For the past 40-plus years, Indiana Jones has meant nothing but fortune and glory.
Its going to miss the top 10.
Twelveth would be great for almost any other film released this year, but not Indiana Jones.
Indy isn’t the only one surprised by Dial of Destiny’s box-office take.Image: Lucasfilm
He, as one might expect,had many thoughts on thisbut has ultimately come to peace with it.
Well, its definitely the second, Mangold told io9 over video chat.
However, he admitted, At some point, everything became the Wall Street Journal.
Mangold at the U.S. premiere of Dial of Destiny.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez (Getty Images)
A lot of what expectations are based on is also what movies cost, he said.
And I think its not just true of our film, but others.
We made these films during a time of covid.
Because it hurts the story, he said.
Why get involved in those nuances?
And thats before all the marketing and publicity costs are factored in.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is nowstreaming on Disney+and isavailable on 4K Blu-ray.
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