‘Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny’ Underwhelms With 5-Day Opening Take Of $82M

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“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” made a disappointing debut at the box office. As Deadline reports, the fifth film in the “Indiana Jones” franchise landed in theatres with a thud, with the latest predictions indicating the film will take in $82 million domestically in its first five days of release during the U.S.

Fourth of July long weekend. Meanwhile, Box Office Mojo tracks the film’s international earnings at just over $70 million. READ MORE: ‘Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny’ Disappoints At Box Office In Opening Weekend Given that reports indicate the film cost northwards of $300 million to make, “Dial of Destiny” has a long way to go before turning a profit.

Despite the hype, these numbers are significantly lower than the previous instalment, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, which churned up $100 million during its 2008 opening weekend, ultimately going on to earn $473,552,823 domestically, and $790,653,942 worldwide.

However, Deadline points out that it could be worse, noting that the $82 million earned by “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is still better than other big-budget low-performers such as “Superman Returns”, which took in $76 million domestically in its opening weekend, and “Terminator Genesys”, which brought in just $42.4 million.