Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has a budget that is set to give it a major challenge when it comes to its box office success. The fifth movie in the Indiana Jones franchise looks absolutely epic in scope and is set to be the biggest adventure for the archeologist yet, but that has led to a budget that raises some red flags. Unfortunately, given the hesitance about yet another Indiana Jones movie following the disliked Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, this means the film could be doomed.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is one of the most costly movie productions Disney has ever made. The production also suffered a couple of setbacks, such as Ford injuring himself on set, which generally leads to the budget inflating whilst the cast and crew are on standby. However, with an epic narrative full of time travel, a globetrotting adventure, and an all-star cast, it's no wonder that the film cost so much to make, and that means it has to become an almost-impossible blockbuster hit.

Indiana Jones 5's Budget Is Absolutely Massive

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny's budget is a massive $295 million. The fifth movie's budget is over $100 million more than its predecessor, and it's six times that of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - though it is worth noting that the latter movie is over 30 years old and that figure would be more when adjusted for inflation. Nevertheless, Indy's fifth outing is extremely costly, and that's hardly surprising given the abundance of digital effects and practical sets in the trailer. The movie sees a de-aged Harrison Ford, and given The Irishman movie's shockingly high budget of $250 million, de-aging actors obviously comes at a high price.

Why Indiana Jones 5 Will Probably Have To Be The Biggest Movie In The Franchise

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the highest-grossing movie of the franchise, making $790 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). That was considered a success given its $185 million budget, but as Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ends the franchise with a $300 million budget, a $790 million gross would be disappointing. Generally, movies need to make 2.5 times their budgets to break even, as marketing costs are usually equal to the production budget, and then there's the movie theaters' cut to take into account. If the 2.5 rule is applied to the movie, it has to make $750 million just to break even.

Even though $790 million would technically be a profit, no studio spends $750 million just to make $40 million. Ideally, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has to gross over a billion dollars at the box office for the risk to have been worth it. By comparison, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull only needed to make $462.5 million when following the same rule, meaning that its net profit would have been around $330 million. If the fifth movie wants the same net profit as the fourquel, it'll need to make $1.1 billion worldwide - which is a decidedly high bar for the installment to reach.