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For instance, let's make a 7 year by 7 year extrapolation in order to have longer trend, and more reliable computations less sensitive to short term effects :
About 7 years ago, CR did 600 M$
About 14 years ago, TWINE did 350M$.
About 21 years ago, LTK did 150M$.
The delta between 14 and 21 is then +200M$, and between 14 and 7 is then +250M$. So the next delta should be +300M$
Extrapolation then tells us the logical result for SF is 900M$ :)
(PS : obviously the reasoning is after the fact and flawed on so many levels, but all the figures are true !)
I don't think the 50th helped because not many people actually know it's the 50th. I think it was more to do with all the reviews and the olympics more than anything else.
No, me too ;-).
As I mentioned many times before, I think it's a combination of factors that resulted in the current worldwide box office figures for 'Skyfall':
I think you're spot on there. If you asked half the people who have seen it about the 50th before they went in I would conservatively guess that about 70% would have no idea about it. And probably lots of them wouldn't know at the end either as quite a few start walking out during the GB and miss the 50th logo.
The Olympics has had a far bigger effect on the box office than the 50th. Probably the best advert for a film ever considering most of the world was watching.
Whereas the 50th consisted of Richard Kiel on The One Show and Soccer Satrurday and a very small assortment of uninspired cash in products.
Interesting to speculate that if the efforts for the 50th had been better if this would have boosted the box office even further.
As I mentioned many times before, I think it's a combination of factors that resulted in the current worldwide box office figures for 'Skyfall':
"If it's not clear enough already, Skyfall is easily one of the biggest box office successes of 2012. It's now on pace to wind up with around $290 million, which is over $120 million more than Quantum of Solace's previous Bond record ($168.4 million).
This is a great example of strong franchise management:
--> by bringing in a quality director (Sam Mendes)
--> and allowing plenty of time for script rewrites (due in no small part to MGM's bankruptcy issues),
--> the end product wound up delighting audiences in such a way that word-of-mouth was and continues to be very enthusiastic."
Debatable IMO. A lot of good scripts can be turned out in a very short space of time if you have the best writers. I think it should have been a lot better given the time.
..and that is based on what? Right - a well entertained, satisfied audience.
So cute to read this back ;;)