Disney Lost $134 Million on ‘Indiana Jones 5’

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Per Forbes, the flop’s total budget before promotion costs swelled to $387.2 million. Worldwide, it grossed a pathetic $384 million. A safe calculation is that after the theaters take their cut, the studios receive 50 percent of the gross. In this case, that would be $192 million.

Once you add in promotion costs and subtract tax incentives… Forbes estimates a $134 million loss, which seems reasonable. Over the next decade or so, thanks to what’s known as “ancillary” — television licensing, home video, etc. — Dial of Destiny could creep into the black. Still, an Indiana Jones movie is supposed to guarantee hundreds of millions in profits, not a long slog toward breaking even.

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To understand just what a failure Dial of Destiny is, here is the worldwide gross comparison when adjusted for inflation:

Raiders: $1.276 billion

Temple of Doom: $994 million

Last Crusade: $1.186 billion

Crystal Skull: $1.134 billion

Dial of Destiny: $384 million

Dial of Destiny not only came in last place, it is $610 million behind second-to-last place.

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