Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is one of the most anticipated of this year’s summer blockbusters, and probably will be one of the biggest box office hits of the year — but will George Lucas, Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg make any money from this? Paramount insiders reveal to the LA Times that unlike traditional movie deals, Paramount gets to recoup its share before Ford, Lucas, Spielberg start earning their share — meaning that the first $400 million goes to the studio to pay for production, marketing, and distribution. Just to put it into perspective – no films grossed $400 million domestically last year, and only 4 films grossed more than $300 million domestically. Factoring in worldwide grosses, 11 films took in more than $400 million last year, so I think that George and company don’t have to worry too much. I bet that Indy IV will make $400 million just overseas, and probably at least $350 million in the US.