Reflecting the pent-up demand to see new movies on the big screen, the weekend box office saw a spirited — and unexpected battle — between Mortal Kombat and Japanese anime pic Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train.
Warner Bros.' Mortal Kombat topped the North American chart with $22.5 million from 3,073 locations, while Aniplex and Fumination's Demon Slayer followed with an estimated $19.5 million from 1,605 sites.
That's by far the biggest domestic debut of all time for a foreign-language film. (Demon's per screen average was a hefty $12,188.) As Hollywood and theaters struggle to emerge from the pandemic, the strong opening of both films was more good news following the huge box office showing of Godzilla vs.
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