China 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.
The 2007–2009 China Window
63 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor sits at position #51.
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
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $1.3M per minute on screen and earned $3.6M per minute back.
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 |