‘Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny’ To Whip Up $140M+ Global Opening – Box Office Preview
deadline.comFacing the worst reviews ever for an Indiana Jones movie, the Lucasfilm franchise finale, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, is hoping to gain traction with audiences and best its $60M-$65M domestic start, $140M global opening.
If the post pandemic has proved anything, it’s that popcorn pics aren’t so beholden to the Rotten Tomatoes barometer. Jurassic World: Dominion was shutdown by film reviewers by all intents and purposes at 29% Rotten, but prevailed to a $145M domestic opening; and more recently The Little Mermaid at 67% fresh saw a $118.8M 4-day start.
Dial of Destiny is now at 65% fresh, versus its previous chapters: Raiders of the Lost Ark‘s 93%, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (77%) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (84%).
By the way that outlook is for the 3-day weekend, not the extended 5-day –Friday though Tuesday– of the Independence Day stretch, the holiday falling on the last day.
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