IndieWire

The 2025 Box Office Will Take a Blow with ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Pushing to Next Year

Warner Bros. is feeling bullish about what the video game sequel can do in theaters, but it'll wait until 2026 to see those benefits. It’s not quite a fatality, but it’s a blow for 2025 improving on ...
The New York Times

‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ Jump-Start the Box Office, but at a Cost

Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies. By Brooks Barnes Reporting from Los Angeles ...
Koimoi

Mortal Kombat II Worldwide Box Office: Less Than $10M Away From Overtaking This Black Phone Hit That Earned Over 4X Its Budget?

Mortal Kombat II is experiencing a lot of competition in the cinemas. Despite opening with the franchise’s best collection, it is failing to keep up with box-office giants. The movie emerged as the ...
Variety

Box Office: ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Aims for $40 Million-Plus Debut, Battles ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ for No. 1

Who will emerge victorious when fighter Johnny Cage faces off against powerful editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly at the weekend box office? The Warner Bros. sequel “Mortal Kombat II” is tracking a ...
collider

‘Mortal Kombat 2’ KO-ed at the Box Office by One of the Biggest Fantasy Bombs

Rohan Naahar is a News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also ...
Variety

Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Opens to Record-Setting $114 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Starts Strong With $55.5 Million

If you care to find “Wicked,” look to the top of box office charts. Universal’s adaptation of Act One (with some padding) of the popular Broadway musical was No. 1 in North America with $114 million ...
Koimoi

Mortal Kombat II Worldwide Box Office: Beats The OG Classic As The Franchise’s Top Grosser & The Biggest Fighting Game Adaptation Ever!

Mortal Kombat II has finally surpassed the global haul of the OG Mortal Kombat movie and emerged as the franchise’s biggest movie at the worldwide box office. It has also set another significant ...