Things haven’t started well for the latest Indiana Jones movie. It has grossed far less than expected at the box office. Can he come back?
Indiana Jones and the dial of fate has been The worst opening of the entire saga at the box office, even below The Flash, which is considered one of the flops of the year. But there is still hope for Indy.
The last Indiana Jones movie grossed in its early days 60 million dollars in the United Statesfor a total of 130 million worldwide. For comparison, adding inflation, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull grossed $272 million in the same term. The difference is huge.
What is the reason for this failure at the box office? Enjoying the latest Indiana Jones adventure, this time for good, should be a reason to fill theaters. But it hasn’t been like that, for now.
Indiana Jones and the dial of fate, and the box office
The indiana jones saga has some of the best adventure movies ever. It is true that the fourth installment, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, has had bad reviews. But the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate reviews they have been better. Most say it’s more faithful to the saga, and has a fitting and emotional close to the Indiana Jones character.
The comments on social networks are being positivedoes not have the rejection of the fans that the previous one had.
may have influenced the absence of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg in production and direction? His seal is not there, but James Mangold he is a good director who knows how to master this kind of movies.
Most experts believe that the key is that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate has failed to attract a young audience. Although the character of the son of Indiana Jones was introduced in the previous film, in this one he has disappeared. AND the plot revolves around a retired adventurer that no longer fits into the “modern” world of the 1960s.
Unfortunately, due to the scant importance given to History in current education, For many young people, the Nazis are such fantasy characters, like the stormtroopers in Star Wars.. They lose all the historical context of these films.
Due to the abuse of the word “Nazi“What is done today in politics and social networks, applying it to everything, and almost always misapplied, has lost all its real and historical significance.
But there is still hope for Indy. If his audience is 40- or 50-somethings who watched the original movies as kids, this age group is not one to go to premieres on the first dayHe takes things more calmly.
With the 4th of July holidays in the United States, and the summer ahead, if those fans who are now parents and grandparents take their family to the movies, the movie can go back.
That’s what it rests on Disneywhich has invested 329 million dollars in the film, plus 100 million marketing.
The premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate at the box office has been badbut Indy is a hero who does not give up on the first difficulty.