Mortal Kombat 2

Theatrical - Wide 2026-05-15

Cast Karl Urban Adeline Rudolph Ludi Lin Mehcad Brooks Lewis Tan
Directed by Simon McQuoid

Box Office Gross: $127,958,867

Running Time: 116 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, Fireside Films, Domain Entertainment

Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

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