#MORTAL KOMBAT MUGEN SERIES#
This is a list of playable characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and the games in which they appear. The character roster for Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (excluding Taven, Daegon, and Khameleon) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. “We believe in theatrical because we believe in the coming together of these types of experiences,” Decker tells Deadline, “And no one likes to come together more than a bunch of anime fans.This article needs additional citations for verification. The manga boasts over 150M copies in circulation. Together with one of the most powerful swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, they investigate the mysterious disappearance of more than 40 people aboard the Mugen Train.
#MORTAL KOMBAT MUGEN MOVIE#
The movie takes place after the events of the series and has its protags Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu and Inosuke embark on a new mission. The series is set during the early 1900s, which is inhabited by demons and those who vow to slay them.
#MORTAL KOMBAT MUGEN TV#
Even though Demon Slayer is R-rated, the expectation is that it will still have a family pull, given the popularity of the TV series.ĭemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba follows a young man in search of a cure for his sister, who has been turned into a demon after their family is viciously slaughtered by demons. Diversity demos were broad at 36% Caucasian, 29% Hispanic, 21% African American and 14% Asian/Other. Typically with Funimation’s theater counts during opening weekend, they vary daily as the distributor eventizes its features in certain markets, while having the pic play as a regular multi-showtime title in others.ĭragon Ball Super: Broly drew a crowd in Comscore/Screen Engine PostTrak exits that skewed 77% male, 58% under 25, with a massive 63% falling between two quads 18-34 years old. Working clearly in Demon Slayer‘s advantage is that it’s a pure theatrical-windowed release and won’t arrive in homes as an electronic sell-through title until June 22. In regards to Demon Slayer‘s prospects, Funimation Global Group CEO Colin Decker tells Deadline, “I wouldn’t be so quick to assume it will be front-loaded.” ‘Demon Slayer’ Funimation Dragon Ball was only in wide release for two weeks before finaling at $30.7M after five weeks. The pic continued to post a three-day of $9.8M, four-day of $11.95M and six-day run of $22.3M for a No. Its 2019 MLK weekend release Dragon Ball Super: Broly opened to $7M at 1,250 locations on Wednesday, January 16, that year, easily notching the No. of late, which makes projections a bit hard to figure. Mortal Kombat will have the added powers of 295 Imax auditoriums, 625+ PLFs, 100+ Motion Theater venues, with more than 7,000 private watch parties booked.įunimation anime titles have had a tendency to be front-loaded at the B.O.
Before Warner Bros dropped the red-band trailer for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, Mortal Kombat broke the first week record for that type of trailer with 116M views worldwide as Deadline first told you. in mid-August 1995 (a high start for back then) and finaled at $70.4M domestic, $122.1M global. The first movie, rated PG-13, opened to $23.2M at the domestic B.O. Many consider this latest R-rated take from filmmaker Simon McQuoid as justice to the Midway-created game franchise. That’s not the case, and Mortal Kombat will be given a PVOD release in the Great White North in addition to limited theatrical.ĭon’t discount the love for Mortal Kombat out there among videogame players and fanboys. There also was hope that parts of Canada, such as provinces Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba, would be reopening theaters. Warners decided to delay Mortal Kombat a week to give Godzilla vs. Recent iSpot figures show that WarnerMedia has spent over an estimated $6M in TV ads to date for Mortal Kombat, yielding 470.4M impressions, versus Funimation’s under-$100K spend for 5.3M ad impressions on Adult Swim during such shows as Rick and Morty, Family Guy, Boondocks, Birdgirl and Family Guy. Current industry projections indicate $8M-$10M for Demon Slayer versus an estimated $10M-$12M start for Mortal Kombat at 3,073 theaters (a pandemic-high for bookings).ĭemon Slayer already has rung up $435M overseas to date from a release last year in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, per sources.įor the record, Demon Slayer planted its flag first in the weekend ring before Mortal Kombat entered. Logically, no, given that Warners has spent more in P&A and Funimation is relying on a well-oiled social media marketing connection with its fans. Int’l Critics Line: Anna Smith On Japan’s Runaway Box Office Smash ‘Demon Slayer’ ‘Mortal Kombat’ Warner Brosīut will Demon Slayer beat Mortal Kombat at the B.O.?