New Indiana Jones Movie Limps Out Of The Box Office

Indiana Jones’ latest flick hobbles out of the gate… On its way to its $60 million grand opening

07/01/2023 2:02 PM PT

Harrison FordThe final rodeo as Indy doesn’t seem to be garnering much interest – box office results are looking poor so far… and it could be Disney’s own fault.

Disney’s latest movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, grossed just $24 million on Friday — and that means the movie will only sell for $60-65 million by Sunday (and around $100 million by Tuesday). $80 million). . which by most accounts is not a very good start at all.

#IndianaJones And #TheDialofDestiny Raised $24 million at the box office on Friday for a projected weekend debut in the $60 million range, which is on the low end of expectations https://t.co/Pd9W1rAb3C pic.twitter.com/oefvicFSId
— (@THR) July 1, 2023

Those tepid forecasts have changed little since a few months when the film premiered in Cannes, and that’s a bad sign…on the outside, at least.

According to reports, “Dial of Destiny” had a budget of more than 300 million US dollars (advertising/marketing not included) – so Disney and Co. had to get a foothold in the cinemas for a long time. to get their money back, let alone make a profit out of it. At the moment, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen…especially given that there are some big blockbusters on the way in July.

Tom CruiseThe latest version of Mission: Impossible is coming to the big screen soon, as is Barbie and Christopher nolan“Oppenheimer” – all of whom are expected to do fairly well.

There are many theories as to why Harrison’s flick seems set to be a dud. Some say Indiana Jones is dying in 2023 (HF reprises the role in his 80s), others say this film is aimed at an older audience (who may have a harder time getting into theaters).

One interesting attitude has to do with the fact that Disney started getting the movie, which got mediocre to poor reviews, pretty darn early on…and maybe bad word of mouth has arrived by now. There’s also the fact that Spielberg is not directing here…although he has opted out and given the script/new director his blessing.

Whatever the case, people are no longer dying to see an older (and sometimes digitally aged) Dr. Watching Jones take on Nazis. The appetite for this adventure lagged behind in the 20th century.

The dog days of summer are upon us… and not everyone is storming through the finish line.