By the numbers<\/strong><\/p>\nThe film made $422.5 million worldwide, earning it a spot among the highest-grossing films of that year.<\/p>\n
It was met with mixed critic review, but became a staying power in pop culture and spawned a new franchise \u2013 leading to “The Mummy Returns” in 2001 and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” in 2008, and other spinoffs, such as “The Scorpion King” prequel in 2002 starring Dwayne Johnson.<\/p>\n
Dig deeper<\/strong><\/p>\nUniversal resurrected the mummy story again in 2017 with another, though other-world spinoff starring Tom Cruise.<\/p>\n
Around the globe<\/h2>\n
Meanwhile<\/strong><\/p>\nPart of the franchise\u2019s lure was ancient Egypt, perhaps it is kismet that the film\u2019s big news was reported on the same day that, across the globe in Cairo, the new, massive museum dedicated to the civilization opened its doors to the public.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a long time coming for the $1 billion megaproject, which houses nearly 50,000 artifacts and has been in a soft opening for the last two years.<\/p>\n
The Grand Egyptian Museum, located near the Pyramids at the edge of the city, is expected to boost Egypt\u2019s tourism revenues and help invigorate the country\u2019s troubled economy.<\/p>\n
The Source<\/strong><\/p>\nInformation in this article was taken from various Hollywood sources who spoke to “The Hollywood Reporter,” “Variety,” and “Deadline.” Background information about the franchise was taken from a “Mummy” superfan, and details about the museum were taken from The Associated Press. This story was reported from Detroit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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