China The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
“A New Evil Awakens.”
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
Audience Engagement
4,121 audience reviews — more than 98% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among China films.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Universal Pictures
Adventure + Action in China
135 China titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor itself).
The 2007–2009 China Window
In the crowded 2007-2009 China release window, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor sits at #51 of 63. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor premiered alongside 16 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $1.3M per minute on screen and earned $3.6M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other China films in 2008.
The 179th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- chinese emperor · 5
- tomb · 5
- pyramid · 3
- mummy · 3
- great wall of china · 3
- terracotta army · 3
- 3rd century bc · 3
- yeti · 2
- china · 127
- sword · 36
- 1940s · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #813 of 946 China films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Adventure productions specifically: #158 of 178 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin, Sanskrit |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Sommers Company, The, Alphaville Films |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | July 1, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0859163 |
| Official Site | www.themummy.com |