Early predictions suggest that the highly anticipated Indiana Jones movie will be a box office disaster.

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate’ Expected to Make $60-70 Million in Opening Weekend, According to The Hollywood Reporter tracking data.the deadline too project The film is expected to open at $60 million to $65 million domestically and $140 million worldwide. (Related: Harrison Ford makes an epic comeback in Indiana Jones 5)

this is, plunge In early June, Box Office Pro’s projected opening revenue rose from $81 million to $111 million. Box Office Pro then readjusted the numbers for the following week, predicting: the film According to Bounding Into Comics, the expected value is between $68 million and $102 million. June 22nd, predict It went from $68 million to $95 million.

The film has a budget of $294.7 million, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of all time (IMDb). report. The film needs $750 million, at least $800 million at the box office, to break even. make a profitaccording to ScreenRant.

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The film is predicted to do much worse than its predecessor. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” brought in It grossed $126 million in its opening weekend of Memorial Day 2008. The film grossed him over $317 million domestically and over $790 million worldwide. according to Box Office Mojo.

The new action series has been criticized for being infused with left-wing political ideology.the movie also faced criticism According to Hollywood In ToTo, on the issue of allegedly sidelining Indiana Jones in favor of a young female co-star to advance a “women’s empowerment” narrative. New character Helena Shaw, played by actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, criticizes capitalism in a preview scene of the film. according to Go to Inside the Magic. In another scene, Indiana Jones is reportedly bragging about his career fighting the Nazis, to which Shaw counters:[a]And they stole it from the indigenous peoples, too,” the report said.