The family film will pass the $100 million mark by next weekend and end up near $110 million, said a Dimension spokesman. Spy Kids, which came in at fourth place this weekend with $3.8 million, now stands at $98.4 million after 38 days. predicts that it will max out in the mid-$30 million range. A narrator (in voice-over) explained the legend of the Scorpion King: Five. 2 with $6 million, taking its 10-day haul to $21.5 million. The film opened outside the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes in the year 3067 BC. Stallone Driven to Distant SecondMeanwhile, last weekend's top film, the Sylvester Stallone auto-racing thriller Driven, slipped to a very distant No. Universal is already at work on a Mummy spinoff starring The Rock, called The Scorpion King, but there are currently no plans for a third Mummy film. Also returning for the sequel are Rachel Weisz, Oded Fehr, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, and Patricia Velasquez, while wrestling star The Rock made his film debut as an Egyptian warrior. However, Brendan Fraser was glad to reprise his role as the Indiana Jones-like adventurer Rick O'Connell. The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London.
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Mummy a Bona Fide FranchiseThe Mummy, an amped-up spin on the classic Universal horror series, took the industry by surprise two years ago when it opened with $43.4 million, so much so that none of its leads had any deals in place for the quickly green-lit sequel. Showing all 7 items Jump to: Summaries (6) Synopsis (1) Summaries.
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Its sequel, Jurassic Park III, stands a chance of beating that record when it debuts later this year. Based on the 2001 movie starring Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weisz, this version differs greatly from its console version. Jurassic Record Still HoldsThe Lost World: Jurassic Park is still the best overall opening weekend champ it debuted with $72 million during the Memorial Day holiday weekend in May 1997.
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The Stephen Sommers-directed sequel also set records for individual Friday and Saturday takes, $23.4 million and $26.8 million, respectively. "What we have is lightning in a bottle … and it's a really good way to start the summer movie season," Peter Adee, Universal's president of marketing, told Reuters. The Mummy Returns (2001) Trailer Many years ago, in Ancient Egypt, the Scorpion King led a menacing army, but when he sold his soul to Anubis, he was erased from history. When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep resurrected.