THE MUMMY - THE MUMMY FAILS TO BEAT BATMAN

THE MUMMY FAILS TO BEAT BATMAN

The third installment of THE MUMMY franchise has failed to beat BATMAN to the top of the U.K. box office charts.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor debuted at number two following its opening weekend in Britain (beg09-10Aug08), taking $5.8 million (GBP2.8 million) in its first seven days.
Batman sequel The Dark Knight clung on to the top spot for a third week, taking more than $8 million ($4 million) in the same time frame.
Abba movie musical Mamma Mia! slipped to number three with earnings of $5.4 million (GBP2.7 million), while fourth and fifth places were taken by Wall-E ($2.8 million/GBP1.4 million) and new entry Make It Happen ($1.1 million/GBP505,820) respectively.
The latest Mummy film, starring Brendan Fraser, was also kept off the top spot in the North American box office chart by The Dark Knight.
It took $42.5 million (GBP22.3 million) in its opening weekend (02-03Aug08), while The Dark Knight movie made $43.8 million (GBP23 million).