The Mummy May End Up Being Tom Cruise’s Biggest Global Opening Yet
But, as Hollywood relies more and more on foreign markets, a new trend is emerging; foreign audiences aren’t as influenced by reviews, love endless sequels, and still believe in the movie star. A-List Stars like Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Will Smith often can’t carry a film in the US unless it is an established franchise, as these days the property is more important than the star power. Franchises like Transformers and Fast and the Furious, which are often reviewed unfavorably, do gangbusters overseas, even as the numbers in their titles continue to grow. So, with the aforementioned domestic Mummy tracking and reviews, is Dark Universe really in trouble?
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The answer, is likely no. Deadline reports that The Mummy looks like it will gross $125-$135 million overseas this weekend, when it is released in 63 territories. Add that to its domestic haul and you’re looking at a $160-$177 million opening for a film that cost $125-$130 million to make. If the film can reach the higher end of that projection, it would be a record global opening for Cruise, besting the $167.4 million brought in by War of the Worlds.
China, perhaps the most important international market for Hollywood productions, has The Mummy projected for a $40-$50 million opening weekend. The film has already set a record in South Korea, for the biggest opening day ever in the country, with $6.6 million. So don’t write off The Mummy, or Dark Universe, just yet. China loves Tom Cruise!
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SOURCE: Deadline
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