Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023): 15 years

Believe it or not, this is the second-longest gap between Indiana Jones films. And the filmmakers may have waited too long.

The film received mixed reviews, and though its $384 million in worldwide box office grosses may sound impressive, it was considered a disappointment because the costs of making it — including a long opening sequence in which septuagenarian was de-aged — were so high. The film was a loss for Disney, which took over the franchise from Paramount when it acquired Lucasfilm.

The film also lacked the involvement of Steven Spielberg — who had directed all four previous Indiana Jones installments — and George Lucas, who wrote or co-wrote the story for the first four films.