Mortal Kombat II has finally surpassed the worldwide haul of the OG Mortal Kombat movie and emerged because the franchise’s biggest movie on the worldwide box office. It has also set one other significant global record in the sector of fighting game adaptations. The movie is suffering amid all of the big-budget releases, and despite underperforming, it has achieved this feat. Keep scrolling for the deets.
How much has the film earned thus far on the box office in North America?
In accordance with the most recent report, the Karl Urban starrer Mortal Kombat movie collected just $341k on its third Thursday on the box office in North America. It’s out of the highest 5 domestic rankings, rating #7. It declined by 55.3% from last Thursday on the box office in North America. Subsequently, in 21 days, the film has reached $75.7 million in North America.
Edges closer to the $130 million worldwide
The film has also did not earn fans on the international box office. Mortal Kombat II has reached $46.9 million cume on the international box office. Allied to the domestic cume of $75.7 million, the worldwide collection has reached $122.6 million. It’s tracking to hit $130 million on the worldwide box office [via Box Office Mojo]. The movie is anticipated to gross around $135 million worldwide.
Worldwide collection breakdown
- Domestic – $75.7 million
- International – $46.9 million
- Worldwide – $122.6 million
Surpasses 1995’s Mortal Kombat worldwide
The primary martial arts fantasy film on this franchise, Mortal Kombat, was released in 1995. Directed by Paul Anderson, it collected $122.2 million on the worldwide box office in its theatrical run. Karl Urban starrer Mortal Kombat II has officially surpassed the worldwide haul of the OG movie on its third Thursday, owing to its modest domestic gross. With that, the film has also achieved a big feat worldwide.
Mortal Kombat, released in 1995, was the all-time highest-grossing fighting game adaptation domestically and worldwide. Mortal Kombat II had beaten the domestic haul a couple of days ago and has now also surpassed the 1995 classic worldwide, becoming the all-time highest-grossing fighting game adaptation. It’s also now the highest-grossing film within the franchise.
Try the worldwide totals of the Mortal Kombat movies.
- Mortal Kombat II – $122.6 million
- Mortal Kombat [1995] – $122.2 million
- Mortal Kombat [2021] – $82.4 million
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilations – $51.4 million
Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat II was released on May 8.
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