>>>indiana
jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull is really setting
the box office on fire with a stellar $151,081,072 in the hole by
the end of its opening five days, making it the fifth biggest five day
opening after revenge of the sith, pirates of the caribbean -
dead mans chest, spiderman 3 and spiderman 2.
worldwide the film made a further $146,455,434 - beatingrevenge of the sith$145,500,000
international opening for the fifth best ever international opening
- making a five day worldwide
total of $297,536,434. and for a memorial day opening, only
pirates of the caribbean - at worlds end beat it, opening with
$139,802,190 last year, as well as becoming the 10th biggest opening
weekend with $101,000,000, narrowly beating out last current box office star
iron man which opened with $98,618,668. if mouth is good, the third
sequel to
raiders of the lost ark could feasibly
bring in north of $350 million in the states alone, and potentially $800
million worldwide - figures comparable to
revenge of the sith three years ago. and with another
two
indiana jonesfilms in the
pipeline, the future is looking rosy for the
jonesboys...
all in the
family...
sunday 25th may 2008
>>>indiana
jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullcontinued it's stellar box office assault with an estimated $31
million dollars on friday, bringing its total to a meaty $56,041,000 in just
two days. that makes it the third highest friday for any film opening
on a thursday, behindrevenge of the sith and
the matrix reloaded, and the 14th best ever friday total, sandwiched
between
the simpsons movie and
x2 x-men united. check out
box office mojo to keep track of the latest facts and figures, and
stay tuned to Lightsabre for the very latest box office information
as
indyrolls out across the
globe...
the gang reunite
for a 2008 version of chorus line...
friday 23rd may 2008
>>>indiana
jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullopened to an amazing start, posting the fourth highest ever
thursday with $25,041,072 in the bank by end of business and a further $2.2
million overseas. with a $185 million dollar budget, the film has to
really fire on all cylinders this weekend, but reviews are generally
positive and the word of mouth is excellent, so a high $100 million weekend
seems highly likely.
"look! over
there! someone who doesn't know the films coming out!"
wednesday 21st may 2008
>>>well, it opens worldwide tomorrow and
Lightsabre was lucky enough to be invited down to london last night for
the exclusive press screening at the odeon leicester square.
click here for our joint review with good pals and comrades-in-arms
jedi news
and then get yourselves down to the local cinema and queue up for the
12.01am screening to welcome back the worlds greatest action hero...
there was much
munching of popcorn...
tuesday 20th may 2008
>>>on may 11th harrison ford appeared on
the tonight show with jay leno to promote
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skulland his ecological concerns. watch below for part two and
harrison on absolutely top form...
monday 19th may 2008
>>>back on may 11th harrison ford
appeared on the tonight show with jay leno and much hilarity ensued.
watch below for the first part...
sunday 18th may 2008
>>>we welcome back to the site the
executive editor at lucasbooks, jonathan rinzler. we
caught up with jonathan this week to chat about his latest book,
the making of indiana jones, the results of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then go and discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
j w rinzler
>>>george lucas has been
speaking about not only the new indiana jones film indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullbut has also weighed in on the possibiity of a fifth instalment
in the series. "i
haven’t even told steven or harrison this but i have an idea
to make shia the lead
character next time and have harrison
come back like sean connery
did in the last movie. i can see it working out.
and it’s not like harrison is even old. i mean, he’s 65 and he did
everything in this movie. the old chemistry is there, and it’s not like he’s
an old man. he’s incredibly agile; he looks even better than he did 20 years
ago, if you ask me." click
here for the full report on the new film and also lucas'
comments on
the clone wars
movie - 20th century fox were given first refusal but turned it
down...
uncle
george and companion at the cannes last thursday
>>>while george lucas,
steven spielberg, harrison ford, cate blanchett, shia
lebeouf and karen allen may be receiving the red carpet treatment
this evening for the world premiere of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullit seems that the weather won't be so kind. with torrential
rain forecast, plans for a 400 seat outdoor dinner have been moved indoors.
let's hope that the weather is the only obstacle the film has to overcome
and the road to box office fortune and glory is more straightforward.
indiana
jones and the cannes washout...
friday 16th may 2008
>>>can indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullbeat out
revenge of the sith and nab the biggest opening day in box office
history? well, tracking data for
crystal skull seems to show that the numbers are amazing with
un-aided awareness at 15%, definite interest at 63% and overall first choice
at 28% - figures all that add up to box office dynamite. with figures
like that the film can comfortably expect a 5 day gross of $160-$170 million
dollars in the united states alone, and if it reaches the upper end
of the predictions it could outreach even current 5 day champ
sith. so, all eyes turn to the box office...
lightsabre vs whip
tuesday 13th may 2008
>>>it's only a few days away now, but
the soundtrack is yet to be released, so here we present some indiana jones
midi files. want to know how
irina's theme sounds? or
mutt's theme? click on the links
back there and find out...
irina
spalko - would you ask this lady for the first dance?
>>>to help promote the fast
approaching indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull,
indy racer marco andretti, son of legendary formula one driver
mario will be driving an indiana jones
themed car in the indianapolis 500 on may 25th. presented by
blockbuster, the car will be going on a united states tour before
appearing at the legendary race.
las vegas
may 4th
phoenix
may 6th
denver
may 9th
dallas
may 11th
chicago
may 14th
detroit
may 15th
philadelphia
may 17th
new york
may 18th
indianapolis
may 21st
brum brum brum
brum...brum brum bruuuuummmm...
friday 2nd may 2008
>>>the second trailer for indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullhas arrived. attached to iron man, which exploded
across worldwide screens last night - and should, if there's any justice in
the world, bag
ilm yet another
oscar for best special effects - this gives much more of a taste of
the dangers
doctor jones had to face back in
1957. not the best recording quality in the world, click below and
keep counting down the days...
thursday 1st may 2008
>>>indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skulltrading cards from
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shelves like a whipcrack, but in every hobby case - that's eight boxes to a
hobby case - you get an autograph or a sketch card. check out the
advert below to see just who has signed.
