With a budget of $295 million, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny needs a good start at the box office and globally it got off to a solid debut, bringing in an estimated $60 million in North America and a further $70 million internationally for an estimated $130 million global launch. While that may seem a soft opening weekend for such a huge budget and franchise, a look into the numbers and demographics shows the final Indy adventure could go on to a prosperous summer with older viewers turning up for the sequel, and families starting to roll in over the weekend.
The hope now is that the Disney and Lucasfilm tentpole will hold in well, beginning this week as Americans celebrate the July Fourth holiday. The movie, directed by James Mangold, should finish Tuesday with a domestic total of $82 million.
Overseas, the movie launched to $70 million for a lackluster global start of $130 million. The U.K. led with $8.9 million. France — where Dial of Destiny made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival — was No. 2, followed by Japan ($4.7 million), South Korea ($4.1 million) and Germany ($4.1 million). The pic bombed in China, however, with $2.3 million.
For Dial of Destiny, the challenge has always been about attracting new, younger fans in addition to those who grew up on the franchise. The movie, which suffered a series of delays, cost a hefty $295 million to make before marketing.
As it stood, the movie’s opening weekend audience skewed notably older, with 42 percent of tickets going to people 45 and up, including 23 percent 55 and older. That’s a breakdown rarely seen when it comes to a Hollywood summer tentpole. Even before the pandemic, older moviegoers weren’t known for rushing out to see a movie on opening weekend. The pic also skewed notably male (58 percent). On Saturday, families started turning up.
- Hardcover Book
- Dawson, Delilah S. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 368 Pages - 07/18/2023 (Publication Date) - Random House Worlds (Publisher)
