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I say we might have it by January!
At this rate, I'd bet Bond 24 would do $1.1 billion at least. Crazy numbers.
Actually I'm not sure.
While I feel that a lot of people who weren't really fans have celebrated Skyfall and caught on to the hype, 2012 was a very big year for the UK, and I fear that played a major role in the success.
But Bond is bigger than that, so it is indeed possible Bond 24 will set all these records faster than Skyfall.
Except Skyfall was similar to TDKR lol. Anyway maybe as Bond 24 will have inflation on it's side and will hopefully be filmed in IMAX for some scenes but hopefully none of that 3d rubbish.
And I think that $1B for Skyfall should pretty much be a done deal at this point.
It does put the bar absurdly high for the next Bondmovie.
But still congratulations are in order for EON, even if the current Bondmovies are not quite my cup of coffee (I detest tea) they seem to have found a way to tap a vein of interest. (I do not doubt that a parachute jump out of a helicopter by the Queen with 007 has done a lot for the movie in raising awareness, for me one of the highlights of this year on the telly)
After QoS my expectations were not that high as I believed that after QoS EON could most certainly not make a worse movie.
And as for TDKR it was never going to be as big as a movie that lost one of his major characters before its release. And they did get quite some interest based upon that one issue.
The hurdle that SF has thrown up for the next 007 movie is a rather huge one.
Then there is China. It is now officially confirmed that 'Skyfall' will premiere in China on Sunday January 20th, so it can cash in on some Chinese New Year excitement (This year Chinese New Year is on February 10th). The worst prediction would see 'Skyfall' still earning $40 Million in China.
But that would already be enough for 'Skyfall' pushing it over the $1 Billion mark worldwide. And all other markets besides China and USA haven't been taken into account either. Summarizing: 'Skyfall' is now battling 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Dark Knight Rises'.
Note for the reader: Take in mind that for, more or less, accurate comparisons, most of the below action/spy movies are produced in 1987 or later. Actually, most of them were produced after the 1990's.
Furthermore, I have updated the list in such a way now, so that you can also use it as a 'watchlist'. Movies with a '▪' are part of a spy/actionhero movie franchise. Movies with a '▫' are rebooted movies or remakes. Movies with a '∞' are based on previous tv-series.
*UPDATED SUNDAY DECEMBER 17TH 2012*:
001) $1,081,041,287 -- 'Batman 8: The Dark Knight Rises' (2012) IMDB: 8.8 ▪
domestic (US) gross: $448,139,099 - 41.5%
foreign (rest) gross: $632,902,188 - 58.5%
002) $1,003,045,358 -- 'Batman 7: The Dark Knight' (2008) IMDB: 9.0 ▪
domestic (US) gross: $534,858,444 - 53.2%
foreign (rest) gross: $469,700,000 - 46.8%
003) $951,066,000 -- 'JAMES BOND 23: SKYFALL' (2012, AFTER 53 DAYS IN CINEMAS) IMDB: 8.0 ▪
DOMESTIC (US) GROSS: $272,366,000 - 28.6%
FOREIGN (REST) GROSS: $678,700,000 - 71.4%
004) $825,532,764 -- 'Inception' (2010) IMDB: 8.8
domestic (US) gross: $292,576,195 - 35.4%
foreign (rest) gross: $532,956,569 - 64.6%
005) $786,636,033 -- 'Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull' (2008) IMDB: 6.4 ▪
domestic (US) gross: $317,101,119 - 40.3%
foreign (rest) gross: $469,534,914 - 59.7%
006) $694,713,380 -- 'Mission: Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol' (2011) IMDB: 7.4 ▪ ∞
domestic (US) gross: $209,397,903 - 30.1%
foreign (rest) gross: $485,315,477 - 69.9%
007) $624,386,746 -- 'Hancock' (2008) IMDB: 6.5
domestic (US) gross: $227,946,274 - 36.5%
foreign (rest) gross: $396,440,472 - 63.5%
008) $599,045,960 -- 'James Bond 21: Casino Royale' (2006) IMDB: 7.9 ▪ ▫ ∞
domestic (US) gross: $167,445,960 - 28.0%
foreign (rest) gross: $431,600,000 - 72.0%
009) $586,090,727 -- 'James Bond 22: Quantum Of Solace' (2008) IMDB: 6.7 ▪
domestic (US) gross: $168,368,427 - 28.7%
foreign (rest) gross: $417,722,300 - 71.3%
010) $546,388,105 -- 'Mission: Impossible 2' (2000) IMDB: 5.9 ▪ ∞
domestic (US) gross: $215,409,889 - 39.4%
foreign (rest) gross: $330,978,216 - 60.6%
011) $543,848,418 -- 'Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows' (2011) IMDB: 7.6 ▪ ∞
domestic (US) gross: $186,848,418 - 34.4%
foreign (rest) gross: $357,000,000 - 65.6%
012) $524,028,679 -- 'Sherlock Holmes 1' (2009) IMDB: 7.5 ▪ ∞
domestic (US) gross: $209,028,679 - 39.9%
foreign (rest) gross: $315,000,000 - 60.1%
013) $478,207,520 -- 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith' (2005) IMDB: 6.4 ▪
domestic (US) gross: $186,336,279 - 39.0%
foreign (rest) gross: $291,871,241 - 61.0%
014) $474,171,806 -- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade' (1989) IMDB: 8.3 ▪
domestic (US) gross: $197,171,806 - 41.6%
foreign (rest) gross: $277,000,000 - 58.4%
015) $457,696,359 -- 'Mission: Impossible' (1996) IMDB: 7.0 ▪ ∞
domestic (US) gross: $180,981,856 - 39.5%
foreign (rest) gross: $276,714,503 - 60.5%
016) $450,717,150 -- 'Ocean's Eleven' (2001) IMDB: 7.7 ▪ ▫
domestic (US) gross: $183,417,150 - 40.7%
foreign (rest) gross: $267,300,000 - 59.3%
017) $442,824,138 -- 'The Bourne Ultimatum' (2007) IMDB: 8.1 ▪
domestic (US) gross: $227,471,070 - 51.4%
foreign (rest) gross: $215,353,068 - 48.6%
018) $431,971,116 -- 'James Bond 20: Die Another Day' (2002) IMDB: 6.0 ▪
domestic (US) gross: $160,942,139 - 37.3%
foreign (rest) gross: $271,028,977 - 62.7%
019) $411,348,924 -- 'Batman 1' (1989) IMDB: 7.6 ▪ ▫ ∞
domestic (US) gross: $251,188,924 - 61.1%
foreign (rest) gross: $160,160,000 - 38.9%
020) $397,850,012 -- 'Mission: Impossible 3' (2006) IMDB: 6.8 ▪ ∞
domestic (US) gross: $134,029,801 - 33.7%
foreign (rest) gross: $263,820,211 - 66.3%
021) $383,531,464 -- 'Die Hard 4: Live Free Or Die Hard' (2007) IMDB: 7.4 ▪
022) $378,882,411 -- 'True Lies' (1994) IMDB: 7.2
023) $372,710,015 -- 'Batman 6: Batman Begins' (2005) IMDB: 8.3 ▪ ▫
024) $366,101,666 -- 'Die Hard 3: Die Hard With A Vengeance' (1995) IMDB: 7.3 ▪
025) $363,367,346 -- 'Taken 2' (2012) IMDB: 6.6 ▪
026) $362,744,280 -- 'Ocean's Twelve' (2004) IMDB: 6.2 ▪
027) $361,832,400 -- 'James Bond 19: The World Is Not Enough' (1999) IMDB: 6.3 ▪
028) $352,194,034 -- 'James Bond 17: GoldenEye' (1995) IMDB: 7.2 ▪
029) $352,114,312 -- 'Catch Me If You Can' (2002) IMDB: 7.9
030) $341,433,252 -- 'Wanted' (2008) IMDB: 6.7 ▪
031) $333,011,068 -- 'James Bond 18: Tomorrow Never Dies' (1997) IMDB: 6.4 ▪
032) $321,731,527 -- 'Lethal Weapon 3' (1992) IMDB: 6.6 ▪
033) $311,312,624 -- 'Ocean's Thirteen' (2007) IMDB: 6.9 ▪
034) $300,428,192 -- 'The Expandables 2' (2012) IMDB: 7.1 ▪
035) $293,503,354 -- 'Salt' (2010) IMDB: 6.4
036) $288,500,217 -- 'The Bourne Supremacy' (2004) IMDB: 7.7 ▪
037) $285,444,603 -- 'Lethal Weapon 4' (1998) IMDB: 6.5 ▪
038) $278,346,189 -- 'The Tourist' (2010) IMDB: 5.9
039) $277,448,382 -- 'xXx 1' (2002) IMDB: 5.7 ▪
040) $276,144,750 -- 'The Bourne Legacy' (2012) IMDB: 6.9 ▪
041) $274,470,394 -- 'The Expendables' (2010) IMDB: 6.5 ▪
042) $264,105,545 -- 'Charlie's Angels 1' (2000) IMDB: 5.5 ▪ ∞
043) $261,930,436 -- 'Knight And Day' (2010) IMDB: 6.3
044) $255,000,211 -- 'Cliffhanger' (1993) IMDB: 6.3
045) $259,175,788 -- 'Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle' (2003) IMDB: 4.7 ▪ ∞
046) $240,031,094 -- 'Die Hard 2: Die Harder' (1990) IMDB: 7.1 ▪
047) $230,685,453 -- 'Get Smart' (2007) IMDB: 6.6 ∞
048) $227,853,986 -- 'Lethal Weapon 2' (1989) IMDB: 7.1 ▪
049) $226,830,568 -- 'Taken' (2009) IMDB: 7.9 ▪
050) $217,764,291 -- 'Collateral' (2004) IMDB: 7.6
051) $215,887,717 -- 'Jack Ryan 3: Clear And Present Danger' (1994) IMDB: 6.8 ▪
052) $214,034,224 -- 'The Bourne Identity' (2002) IMDB: 7.9 ▪ ▫
053) $212,404,396 -- 'Entrapment' (1999) IMDB: 6.1
054) $207,884,401 -- 'Safe House' (2012) IMDB 6.8
055) $200,512,643 -- 'Jack Ryan 1: The Hunt For Red October' (1990) IMDB: 7.6 ▪
056) $199,006,387 -- 'Red' (2010) IMDB: 7.0
057) $193,921,372 -- 'Jack Ryan 4: The Sum Of All Fears' (2002) IMDB: 6.3 ▪
058) $191,185,897 -- 'James Bond 15: The Living Daylights' (1987) IMDB: 6.7 ▪
059) $178,051,587 -- 'Jack Ryan 2: Patriot Games' (1992) IMDB: 6.9 ▪
060) $177,238,796 -- 'The A-Team' (2010) IMDB: 6.8 ▪ ∞
061) $176,070,171 -- 'The Italian Job' (2003) IMDB: 6.9 ▪ ▫
062) $170,268,750 -- 'Starsky And Hutch' (2004) IMDB: 6.0 ∞
063) $160,930,000 -- 'Argo' (2012) IMDB: 8.3
064) $159,330,280 -- 'The Jackal' (1997) IMDB: 6.1 ▫
065) $156,491,279 -- 'This Means War' (2012) IMDB: 6.3
066) $156,167,015 -- 'James Bond 16: Licence To Kill' (1989) IMDB: 6.5 ▪
067) $143,049,560 -- 'Spy Game' (2001) IMDB: 6.9
068) $140,767,956 -- 'Die Hard 1' (1988) IMDB: 8.3 ▪
069) $130,786,397 -- 'Unknown' (2011) IMDB: 6.9
070) $126,690,726 -- 'Law Abiding Citizen' (2009) IMDB: 7.3
071) $124,305,181 -- 'The Thomas Crown Affair' (1999) IMDB: 6.7 ▫
072) $120,207,127 -- 'Lethal Weapon 1' (1987) IMDB: 7.6 ▪
073) $118,063,304 -- 'The Saint' (1997) IMDB: 6.0 ∞
074) $115,097,286 -- 'Body Of Lies' (2008) IMDB: 7.1
075) $104,391,623 -- 'The Tuxedo' (2002) IMDB: 5.0
076) $101,191,884 -- 'The Recruit' (2003) IMDB: 6.5
077) $099,965,792 -- 'Hitman' (2007) IMDB: 6.2
078) $099,480,480 -- 'The Good Sheperd' (2007) IMDB: 6.8
079) $098,159,963 -- 'Killers' (2010) IMDB: 5.2
080) $096,105,964 -- 'The Manchurian Candidate' (2004) IMDB: 6.6 ▫
081) $094,882,549 -- 'Green Zone' (2010) IMDB: 6.9
082) $089,456,761 -- 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' (1996) IMDB: 6.7
083) $085,416,905 -- 'Max Payne' (2008) IMDB: 5.7
084) $082,087,155 -- 'Abduction' (2011) IMDB: 4.7
085) $080,630,608 -- 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' (2011) IMDB: 7.1 ∞
086) $071,022,693 -- 'xXx 2: State Of The Union' (2005) IMDB: 4.1 ▪
087) $070,692,101 -- 'Ronin' (1998) IMDB: 7.2
088) $067,876,281 -- 'The American' (2010) IMDB: 6.4
089) $065,977,295 -- 'Bad Company' (2002) IMDB: 5.4
090) $060,965,854 -- 'Colombiana' (2011) IMDB: 6.2
091) $060,222,298 -- 'The Ghost Writer' (2010) IMDB: 7.3
092) $060,161,391 -- 'The International' (2009) IMDB: 6.5
093) $056,308,881 -- 'Lucky Number Slevin' (2007) IMDB: 7.8
094) $052,826,594 -- 'From Paris With Love' (2010) IMDB: 6.4
095) $051,070,807 -- 'The Mechanic' (2011) IMDB: 6.5
096) $050,732,945 -- 'I Spy' (2002) IMDB: 5.3 ∞
097) $041,771,168 -- 'The Informant!' (2009) IMDB: 6.5
098) $40,889,000 -- 'Red Dawn' (2012) IMDB: 5.7
099) $033,372,606 -- 'Haywire' (2012) IMDB: 5.9
100) $028,008,462 -- 'The Tailor Of Panama' (2001) IMDB: 6.1
101) $027,664,173 -- 'Traitor' (2008) IMDB: 7.0
102) $027,038,732 -- 'Rendition' (2007) IMDB: 6.8
103) $024,188,922 -- 'Fair Game' (2010) IMDB: 6.8
104) $019,924,033 -- 'Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever' (2002) IMDB: 3.5
105) $016,933,380 -- 'The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch' (2011) IMDB: 6.4
106) $015,705,007 -- 'Enigma' (2001) IMDB: 6.4
107) $008,112,712 -- 'Spartan' (2004) IMDB: 6.7
108) $000,933,549 -- 'Michel Vaillant' (2003) IMDB: 5.0
It first, I would say that too. It does put the bar high. But absurdly high? No. Michael and Babs just need to continue on the same road: Hire both expensive Oscar-worthy crew and cast. Which, with the business upgrade of the Bond franchise, will now be a bit more easier. What Nolan did with Batman, took a bit longer with Bond. But it DID happen: The Bond franchise is fully upgraded now. Just keep going on the same road.
Congrats to all involved.
Well said DD! Although i had a few concerns about Dan, i never once derided or slated the man. I was horrified at how evil and pathetic some people were towards him. Remember seeing Roger Moore say how about you wait until the movie comes out before you print or say anything.
Really pleased for Dan and the franchise, long may the success continue into the future!
Think you're in the minority there bud. PS the word check in that sense is spelt "Cheque".
I'm just hoping it hits $1 billion, which is pretty much a guarantee now. Less than $50 million to go, and it opens in China in about one month.
I have already given many before about the past, I won't repeat myself, so I'll give one more detailed about the future.
Let's imagine that history continues as it is in the next few years : imagine the $ continues to be cheaper wrt to many other currencies, let's say it looses 30% in the next ten years (in the last ten years, it lose 40% for China, 50% for Japan, 30% for Euro, 0% for the Pound, for instance). Then the box office worldwide for a blockbuster which is 30% US, 70% foreign for instance, will receive a global 21% bonus just because your doing your computations in a money that is only a little part of it. For a $1bn target, it means 200M$ more just because you count it that way. It has nothing to do with inflation. So if you add a 15% inflation for instance, there may well be a dozen of billionnaire movies per year at that time with these conditions (also, experts say that in ten years China will be a bigger market than for the US !), and then a Bond movie will "just" have to be in the top 12 to be part of it.
But it won't mean movies as a whole are more and more successful...
Note that if on the other hand, the $ inverts the trend and goes back to its value 10 years ago, you may have lots of trouble to have billonnaire movies again (even with inflation and China...), and not just Bond. But it wont mean movies are less and less succesful. I'm curious to know what PR will invent then !
I realised he was probably American. Just a little anglo-American banter!