Mortal Kombat Movie Beats Expectation to Earn $23.3M in Opening Weekend in the US - News

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The latest Mortal Kombat movie hit movie theaters last week and grossed $23.3 million in the US during its opening weekend. This is despite limited capacity due to the pandemic, an R rating, and being available on watch on HBO Max. 

Warner Bros. had anticipated the movie to earn around $15 million in its opening weekend. It is also the second biggest opening since Godzilla vs. Kong earned $31 million in March. 

"New Line once again far exceeded expectations and brought a movie that wowed fans general audiences," said Warner Bros. Domestic Distribution Boss Jeff Goldstein.

View the first 7 minutes of the new Mortal Kombat movie below:

Mortal Kombat also earned over $50 million worldwide when you combine domestic and international markets. 

The anime movie, Demon Slayer, also debuted over the weekend and earned $21.1 million. This is better than what was expected in its opening weekend. 

Thanks, Deadline.

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Killy_Vorkosigan (on 27 April 2021)

Loved it ! It has a B movie flavour but there's fan service so pretty hooked for 1h 50 minutes.

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Tridrakious (on 27 April 2021)

I was surprised at how well the movie was. Hope to see more of it.

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Pemalite (on 26 April 2021)

Actually thought it was decent, a big step up from the original films.. But felt the story lacked any real substance (which was expected) and seemed a little on the short side.

But definitely a good watch.

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Chazore Pemalite (on 26 April 2021)

Without spoiling it too much, was the film at least faithful to Kuai Liang (Sub Zero) & Hanzo Hasashi's rivalry? (Scorpion).

Because I've been asking for a film based on their rivalry for decades now.

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Pemalite Chazore (on 26 April 2021)

The entire film was centered around their rivalry.
I don't know much of the backstory between those two, but the rivalry between those two is basically what made the film.

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Chazore Pemalite (on 26 April 2021)

Awesome. I've known their backstory for years, and I really loved the animated Scorpion film from last year (which also featured their rivalry in clan form). I can see myself liking this if that's the case.

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Mr Puggsly Pemalite (on 27 April 2021)

I think its a mixed bag. I feel the original movie is better, felt more epic and better casting. But the violence/action was better in this new movie.

I would have preferred they just stick to the lore of MK. Instead we got a fish out of water injected into MK who becomes a hero like the last Star Wars trilogy. Somebody must have thought Kano was hilarious because he got way too much screen time.

I didn't think it was a bad movie, just another forgettable modern action movie.

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Azzanation (on 27 April 2021)

Hearing good things about the movie, ill have to check it out soon.

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