Indiana Jones 4 opens Memorial Day weekend 2008

By M&C Movie News Feb 6, 2007, 3:28 GMT

Box Office Mojo is reporting that Paramount Pictures has set Thursday, May 22, 2008 for the release of the next Indiana Jones movie. 

The studio is now officially referring to the Harrison Ford starrer as the 'Fourth Installment of the Indiana Jones Adventures.'

The picture maintains the Memorial Day weekend release strategy of the last two Indiana Jones movies, and it mirrors the last two 'Star Wars' movies and 'The Matrix Reloaded' with its Thursday launch.

Also currently scheduled for Memorial Day weekend 2008 is Warner Bros.' 'Speed Racer.' Two other event-style pictures have previously staked out May 2008 releases dates: Paramount's 'Iron Man' (May 2) and Buena Vista's 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' (May 16).

Following is box-office information for the Indiana Jones franchise:

Rank Title Studio Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date

1 Raiders of the Lost Ark
Par.
                    $209,562,121   1,078         $8,305,823          6/12/81

2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Par.
                   $197,171,806   2,327        $29,355,021          5/24/89

3 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Par.
                   $179,870,271   1,687         $25,337,110         5/23/84

4 Raiders of the Lost Ark (Re-issue) (1982)
(Re-release) Par.

                   $21,437,879    1,330                $4,347,101     7/16/82

5 Raiders of the Lost Ark (Re-issue) (1983)
(Re-release) Par.

                  $11,374,454      628                  $1,327,451      3/25/83

Lifetime Gross Total (3): $619,416,531
Average: $206,472,177
Opening Gross Average (5): $13,734,501 (Wide Releases Only)

(information courtesy Box Office Mojo)