SPECTRE: It grossed $880 Million Worldwide (..and 2015 was the biggest box office year so far)

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  • Of all these movies, only SPECTRE is by Sony.
    Remember Clooney found that no one in Hollywood would sign his call to support Sony. Here's an hint why.

    I wonder.....when you finally have something sincerely positive to say about a Bond film :-). Because in all honesty dear @Suivez_ce_parachute ......I can't remember :-).
  • RC7RC7
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    Of all these movies, only SPECTRE is by Sony.
    Remember Clooney found that no one in Hollywood would sign his call to support Sony. Here's an hint why.

    I wonder.....when you finally have something sincerely positive to say about a Bond film :-). Because in all honesty dear @Suivez_ce_parachute ......I can't remember :-).

    He's a pragmatist. Anyone can just talk shit, but he brings a much needed rationale to forum discussions. He also knows Bond.
  • Posts: 7,653
    Of all these movies, only SPECTRE is by Sony.
    Remember Clooney found that no one in Hollywood would sign his call to support Sony. Here's an hint why.

    I wonder.....when you finally have something sincerely positive to say about a Bond film :-). Because in all honesty dear @Suivez_ce_parachute ......I can't remember :-).

    I actually agree with our friend from Paris, we'll see. And to be honest if SPECTRE is a better movie than SF I will be pleased even if the BO is less.

    SF did well at the BO but as said so many times before BO does not make a movie great, but is a nice thing when your movie is well received. You can ask James Cameron he knows it better than most. ;)
  • edited February 2015 Posts: 11,119
    RC7 wrote: »
    Of all these movies, only SPECTRE is by Sony.
    Remember Clooney found that no one in Hollywood would sign his call to support Sony. Here's an hint why.

    I wonder.....when you finally have something sincerely positive to say about a Bond film :-). Because in all honesty dear @Suivez_ce_parachute ......I can't remember :-).

    He's a pragmatist. Anyone can just talk shit, but he brings a much needed rationale to forum discussions. He also knows Bond.

    What kind of black-and-white assumption is thát. He knows Bond, and others......know it less?

    Bringing rationale and pragmatism to this site is one thing, but one can do it with flair, enthusiasm and positivity. And also, if one ask a friendly question via a private message, and one never responds to that, not even once.....one can understand that one's pragmatism and knowledge falls flat with some. Moreover, it is never bad to ask yourself at least once what kind of person is behind the poster no? The art of understanding each other comes partially from that.

    I'm not saying that he should respond, but it is a logical result. And I do respect a healthy dose of pragmatism.

    Regarding box office predictions. It is never an exact science. It is a combination of understanding the finance and business behind movies ánd having a good eye for trends that others don't see yet. Hence why some Bond fans in here called me "insane" back in mid 2012 for saying that "Skyfall" would most certainly bring in 900 Million Dollars worldwide.

    I'm not saying that I own the truth. Not at all. But at times, by being so extremely careful and way too focused on the finance of it all, one can lose the eye for the unexpected.
  • RC7RC7
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    RC7 wrote: »
    Of all these movies, only SPECTRE is by Sony.
    Remember Clooney found that no one in Hollywood would sign his call to support Sony. Here's an hint why.

    I wonder.....when you finally have something sincerely positive to say about a Bond film :-). Because in all honesty dear @Suivez_ce_parachute ......I can't remember :-).

    He's a pragmatist. Anyone can just talk shit, but he brings a much needed rationale to forum discussions. He also knows Bond.

    What kind of black-and-white assumption is thát. He knows Bond, and others......know it less?

    He knows Bond, hence there's no need for him to be unnecessarily positive. The fact he displays in-depth knowledge of the subject suggests an inherent love of the franchise. Is it not taken as red that our individual existence on these boards is down to that love and knowledge, and that we don't need to constantly shove down each other's throats what über-fans we are?
  • RC7 wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    Of all these movies, only SPECTRE is by Sony.
    Remember Clooney found that no one in Hollywood would sign his call to support Sony. Here's an hint why.

    I wonder.....when you finally have something sincerely positive to say about a Bond film :-). Because in all honesty dear @Suivez_ce_parachute ......I can't remember :-).

    He's a pragmatist. Anyone can just talk shit, but he brings a much needed rationale to forum discussions. He also knows Bond.

    What kind of black-and-white assumption is thát. He knows Bond, and others......know it less?

    He knows Bond, hence there's no need for him to be unnecessarily positive. The fact he displays in-depth knowledge of the subject suggests an inherent love of the franchise. Is it not taken as red that our individual existence on these boards is down to that love and knowledge, and that we don't need to constantly shove down each other's throats what über-fans we are?

    There's a phenomenon here called "trolling". Hence the existence of moderators. I'm not calling someone a troll here. But especially on forums, where people do not see each other, hear each other, you easily get misunderstandings. And it's certainly not a written fact that one's existence on here is by default showing "love" to the franchise...like you say.

    If you think that I'm here shoving down fake positivity in one's arse, then you are wrong. I know that even passionate Bond fans can be rude to each other here. Perhaps me too. And I think everyone in here brings his/her own kind of views..."knowledge"....to these forums.

  • edited February 2015 Posts: 2,015
    I wonder.....when you finally have something sincerely positive to say about a Bond film :-)

    Bond is so phenomenal you don't get it And well, CR is one of the best recent movies in the entertainment category, if you want something positive that is black-and-white.

    But sorry, I find SF is more a movie that is easy to the eye and the brain than a movie that is an actual complex movie that creates something. While here it seems to many (or, rather, to some who posts a lot...), that SF should cloud all other Bond materials (while I think SF is quite empty is you remove the material it borrows from the past).

    And well, I've read SPECTRE's leaked screenplays...
  • I wonder.....when you finally have something sincerely positive to say about a Bond film :-)

    Bond is so phenomenal you don't get it :) And well, CR is one of the best recent movies in the entertainment category, if you want something positive that is black-and-white.

    But sorry, I find SF is more a movie that is easy to the eye and the brain than a movie that is an actual complex movie that creates something. While here it seems to many (or, rather, to some who posts a lot...), that SF should cloud all other Bond materials (while I think SF is quite empty is you remove the material it borrows from the past).

    And well, I've read SPECTRE's leaked screenplays...


    In all honesty....I tried to understand what you were saying.....But I don't get it quite :-). What's the point you wanted to make?
  • edited February 2015 Posts: 2,015
    You were the one writing several pages of pompous texts about ethics, China, North Korea, Sony, leaks, freedom of speech etc.

    Less than a month after, the fact the SPECTRE is a Sony movie to be released in China has now seemingly no more relevance to you.

    Well, I think that amongst all the big speechs, the only stuff that is probably true is that China will not make life easy for the Japanese company Sony who released "The Interview" making fun of the NK leader. The leaks may not come from NK, it may come from former employees, etc.. but China not rolling out the red carpet for Sony is still something to consider.

    I simply reminded you about the second paragraph. If you think it is a too negative comment, then you should not have bother with all the lyrical speechs about the former, IMO.

    Also, I post less outside the LEAKS thread simply because I read the leaks. I find some here play a very dangerous game with their "maybe/maybe not" comment. Some people who did not read the leaks are clearly taking for granted some things they should not because of these comments.
  • You were the one writing several pages of pompous texts about ethics, China, North Korea, Sony, leaks, freedom of speech etc.

    Less than a month after, the fact the SPECTRE is a Sony movie to be released in China has now seemingly no more relevance to you.

    Well, I think that amongst all the big speechs, the only stuff that is probably true is that China will not make life easy for the Japanese company Sony who released "The Interview" making fun of the NK leader. The leaks may not come from NK, it may come from former employees, etc.. but China not rolling out the red carpet for Sony is still something to consider.

    I simply reminded you about the second paragraph. If you think it is a too negative comment, then you should not have bother with all the lyrical speechs about the former, IMO.

    What has this to do with your previous post...for which I asked some friendly clarification...because I didn't quite get it?

    Why can't you just ASK friendly. "Hey @Gustav_Graves, don't you think Sony will have release problems in China, due to the SonyLeaks?" You're just completely off-putting for me to talk with. Some call it "pragmatic", I call it "unfriendly".

    But let's not derail this discussion. I do think you're right with your last point. China could be less interested in giving "SPECTRE" a premiere prime slot. But you forget one important thing.... If you read some articles lately, if you followed Asian politics a bit, then you would have nown that even China is getting annoyed by the North-Korean dictatorship style.

    But I think it's not North-Korea that is troublesome for a un-delayed, swift SPECTRE-premiere. I think it's this news that could pose problems: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/is-this-north-korea-chinese-netizens-squirm-as-party-tightens-grip-on-internet/2015/01/28/79cfc809-21ea-4437-9d4b-5ece2cfc75f6_story.html

    I think it comes down to one simple thing. If Sony manages to get a premiere date for "SPECTRE" late November or early December, then "SPECTRE"s global box office could skyrocket. Especially in China. But if it will be released around late January, early February...or perhaps even not at all....then there's a big problem.

    Let's wait and see. And please @Suivez_ce_parachute. Just be a bit...nicer. Ok?
  • edited February 2015 Posts: 2,015
    Don't ask for respect. Earn it.

    PS : I'm also sorry to say the forum had IMO many more varied opinions when you were away because of too many people "not reading what you write" (that's quite surreal). Now you're back, all the boring "you're a true Bond fan only if..." and "a lot of Bond-fans are wrong..." discussions are back again.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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  • edited February 2015 Posts: 11,119
    Don't ask for respect. Earn it.

    PS : I'm also sorry to say the forum had IMO many more varied opinions when you were away because of too many people "not reading what you write" (that's quite surreal). Now you're back, all the boring "you're a true Bond fan only if..." and "a lot of Bond-fans are wrong..." discussions are back again.

    Bravo indeed :-). That's such a respectful post. You earn it. You're a true Bond fan. You bring about positivity in all your posts. You come up with wunderful solutions on how each and every Bond film can be improved. You ask enlightened questions all the time. You create topics that facilitate pragmatism and a different view on things...on the Bond franchise in particular. You bring the necessary joie-de-vive to here. You.....you are a true Bond fan. The one and only.

    Sleep tight.
  • This weekend the second animated movie of 2015 ("Paddington" being the 1st) did do very well at the box office. "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" scored a rather unexpected $56 Million in the first opening weekend.

    And there are so many more animated movies to come this year: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4017&p=.htm
    After less than three weeks in cinemas, "Paddington" scored $208,119,508 worldwide. And "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" is most certainly going to pass that figure (currently: $082,800,000 worldwide). And it will do better than the critically acclaimed "The LEGO Movie" from 2014 ($468,760,692 wordwide).

    It shows that 2015 is really kicking off hugely. It could very well be that the TOP 20 wordwide box office at the end of 2015 will be 1.3 to 1.4 times more as the disappointing year 2014.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited February 2015 Posts: 4,511
    Paddington isn't realy animated movie and count for Boxoffice 2014 like i said before about some other movies. For Netherlands indeed Paddington wil count for 2015, but moost Dutch cinema's only showing the Dutch dubbing. But good to see Paddington already delieverd 208 million worldwide. In The Netherlands, the movie wil possible get lower opening then that ADHD of Sponge movie that you credit who start with around 700.000 in the first weak. More then Madagascar spinoff weird enough.
  • edited February 2015 Posts: 11,119
    Uhm guys? I give in. I overlooked something here ;-). The absolutely stunning Thursday night opening of "Fifty Shades Of Grey" of $8.6 Million (!!!). "Kingsman" is slightly disappointing, as even "Taken 3" did better on Thursday night:
    Friday AM Update: Fifty Shades of Grey opened to an estimated $8.6 million from Thursday night shows at 2,830 locations. That's the biggest Thursday night ever for Universal ahead of Fast & Furious 6 ($6.5 million), and ranks second all-time for R-rated movies behind The Hangover Part II ($10.4 million).

    It's also in the same class as 2014 blockbusters like Transformers: Age of Extinction ($8.75 million), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($8.7 million) and X-Men: Days of Future Past ($8.1 million). If it plays like those movies, it will wind up with around $100 million over its first four days. Of course, it could play like a Twilight movie and wind up around $50 million. It also remains to be seen what kind of impact a Saturday Valentine's Day has on the movie's weekend.

    Meanwhile, Kingsman: The Secret Service opened to $1.4 million at 2,569 locations. That's roughly on par with Taken 3's $1.5 million Thursday night haul last month. It now feels like a safe bet that Kingsman reaches $30 million by the end of the long weekend.

    What IS IT with those damned young adult novels (cheap paperbacks) and their movie adaptations??? :-L
  • Posts: 7,653
    @Gustav_Graves most critics always underestimate the female attendance in cinema's. One person who never did underestimate that is James Cameron with his two big money blockbusters that are both VERY female friendly.

    That FSoG would do well with women is a certainty, even if the movie is somewhat tamer than the book, so I expect the next one to be more explicit. ;)
    And if females are in favour of a movie far more will visit the cinema with their female friends, somehow word of mouth is far more convincing with women. Heck even my wife has been asked by several friends of her to go to this movie, and while she is not so much a fan of the genre she will be going with her friends nonetheless.
  • SaintMark wrote: »
    @Gustav_Graves most critics always underestimate the female attendance in cinema's. One person who never did underestimate that is James Cameron with his two big money blockbusters that are both VERY female friendly.

    That FSoG would do well with women is a certainty, even if the movie is somewhat tamer than the book, so I expect the next one to be more explicit. ;)
    And if females are in favour of a movie far more will visit the cinema with their female friends, somehow word of mouth is far more convincing with women. Heck even my wife has been asked by several friends of her to go to this movie, and while she is not so much a fan of the genre she will be going with her friends nonetheless.

    I sometimes indeed forget this factor. Hmmm......what do you think about "SPECTRE" then?
  • Posts: 7,653
    SaintMark wrote: »
    @Gustav_Graves most critics always underestimate the female attendance in cinema's. One person who never did underestimate that is James Cameron with his two big money blockbusters that are both VERY female friendly.

    That FSoG would do well with women is a certainty, even if the movie is somewhat tamer than the book, so I expect the next one to be more explicit. ;)
    And if females are in favour of a movie far more will visit the cinema with their female friends, somehow word of mouth is far more convincing with women. Heck even my wife has been asked by several friends of her to go to this movie, and while she is not so much a fan of the genre she will be going with her friends nonetheless.

    I sometimes indeed forget this factor. Hmmm......what do you think about "SPECTRE" then?

    I expect it to do well but just not as well as SF did.

  • SaintMark wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    @Gustav_Graves most critics always underestimate the female attendance in cinema's. One person who never did underestimate that is James Cameron with his two big money blockbusters that are both VERY female friendly.

    That FSoG would do well with women is a certainty, even if the movie is somewhat tamer than the book, so I expect the next one to be more explicit. ;)
    And if females are in favour of a movie far more will visit the cinema with their female friends, somehow word of mouth is far more convincing with women. Heck even my wife has been asked by several friends of her to go to this movie, and while she is not so much a fan of the genre she will be going with her friends nonetheless.

    I sometimes indeed forget this factor. Hmmm......what do you think about "SPECTRE" then?

    I expect it to do well but just not as well as SF did.

    No. I mean girl-wise. Will it attract more female audiences than SF?
  • Posts: 7,653
    SaintMark wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    @Gustav_Graves most critics always underestimate the female attendance in cinema's. One person who never did underestimate that is James Cameron with his two big money blockbusters that are both VERY female friendly.

    That FSoG would do well with women is a certainty, even if the movie is somewhat tamer than the book, so I expect the next one to be more explicit. ;)
    And if females are in favour of a movie far more will visit the cinema with their female friends, somehow word of mouth is far more convincing with women. Heck even my wife has been asked by several friends of her to go to this movie, and while she is not so much a fan of the genre she will be going with her friends nonetheless.

    I sometimes indeed forget this factor. Hmmm......what do you think about "SPECTRE" then?

    I expect it to do well but just not as well as SF did.

    No. I mean girl-wise. Will it attract more female audiences than SF?

    No I do not think so, good ole 007 is mostly a male thing.

  • Posts: 12,526
    SaintMark wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    @Gustav_Graves most critics always underestimate the female attendance in cinema's. One person who never did underestimate that is James Cameron with his two big money blockbusters that are both VERY female friendly.

    That FSoG would do well with women is a certainty, even if the movie is somewhat tamer than the book, so I expect the next one to be more explicit. ;)
    And if females are in favour of a movie far more will visit the cinema with their female friends, somehow word of mouth is far more convincing with women. Heck even my wife has been asked by several friends of her to go to this movie, and while she is not so much a fan of the genre she will be going with her friends nonetheless.

    I sometimes indeed forget this factor. Hmmm......what do you think about "SPECTRE" then?

    I expect it to do well but just not as well as SF did.

    No. I mean girl-wise. Will it attract more female audiences than SF?

    No I do not think so, good ole 007 is mostly a male thing.

    DC is pretty popular with the ladies, so you never know?
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited February 2015 Posts: 23,883
    Bond definitely pulls in the women. Both my sisters make sure they watch them whenever they come out, and of course they both love DC. I'm not sure how much I've influenced them as an older brother (probably a lot as they know I'm obsessed with all things Bond) but regardless, I think a lot of women watch Bond. I'm sure the stats are somewhere online.
  • RC7RC7
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    @Gustav_Graves most critics always underestimate the female attendance in cinema's. One person who never did underestimate that is James Cameron with his two big money blockbusters that are both VERY female friendly.

    That FSoG would do well with women is a certainty, even if the movie is somewhat tamer than the book, so I expect the next one to be more explicit. ;)
    And if females are in favour of a movie far more will visit the cinema with their female friends, somehow word of mouth is far more convincing with women. Heck even my wife has been asked by several friends of her to go to this movie, and while she is not so much a fan of the genre she will be going with her friends nonetheless.

    I sometimes indeed forget this factor. Hmmm......what do you think about "SPECTRE" then?

    I expect it to do well but just not as well as SF did.

    No. I mean girl-wise. Will it attract more female audiences than SF?

    No I do not think so, good ole 007 is mostly a male thing.

    DC is pretty popular with the ladies, so you never know?

    Most women I know prefer Broz. DC definitely has his fans, but not enough to guarantee Box Office.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited February 2015 Posts: 23,883
    RC7 wrote: »
    Most women I know prefer Broz. DC definitely has his fans, but not enough to guarantee Box Office.

    Whaaaat? That's not my impression at all. Most of the girls at my work have the hots for DC. The $1.1bn SF did definitely had something to do with him and there surely were a bunch of women in the theatre when I watched the movie.....all 3 times.
  • RC7RC7
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    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    Most women I know prefer Broz. DC definitely has his fans, but not enough to guarantee Box Office.

    Whaaaat? That's not my impression at all. Most of the girls at my work have the hots for DC. The $1.1m SF did definitely had something to do with him and there surely were a bunch of women in the theatre when I watched the movie.....all 3 times.

    Nah, it was a combination of factors that all contributed to the Zeitgeisty success of SF. It wasn't simply women who liked DC. 50 Shades of Bullshit will be able to attribute 95% of it's BO to women, but not Bond. The Craig films bank money through more than just the star.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited February 2015 Posts: 23,883
    RC7 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    Most women I know prefer Broz. DC definitely has his fans, but not enough to guarantee Box Office.

    Whaaaat? That's not my impression at all. Most of the girls at my work have the hots for DC. The $1.1m SF did definitely had something to do with him and there surely were a bunch of women in the theatre when I watched the movie.....all 3 times.

    Nah, it was a combination of factors that all contributed to the Zeitgeisty success of SF. It wasn't simply women who liked DC. 50 Shades of Bullshit will be able to attribute 95% of it's BO to women, but not Bond. The Craig films bank money through more than just the star.

    No doubt it was a combination of factors, and Bond is definitely not drawing the Twilight or 50 Shades crowd. However, I saw a lot of women in their late 20s into their 40s in the theatre when I saw all of the Craig films actually, and as I said, the women at my work love him. I think he's been a favourite of middle aged women ever since he did the beach shot for CR.

  • RC7RC7
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    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    Most women I know prefer Broz. DC definitely has his fans, but not enough to guarantee Box Office.

    Whaaaat? That's not my impression at all. Most of the girls at my work have the hots for DC. The $1.1m SF did definitely had something to do with him and there surely were a bunch of women in the theatre when I watched the movie.....all 3 times.

    Nah, it was a combination of factors that all contributed to the Zeitgeisty success of SF. It wasn't simply women who liked DC. 50 Shades of Bullshit will be able to attribute 95% of it's BO to women, but not Bond. The Craig films bank money through more than just the star.

    No doubt it was a combination of factors, and Bond is definitely not drawing the Twilight or 50 Shades crowd. However, I saw a lot of women in their late 20s into their 40s in the theatre when I saw all of the Craig films actually, and as I said, the women at my work love him. I think he's been a favourite of middle aged women ever since he did the beach shot for CR.

    I've no doubt. I saw the same demographic during the Brosnan era.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited February 2015 Posts: 23,883
    RC7 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    Most women I know prefer Broz. DC definitely has his fans, but not enough to guarantee Box Office.

    Whaaaat? That's not my impression at all. Most of the girls at my work have the hots for DC. The $1.1m SF did definitely had something to do with him and there surely were a bunch of women in the theatre when I watched the movie.....all 3 times.

    Nah, it was a combination of factors that all contributed to the Zeitgeisty success of SF. It wasn't simply women who liked DC. 50 Shades of Bullshit will be able to attribute 95% of it's BO to women, but not Bond. The Craig films bank money through more than just the star.

    No doubt it was a combination of factors, and Bond is definitely not drawing the Twilight or 50 Shades crowd. However, I saw a lot of women in their late 20s into their 40s in the theatre when I saw all of the Craig films actually, and as I said, the women at my work love him. I think he's been a favourite of middle aged women ever since he did the beach shot for CR.

    I've no doubt. I saw the same demographic during the Brosnan era.

    No doubt. I just didn't realize there had been a drop off for Craig. I thought the female component increased ever since that swimming trunk shot, which is why they released another one like that in the pool in Shanghai as one of the earliest promo shots for SF. It certainly wasn't for us guys I don't think
  • RC7RC7
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    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    Most women I know prefer Broz. DC definitely has his fans, but not enough to guarantee Box Office.

    Whaaaat? That's not my impression at all. Most of the girls at my work have the hots for DC. The $1.1m SF did definitely had something to do with him and there surely were a bunch of women in the theatre when I watched the movie.....all 3 times.

    Nah, it was a combination of factors that all contributed to the Zeitgeisty success of SF. It wasn't simply women who liked DC. 50 Shades of Bullshit will be able to attribute 95% of it's BO to women, but not Bond. The Craig films bank money through more than just the star.

    No doubt it was a combination of factors, and Bond is definitely not drawing the Twilight or 50 Shades crowd. However, I saw a lot of women in their late 20s into their 40s in the theatre when I saw all of the Craig films actually, and as I said, the women at my work love him. I think he's been a favourite of middle aged women ever since he did the beach shot for CR.

    I've no doubt. I saw the same demographic during the Brosnan era.

    No doubt. I just didn't realize there had been a drop off for Craig. I thought the female component increased ever since that swimming trunk shot, which is why they released another one like that in the pool in Shanghai as one of the earliest promo shots for SF. It certainly wasn't for us guys I don't think

    I'm not sure, I'd have to see stats. My impression is that more men were drawn in by Craig than Brosnan.
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