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And the domestic weekend grosses.......and next week the first grosses of China :-P.
Updates during the week would be great.
Looking at it, Bond 24 really does have it all to do - in every department.
re:China
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Skyfall midnight opening, RMB 1.7M with 43000 admissions from 900 screenings.
reactions are meh abt not much action blah blah blah
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what I thought. China is not gonna kill it. 40 to 50 at most.
1. Gone With The Wind (1940) - 35 million
2. The Sound Of Music (1965) - 30million
3. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1938) - 28million
4. Star Wars (1977) - 20.8 million
5. Skyfall (2012) - 20.6 million
6. Spring In Park Lane (1948) - 20.5 million
7. Titanic (1998) - 20.3 million
8. Jungle Book (1967) - 19.9 million
@-) Impressive, I would never have guessed it.
WTF ... :mellow:
Early day showings are starting. Not looking good ... :(
Here comes the first number.
Skyfall midnight opening, RMB 1.7M with 43000 admissions from 900 screenings.
I am so disappointed. :(
Early day shows are not good either. GA think it is (a little) boring.
Matinee performing for Skyfall is rather disappointing, if not awful ... :(
People keep saying the actions are too little.
Meh wom should mostly affect its legs. But disappointing midnight and OD ? must be the piracy ...
The BD version is out already.
http://forums.boxoffice.com/index.php?/topic/678-china-bo-0121-lit-200m-skyfalls-272k-midnight-updating-from-p280/page__st__5620
Those admission stats are astonishing.
Really?
43000/900 = 47 people per screening! On opening weekend. That is frankly shit.
Dont think we're going to get anywhere near MI:GP.
Take Life Of Pi, that did pretty well over there didn't it? I remember somebody on this thread saying so anyway. And I bet they weren't complaining about there not being enough action in that because it's not an action film. SF is a big budget blockbuster action film (or at least it's advertised as one and is part of a series that's full of them) and they expect more from big blockbusters over there.
I don't blame China. I know I'm repeating myself but this is a brilliant example so I'll say it again anyway- In 1985 while Roger Moore's stunt double was snowboarding down a mountain to the beachboys, Jackie Chan was hanging off a speeding bus by an umberella, electrocuting himself, destroying entire shanty towns, etc.
Skyfalls adverts focus on the action. It shows a bit from I think every action scene in the film.
If I was Chinese and I'd seen the adverts for SF I'd have probably thought it was a let down. Whereas if I was Chinese and I'd seen the adverts for Django or something I'd still have loved it.
'Skyfall' then would be the 5th most succesful movie of all time, when looking at BoxOfficeMojo's 'All Time Box Office'-list. Currently, the worldwide all time gross list looks like this:
01) $2,782.3 -- 'Avatar' (2009)
02) $2,185.4 -- 'Titanic' (1998)
03) $1,511.8 -- 'Marvel's The Avengers' (2012)
04) $1,328.1 -- 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2' (2011)
05) $1,123.7 -- 'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon' (2011)
07) $1,081.0 -- 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012)
11) $1,038.5 -- 'James Bond - Skyfall' (2012)
Another important update, 'Skyfall' has now also beaten the for 2012 adjusted box office total of 'Thunderball', which stands at $1,037.2 Million. Depending on which calculations you use, 'Skyfall' is no doubt the most succesful Bond-film of all time.
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. All movies in this list are 2D movies!
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 MONDAY JANUARY 20TH 2013*:
001) $1,081,041,287 -- 'Batman 8: The Dark Knight Rises' (2012) IMDB: 8.8 ▪
worldwide gross (excl. China): $1,028,255,953
domestic (US) gross: $448,139,099 - 41.5%
foreign (rest) gross: $632,902,188 - 58.5%
002) $1,038,537,000 -- 'JAMES BOND 23: SKYFALL' (2012, 88 DAYS IN CINEMAS) IMDB: 8.0 ▪
worldwide gross (excl. China): $1,038,537,000
DOMESTIC (US) GROSS: $300,937,000 - 29.0%
FOREIGN (REST) GROSS: $737,600,000 - 71.0%
003) $1,004,558,444 -- '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%
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) $371,592,476 -- 'Taken 2' (2012) IMDB: 6.6 ▪
025) $366,101,666 -- 'Die Hard 3: Die Hard With A Vengeance' (1995) IMDB: 7.3 ▪
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 Expendables 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) $184,507,000 -- 'Argo' (2012) IMDB: 8.3
060) $178,051,587 -- 'Jack Ryan 2: Patriot Games' (1992) IMDB: 6.9 ▪
061) $177,238,796 -- 'The A-Team' (2010) IMDB: 6.8 ▪ ∞
062) $176,070,171 -- 'The Italian Job' (2003) IMDB: 6.9 ▪ ▫
063) $174,655,000 -- 'Jack Reacher' (2012) IMDB: 7.2
064) $170,268,750 -- 'Starsky And Hutch' (2004) IMDB: 6.0 ∞
065) $159,330,280 -- 'The Jackal' (1997) IMDB: 6.1 ▫
066) $156,491,279 -- 'This Means War' (2012) IMDB: 6.3
067) $156,167,015 -- 'James Bond 16: Licence To Kill' (1989) IMDB: 6.5 ▪
068) $143,049,560 -- 'Spy Game' (2001) IMDB: 6.9
069) $140,767,956 -- 'Die Hard 1' (1988) IMDB: 8.3 ▪
070) $130,786,397 -- 'Unknown' (2011) IMDB: 6.9
071) $126,690,726 -- 'Law Abiding Citizen' (2009) IMDB: 7.3
072) $124,305,181 -- 'The Thomas Crown Affair' (1999) IMDB: 6.7 ▫
073) $120,207,127 -- 'Lethal Weapon 1' (1987) IMDB: 7.6 ▪
074) $118,063,304 -- 'The Saint' (1997) IMDB: 6.0 ∞
075) $115,097,286 -- 'Body Of Lies' (2008) IMDB: 7.1
076) $104,391,623 -- 'The Tuxedo' (2002) IMDB: 5.0
077) $101,191,884 -- 'The Recruit' (2003) IMDB: 6.5
078) $099,965,792 -- 'Hitman' (2007) IMDB: 6.2
079) $099,480,480 -- 'The Good Sheperd' (2007) IMDB: 6.8
080) $098,159,963 -- 'Killers' (2010) IMDB: 5.2
081) $096,105,964 -- 'The Manchurian Candidate' (2004) IMDB: 6.6 ▫
082) $094,882,549 -- 'Green Zone' (2010) IMDB: 6.9
083) $089,456,761 -- 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' (1996) IMDB: 6.7
084) $085,416,905 -- 'Max Payne' (2008) IMDB: 5.7
085) $082,087,155 -- 'Abduction' (2011) IMDB: 4.7
086) $080,630,608 -- 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' (2011) IMDB: 7.1 ∞
087) $071,022,693 -- 'xXx 2: State Of The Union' (2005) IMDB: 4.1 ▪
088) $070,692,101 -- 'Ronin' (1998) IMDB: 7.2
089) $067,876,281 -- 'The American' (2010) IMDB: 6.4
090) $065,977,295 -- 'Bad Company' (2002) IMDB: 5.4
091) $060,965,854 -- 'Colombiana' (2011) IMDB: 6.2
092) $060,222,298 -- 'The Ghost Writer' (2010) IMDB: 7.3
093) $060,161,391 -- 'The International' (2009) IMDB: 6.5
094) $056,308,881 -- 'Lucky Number Slevin' (2007) IMDB: 7.8
095) $052,826,594 -- 'From Paris With Love' (2010) IMDB: 6.4
096) $051,070,807 -- 'The Mechanic' (2011) IMDB: 6.5
097) $050,732,945 -- 'I Spy' (2002) IMDB: 5.3 ∞
098) $044,281,000 -- 'Red Dawn' (2012) IMDB: 5.7
099) $041,771,168 -- 'The Informant!' (2009) IMDB: 6.5
100) $033,372,606 -- 'Haywire' (2012) IMDB: 5.9
101) $028,008,462 -- 'The Tailor Of Panama' (2001) IMDB: 6.1
102) $027,664,173 -- 'Traitor' (2008) IMDB: 7.0
103) $027,038,732 -- 'Rendition' (2007) IMDB: 6.8
104) $024,188,922 -- 'Fair Game' (2010) IMDB: 6.8
105) $019,924,033 -- 'Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever' (2002) IMDB: 3.5
106) $016,933,380 -- 'Largo Winch 1: The Heir Apparent' (2008) IMDB: 6.4
107) $015,705,007 -- 'Enigma' (2001) IMDB: 6.4
108) $014,046,075 -- 'Largo Winch 2' (2011) IMDB: 6.0
109) $008,112,712 -- 'Spartan' (2004) IMDB: 6.7
110) $000,933,549 -- 'Michel Vaillant' (2003) IMDB: 5.0
I didn't get that from the adverts at all. Like I said in my post, lots of the adverts were just crash, bang, smash.
Until what?
I think he means until Skyfall can beat TDKR for BO intake.
:P
Indeed. I am not completely surprised by the first reviews of the Chinese. We knew already that 'Skyfall' is quite a political, multi-layered Bond film. In China they don't like that. I loved 'Ghost Protocol', but mainly for the action sequences.
We were like that too in the past though ;-). There comes a time that the Chinese citizens become more outspoken, more critical. For them 'Skyfall' is a new kind of experience. I can't blaim them.
What are you going on about?
My ex was Chinese and I've been to China myself and I hate to break it to you but it's not some wierd country that's been depriving the people of anything on the silver screen that isn't an explosion, nor is everybody over there just kung fu obsessed action junkies who can't appreciate the multi layered politically challenging brilliance of Skyfall.
All that's happened here is that they expect more from action scenes over there than SF delivers.
=))
8-|
I don't get what you mean by this. Are you on about the goverment cutting bits of the film or the fact that the film isn't getting amazing reviews?
Also, although I thought the film was great, I was being sarcastic with that bit because I think a few people have been overrating the film with expressions like that.
I mean the former bit. When you cut parts of the film that include the villains entire motivation, you miss half of the film and all the understanding that goes with it. I find it absolutely stupid.
Skyfall - $1,038,537,000
Job done.