New Mummy Flick: A Horror Hit or a Blockbuster Miss?

0:00On April 20th, Lee Kronin's new horror flick, The Mummy, just hit theaters, pulling in $13.5 million domestically over the weekend, for a global haul of $34 million so far. That's solid for an R-rated scare fest in a packed spring lineup, but it pales next to the old school blockbusters with the same name. This one's a fresh take from Bloom House and Atomic Monster for New Line Cinema, totally unrelated to Universal's action-packed franchise. No brun in Frazier or Tom Cruise here instead, it's straight supernatural chills aimed at horror fans. Fans and critics are buzzing about the gap, especially when you stack it against those past mummy movies. The 1999 original crushed $417 million worldwide, the mummy returns hit $444 million in two. 2001, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, got $403 million in 2008, and even Tom Cruise's 2017 reboot. Banks $409 million.

1:00This story follows a family torn apart when their long-lost daughter comes home, mummified, and seriously off. Jack Rayner plays the dead, a journalist trying to figure it out, with Laya Costa as his wife facing the nightmare. While those old films launched empires, this mummy's carving its own creepy path in the horror game, and we'll see if word of mouth wraps it up. Stronger down the line, stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates.