Midnight screenings of 'Indiana' net $4.5M

Published: May 22, 2008 at 10:13 PM
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Actor Harrison Ford arrives on the red carpet before the world premiere of the film "Indiana Jones 4: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" during the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 18, 2008.   (UPI Photo/David Silpa)
Actor Harrison Ford arrives on the red carpet before the world premiere of the film "Indiana Jones 4: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" during the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/David Silpa) | Enlarge Enlarge
LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Midnight showings of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" Wednesday reportedly earned $4.5 million at the U.S. box office.

Variety.com said the fourth film in the Indiana Jones franchise racked up another $2.2 million in France, Belgium and Switzerland, where the eagerly awaited adventure flick opened earlier Wednesday, the traditional day of release for those markets.

Last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" grossed $139.7 million for the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, making it the record-holder for the largest domestic opening on that weekend, the trade paper said.


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