Based on industry standards, the movie needs about $200 million to interrupt even worldwide. Thus, it still needs around $100 million to interrupt even.
Mortal Kombat II, released on May 8, is tracking to gross between $135 million and $150 million worldwide. It is going to soon beat Mortal Kombat’s $122 million [via Box Office Mojo] global haul as the largest fighting video game adaptation ever.
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers haven’t been independently verified by Koimoi.
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