The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 2008 American action-adventure fantasy film, directed by Rob Cohen, written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and produced by Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, and James Jacks. The film is set in China, departing from the Egyptian setting, and focuses on the Terracotta Army's origins. It is the third and final installment in The Mummy trilogy and stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, 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 received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed $403 million worldwide, the trilogy's lowest-grossing film. Universal Pictures rebooted the Mummy film in 2017 as an attempt to start the Dark Universe franchise.
| Director | Rob Cohen |
| Produced by | Stephen Sommers, Sean Daniel, Bob Ducsay, James Jacks |
| Writer(s) | Alfred Gough, Miles Millar |
| Starring | Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Russell Wong, Liam Cunningham, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, Michelle Yeoh |
| Music | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography | Simon Duggan |
| Edited by | Joel Negron, Kelly Matsumoto |
| Production, company | Relativity Media, The Sommers Company, Alphaville Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Released | July 24, 2008 (Moscow), August 1, 2008 (United States) |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, Mandarin |
| Budget | $145 million |
| Box office | $403.4 million |
| Netflix ID | 70099790 |
About The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The third and final film in the Mummy series follows the son of famous mummy fighters as he unearths a shape-shifter. Set in China, it is the only film in the trilogy that isn't primarily based in Egypt.
Achievement of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The film grossed over $400 million at the box office globally. Before the release of the film and after The Mummy Returns (2001), a spin-off series was launched starting with 2002's The Scorpion King.
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