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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom


The Numbers Rating: 7.17 (23 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 85% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $179,880,271
International Box Office$153,200,000
Worldwide Box Office$333,080,271
Home Market Performance
Domestic DVD Sales: $23,641,933 Weekly Breakdown
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Production Budget:$28,000,000
Theatrical Release: May 23rd, 1984 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: May 13th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
Franchise: Indiana Jones
Keywords: Treasure Hunters, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Prequel, In a Plane, Gratuitous Cameos, Directing Yourself, Archeology, Intertitle, Performing Arts, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Martial Arts, Kidnap, Voodoo, Escape, Rescue, Organized Crime, Occult
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Prints and Advertising Budget $15,000,000
Pan-Arab TV Rights (April, 2008, MBC):[All four Jones movies] "reputedly in the high six figures" (Variety, 4/4/2008)

Cast

Harrison Ford    Indiana Jones
Kate Capshaw    Wilhelmina 'Willie' Scott
Jonathan Ke Quan    Short Round
Amrish Puri    Mola Ram
Roshan Seth    Chattar Lal
Philip Stone    Captain Blumburtt
Dan Aykroyd    Weber
Roy Chiao    Lao Che
David Yip    Wu Han
George Lucas    Missionary
Steven Spielberg    Tourist at Airport
Pat Roach    Chief Guard

Production and Technical Credits

Director    Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter    Willard Huyck
Producer    Robert Watts
Associate Producer    Kathleen Kennedy
Screenwriter    Gloria Katz
Cinematographer    Douglas Slocombe
Editor    Michael Kahn
Composer    John Williams
Art Director    Elliot Scott

Weekend Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1984/05/25 1 $25,337,110   1,687 $15,019   $33,668,342 5
1984/06/01 2 $16,386,295 -35% 1,687 $9,713   $68,124,122 12
1984/06/08 3 $12,016,144 -27% 1,685 $7,131   $88,772,018 19
1984/06/15 3 $9,116,144 -24% 1,685 $5,410   $103,587,041 26
1984/06/22 3 $7,768,527 -15% 1,511 $5,141   $116,222,175 33
1984/06/29 5 $5,741,844 -26% 1,546 $3,714   $125,963,710 40
1984/07/06 6 $5,106,489 -11% 1,311 $3,895   $134,941,133 47
1984/07/13 6 $4,104,665 -20% 1,287 $3,189   $141,729,774 54
1984/07/20 8 $3,060,056 -25% 1,022 $2,994   $147,185,208 61
1984/07/27 8 $2,591,995 -15% 1,052 $2,464   $151,469,837 68
1984/08/03 6 $2,354,687 -9% 1,030 $2,286   $155,393,853 75
1984/08/10 9 $2,110,782 -10% 946 $2,231   $158,988,301 82
1984/08/17 11 $1,619,339 -23% 730 $2,218   $161,855,830 89
1984/08/24 12 $1,426,994 -12% 785 $1,818   $164,297,966 96
1984/08/31 10 $2,175,460 +52% 737 $2,952   $167,334,648 103
1984/09/07 10 $1,136,221 -48% 686 $1,656   $168,868,276 110
1984/09/14 11 $1,065,032 -6% 666 $1,599   $170,306,545 117
1984/09/21 13 $848,726 -20% 589 $1,441   $171,468,059 124
1984/09/28 15 $660,626 -22% 454 $1,455   $172,379,102 131
1984/10/05 12 $929,524 +41% 400 $2,324   $173,511,145 138
1984/10/12 15 $662,516 -29% 382 $1,734   $174,347,494 145
1984/10/19 18 $524,203 -21% 248 $2,114   $175,083,524 152