Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is pulling pretty decent numbers for its Thursday night previews. It’s about on-par with other older-skewing action movies, such as Mission: Impossible – Fallout. But decent might not be enough to save the film’s performance.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is tracking for about $6-7.5 million in Thursday night previews. It’s also expected to make somewhere around $60-65 million in its opening weekend. This represents a decrease from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull‘s five-day opening.
Deadline speculates that the reason for this is two-fold: one, the reviews for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny have been tepid-at-best, and two, the franchise’s audience has now skewed much older. With its average viewer’s age being somewhere around that of fans of the 007 franchise, it’s an age group that is much less likely to go to theaters in general.
Theaters have also not exactly made a roaring comeback from their COVID shutdowns. As we try to return to normalcy, films seem to be low on the priority list for many. Its critical response hasn’t done too hot, its word-of-mouth is also largely negative, and it’s one of the most turbulent times in the industry. It seems like the flick’s future isn’t looking too bright.
Unfortunately for Lucasfilm, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny may end up losing some money. While its opening is solid, but not stellar, its budget is estimated to be $295 million.
