Despite horrid reviews, audiences were split this weekend between ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,’ and ‘The Dark Knight.’ In its third week, ‘Dark Knight,’ dropped only 42% from the week prior, totaling and estimated $43.8 million for the weekend.
The Rob Cohen directed Mummy sequel, starring a returning Brendan Fraser, and Jet Li as the Mummy, brought in an estimated $42.5 million domestically. But strangely enough, overseas, The Mummy did noticeably better, bringing in $59.5 million internationally.
The only other movie that premiered this past weekend was Kevin Costner’s new political film, ‘Swing Vote,’ only bringing in an estimated $6.3 million, taking sixth place.
X-Files showed one of the steepest drops from the week prior, dropping 66% to the tune of $3.4 million.
Here are the totals for the week:
1. The Dark Knight – $48.8 Million
2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – $42.5 Million
3. Step Brothers – $16.3 Million
4. Mamma Mia! – $13.1 Million
5. Journey to the Center of the Earth – $6.88 Million
6. Swing Vote – $6.3 Million
7. Hancock – $5.2 Million
8. Wall-E – $4.75 Million
9. The X Files: I Want to Believe – $3.42 Million
10. Space Chimps – $2.84 Million
Sounds like Tomb of the Dragon Emperor met everyone’s expectations… Brendan Frasier tries too hard to act, so you can tell he’s acting