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Disappointing Box Office and Critical Response for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Unfortunate Premise of the Film's Launch
The latest Indiana Jones installment, The Dial of Destiny, was strategically showcased at the Cannes Film Festival in hopes of generating positive buzz among critics and audiences alike. The plan was for early reviews to be overwhelmingly favorable, creating a month and a half of enthusiastic word-of-mouth prior to its official release. However, this strategy backfired spectacularly.