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5 days agoMortal Kombat 2 Made Millions Before Its Official Release Day
Mortal Kombat 2 earned $5.2 million in previews and is projected to make $35–$45 million over Friday–Sunday, competing with Devil Wears Prada 2.
On January 30th, Sam Raimi's Send Help arrives in theaters, and Variety reports that the horror auteur's return to B-movie glory is tracking to make $14-$17 million its opening weekend. That's not huge, but Send Help is in better shape than another new release: The Amazon documentary Melania, also opening this weekend, is predicted to earn around $3 million. As Variety notes, making more than $1 million theatrically could be considered pretty good for any kind of non-fiction movie that isn't a concert film.
Her not-quite-a-movie Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl is on track to make $30 to $35 million at the domestic box office this weekend, and another $8 to $10 million worldwide, per Deadline. That would put its high-end estimate around $45 million, and we'd never bet against Swift, so don't be surprised if it hits that target.