Raiders of the Lost Ark
“The return of the great adventure.”
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Genres
Adventure, Action
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Raiders of the Lost Ark performed
Budget
$18.0M
Worldwide Gross
$389.9M
Gross Profit
$371.9M
Return
21.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$45M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Indiana Jones
Harrison Ford
Indiana Jones
Marion Ravenwood
Karen Allen
Marion Ravenwood
Dr. René Belloq
Paul Freeman
Dr. René Belloq
Sallah
John Rhys-Davies
Sallah
Major Arnold Toht
Ronald Lacey
Major Arnold Toht
Colonel Dietrich
Wolf Kahler
Colonel Dietrich
Gobler
Anthony Higgins
Gobler
Dr. Marcus Brody
Denholm Elliott
Dr. Marcus Brody
Satipo
Alfred Molina
Satipo
Barranca / Monkey Man
Vic Tablian
Barranca / Monkey Man
Col. Musgrove
Don Fellows
Col. Musgrove
Major Eaton
William Hootkins
Major Eaton
If you liked Raiders of the Lost Ark
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2008
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
National Treasure
2004
The Mummy
1999