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.

Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$914,246
62 theaters
Budget$145,000,000
Release DateAug 13, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Horror
In Release141 days/20 weeks
Widest Release62 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 13-17
Beijing Olympics
1$914,246-62-$14,745$1,255,5571
Aug 20-24
Beijing Olympics
1$538,233-41.1%62-$8,681$1,992,7633
Aug 27-312$265,194-50.7%62-$4,277$2,378,0833
Sep 3-75$182,273-31.3%57-5$3,197$2,460,9674
Sep 10-147$111,105-39%60+3$1,851$2,589,4325
Sep 17-219$74,169-33.2%58-2$1,278$2,673,9186
Sep 24-2812$49,919-32.7%50-8$998$2,730,9227
Oct 1-517$41,638-16.6%42-8$991$2,669,0188
Oct 8-1222$15,932-61.7%21-21$758$2,689,7319
Oct 15-1929$12,091-24.1%14-7$863$2,703,51110
Oct 22-2634$6,050-50%10-4$605$2,710,16911
Oct 29-Nov 252$486-92%4-6$121$2,504,75112