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Box Office Preview: 'Mortal Kombat II' and Other Summer Releases

Updated 2026-05-06 18:35 UTC 1 source Neutral

The summer box office is set to be rich with new releases, including Mortal Kombat II which is expected to open near $80 million. Meanwhile, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Orlando Bloom are starring in the upcoming survival thriller Reset.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Orlando Bloom To Topline Survival Thriller ‘Reset’ From Matt Smukler; Fortitude International Launching Sales At Cannes

EXCLUSIVE: Priyanka Chopra Jonas (The Bluff) and Orlando Bloom (The Cut) are set to star in Reset, a survival thriller directed by Matt Smukler (Wildflower) that will head into production in August. Written by Jordan Rawlins, Reset follows a woman (Chopra Jonas) who wakes up in the middle of the wil

2026-05-06 18:20 UTC

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‘Mortal Kombat II’ To Karate Chop Near $80M WW Opening, But The World Belongs To The ‘Devil’ – Box Office Preview

When it comes to succeeding in a post Covid and 2023 strikes theatrical landscape, pay close attention to this weekend at the summer box office, which again is bound to be rich far exceeding last year’s second frame of the season which did $84M domestic. It’s about counter-programming in

2026-05-06 18:26 UTC