The Mummy Returns, Different Mummy Though.

Back in May of 2001, Mr. Fraser enjoyed a huge blockbuster opening of 60+ million for The Mummy Returns. Now, over seven years and not May later, Mr. Fraser already has one action flick out and is poised to unleash another Mummy film. Will it also open to 60+ million?

Current trading signs point to no. HSX Traders as of this post put the new film (which also stars Jet Li, yum) at a 46 million dollar debut.

Why the low ball number?

A couple of reasons come to mind: It's August not May. It's been 7 years. And last weekend X-Files 2 really stunk up the joint. Oh, and The Dark Knight is still kicking massive box office booty.

Still, we here at KIDS Fund have always been bullish on the Brendan. While we weren't so confident that a 3-D Journey to the Center of the Earth remake would work all that well (Mostly because we hate Walden, duh), there is nothing in this world that would make us not believe in the always relevant Mummy franchise. The fact that this one sports a three-headed dragon and yeti is just a bonus!

UPDATE: Well there is something that could squash our hopes. Absolutely bargain basement reviews and no one showing up for midnights. This changes things. We're now thinking mid-30s and possibly Dark Knight taking a third weekend on top.