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The Mummy ReturnsFollow

2001 • PG-13 • 2h 10m • Action, Adventure, Fantasy • Universal Pictures

Adventure is reborn.

🍅 46% 63%

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3.08

6.4

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$68.10M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$202.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$435.90M

$233.00M international

Domestic legs2.98x

Budget$98.0M

2001 rank#6

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Cast & crew

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser Starring

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz Starring

Arnold Vosloo

Arnold Vosloo Starring

Patricia Velásquez

Patricia Velásquez Starring

ScreenplayStephen Sommers Produced bySean Daniel, James Jacks CinematographyAdrian Biddle MusicAlan Silvestri StudioUniversal Pictures SeriesThe Mummy

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 May 4-6 1 $68.1M — 3,401 $20,035 $68.1M

2 May 11-13 1 $33.7M −50.5% 3,410 $9,895 $118.0M

3 May 18-20 2 $20.4M −39.4% 3,452 $5,920 $146.5M

4 May 25-27 3 $15.1M −25.9% 3,553 $4,260 $166.7M

5 Jun 1-3 6 $7.8M −48.8% 3,206 $2,418 $181.2M

6 Jun 8-10 8 $4.7M −39.4% 2,540 $1,850 $188.7M

7 Jun 15-17 10 $2.7M −42.5% 1,777 $1,520 $193.5M

8 Jun 22-24 11 $1.6M −41.8% 1,135 $1,384 $196.2M

9 Jun 29-Jul 1 14 $1.1M −27.2% 992 $1,153 $198.1M

10 Jul 6-8 16 $709.0K −38% 709 $1,000 $199.4M

11 Jul 13-15 19 $459.6K −35.2% 593 $775 $200.2M

12 Jul 20-22 25 $222.5K −51.6% 387 $575 $200.7M

13 Jul 27-29 30 $126.3K −43.3% 250 $505 $200.9M

14 Aug 3-5 35 $94.1K −25.5% 214 $440 $201.1M

15 Aug 10-12 38 $87.9K −6.6% 202 $435 $201.3M

16 Aug 17-19 39 $81.4K −7.4% 236 $345 $201.4M

17 Aug 24-26 40 $76.2K −6.4% 227 $336 $201.5M

18 Aug 31-Sep 2 19 $87.8K +15.2% 209 $420 $201.7M

19 Sep 7-9 49 $68.5K −22% 185 $370 $201.8M

20 Sep 14-16 54 $58.0K −15.2% 168 $345 $201.9M

21 Sep 21-23 58 $49.3K −15% 143 $345 $202.0M

22 Sep 28-30 61 $40.3K −18.4% 97 $415 $202.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri May 4 #1 $23.4M — $23.4M 3,401 $6,875 1

Sat May 5 #1 $26.9M +15.1% $50.3M 3,401 $7,915 2

Sun May 6 #1 $17.8M −33.7% $68.1M 3,401 $5,245 3

Mon May 7 #1 $4.9M −72.4% $73.1M 3,401 $1,450 4

Tue May 8 #1 $4.5M −9% $77.6M 3,401 $1,320 5

Wed May 9 #1 $3.5M −21.2% $81.1M 3,401 $1,040 6

Thu May 10 #1 $3.2M −9.6% $84.3M 3,401 $940 7

Fri May 11 #1 $9.8M +206.7% −58.1% $94.1M 3,401 $2,883 8

Sat May 12 #1 $14.5M +47.7% −46.2% $108.6M 3,401 $4,256 9

Sun May 13 #1 $9.5M −34.6% −47% $118.0M 3,410 $2,775 10

Mon May 14 #1 $2.1M −77.3% −56.4% $120.2M 3,401 $632 11

Tue May 15 #1 $2.2M +3.2% −50.6% $122.4M 3,401 $652 12

Wed May 16 #1 $1.8M −17.7% −48.4% $124.2M 3,401 $536 13

Thu May 17 #1 $1.8M −1.9% −44% $126.0M 3,401 $526 14

Fri May 18 #2 $5.8M +225.9% −40.5% $131.8M 3,452 $1,690 15

Sat May 19 #2 $8.9M +53% −38.4% $140.8M 3,452 $2,585 16

Sun May 20 #2 $5.7M −36.4% −40% $146.5M 3,452 $1,645 17

Mon May 21 #2 $1.6M −72% −26.1% $148.0M 3,452 $460 18

Tue May 22 #2 $1.3M −19.6% −42.4% $149.3M 3,452 $370 19

Wed May 23 #2 $1.1M −13.4% −39.4% $150.4M 3,452 $320 20

Thu May 24 #2 $1.2M +11% −31.5% $151.5M 3,452 $355 21

Fri May 25 #3 $3.8M +210% −34.8% $155.3M 3,553 $1,070 22

Sat May 26 #3 $6.0M +56.5% −33.3% $161.3M 3,553 $1,675 23

Sun May 27 #3 $5.4M −9.6% −5.2% $166.7M 3,553 $1,515 24

Mon May 28 #3 $3.9M −27.4% +146.1% $170.7M 3,553 $1,100 25

Tue May 29 #3 $1.0M −74.1% −20.7% $171.7M 3,553 $285 26

Wed May 30 #3 $851.8K −15.9% −22.9% $172.6M 3,553 $240 27

Thu May 31 #3 $872.0K +2.4% −28.9% $173.4M 3,553 $245 28

Fri Jun 1 #4 $2.0M +133.3% −46.5% $175.5M 3,204 $635 29

Sat Jun 2 #4 $3.5M +74% −40.5% $179.0M 3,204 $1,105 30

Sun Jun 3 #4 $2.2M −38.5% −59.5% $181.2M 3,206 $680 31

Mon Jun 4 #6 $689.5K −68.4% −82.4% $181.9M 3,204 $215 32

Tue Jun 5 #6 $736.9K +6.9% −27.2% $182.6M 3,204 $230 33

Wed Jun 6 #6 $640.8K −13% −24.8% $183.2M 3,204 $200 34

Thu Jun 7 #6 $801.0K +25% −8.1% $184.0M 3,204 $250 35

Fri Jun 8 #5 $1.3M +61.7% −36.3% $185.3M 2,540 $510 36

Sat Jun 9 #5 $2.1M +58.9% −41.9% $187.4M 2,540 $810 37

Sun Jun 10 #5 $1.3M −34.6% −38.2% $188.7M 2,540 $530 38

Mon Jun 11 #8 $533.4K −60.4% −22.6% $189.3M 2,540 $210 39

Tue Jun 12 #8 $520.7K −2.4% −29.3% $189.8M 2,540 $205 40

Wed Jun 13 #8 $470.0K −9.7% −26.7% $190.3M 2,540 $185 41

Thu Jun 14 #8 $508.0K +8.1% −36.6% $190.8M 2,540 $200 42

Fri Jun 15 #6 $701.9K +38.2% −45.8% $191.5M 1,777 $395 43

Sat Jun 16 #6 $1.1M +60.8% −45.2% $192.6M 1,777 $635 44

Sun Jun 17 #6 $870.7K −22.8% −35.3% $193.5M 1,777 $490 45

Mon Jun 18 #5 $284.3K −67.3% −46.7% $193.8M 1,777 $160 46

Tue Jun 19 #5 $293.0K +3.1% −43.7% $194.1M 1,777 $165 47

Wed Jun 20 #5 $285.0K −2.7% −39.4% $194.3M 1,777 $160 48

Thu Jun 21 #5 $293.6K +3% −42.2% $194.6M 1,777 $165 49

Fri Jun 22 #6 $486.3K +65.7% −30.7% $195.1M 1,118 $435 50

Sat Jun 23 #6 $637.3K +31% −43.5% $195.8M 1,118 $570 51

Sun Jun 24 #6 $447.2K −29.8% −48.6% $196.2M 1,135 $394 52

Mon Jun 25 #11 $167.7K −62.5% −41% $196.4M 1,135 $148 53

Tue Jun 26 #11 $179.1K +6.8% −38.9% $196.6M 1,135 $158 54

Wed Jun 27 #12 $168.0K −6.2% −41% $196.7M 1,135 $148 55

Thu Jun 28 #12 $184.2K +9.6% −37.2% $196.9M 1,135 $162 56

Fri Jun 29 #7 $326.7K +77.3% −32.8% $197.2M 990 $330 57

Sat Jun 30 #7 $475.2K +45.5% −25.4% $197.7M 990 $480 58

Sun Jul 1 #7 $341.5K −28.1% −23.6% $198.1M 992 $344 59

Mon Jul 2 #15 $163.3K −52.2% −2.6% $198.2M 992 $165 60

Tue Jul 3 #14 $202.9K +24.2% +13.3% $198.4M 992 $205 61

Wed Jul 4 #16 $148.6K −26.8% −11.6% $198.6M 992 $150 62

Thu Jul 5 #16 $115.5K −22.3% −37.3% $198.7M 992 $116 63

Fri Jul 6 #7 $212.7K +84.2% −34.9% $198.9M 709 $300 64

Sat Jul 7 #7 $290.7K +36.7% −38.8% $199.2M 709 $410 65

Sun Jul 8 #7 $205.6K −29.3% −39.8% $199.4M 709 $290 66

Mon Jul 9 #14 $85.1K −58.6% −47.9% $199.5M 709 $120 67

Tue Jul 10 #14 $102.8K +20.8% −49.3% $199.6M 709 $145 68

Wed Jul 11 #15 $88.6K −13.8% −40.3% $199.7M 709 $125 69

Thu Jul 12 #15 $92.2K +4% −20.2% $199.8M 709 $130 70

Fri Jul 13 #8 $130.5K +41.5% −38.7% $199.9M 593 $220 71

Sat Jul 14 #8 $192.7K +47.7% −33.7% $200.1M 593 $325 72

Sun Jul 15 #8 $136.4K −29.2% −33.7% $200.2M 593 $230 73

Mon Jul 16 #8 $62.3K −54.3% −26.8% $200.3M 593 $105 74

Tue Jul 17 #8 $74.1K +19% −27.9% $200.4M 593 $125 75

Wed Jul 18 #9 $59.5K −19.8% −32.9% $200.4M 593 $100 76

Thu Jul 19 #9 $53.4K −10.2% −42.1% $200.5M 593 $90 77

Fri Jul 20 #8 $69.7K +30.5% −46.6% $200.5M 387 $180 78

Sat Jul 21 #8 $96.8K +38.9% −49.8% $200.6M 387 $250 79

Sun Jul 22 #8 $56.1K −42% −58.9% $200.7M 387 $145 80

Mon Jul 23 #8 $29.0K −48.3% −53.4% $200.7M 387 $75 81

Tue Jul 24 #8 $34.8K +20% −53% $200.8M 387 $90 82

Wed Jul 25 #8 $32.9K −5.6% −44.7% $200.8M 387 $85 83

Thu Jul 26 #8 $31.0K −5.9% −42% $200.8M 387 $80 84

Fri Jul 27 #10 $37.5K +21.2% −46.1% $200.9M 250 $150 85

Sat Jul 28 #10 $60.0K +60% −38% $200.9M 250 $240 86

Sun Jul 29 #10 $28.8K −52.1% −48.8% $200.9M 250 $115 87

Mon Jul 30 #10 $20.0K −30.5% −31.1% $201.0M 250 $80 88

Tue Jul 31 #10 $21.3K +6.3% −39% $201.0M 250 $85 89

Wed Aug 1 #10 $20.0K −5.8% −39.1% $201.0M 250 $80 90

Thu Aug 2 #10 $21.1K +5.5% −31.8% $201.0M 250 $84 91

Fri Aug 3 #12 $27.8K +31.7% −25.8% $201.1M 214 $130 92

Sat Aug 4 #12 $38.5K +38.5% −35.8% $201.1M 214 $180 93

Sun Aug 5 #12 $27.8K −27.9% −3.4% $201.1M 214 $130 94

Mon Aug 6 #12 $15.0K −46.1% −25% $201.1M 214 $70 95

Tue Aug 7 #12 $16.1K +7.1% −24.5% $201.2M 214 $75 96

Wed Aug 8 #12 $15.0K −6.5% −25.1% $201.2M 214 $70 97

Thu Aug 9 #12 $15.0K −0.3% −29.2% $201.2M 214 $70 98

Fri Aug 10 #12 $25.3K +68.8% −9.2% $201.2M 202 $125 99

Sat Aug 11 #12 $35.4K +40.1% −8.2% $201.2M 202 $175 100

Sun Aug 12 #12 $27.3K −22.9% −1.8% $201.3M 202 $135 101

Mon Aug 13 #11 $13.1K −51.9% −12.3% $201.3M 202 $65 102

Tue Aug 14 #11 $15.2K +15.4% −5.6% $201.3M 202 $75 103

Wed Aug 15 #11 $14.1K −6.7% −5.8% $201.3M 202 $70 104

Thu Aug 16 #11 $14.2K +0.6% −4.9% $201.3M 202 $70 105

Fri Aug 17 #12 $22.4K +57.6% −11.2% $201.3M 236 $95 106

Sat Aug 18 #13 $34.2K +52.6% −3.2% $201.4M 236 $145 107

Sun Aug 19 #13 $24.7K −27.7% −9.3% $201.4M 236 $105 108

Mon Aug 20 #12 $13.0K −47.5% −1.1% $201.4M 236 $55 109

Tue Aug 21 #12 $15.3K +18.2% +1.3% $201.4M 236 $65 110

Wed Aug 22 #7 $14.1K −8.1% −0.3% $201.5M 236 $60 111

Thu Aug 23 #7 $14.1K <0.1% −0.8% $201.5M 236 $60 112

Fri Aug 24 #8 $20.4K +44.8% −8.9% $201.5M 227 $90 113

Sat Aug 25 #8 $33.0K +61.6% −3.6% $201.5M 227 $145 114

Sun Aug 26 #8 $22.8K −31% −8% $201.5M 227 $100 115

Mon Aug 27 #8 $11.3K −50.2% −12.6% $201.6M 227 $50 116

Tue Aug 28 #8 $13.6K +20% −11.2% $201.6M 227 $60 117

Wed Aug 29 #8 $12.5K −8.3% −11.4% $201.6M 227 $55 118

Thu Aug 30 #8 $12.4K −0.7% −12.1% $201.6M 227 $55 119

Fri Aug 31 #8 $17.8K +43.3% −13% $201.6M 209 $85 120

Sat Sep 1 #8 $35.5K +100% +7.7% $201.6M 209 $170 121

Sun Sep 2 #8 $34.5K −2.9% +51.4% $201.7M 209 $165 122

Mon Sep 3 #8 $28.2K −18.2% +148.6% $201.7M 209 $135 123

Tue Sep 4 #8 $9.4K −66.6% −30.9% $201.7M 209 $45 124

Wed Sep 5 #8 $8.4K −10.5% −32.5% $201.7M 209 $40 125

Thu Sep 6 #8 $8.3K −0.9% −32.6% $201.7M 209 $40 126

Fri Sep 7 #9 $16.6K +99.4% −6.3% $201.7M 185 $90 127

Sat Sep 8 #9 $32.4K +94.4% −8.9% $201.8M 185 $175 128

Sun Sep 9 #9 $19.4K −40% −43.7% $201.8M 185 $105 129

Mon Sep 10 #9 $5.6K −71.4% −80.3% $201.8M 185 $30 130

Tue Sep 11 #9 $3.6K −35% −61.7% $201.8M 185 $20 131

Wed Sep 12 #9 $5.6K +55.8% −33.2% $201.8M 185 $30 132

Thu Sep 13 #9 $5.5K −1.8% −33.8% $201.8M 185 $30 133

Fri Sep 14 #9 $14.3K +158.7% −14.1% $201.8M 168 $85 134

Sat Sep 15 #9 $26.1K +82.3% −19.5% $201.9M 168 $155 135

Sun Sep 16 #9 $17.7K −32.2% −9.1% $201.9M 168 $105 136

Mon Sep 17 #9 $5.0K −71.5% −9.3% $201.9M 168 $30 137

Tue Sep 18 #9 $5.9K +16.7% +62.9% $201.9M 168 $35 138

Wed Sep 19 #9 $5.0K −15.1% −11.2% $201.9M 168 $30 139

Thu Sep 20 #9 $5.0K −0.6% −10.1% $201.9M 168 $30 140

Fri Sep 21 #10 $11.4K +130.3% −20% $201.9M 143 $80 141

Sat Sep 22 #10 $23.6K +106.3% −9.4% $201.9M 143 $165 142

Sun Sep 23 #10 $14.3K −39.4% −19% $202.0M 143 $100 143

Mon Sep 24 #10 $4.3K −70% −14.8% $202.0M 143 $30 144

Tue Sep 25 #10 $4.3K +0.5% −26.6% $202.0M 143 $30 145

Wed Sep 26 #10 $4.2K −1.6% −15% $202.0M 143 $30 146

Thu Sep 27 #10 $4.2K −0.2% −14.7% $202.0M 143 $30 147

Fri Sep 28 #10 $9.7K +128.9% −15.2% $202.0M 97 $100 148

Sat Sep 29 #10 $19.4K +100.4% −17.7% $202.0M 97 $200 149

Sun Sep 30 #9 $11.2K −42.6% −22% $202.0M 97 $115 150

Mon Oct 1 #10 $2.9K −73.9% −32.2% $202.0M 97 $30 151

Tue Oct 2 #10 $2.9K −0.5% −32.9% $202.0M 97 $30 152

Wed Oct 3 #10 $2.9K +1.7% −30.6% $202.0M 97 $30 153

Thu Oct 4 #10 $3.4K +15.3% −19.8% $202.0M 97 $35 154

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$199.8M

May 4May 21Jun 8Jun 25Jul 12

Weekend grossWk 10 · $709.0K

$68.1M

$33.7M

$20.4M

$15.1M

$7.8M

$4.7M

$2.7M

$1.6M

$1.1M

$709.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,553 → 709 −80.0%

3,401 open709 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −38%

−50.5%

W1→2

−39.4%

W2→3

−25.9%

W3→4

−48.8%

W4→5

−39.4%

W5→6

−42.5%

W6→7

−41.8%

W7→8

−27.2%

W8→9

−38%

W9→10

Steepest −50.5%Best hold −25.9%

Run milestones

$200M in 72 days

$100M

Day 9

May 12

$200M

Day 72

Jul 14

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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