Indiana Jones has begun his last box office crusade, with the fifth franchise entry earning $24 million on its opening day from 4,600 theaters. It’s a figure that includes $7.2 million in previews in Thursday previews.
The action-adventure film from Disney and Lucasfilm is expected to debut near the bottom of projections, projecting a three-day opening of $60 million or so. It’ll be more than enough for the Harrison Ford finale to land in the top spot on domestic charts, setting itself up to draw crowds through the Fourth of July holiday — but it’s not exactly the victorious tone-setter for one of the 20 or so most expensive blockbusters ever made. With a whopping $295 million production budget, “Indiana Jones 5” faces quite the trek to theatrical profitability.
Directed by James Mangold, “Dial of Destiny” sees a weathered Indiana Jones searching for a mystical artifact with the power to change the course of history. The professorial rascal is accompanied by his goddaughter, Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), in a race against former Nazi Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen) for the treasure.
The last feather in Indy’s cap was 2008’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” which opened to $100 million and went on to earn $790 million worldwide.
“Dial of Destiny” has drawn mixed to positive reviews, currently coming in at 68% on Rotten Tomatoes. In Variety‘s review, critic Owen Gleiberman wrote that “James Mangold’s action epic is made in the style of Steven Spielberg, but the exhilaration is gone.”
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