Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet

{{Infobox film

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Tadeo Jones 3: La tabla esmeralda|nolink=yes}}

| image = Tadeo Jones 3 poster.jpg

| caption = Spanish theatrical release poster

| writer = {{ubl|Josep Gatell|Manuel Burque}}

| released = {{Film date|2022|08|24|France|2022|08|26|Spain}}

| country = Spain

| starring = {{ubl|Óscar Barberán|Michelle Jenner|Tito Valverde|Alexandra Jiménez|Cecilia Suárez|José Corbacho|Luis Posada}}

| producer = {{ubl|Ghislain Barrois|Álvaro Augustin|Nicolás Matji|Edmon Roch|Marc Sabé|Javier Ugarte}}

| cinematography = {{ubl|David Alonso (camera)|Pepe Cazorla (lighting)}}

| editing = Alexander Adams

| music = Zacarías M. de la Riva

| language = Spanish

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| studio = {{ubl|Telecinco Cinema|Lightbox Animation Studios|Ikiru Films|Anangu Grup|La Tadeopelícula AIE}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| budget = €11 million

| gross = $32.8 million{{cite Box Office Mojo |id=14941698 |title= Tad the Lost Explorer and The Curse of the Mummy (2022) |access-date=9 March 2023}}{{Cite The Numbers |title= Tadeo Jones 3: la maldición de la momia (2022) |id=Tadeo-Jones-3-la-maldicion-de-la-momia-(2022-Spain) |access-date=November 9, 2022}}

}}

Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet ({{langx|es|Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda|links=no}}), released in the UK and US as Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy, and in Australia as Tad the Explorer: The Mummy Adventure is a 2022 Spanish animated comedy film directed by Enrique Gato and written by Josep Gatell and Manuel Burque. It is a follow-up to Tad, the Lost Explorer and Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas.

Plot

Clumsy archaeologist Tadeo ('Tad') breaks a sarcophagus and sets on a spell endangering his friends, and so they embark on an adventure that takes them to places such as Mexico, Paris, and Chicago.

Voice cast

= Spanish track =

{{Cast listing|

Óscar Barberán as Tadeo Jones
Michelle Jenner as Sara Lavrof
Luis Posada as Momia
José Corbacho as Ryu
Alexandra Jiménez as Victoria
Cecilia Suárez as Agente Ramírez
Tito Valverde as Agente Pickle
Ana Esther Alborg as Ra Amon Ah
Manuel Burque as Martín{{Cite web|title=Alexandra Jiménez, Cecilia Suárez, Tito Valverde e Iker Jiménez se suman a la familia de 'Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda'|website=Mediaset|date=26 July 2022|url=https://www.mediaset.es/comunicacion/television/20220726/jimenez-tadeo-jones-tabla-esmeralda_18_07105628.html?amp=true}}

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= English =

Trevor White as Tad Stones
Alex Kelly as Sara
Joseph Balderrama as Mummy

Production

The film is a Telecinco Cinema, Lightbox Animation Studios, Ikiru Films, Anangu Grup and La Tadeopelícula AIE production, and it had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+, and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/espana/cultura/tadeo-jones-3-llega-este-verano-a-los-cines-espanoles/10005-4768213|website=EFE|date=23 March 2022|title="Tadeo Jones 3" llega este verano a los cines españoles}} It was written by Josep Gatell and Manuel Burque. Produced by Dabruk, the film's main theme ("Si tú me llamas") was performed by Omar Montes and Belinda.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20220705/omar-montes-belinda-musica-tadeo-jones-14009242|website=El Periódico de Catalunya|title=Omar Montes y Belinda pondrán música a 'Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda'|date=7 July 2022|first=Sergio|last=López}} The film had a reported budget of €11 million.{{cite web |title=LA PELÍCULA "TADEO JONES 3. LA MALDICIÓN DE LA MOMIA", QUE CUENTA CON UN PRESUPUESTO DE 11 MILLONES DE EUROS, LLEGARÁ A LOS CINES EN 2022 |url=http://www.ikirufilms.com/2020/11/12/la-pelicula-tadeo-jones-3-la-maldicion-de-la-momia-que-cuenta-con-un-presupuesto-de-11-millones-de-euros-llegara-a-los-cines-en-2022/ |website=ikirufilms.com |access-date=18 October 2022 |language=es |date=12 November 2020}}

Release

Distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures, the film opened in French theatres on 24 August 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficepro.fr/box-office-1er-jour-tad-lexplorateur-et-la-table-demeraude-saventure-en-tete-du-podium/|website=Box Office Pro|title=Box-office 1er jour : Tad l'explorateur et la table d'émeraude s'aventure en tête du podium|first=Farah|last=El Amraoui|date=25 August 2022}} It was then theatrically released in Spain on 26 August 2022. It became the highest-grossing film of the weekend at the Spanish box office, also having, up to that point in the year, both the 2nd-largest opening weekend for any animated film (after Minions: The Rise of Gru) and the 2nd-largest opening weekend for any Spanish film (after Father There Is Only One 3).{{Cite web|website=Espinof|title='Tadeo Jones 3' debuta con el número uno en la taquilla de España y Francia, y se convierte en el segundo mejor estreno animado del año|first=Víctor|last=López G.|date=30 August 2022|url=https://www.espinof.com/otros/tadeo-jones-3-debuta-numero-uno-taquilla-espana-francia-se-convierte-segundo-mejor-estreno-animado-ano}} It opened in the UK and Ireland on 9 September 2022 and it opened in the US and Canada on 4 November 2022 under the title Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy, also distributed by Paramount.{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland-box-office-preview-see-how-they-run-bodies-bodies-bodies-launch-as-cinemas-stay-open/5174300.article|date=9 September 2022|title=UK-Ireland box office preview: 'See How They Run', 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' launch as cinemas stay open|website=ScreenDaily|first=Ben|last=Dalton}}

Reception

Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars writing that "the planning of the constant action scenes is remarkable, a technical prodigy that places Spanish animation at the forefront".{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-tadeo-jones-3-la-tabla-esmeralda-5044660/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|first=Rubén|last=Romero Santos|date=25 August 2022|title=Crítica de 'Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda'}}

Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing that it manages to reach "a greater degree of virtuosity" [than the previous two films], with its plot being "better articulated, its structure is more agile, it is more adventurous, funnier and has better ideas".{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20220825/tadeo-jones-3-critica-cine-14342137|website=El Periódico de Catalunya|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez|date=25 August 2022|title='Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda': La aventura se expande y no cesa}}

María Bescós of HobbyConsolas rated the film 60 out of 100 points ("acceptable"), deeming it to be an improvement from the previous installments of the saga, while still citing the "predictable" plot, the "simplistic" humor, and some additional work to do with the animation as negative points.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/critica-tadeo-jones-3-tabla-esmeralda-nueva-aventura-arqueologo-1084845|date=10 August 2022|website=HobbyConsolas|title=Crítica de Tadeo Jones 3: regresan las aventuras del famoso arqueólogo español en una continuista secuela|first=María|last=Bescós}}

Javier Ocaña of El País found the film to be "the most refined [out of the three installments]", with the portrayal of Tadeo being the most surprising element, otherwise highlighting the "outstanding dubbing work throughout the three films [delivered] by Óscar Barberán, [featuring] a beautiful voice full of nuances in tone".{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-08-26/tadeo-jones-3-la-tabla-esmeralda-la-mas-refinada-entrega-de-las-aventuras-del-albanil-arqueologo.html|website=El País|first=Javier|last=Ocaña|date=27 August 2022|title='Tadeo Jones 3: la tabla esmeralda', la más refinada entrega de las aventuras del albañil arqueólogo|author-link=Javier Ocaña}}

Mike McCahill of The Guardian rated the film 3 out of 5 stars underscoring how "[it] is never more than inessential screen filler, but agreeably jolly with it – partly as it does have some idea of how to fill a screen".{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/07/tad-the-lost-explorer-and-the-curse-of-the-mummy-review-agreeably-jolly-animated-caper|website=The Guardian|title=Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy review – agreeably jolly animated cape|date=7 September 2022|first=Mike|last=McCahill}}

Accolades

| align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 2023

| rowspan = "2" | 15th Gaudí Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Animated Film || {{Won|{{Abbr|Won|Only nominated film}}}} || rowspan = "2" | {{Cite web|website=3/24|date=22 January 2023|title=En directe {{!}} Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit|url=https://www.ccma.cat/324/arriben-els-premis-gaudi-alcarras-i-un-ano-una-noche-les-mes-nominades-de-la-nit/noticia/3207981/|via=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals}}

| Best Visual Effects || David Blanco || {{nom}}

| 78th CEC Medals || colspan = "2" | Best Animated Film || {{won}} || {{Cite web|url=https://www.cope.es/actualidad/cultura/noticias/bestas-con-siete-premios-gran-triunfadora-las-medallas-cec-2023-20230207_2537386|website=Cadena COPE|title="As bestas", con siete premios, gran triunfadora de las Medallas CEC 2023|date=7 February 2023}}

| 37th Goya Awards

| colspan = "2" | Best Animated Film

| {{nom}}

| align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/premios-goya/a40150482/premios-goya-2023-nominaciones-ganadores/|website=Fotogramas|date=13 February 2023|first=María|last=Aller|title=Premios Goya 2023: lista completa de ganadores}}