Paramount's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is
expected to take in an estimated US$126 million in North America over the
Memorial Day weekend, looking to become the second-best ever opener during the
holiday, its distributor said yesterday.
The long-awaited fourth installment of the legendary "Indiana Jones"
franchise, directed by Steven Spielberg, stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and
Shia LaBeouf.
Including Thursday's take, "Crystal Skull's" five-day opening gross is
estimated at US$151 million, just 2 million dollars short of the Memorial Day
weekend record set last year by Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's
End."
Meanwhile, last week's box office leader, Disney family fantasy "Chronicles
of Narnia: Prince Caspian" declined to No. 2 with an estimated US$23 million
during the Friday-to-Sunday period. The sequel has grossed US$91 million since
its release 10 days ago.
Marvel Studios' superhero flick "Iron Man," also released by Paramount, fell
to No. 3 with US$20.1 million this weekend. The film continued to impress
industry observers in its fourth week in release, taking its total North
American gross to about US$258 million.
