Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Released Date
June 12, 1981
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Action
Rating
PG
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$248,159,971 + $141,766,000 = $389,925,971
$248,159,971 + $141,766,000 = $389,925,971
About Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
About
Steven Spielberg directed film about an archaeologist who tries to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.
Trivia
Some of the sound effects were created by hitting leather jackets with baseball bats. Actor Jeff Bridges was considered for the role of Indiana Jones.