People are increasingly comfortable and ready to get back to the movies To really get a sense of how far pandemic-era moviegoing has progressed, we just have to look at the fact that two R-rated films with some crossover audience appeal are combining to nearly triple the opening weekend of Wonder Woman 1984 just four months ago. BoxOffice Pro’s Shawn Robbins offered a comparison to Wonder Woman 1984 to highlight how far we’ve come: So, we aren’t just talking about the usual PG-13 fair. What makes these numbers even more impressive is that both projects are R-rated. With it, the Anime has earned the biggest domestic debut of all time for a foreign-language film.

It had some tough competition, as with little more than half the cinemas, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train garnered an impressive $19.5M. Luckily, it seems that hope wasn’t misplaced, as Mortal Kombat opened to a sizeable $22.5M. Kong seemed to revive cinemas after a long pandemic-induced hiatus, there was a lot of hope that the next films would continue that momentum. Mortal Kombat reboot and Japan’s Demon Slayer: Mugen Train. It looks like it was a good weekend for the Box Office, as it was a tight race between Warner Bros.

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