Mortal Kombat II Movie Review: Karl Urban Steals the Show in a Bloody, Self-Aware Sequel

Mortal Kombat II is the sequel fans of the 2021 reboot were actually waiting for. It finally stages the tournament the first film never got around to, and it does so with a knowing grin, plenty of gore, and a star turn from Karl Urban that lifts the whole film. It is not great cinema … Read more

Street Fighter KOs the Box Office: $31M Domestic Win, $51.1M Worldwide Opening

Two silhouetted fighters facing off in a neon-lit arena, an original illustration for the Street Fighter movie's $31 million box office weekend win

LOS ANGELES — Paramount and Legendary’s Street Fighter opened at No. 1 at the North American box office over the October 16–18 weekend, earning an estimated $31 million from 3,575 theaters — the biggest domestic debut in the franchise’s three-decade, three-film history. With $20.1 million from 66 international markets, the reboot’s global bow reached $51.1 … Read more