Imhotep opened the black Book of the Dead to perform the ritual.As Ardeth Bay fought off the mummies, he told his pals: "Save the girl.Kill the creature." Imhotep read from the Book of the Dead, and a gray spirit-mist passed into Anck-su-namun""s corpse and her eyes popped open.The enormous royal barge is being rowed by long ranks of enslaved oarsmen propelling the two lovers into the darkened sea (toward paradise?) to the suggestive, seductive, cadenced beat and rhythm of the drummer.With an initial production budget of $65 million, the film grossed $171.5 million (domestic) and $460 million (worldwide).The Matrix (1999)was the fifth highest-grossing (domestic) film of 1999.Actor Keanu Reeves earned $10 million upfront (reportedly), plus $25 million for his cut of the final gross.This installment was released six years after the previous POTC film, hereby making it the longest time span between films.The next third and final chapter of the saga wasThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).With an estimated production budget of $225 million, and box-office gross receipts of $258.4 million (domestic) and $958.4+ million (worldwide).This film was the # 2 ranked film in terms of revenue (domestic and worldwide) forThe Hobbit3-film rilogy franchise.