<P> The film was released on Thursday, May 22, 2008 in North America and grossed $25 million its opening day . In its opening weekend, the film grossed an estimated $101 million in 4,260 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #1 at the box office, and making it the third widest opening of all time . Within its first five days of release, it grossed $311 million worldwide . The film's total $151 million gross in the U.S. ranked it as the second biggest Memorial Day weekend release, behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End . It was the third most successful film of 2008 domestically, behind The Dark Knight and Iron Man respectively, and the year's second highest - grossing film internationally, behind The Dark Knight . In February 2010, it was the 25th highest - grossing film of all time domestically, and 44th highest - grossing worldwide, as well as the most financially successful Indiana Jones film when not adjusted for inflation of ticket prices . </P> <P> Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull received strongly polarized reviews, yet mostly positive; as a result, it has been nominated both for numerous "best of" and "worst of" awards . Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 77% based on 257 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9 out 10 . 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 title role is more than welcome ." Another aggregator, Metacritic, gives the film a weighted average rating of 65 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Surveys conducted by CinemaScore indicated a general "B" rating from audiences, on an A+ to F scale . </P> <P> Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, the same rating he gave The Last Crusade, finding it "same old, same old", but what "I want it to be ." Leonard Maltin also gave the film 3 1 / 2 stars out of 4, more than he gave Temple of Doom and Last Crusade, and wrote that "Indy returns with the same brand of high adventure that marked the original Raiders of the Lost Ark ." Empire's Damon Wise criticised the use of CG but praised Ford's performance and wrote that "It won't change your life but, if you're in the right frame of mind, it will change your mood: you might wince, you might groan, you might beg to differ on the big, silly climax, but you'll never stop smiling ." </P> <P> James Berardinelli gave the film 2 stars out of 4, calling it "the most lifeless of the series" and "simply (not) a very good motion picture ." Margaret Pomeranz of At the Movies gave the film 2 1 / 2 stars out of 5, saying that the filmmakers "had 19 years since the last Indiana Jones movie to come up with something truly exciting and fresh, but I feel there's a certain laziness and cynicism in this latest adventure ." Associated Press reported that J. Sperling Reich, who writes for FilmStew.com, said: "It really looked like they were going through the motions . It really looked like no one had their heart in it ." USA Today stated reviews were "mixed" and reviewers felt the "movie suffers from predictable plot points and cheesy special effects ." </P>

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