Tom Cruise Keeps The Mummy Alive Overseas

The Mummy is looking at a distant second place finish at the domestic box office this weekend, but expects to bring in a treasure of dollars internationally. With a reported $125 million budget, The Mummy will need to ride the enormous worldwide drawing power of Cruise to recoup Universal's investment. Already, the movie grossed $18.7 million on its first day in China; the biggest opening day ever for a Cruise movie in that country. In all, the movie is launching in 63 international markets, and has already seen a record opening in South Korea on Monday.

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