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After a long delay, the video game adaptation “Mortal Kombat II” finally hits cinemas on May 8th, and the first long-range projections are now out.
Box-Office Theory is forecasting that the action-fantasy film is on track for a domestic opening weekend in the $40-55 million range.
While that sounds a little low, the outlet generally estimates at the low end of expectations because the projections are far enough out that surges in short-term interest aren’t accounted for.
For example, they projected “Scream 7” opening around $50 million when it actually did $64 million, and projected “Project Hail Mary” at $42-60 million when it actually did $81 million.
Even if the film comes in at these projections, it looks set to at least double the pandemic-impacted and HBO Max day-and-date release affected $23 million opening weekend haul of its 2021 predecessor.
The film will also be the third weekend in a row with a title set to open above $40 million as “Michael” hits on April 24th and “The Devil Wears Prada 2” arrives on May 1st – both films projected to open with at least $55 million and likely closer to $80 million.
The following week (May 15th) will be quiet with smaller films like Guy Ritchie’s “In the Grey” and Curry Barker’s “Obsession” opening before every week sees a major title opening from “The Mandalorian & Grogu” on May 22nd through to “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” on July 31st.
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