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I've seen other reports where it's $250 million. They were on pace toward $350 million (MGM executive email that came out in the Sony hacks). That would indicate a combination of $100 million in product placement deals, Mexican subsidies, etc.
China should be interesting next weekend, that's the real wild card here, and I think will be the most important country in determining whether Spectre is a global hit.
Hell, China totaled a good 25% of the box office for 'Terminator: Genisys,' and the new 'Transformers' movie netted over $300 million there. Of course, SP isn't as robot-and-explosion laden as the two aforementioned examples, but it does have more to offer in the action department than SF did, which is why I can see it doing much better there.
I would not be surprised at all if Bond 25 features China prominently. (Hmm, Fleming's YOLT transferred to China perhaps?)
Link to a Deadline story:
http://deadline.com/2015/11/spectre-the-peanuts-movie-james-bond-box-office-1201610575/
I like how I'm seeing lots of articles paint SP's B.O. return as a major disappointment, when it's still the second highest opening weekend gross for a Bond movie. Sure, it's a couple of million dollars less than they had hoped, but who really cares? It's on its way to make $900 million - $1 billion, and that's alright by me.
Again, SF had some promotion boosts with it being the 50th Anniversary, coupled with the Olympics opening. We can't really be surprised if all the upcoming Bond entries make less than $1.2 billion.
Yes...i expect SP, being a more action packed film than SF, will do very well indeed in China.
The actual total figure as of end of Sunday was equivalent to $96.5 mil, with the film taking $19.9 mil for its 2nd weekend.
Film is still just tracking ahead of SF.........but it will need a good 3rd weekend as well, as SF made $15.7 mil in its 3rd weekend.
Today though, SP will pass Jurassic World to become the biggest BO hit of 2015 in the UK.........though i believe in a few weeks time, a little known film called SW will be released, which will try to break that record, but because its nearly the end of the year, it doesn't look like there will be enough days for SW to pass SP!
Exactly.......the US performance is dissappointing........but still Bond will end up with a massive Worldwide gross..............and if it does $900 mil, that is still very impressive, and would give the franchise 2 films that combined have made $2 billion!
The good thing about that, is it ensures we will have new Bond films to look forward to in the future..... just hoping, that we have some decent plots, and engaging stories!
Eh!...............what are we supposed to be looking at here? :)
oops.......You Tube opened properly now........and i understand! ;)
Thanks for injecting a slight bit of nostalgia into my day! ;)
Idk, I hope SP will do good business but my prediction of it making less than SF will probably come true.
edit: Also I forgot to mention that I hope SONY won't be insane with this movie as they were with Spider-man2...that movie made 750 or so million and they were disappointed..
It was set in Shanghai yeah, but it was released a while after SF had debuted in the rest of the world, so pirate copies had already spread, and there was the knowledge that it had been edited for Chinese release, so presumably a lot of people just watched the pirated version. This time they're wisely getting it out there a lot quicker.
Of course, I'm spitballing and could be totally incorrect on all of that.
Yep..........set Bond 25 in China, with a good story, and loads of action, then film will make at least $300 mil there, just like 'Furious 7' did!
:)
So there are a number of factors at play.
Moreover, as we noted before SP came out, most spy franchises have somewhat underperformed at the US box office relative to expectations this year, including MI-RN, so spy fatigue could be setting in.
With respect to China, it could do about $100m to $110m over there but I'd be surprised if it does more, or a little less actually. MI-RN was only released in September there, with Chinese co-production (Alibaba and the govt run Chinese Movie Channel), and it did $137m. I don't see SP beating that. The plots being close may be a problem, given the close releases. Also, there is a bunched up release schedule of foreign films in China.
In defense other UK imports including Harry Potter and on television Dr. Who have been very successful here so SP deserves some it's own credit for not living up.
I liked SP so don't attack me.
UK and US have had the same complaints but yes the US ones have not been as forgiving.
I'll fight back if people start accessing the US of being nothing but idiots.
I agree @Creasy47. I've only seen it once (2nd showing is tomorrow - can't wait!) but I noticed that & I couldn't believe it. Show the whole thing for pete's sake!
Yes......you are right, there were some alterations made to the scenes set in China.....before films release in that country.............can't remember off hand what they were, but i think it was scenes of the Chinese guards being killed in the skyscraper!
Wait..they edited the part were chines guards are killed ? Wow the Chinese censorship laws are ridiculous..
But F7 wasn't set in Asia and it made a lot of money....so..you can be successful in Asia without setting the movie in China........with that said....Bond in China wouldn't be a bad idea, I would love to see more neon light scenes like the ones in SF...have Bond chase someone during the night....or show the different sides of China (modern and traditional)..that can be a good movie..