When Terminator: Dark Fate underperformed at the box office, James Cameron offered a theory about its failure. Cameron boarded the project as a producer and writer after watching others take his franchise in various directions that left fans unimpressed. Dark Fate was positioned as a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day, eliminating the three installments that came after it.

However, the movie grossed less than $300 million worldwide against a reported budget of nearly $200 million. When the dust settled, Cameron suggested that Arnold Schwarzeneggerwas simply too old to draw younger audiences and that, combined with the return of Linda Hamilton, the movie gave the impression that it was meant for "grandparents." Disney and Lucasfilm apparently didn't take his observations seriously when it put together the fifth Indiana Jones movie, with 80-year-old Harrison Ford back as the whip-wielding and fedora-wearing character. While the movie bombed at the box office, it's now seeing a sudden surge on home video.