By Jennifer Hoekstra, Summer Student
The Indiana Jones franchise is an impressive success story about a beloved archaeologist. Although it hasn't attained the same box office numbers as the Marvel or Harry Potter movies, it is still a favourite with movie-goers - and has been, for over 40 years.
With Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny currently playing at Stettler's Jewel Theatre, we decided to break down the numbers on this iconic movie franchise.
Total # of Feature Films: 5
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Box Office: $389.9M USD
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Box Office: $333.1M USD
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Box Office: $474.2M USD
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Box Office: $790.7M USD
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Box Office: $247.9M USD* *as of publication date
Total # of Countries Filmed In: 12
China, England, France, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, USA, West Germany
Total # of Villains: 58
Total # of Artifacts Found/Recovered: 9
Total # of Insects Used: 80,000
Includes 30,000 beetles and 50,000 cockroaches.
Total # of Snakes Used: 7,000
Includes boas, pythons, and cobras.
These numbers aren't bad for a franchise that got its start in the early 1980s, before green screens and CGI were widely used.
Indiana Jones, you'll always be #1 with us at the Jewel.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny plays at Stettler's Jewel Theatre until July 27. Check jeweltheatre.ca for showtimes, and plan to come early to beat the ticket and popcorn lines.
See you at the movies!
Jennifer