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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny could have been a blockbuster success. This esteemed franchise with a celebrated director and the legendary Harrison Ford donning the iconic whip for one last adventure should have captivated audiences. However, disappointingly, it seems that audiences were not intrigued during its opening weekend.
Dial of Destiny debuted with a lackluster $60 million domestic opening weekend and fared poorly overseas, earning only $130 million. With these numbers, Disney could potentially face a loss of up to $200 million, making it one of the biggest box office failures in history.
It will take some time to dissect the reasons behind this failure, although some speculate that ageism played a role. Could it be that Harrison Ford, at 80 years old, is simply too old to lead a summer action blockbuster?
Responses to these claims highlight that anyone who criticizes Ford for being old would be fortunate to look as good as he does at 80. Another perspective suggests that if an octogenarian faces ageism while leading a summer blockbuster, looking great, and excelling in action sequences, what hope do the rest of us have when we reach that age?
That being said, perhaps Dial of Destiny simply does not resonate with younger audiences. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is now 15 years old and received mixed reviews, leaving the last truly successful Indiana Jones film as The Last Crusade back in 1989. It’s possible that the failures of Dial of Destiny and the return of Michael Keaton’s Batman in The Flash indicate the exhaustion of 1980s nostalgia.
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Khushi Patel is a science fiction author who lives in Austin, Texas. She has published three novels, and her work has been praised for its originality and imagination. Khushi is a graduate of Rice University, and she has worked as a software engineer. She is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America, and her books have been nominated for several awards.
