The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

Grosses

Switzerland
$1,539,853
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$127,348
27 theaters
Budget$145,000,000
Release DateAug 6, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Horror
In Release148 days/21 weeks
Widest Release83 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 6-10
Beijing Olympics
5$127,348-27-$4,716$197,4001
Aug 13-17
Beijing Olympics
1$537,268+321.9%83+56$6,473$842,8373
Aug 20-24
Beijing Olympics
3$240,557-55.2%78-5$3,084$1,176,1995
Aug 27-314$85,466-64.5%50-28$1,709$1,372,8184
Sep 3-712$55,344-35.2%31-19$1,785$1,355,7675
Sep 10-1416$43,145-22%24-7$1,797$1,422,9006
Oct 29-Nov 224$298-1-$298$1,539,85313