"The Mummy" was supposed to be the grand debut of Universal's Dark Universe, but it actually proved to be a death knell for the entire project. Now, however, it seems the film is being given a second chance in the age of streaming. A notorious flop upon its theatrical release in 2017, the Tom Cruise-led action adventure outing has been resurrected by HBO Max subscribers, who have sent "The Mummy" to number 10 on the streamer's most-watched films charts in the United States.

Originally intended as a launching pad for several films, including an Angelina Jolie-starring "Bride of Frankenstein" project and a new "Invisible Man" movie, "The Mummy" proved to be dead on arrival back in 2017. Director Alex Kurtzman seemingly fell into the trap of franchise moviemaking by paying far too much att

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