Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is proving to be a box-office success. Made on a modest budget, the horror reboot maintains a gradual hold and robust overseas numbers slightly than explosive domestic dominance. It’s achieving minor box-office milestones to remain relevant among the many giants. On this journey, the reboot has now surpassed the weakest Paranormal Activity movie on the domestic box office, but can it beat the opposite five movies within the Paranormal Activity series? Scroll below for the deets.
How much has the film earned up to now on the domestic box office?
Lee Cronin’s film received mixed to negative reviews upon release and has dropped to 4th place from last weekend’s 1st place. The horror flick collected $5.5 million in its second weekend on the box office in North America, down 59.3% from its opening weekend. The film hit $23.3 million in ten days in North America.
Surpasses the weakest Paranormal Activity movie in North America
Directed by Gregory Plotkin in his directorial debut, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension is the sixth installment within the Paranormal Activity series. It has the bottom box-office numbers in North America and is the primary movie to not star Katie Featherston. In line with Box Office Mojo, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension grossed $18.3 million domestically. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy has surpassed the domestic haul of The Ghost Dimension. For the record, The Ghost Dimension was made on a budget of $10 million and has grossed $83 million more on the domestic box office alone.
It just isn’t a significant feat, but surpassing Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension gives The Mummy a recognizable benchmark against a longtime horror franchise like Paranormal Activity. Regardless that The Ghost Dimension is the lowest-grossing film within the Paranormal Activity franchise, it still belongs to a long-running, commercially successful brand.
Try the domestic totals of the Paranormal Activity movies
- Paranormal Activity – $107.9 million
- Paranormal Activity 3 – $104.0 million
- Paranormal Activity 2 – $84.7 million
- Paranormal Activity 4 – $53.8 million
- Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones – $32.5 million
- Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension – $18.3 million
In line with industry experts, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is tracking to gross between $32 million and $37 million domestically. Due to this fact, it will only beat one other Paranormal Activity movie during its theatrical run, namely The Marked Ones.
What’s The Mummy about?
The film follows a family who’s reunited with their long-missing, mummified daughter and realizes something is improper along with her. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy was released on April 9.
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