Harrison Ford will be weeks away from turning 81 years old when “Indiana Jones 5” is finally released.

The fifth episode of the “Raiders of the Lost Ark” series won’t see audiences until June 30, 2023, a year after it was supposed to hit screens. The original release date was July 2022.

What’s taking so long? Probably Ford’s accident on set in June 2021. He injured his shoulder rather seriously and dropped out of the production for some time while the production shot around him. But how much can you do without Indiana Jones on set? Not that much. So we wait.

Thomas Kretschmann ,Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, and Mads Mikkelsen will co-star in the latest installment. James Mangold is directing.

“Halloween Kills” made $50 million this weekend, twice the amount of “No Time to Die,” the James Bond movie. The Bond film fell 56% in its second weekend, more than the last two Bond films, “Spectre,” and “Skyfall.”

The Bond film is having trouble holding an audience. “Halloween Kills” set a record for the largest opening of any horror film, which was amazing considering it’s also available on Peacock.

For “No Time to Die,” the second week is a bit of a bust also because its second week is also off by $10 million from “Spectre,” the most recent Bond film. “Spectre” earned $200 million domestically. Right now, “No Time to Die” is at $99 million.

Yikes!

Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel” would be the Last Movie for any other director.

Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver, the medieval bonanza made just $4.8 mil in wide release this weekend.

This thing is playing in over 3,000 theaters. But no one is going. Per theater average was just $1,573 with multiple showings.

This is really a disaster since this extravaganza cost upwards of $150 mil. Those three stars alone will have salaries that make turning a domestic profit impossible. This was a 21st Century aka 20th Century Fox release.

Exhibitor Relations notes: “Affleck and Damon stunk it up overseas too, as THE LAST DUEL grossed just $4.2M in 37 territories including France, UK, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Brazil–with NOT ONE market totaling over $1M, and only two above $500k.”

Lucky for Ridley he has “House of Gucci” coming soon with Lady Gaga and the ubiquitous Adam Driver.

“The Last Duel” got respectful reviews, too, with an 86 on Rotten Tomatoes. But just, you know, no one cared. One day soon we’ll see it on Disney Plus and judge for ourselves.

This will be a $150 million-plus write off for Disney and the producers.

SAT NIGHT UPDATE

“No Time to Die” was trounced by “Halloween Kills.” The latter horror film made three times as much as the Bond movie (on its second Friday) with $22 million vs. $7 million.

SAT MORNING

Last night was not a big celebration for James Bond.

“No Time to Die” made just $7.2 million, down 69% from last Friday’s $23.3 million. That’s a stunning week to week drop, meaning fans didn’t return to see it again. Even though James bought the farm. I’m a little surprised.

Now “No Time to Die” will likely fail to pass $100 million over the weekend. With $82 million all in, another $14 million (fingers crossed) tonight and tomorrow would only bring it to $96 million. If it gets that far.

Also, the Bond film may not finish in first place for a second week. That distinction may go to “Halloween Kills,” which already took Bond out in Thursday previews.

Uh oh. Trouble!

On Thursday night, “No Time to Die” was beaten soundly by previews for the latest “Halloween” movie, “Halloween Kills.”

WTH? “NTD” $3.6 million, “HK” $4.8 million.

It was the fourth day in a row of decline for the James Bond movie, Daniel Craig’s last. And what makes this news very troubling is that “Halloween” was in far fewer theaters last night — 2950 vs. 4407.

“No Time to Die” is now up to $75 million in six days, and will cross $100 million over the weekend. But it’s also possible that it won’t repeat at number 1 this weekend.

The Bond movie carries a very high price tag– around $200 million. “Halloween Kills” cost nothing by comparison. And it’s a horror movie. Yikes.