MORTAL KOMBAT II is expected to just edge out THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 in a battle to the finish this weekend. The Video Game adaptation is set to make $42 million from 3,503 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets a 65% on the Tomatometer and by comparison, its predecessor opened with $21 million in 2021, making it the most commercially and critically successful live-action film in the franchise to date.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 is projected to make $40 million from 4,200 theatres for 20th Century Studios, taking it to $141 million domestically already in its second weekend, timed perfectly for Mother’s Day.
Third is MICHAEL with an impressive $35 million in its third weekend out, taking it to $238.9 million.
In fourth is THE SHEEP DETECTIVES with $14.9 million from 3,457 theatres for Amazon MGM Studios, garnering an impressive 93% on the Tomatometer.
Rounding things out is BILLIE EILISH: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D) with $8 million for Paramount Pictures. The Concert film gets 93% on the Tomatometer.
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