In a close race with Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train, Mortal Kombat is projected win the U.S. domestic box office this weekend. The fighting movie based on the video game is projected to make $22.5 million. Meanwhile, Demon Slayer is second with $19.5 million in its opening frame.
According to Box Office Pro, the top performing theater for Mortal Kombat was AMC Burbank in Los Angeles, California. AMC Theatres made up 4 out of the top 10 domestic locations for the film.
Warner Bros. has done well navigating the re-opening of theaters this year. It had the biggest opening of the pandemic era with Godzilla vs.. Kong. That monster movie is projected to make $4.2 million this weekend for a total of $86.6 million domestically.
