The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Theatrical - Wide 2008-08-01

Cast Brendan Fraser Maria Bello John Hannah Luke Ford Jet Li
Directed by Rob Cohen

Box Office Gross: $403,449,830

Running Time: 112 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, The Sommers Company, Alphaville Films, Beijing Happy Pictures, Shanghai Film Group, Internationale Filmproduktion Blackbird Erste

Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy

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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... See more the so-called ‘Dragon Emperor’ and his abuse of supernatural power.

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