Blumhouse's The Mummy Officially Extends The Studio's Box Office Streak With Crucial Global Milestone

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is officially a blessing for Blumhouse and New Cinema Line.

The Blumhouse version opened roughly two weeks ago and earned $13.5 million on its opening weekend. It was a decent start for the movie’s box office, considering it’s been nine years since any The Mummy movie made its way to theaters. Even the competition in the following weeks with The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Michael hasn’t stopped the momentum for the horror.

Now, Deadline reports that Lee Cronin’s The Mummy has officially made $80 million at the global box office during its third week in theaters. Although the domestic total has reached $27.4 million, the horror movie is performing exceptionally well overseas, with the $52.6 million international gross making up 65.7% of the total box office.

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The latest box office milestone is a big deal for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. Given the horror film had a $22 million budget, it’s well beyond the break-even point and has now entered profitability. Whether the new movie can reach the $100 million mark before its theatrical run ends becomes the big question. While it’s a reachable goal, it’s unclear whether new summer releases will impact those chances.

More importantly, the success continues Blumhouse’s box office rebound after back-to-back commercial disappointments last year. After Wolf Man, Drop, and M3GAN 2.0 performed poorly, the studio ended 2025 with their last two films being profitable. Black Phone 2 and Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 earned $132 million and $239.6 million, respectively. With Lee Cronin’s The Mummy now joining the list, this extends Blumhouse’s streak with three straight releases becoming hits.

There is one likely factor as to why Lee Cronin’s The Mummy became a success. Although reviews of The Mummy were mixed, which resulted in a 47% score on Rotten Tomatoes, moviegoers responded positively to Blumhouse’s reimagining. As the audience score sits at 74%, word-of-mouth helped the movie’s momentum in the subsequent weeks.

Blumhouse’s iteration of its namesake is also the boldest to take a horror and R-rated approach, which likely brought interest with those who enjoy the horror genre. Plus, the lower budget made commercial success attainable compared to the higher cost that’s usually associated with blockbusters and action movies. For example, Tom Cruise’s 2017 movie had an expensive $125-195 million budget.

However, Cronin’s movie won’t outpace any of The Mummy movies starring Brendan Fraser or Cruise’s own disappointment, since all iterations made over $400 million at the global box office. However, Blumhouse’s movie has no association with the franchise since those movies were made under Universal. Because The Mummy is in the public domain, Warner Bros., through New Line Cinema, was able to develop its own movie standalone from Universal’s classic franchise.

With Lee Cronin’s The Mummy now a box-office success, there are now questions about its future. Although Warner Bros. and Blumhouse haven’t commented on a potential sequel, the filmmaker exclaimed that “if the audience really like this world and this universe, then there’s no doubt there would be conversations about how we would continue to grow it.“

On the other hand, Universal is already reviving its famous era with The Mummy 4 in development. Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will return as the original trio, while Radio Silence filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will helm the project. The release date was recently moved up to October 15, 2027.

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is now playing in theaters.