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'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' projecting towards $60-65m domestic, $140m worldwide opening

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    I very much appreciate the pun in deadline's title, whip up, solid as usual Deadline. In article quotes for more context

    I very much appreciate the pun in deadline's title, whip up, solid as usual Deadline. In article quotes for more context

    Facing 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 $60 million-$65 million domestic start and $140M global opening.

    If the post-pandemic era has proved anything, it’s that popcorn pics aren’t so beholden to the Rotten Tomatoes barometer. Jurassic World: Dominion was shot down by film reviewers for all intents and purposes at 29% Rotten but prevailed to a $145M domestic opening. More recently, The Little Mermaid at 67% fresh saw a $118.8M four-day start. Dial of Destiny is now at 65% fresh, versus its previous chapters: Raiders of the Lost Ark (93%, 1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (77%, 1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (84%, 1989) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (77%, 2008).

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      Ya, except that Crystal Skull got a pretty terrible audience score. 66% on the critic score usually means "wait for the audience score"; If the audience score is good, then it's probably a decent...

      Dial of Destiny is now at 65% fresh, versus its previous chapters...

      Ya, except that Crystal Skull got a pretty terrible audience score. 66% on the critic score usually means "wait for the audience score"; If the audience score is good, then it's probably a decent popcorn flick but nothing that'd win awards; If it's bad, then it's just a bad movie.

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