Lee Cronin’s The Mummy shows that the recent attempts to revive Universal’s classic monsters with lower budgets have been successful with audiences.
Blumhouse’s new take on The Mummy, directed by Lee Cronin (who also directed Evil Dead Rise), is the third time the company has revisited a classic Universal Monsters story. This project was a collaboration with Atomic Monster and New Line, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures – notably, Universal wasn’t involved this time. While 2020’s The Invisible Man was a success, earning $144.5 million on a $7 million budget, the 2025 Wolf Man film, made with the same writer-director Leigh Whannell, didn’t do as well, bringing in only $35.2 million against a $25 million budget.
According to Variety, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is expected to earn $12 million domestically over its opening weekend. However, this won’t be enough to reach the top spot; it’s currently projected to debut at No. 3. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is expected to remain No. 1 with around $30 million in its third weekend, while Project Hail Mary should hold at No. 2 with $18.5 million during its fifth weekend.
Early estimates suggest Lee Cronin’s The Mummy will open with around $28.2 million, which is less than the $28.2 million debut of The Invisible Man. However, it’s still expected to perform better than Wolf Man, which opened with $10.9 million. With a budget of about $22 million – slightly lower than the previous film – The Mummy has a better chance of becoming profitable. Generally, movies need to earn two and a half times their budget in theaters, meaning The Mummy likely needs to make around $55 million to break even.
It’s still unclear how well the new Universal Monsters reboot will ultimately do. If it follows a similar path to the original Wolf Man film, it might end up with a worldwide gross of around $39 million. However, that would be significantly less than what the film needs to earn to break even in theaters.
Despite generally negative reviews from critics, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is showing signs of becoming popular through audience recommendations. Both The Mummy and Wolf Man have low scores on Rotten Tomatoes (45% and 48% respectively), but audiences are responding much more favorably to The Mummy. Currently, The Mummy has a Popcornmeter score of 77%, significantly higher than Wolf Man‘s 54%. The Mummy also received a slightly better CinemaScore (C+) compared to Wolf Man‘s (C-), which is typical for new horror films.
Okay, so I just saw Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, and honestly, I don’t think it’s going to be one of the horror movies we’re still talking about at the end of 2026. The year’s been a bit of a mixed bag so far – some horror films like 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and Ready or Not 2 didn’t quite land, but we’ve also had some great wins with Scream 7, Sam Raimi’s Send Help, and even Markiplier’s Iron Lung. Thankfully, things are looking up! May 2026 is packed with promising new releases like Hokum, Passenger, and Obsession, and I’m optimistic those will deliver the scares we’re looking for.
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