Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold.Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
- Worldwide
- $787M
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Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull returned 4.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $185M
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- Worldwide gross
- $787M
- Release date
- May 21, 2008
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
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