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

United Kingdom
$21,667,251
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$8,516,708
477 theaters
Budget$145,000,000
Release DateAug 8, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Horror
In Release146 days/20 weeks
Widest Release479 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 8-10
Beijing Olympics
1$8,516,708-477-$17,854$8,516,7081
Aug 15-17
Beijing Olympics
4$2,667,118-68.7%479+2$5,568$15,215,79710
Aug 22-24
Beijing Olympics
6$1,188,697-55.4%399-80$2,979$18,516,47519
Aug 29-3111$590,197-50.3%327-72$1,804$19,976,8404
Sep 5-716$207,355-64.9%174-153$1,191$20,785,6335
Sep 12-1419$66,771-67.8%75-99$890$20,388,7646
Sep 19-2126$24,616-63.1%42-33$586$20,861,1777
Sep 26-2842$9,722-60.5%11-31$883$21,027,0468
Oct 3-548$7,442-23.5%8-3$930$20,208,2809
Oct 10-1253$3,314-55.5%6-2$552$19,426,04110
Oct 31-Nov 272$161-1-$161$21,633,06313