Release: Mortal Kombat II

Mortal Kombat II
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Gareth Evans
Writer: APJ & Chad Taylor
Based on the video game series
Cast: Iko Uwais, Jet Li, Ken Watanabe, Ronda Rousey, Scott Adkins, Patrick Wilson, Kate Beckinsale, Julie Estelle, Winston Duke, Jessica Henwick, Yoshi Sudarso, Zahn McClarnon



Budget: $75,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $89,129,974
Foreign Box Office: $177,576,993
Total Profit: $80,047,444

Reaction: This sequel managed better numbers across the board than the first Mortal Kombat film, and with only a modest budget increase it managed a bigger profit for the studio.

"Mortal Kombat II does everything well that the first film succeeded at, but this time the filmmakers are not confined to the formula of a fighting tournament, allowing for a more adventurous plot line." - Mark Rawls, Seattle Times

"Based on the box office of the first film, there is clearly an audience for this kind of cartoonish film, but I just can't count myself among that crowd. Sure, the fight scenes had their moments, but the bare bones plot and cardboard characters serve only to get the audience to the next battle." - Paul Onkean, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Patrick Wilson is the stand out among the new cast members, with his versatility as a performer allowing him to jump right into the fantastical goings on of the franchise. The returning players are all obviously great, with this sequel having several fun and inventive fight sequences that should please the fans." - Philip Gates, San Diego Reader

Rated R for graphic bloody violence throughout, scenes of peril and some language