Universal is on top for the Worldwide box office in its latest adaptation of the Mummy franchise starring Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe and Annabelle Wallis as the blockbuster brought in well over 174 million world-wide. Domestically, the film only brought in 32 million as more people flocked the theaters to see Wonder Woman for its second week at the box office.
The latest Mummy saga follows Cruise as Nick Morton, a treasure seeker in the Middle East, modern-day Iraq as he stumbles on to the long forgotten and erased tale of Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) and her jealousy that lead to her ultimate downfall. Inevitably, Nick ends up resurrecting Ahmanet who is in search of a mortal vessel to harness a god in order to rule the world. Now Nick has a choice to make to sacrifice himself either to save the world or cling to the darkness that harnessed Ahmanet.
The film also brings in a new character to the Mummy saga, Dr Jekyll (Russell Crowe) who ultimately wants to learn more of the mummy through nontraditional methods though Jekyll’s character is a foreshadowing of what is to happen to Nick’s character in the end, as his assistant Jenny (Annabelle Wallis) follows Nick to help him destroy the evil.
At an hour and fifty minutes, The Mummy will have new audiences revisiting the ancient legend of the dead in a new modern way. It’s a similar story line as the 1999 version with Brendan Frasier, but Universal Studios and Dark Universe has flipped the story around to show that even female mummies can be evil. The film is full of adventure, suspense and a slight hint of a love triangle this time with Nick being drawn to two women, though one is not by his own choice.
The Mummy came out in theaters June 9, and is currently playing in one near you.
