Nevertheless, Universal has dated Bride of Frankenstein and is developing The Invisible Man, The Wolfman, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and Van Helsing, so the studio is clearly invested in making this franchise work alongside the likes of The Fast and the Furious and Jurassic Park series.
The Mummy cost $125 million to make (excluding marketing costs), so if it doesn’t make a profit, that could force Universal to shift course on how it handles its future monster movies.
And who knows, maybe one day Universal will decide to bring its monsters together in a movie, but at least the Dark Universe isn’t building to that right from the get-go, instead letting its creatures shine individually.