I’ve spoken at length about multiple films being in the same universe with different characters and then interacting with one another, which you can find here if you’re interested ( ), and so for that reason I’m not going to go into it again. That, for reasons that shall be discussed in this review, is kind of where the success ends. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Universal did a very similar thing here, because they rationalised that this was going to be a risk, but they wanted to at least make sure that they got something right and to try and have the Dark Universe get off to as successful a start as possible. So much in the same way that the MCU started off with Iron Man and casting Robert Downey Jr.
Cruise is a movie star who can bring in the money he’s popular his movies are enjoyable and action-packed and he seems like a pretty down-to-earth guy considering that his name is basically a brand. I would wait for the Blu-ray, on the other hand.If there’s one thing that Universal got right with kickstarting off their Dark Universe with what is essentially a reboot of The Mummy, it was to cast Tom Cruise in the lead role. This week it is Logan, which is one of the best wide releases of the year.
There’s not a lot of limited releases, classics, or TV on DVD releases to make up the gap, so for the second week in a row, we have a Video on Demand release topping the list of best new releases. However, all three earned terrible reviews and bombed in theaters, so you should avoid all of them. There are three first-run releases coming out this week, which isn’t a bad number. It is another terrible week on the home market. That said, a 49% drop-off is still an amazing performance and should lead to more than a few movie executives to look for ways to copy its success. Granted, its reviews are among the best of the year, so having better than average legs was expect. A super hero movie falling less than 50% during its second weekend of release is simply stunning. It should bounce back on Saturday and finish the weekend with $53 million, which is just a 49% sophomore stint drop-off. The film earned $15.8 million on Friday, which is 59% lower than its opening Friday. I assumed The Mummy would at least win on Friday, but that’s not the case, as Wonder Woman remains the number one box office draw. Was is unfairly attacked by critics? Or does Universal need to rethink their plans for a Dark Universe?įriday Estimates: Wonder Woman Wows Again with $15.8 millionĪt the beginning of the month, I assumed this weekend would be a close race between Wonder Woman and The Mummy. It bombed domestically and even though it did a lot better internationally, it still failed to pay for its nearly $200 million production budget. For a short time, The Mummy was the worst wide release of the summer. In fact, Universal had announced about a dozen films in the franchise, at least one of which had a release date, but no star. The Mummy came out this summer and was supposed to kick off Universal’s Dark Universe franchise. The Us Blu-ray screener hasn’t arrived yet, but it is still Pick of the Week, even with an unknown quality of extras.įeatured Blu-ray and DVD Review: The Mummy There are only two contenders for Pick of the Week: Us and Killing Eve: Season Two. It is a shallow week with a lot of films on the main list that would be secondary Blu-ray releases on a normal week.
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