Mortal Kombat II Tops Friday Box Office With $17 Million as Devil Wears Prada 2 Chases $41 Million
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 10
Mortal Kombat II Tops Friday Box Office With $17 Million as Devil Wears Prada 2 Chases $41 Million
4 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 10
$17 million in Friday domestic sales put Mortal Kombat II at No. 1, with the Warner Bros. release projected to finish the weekend at about $41 million.
That start keeps the $80 million video-game adaptation on track to recoup its production budget as Johnny Cage-led sequel action draws audiences.
Devil Wears Prada 2 stayed close with $9.8 million on Friday in its second week and is also projected near $41 million, though some analysts see a Mother's Day lift pushing it to $50 million.
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