Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is off to a disappointing start with a $130M global opening. Of that, $70M is from 52 international box office markets as the the fifth installment in the beloved 42-year-old franchise came in below projections.
Anthony has run down the reasons behind the domestic launch hitting the bottom rung of the range, while overseas the picture is essentially as predicted, even if worse than expected. Europe is overall performing well, though France has been affected by early cinema closures as riots engulf the nation. Japan, where older audiences lean into nostalgia, has been good but not phenomenal while Latin America and Asia Pacific are lackluster.
We expected nothing out of China, and that was the correct bet — the market has no history with Harrison Ford’s adventuring archeologist and is heavy on local titles right now. The three-day gross there was a paltry $2.3M.
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