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=== Reception === ==== Critical reception ==== George Lucas anticipated negative fan reaction, warning in [[2006]] that people should keep their expectations in check to not be disappointed as it happened with the release of his film [[starwars:Star Wars: episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']], the first installment of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[starwars:Prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]], in [[1999]], remarking that everyone did the film for fun and were prepared to be "hit" by the critics and fans, though Spielberg hoped that the film would be a hit.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20061130094042/http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1193247.php Phantom Indiana Jones] at [http://movies.monstersandcritics.com M&C Movies] {{C|Web archive}}</ref> One month prior to the film's release, Lucas was quoted by ''[[Wikipedia:Entertainment Weekly|Entertainment Weekly]]'' as saying "We're not gonna have adoring fans sending us e-mails saying how much they loved the movie. We're gonna have a bunch of angry people saying, ”You’re a bunch of a–holes, you should never have done this. You’ve ruined my life forever. I loved Indiana Jones so much and now it's ruined”. And all that kind of stuff".<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2008/04/18/spielberg-lucas-ew-qa/ Spielberg & Lucas: The EW Q&A] at [https://ew.com ''Entertainment Weekly'']</ref> Several people close to the franchise were given advance screenings of the film, including [[Sean Patrick Flanery]], who felt "It's the same vibe, the same feel. They didn't miss a beat. People are going to love it. It's what everybody's been waiting for".<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/05/film.indianajones.ap/index.html "Real " Indiana Jones]</ref> <!-- Please note, when updating Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic ratings, you should also update the "accessdate" field within the citation tags to reflect the date on which you have updated them. --> The film's world premiere at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival was preceded by some negative signs but many positive remarks and a 3 minute standing ovation; several early internet reviews had been critical of the film, and the last blockbuster to premiere at Cannes, the 2006 film ''The Da Vinci Code'', was panned by critics.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dalya |last=Alberge |title=Indiana Jones’s toughest task – facing the Cannes snake-pit |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article3949817.ece |publisher=The Times |date=2008-05-17 |accessdate=2008-05-18}}</ref> However, the press preview before the nighttime premiere was described as receiving "mixed reviews" by Agence France-Presse,<ref>{{cite news |title=Indiana Jones survives most perilous quest at Cannes |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iZD0Pi1MNEYflhN8eWVZn7KVaRiQ |publisher=AFP |date=2008-05-18 |accessdate=2008-05-18|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080609033522/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iZD0Pi1MNEYflhN8eWVZn7KVaRiQ|archivedate=2008-06-09}}</ref> and Reuters described early online reviews as "mostly positive".<ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Collett-White |title=Critics cheer return of Indiana Jones in new film |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSELK76198620080518 |publisher=Reuters |date=2008-05-18 |accessdate=2008-05-18}}</ref> The film has received generally positive reviews from film critics.<ref name="meta">{{cite web | url= http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/indianajones4 | title=Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): Reviews | publisher=Metacritic | accessdate=2008-05-21 }}</ref> As of November 1, 2017, ''Rotten Tomatoes'' reported that 77% of critics had given the film positive write-ups, based on 261 reviews, with a 53% rating of audience score and a 69% rating from selected notable critics. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though the plot elements are certainly familiar, ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' still delivers the thrills and [[Harrison Ford]]'s return in the [[Indiana Jones|title role]] is more than welcome".<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/indiana_jones_and_the_kingdom_of_the_crystal_skull/ | title=Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | publisher=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=2017-11-1}}</ref> At ''Metacritic'', which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 67, based on 35 reviews.<ref name="meta"/> Yahoo! estimated an average rating of B from 15 reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808404510/critic | title=Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): Reviews | publisher=Yahoo | accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref> Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, stating that "I can say that if you liked the other Indiana Jones movies, you will like this one, and that if you did not, there is no talking to you."<ref>{{cite news | author = Roger Ebert | title = Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | date = [[2008-05-18]] | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/REVIEWS/969461084 | accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref> James Berardinelli gave the film 2 stars out of 4, stating the "wisest course would have been to leave movie-goers with their memories".<ref>{{cite web | author = James Berardinelli | title = Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | publisher = Reel Views | url = http://www.reelviews.net/movies/i/indiana_jones4.html | accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref> Another criticism comes in a manifesto published on May 22, 2008, where the organization of Communists of Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast criticized the film for "caricature and miserable representation of Soviet soldiers and an intelligence officer, who are cynically and mercilessly exterminated by the [[United States of America|American]] loner superhero [[Indiana Jones]]".<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUKL2344657520080523 Indiana Jones makes Russian communists see red]</ref> Both the governments of [[Peru]] and [[Mexico]] criticized the film for its historical errors, with the former having tried to boycott it for this reason. [[Wikipedia:National University of San Marcos|Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]] historian [[Wikipedia:Hugo Neira|Hugo Neira]] said the the film was a "barbarity";<ref>[http://www.aeromental.com/2008/05/30/indiana-jones-4-es-criticado-en-peru-y-mexico-por-sus-fallas-historicas/ Indiana Jones 4 es criticado en Perú y México por sus fallas históricas] at [http://www.aeromental.com AeroMENTAL]{{C|In Spanish}}</ref> while Peruvian Chancellor [[Wikipedia:José García Belaúnde|José Antonio García Belaúnde]] recommended not going to see the film and compared the film with the historical inacurracies of [[Wikipedia:Wolfgang Petersen|Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Troy (film)|Troy]]''.<ref>[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/06/06/cultura/1212733791.html El Gobierno peruano recomienda boicotear Indiana Jones por sus errores sobre el país] at [http://www.elmundo.es El Mundo] {{C|In Spanish}}</ref> ==== Box office performance ==== The film will need to gross at least US$400 million to make a profit for Paramount. Unlike other film franchises, they are only the distributor of ''Indiana Jones'', which is copyrighted by [[Lucasfilm]], and their original deal entailed they would only earn 12.5 percent of the film's revenue. As the $185 million budget was larger than the original $125 million estimate,<ref name="titles" /> Lucas, Spielberg, and Ford turned down large upfront salaries so Paramount could cover the film's costs. Paramount will only see a profit beyond its distribution fee if it grosses over $400 million. At that point Lucas, Spielberg, Ford, and those with smaller profit-sharing deals will also begin to collect their cut.<ref name="treasure">{{cite news | author = Claudia Eller | title = Ford, Lucas, Spielberg on risky quest for treasure | publisher = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = 2008-04-21 | url = http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-indianajones21apr21,1,4784324.story | accessdate=2008-04-21}}</ref> ====Sequels==== {{Main|Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny}}
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