The massively hyped "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" movie whipped up an impressive $56 million in its first two days of release across Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth film in the adventure series to hit the big screen (after 19 years), earned an estimated $31 million on Friday, according to Paramount Pictures.
"Indiana Jones" reuniting actor Harrison Ford as the eponymous archeologist, director Steven Spielberg and executive producer George Lucas, also opened in 61 foreign countries on the heels of its glitzy world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last Sunday.
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Comparisons with the record-holder for the Memorial Day weekend, last year's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, are a little difficult. The third film in the swashbuckler franchise also opened on a Thursday -- but in the evening, whereas "Indiana Jones" screened for a full day. Ticket prices have also risen since then. Still, "Pirates" also managed to earn $56 million for the two-day period, on its way to $153 million for the five days through Monday. The five-day record is held by Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, which opened to $173 million in 2005, a week before the Memorial Day holiday in 2005.
"Indiana Jones" siphoned off some of the audience from last week's leader, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which opened to a disappointing $55 million last weekend.
The superhero smash Iron Man, which kicked off the summer in fine style three weeks ago, was No. 3 on Friday with $5.3 million, off about 39 percent. The total for the Marvel Entertainment Inc production, also distributed by
Well, regardless of paradigm reviews & box office collections, I'm eagerly awaiting it's release here in
Oh! & here's a look at the official trailer (I'm guessin' you haven't seen this version).
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