Tom Cruise's 'The Mummy' Bombs
by EG
The Mummy is unraveling at the North American box office in a blow for Tom Cruise and Universal's new Dark Universe of interconnected monster movies.
Plagued by withering reviews and a B- CinemaScore from audiences, the summer event film grossed $12 million Friday from 4,035 theaters for a $30 million weekend. That's behind any of the openings for the Mummy films starring Brendan Fraser, as well as for spin-off The Scorpion King. Unlike those movies, the reboot decided to fashion itself as an action pic set in modern times.
The Mummy has been relegated to second place behind box-office hit Wonder Woman, now in its second weekend. Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, earned $15.8 million Friday from 4,165 cinemas for a $54 million-plus weekend, a drop of less than 47 percent. That's one of the lowest drops ever for a superhero tentpole.
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Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot and Chris Pine.