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Directed by | Rob Cohen |
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Based on | Characters by Stephen Sommers Lloyd Fonvielle Kevin Jarre |
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Cinematography | Simon Duggan |
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Music by | Randy Edelman |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $145 million [1] |
Box office | $405.8 million[1] |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor[2] is a 2008 American action adventure fantasy film directed by Rob Cohen, written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and produced by Stephen Sommers (director of the first two films), Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, and James Jacks.[3] The film is set in China rather than Egypt and focuses on the Terracotta Army's origins. It is the third and final installment in The Mummy trilogy. It stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello (replacing Rachel Weisz, who played Evelyn in the first two films), John Hannah, Luke Ford, Anthony Wong, and Michelle Yeoh.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor premiered in Moscow on July 24, 2008, and was released in the United States on August 1, 2008. The film was a commercial success,[4] grossing over $405 million worldwide, though it was the lowest grossing film in the trilogy and received generally negative reviews from critics. Universal Pictures rebooted the Mummy franchise with a 2017 reboot film, in an attempt to start a cinematic universe under the name Dark Universe.