The Mummy (2017 film)

The Mummy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Kurtzman
Screenplay by
  • David Koepp
  • Christopher McQuarrie
  • Dylan Kussman
Story by
  • Jon Spaihts
  • Alex Kurtzman
  • Jenny Lumet
Based on
The Mummy
by
  • John L. Balderston
  • Nina Wilcox Putnam
  • Richard Schayer
Produced by
  • Alex Kurtzman
  • Chris Morgan
  • Sean Daniel
  • Sarah Bradshaw
Starring
CinematographyBen Seresin
Edited by
  • Paul Hirsch
  • Gina Hirsch
  • Andrew Mondshein
Music byBrian Tyler
Production
companies
  • Dark Universe[1]
  • Perfect World Pictures[1]
  • Secret Hideout[1]
  • Conspiracy Factory[1]
  • Sean Daniel Company[1]
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Running time
110 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$125–195 million[3][4]
Box office$410 million[5]

The Mummy is a 2017 American fantasy action-adventure film[6] co-produced and directed by Alex Kurtzman from a screenplay written by David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie, and Dylan Kussman based on a story by Kurtzman, Jon Spaihts, and Jenny Lumet. A reboot of the Mummy franchise,[7] it stars Tom Cruise as U.S. Army Sergeant Nick Morton, a soldier of fortune who accidentally unearths the ancient tomb of entrapped Egyptian princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella). Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, and Russell Crowe also star.

The Mummy premiered at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia on May 22, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 9, 2017.[8] It received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $410 million worldwide, losing $60–95 million due to high production and marketing costs. Intended to kick-start the Dark Universe, a shared universe based on the classic Universal Monsters film series, the film's poor box office performance led to the cancellation of the shared universe.[9]

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