The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

A new evil awakens.

Release:2008
Runtime:1h 52m
Country:United States
Director:Rob Cohen
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureFantasy
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Keywords

ChinaSwordPyramidmummyYetiSequelChinese EmperorTomb

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.2/10· 179K votes
Rotten Tomatoes13%
Metacritic31%
TMDb5.517/10· 5K votes

With 13% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.2/10 on IMDb and 31/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

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.

Cast of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

  • Brendan Fraser

    Brendan Fraser

    as Rick O'Connell

  • Maria Bello

    Maria Bello

    as Evelyn O'Connell

  • John Hannah

    John Hannah

    as Jonathan Carnahan

  • Luke Ford

    Luke Ford

    as Alex O'Connell

  • Isabella Leong Lok-Sze

    Isabella Leong Lok-Sze

    as Lin

  • Jet Li

    Jet Li

    as Han

  • Michelle Yeoh

    Michelle Yeoh

    as Zi Yuan

  • Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

    Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

    as Yang

  • Russell Wong

    Russell Wong

    as Ming Guo

  • Liam Cunningham

    Liam Cunningham

    as "Mad Dog" Maguire

  • David Calder

    David Calder

    as Roger Wilson

  • Jessey Meng

    Jessey Meng

    as Choi

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor facts

Budget
$145M
Box office
$403.4M
Collection
The Mummy Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Adventure spectacle delivers engaging escapist entertainment
  • Chinese setting provides visually distinctive action backdrop
  • Fantasy adventure tone maintains entertaining rhythm throughout

What the audience disliked

  • Mummy franchise formula feels exhausted and derivative
  • Historical setting undermined by cartoonish action sequences
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