Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): 19 years

The first three films in the Indiana Jones franchise are basically perfect, so Indy’s return — with Steven Spielberg returning to direct, no less! — was hotly anticipated.

The film — which found Indiana Jones older and wiser, but still up for action — earned a very impressive $786 million worldwide, making it the second-highest grossing film of 2008. And it cleared the way for yet another Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which appeared a few slides back.