‘Crystal Skull’ Makes $126 Million Over Memorial Weekend
Indiana Jones was the talk of every movie theatre this weekend and it was made clear that everyone wanted to see it after reports came that the movie has made $126 million on open day and the opening weekend. It has officially become the second biggest movie opening for Memorial Day in history.
‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ is the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones movie series. That would put it behind only “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” which had a Friday-through-Monday total of $139.8 million, in the pantheon of Memorial Day weekend blockbusters.
Including Thursday’s receipts, “Indiana Jones” was expected to collect $151 million over five days, slightly behind “Pirates,” which took in $153 million with a partial Thursday included. “‘Indiana Jones’ did incredibly well for a film that comes 19 years after the previous installment,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of tracking firm Media By Numbers LLC.
The film may have been accepted by average viewers – but many showed their disappointment for the new film at the Cannes Film Festival.
“This is the definition of a summer movie from two of the architects of the summer movie season George Lucas and Steven Spielberg,” he said. “These guys have it down to a science and audiences want to go along for that ride.”
The first three movies made $1.2 billion around the world.