By Eili Cordova
“Mortal Kombat II” made its way to the top of the box office on its opening day. The fantasy film, sequel to the 2021 normal one, raised $17 million on Friday, according to Field Statement of work Mojo.
However, not everything was good news for the fourth installment of the franchise based on the favorite video game. Publish called the film “a migraine of incessant fights and idiotic characters.” While on Defective Tomatoes it has 64% acceptance.
In the film, Adeline Rudolph plays Princess Kitana, appearing in armor and holding two bladed fans.
Despite the criticism, the film managed to surpass “The Devil Wears Prada 2”, which dropped one place to second place, with $9.8 million in sales during its second Friday in theaters. The sequel to the 2006 comedy, which starred Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt—who reportedly won $12.5 million each to resume their roles—, enjoyed the third best national premiere of the year.
In third place was the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael,” which grossed $8.8 million on its third Friday in theaters. The film made history by becoming the second musical biopic to surpass the $500 million mark worldwide, after “Bohemian Rhapsody,” according to Display cover cover Rant.
Fourth place went to “Billie Eilish: Hit Me Grand and Gentle – The Tour Live in 3D”, a concert film that includes performances from the singer’s 2025 tour, grossing $4.5 million.
Eilish revealed that the idea came from her co-director, James Cameron, who “wrote an email to my mother because his wife is a friend of my mother,” as she told Of Us magazine. “I already had the whole idea. I was like, ‘Why hasn’t anyone filmed Billie’s concert in 3D? Can we? Can I?'”
In fifth place was “The Sheep Detectives”which raised just over $4 million. Publish praised the film, starring Hugh Jackman, calling it “a nice mystery film with animals.”
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