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Hot on the heels of the tremendous success of The Mummy Returns comes The Scorpion King, a prequel to the original film, The Mummy. The Scorpion King centers around a character with a mysterious past that was introduced in The Mummy Returns. It will look to capitalize on the blockbuster success of the first two titles in the franchise, even though it won't directly follow the storylines or feature any of the central characters from those films. The movie stars Dwayne Johnson, better known as WWF persona The Rock, in the title role, with a supporting performance by Michael Clark Duncan, who is most famous for his role in The Green Mile. Stephen Sommers, director of the fist two Mummy movies, serves as an executive producer this time around.

Already set to be one of the biggest movies of 2002, the film will rely on the name recognition of the first two Mummy films and the appeal of The Rock to bring in big bucks at the box office. The popularity of its star is certainly unquestioned, as he is undoubtedly one of the biggest personalities on the planet and has proved that he has enough charm and charisma to sell anything with which he's involved. Except maybe for the XFL, but that was a mess from day one and his involvement was minimal at best; believe me, it would have taken a halftime show of someone walking on water to have made that league successful. Johnson has already been attached to two more Hollywood projects and is set to become a star in movies.

The great popularity of the original movies can be seen in their runaway success at the box office. Both films opened to a total of over $111 million and have grossed domestic receipts in excess of $350 million. In addition, video rental figures for the first film in this franchise are at $52.06 million, which is a very strong figure. There is no doubt the franchise is a success and if only for that reason, the new movie will be a huge hit. (Walid Habboub/BOP)

Vital statistics for The Scorpion King Main Cast Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan Supporting Cast Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov Director Chuck Russell Screenwriter Stephen Sommers, William Osborne, David Hayter Distributor Universal Trailer Click Here for Trailer Official Site http://www.the-scorpion-king.com/ Rating PG-13 Running Time 92 minutes Screen Count 3,466 Talent in red has entry in The Big Picture

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Title	Date	Opening	Adjusted Opening	Screens	PSA	Adj PSA	Total BO	Adjusted Total	Mult
Austin Powers in Goldmember	7/26/02	73.07	75.97	3613	20224.00	20224.0	213.08	221.53	2.87
Mummy Returns, The	5/4/01	68.14	72.72	3401	20035.00	20566.9	202.01	215.60	2.96
Star Wars: Episode I -The Phantom Menace	5/21/99	64.81	77.23	2970	21822.00	24914.9	431.07	513.70	6.01
Hannibal	2/9/01	58.00	61.90	3230	17958.00	18434.8	164.97	176.07	2.84
Toy Story 2	11/24/99	57.39	68.39	3236	17735.00	20248.6	245.82	292.94	3.05
Austin Powers II:The Spy Who Shagged Me	6/11/99	54.57	65.03	3312	16582.00	18932.2	205.40	244.77	3.69
X-Men, The	7/14/00	54.47	60.93	3025	18007.00	19376.7	157.30	175.97	2.89
Batman Forever	6/16/95	52.78	73.16	2842	18571.00	24761.3	184.03	255.10	3.49
Batman Returns	6/19/92	47.72	69.33	2644	18048.00	25223.7	162.83	236.59	3.41
Mummy, The	5/7/99	43.37	51.68	3210	13511.00	15425.9	155.25	185.01	3.58
Batman and Robin	6/20/97	42.87	56.31	2934	14611.00	18462.7	107.33	140.99	2.50
Batman	6/23/89	42.71	64.54	2194	19467.00	28297.9	251.19	379.62	5.88
Toy Story	11/24/95	29.14	40.39	2457	11860.00	15813.3	191.78	265.84	4.90
Austin Powers	5/2/97	9.55	12.54	2187	4367.00	5518.2	53.82	70.70	5.64