Box Office: âMortal Kombatâ Nears $20M Overseas As âNobodyâ Nears $35M Global
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Godzilla Vs. Kong ($80.5 million domestic and $390 million worldwide), Warner Bros.â next would-be theatrical savior (relatively speaking) continued its slow global roll.
Mortal Kombat, an over/under $95 million R-rated adaptation of the popular and long-running video game series, earned another $5.7 million from 6,128 screens in 28 markets. That brings its global cume to $19.2 million, including $9.6 million in Russia. The James Wan-produced and Simon McQuoid-directed action fantasy opens in North America this Friday, and it damn-well better contain both babalities and friendships! Donât save that gold for the sequel, give the fans what they want in the first movie!
FilMart Interview Teaser: Eros Now CEO Ali Hussein Talks Originals and English Language Strategy
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Eros Now, the streaming service operated by Eros STX Global, competes in a crowded and fast-evolving Indian OTT market. Ali Hussein, the company’s CEO will be in conversation with
Variety’s Asia editor Patrick Frater, on the first day of Hong Kong FilMart. Before that, Hussein gives a taste of things to come.
How would you sketch out the company for non-India users?
Eros Now has established a leading position in the global OTT market with over 211.5 million registered users and 36.2 million paying subscribers. The premium platform offers a wide range of entertainment content across format and genres in 10 different languages. It is primarily an SVOD service with subscribers from across 150 countries and among the only Indian entity to have distribution partnerships with the likes of Apple Plus, IQIYI amongst others. The legacy an