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So these five foreign countries accumulated a foreign box office tally of $220M:
--> $60,127,766: France
--> $59,234,352: China
--> $49,976,352: Australia
--> $32,497,509: Japan
--> $16,050,743: South-Korea
Add Mexico to that list, so we can make better comparisons:
--> $09,927,335: Mexico
So above six countries made up $228 Million out of a total foreign box office figure of $804 Million.
So let's predict what some of these countries will do for "SPECTRE":
--> Mexico: Has grossed $04,498,070 after 5 days (doubling the first 5 days of "Skyfall" there, which was $02,684,294), including one full weekend. Expect the Mexico figure to comfortably surpass the "Skyfall" gross of $09,927,335. I guess a final box office tally of $20-$25 Million up there is entirely possible
--> China: Although it may seem a bit lacklustre if "SPECTRE" will gross 'only' $100-$115 Million, but that's still a huge, very huge improvement over "Skyfall". That extra $50 Million would be greatly appreciated. But to be very realistic? I think, given the ideal premiere date, only one week after the US premiere, the box office tally for "SPECTRE" can even shoot up towards the high end of $150 Million.
So only these two countries would already gross around $160-$170 Million. Add to that France ($55 Million, taking into account "SPECTRE" will do slightly less business there), Australia (same story, roughly $43 Million perhaps), Japan (let's say $30 Million) and South-Korea (let's say $15 Million) = around $318 Million from these 6 countries.
The rest of the foreign box office grossed $586 Million for "Skyfall" in 2012. Let's say that figure will go down slightly for "SPECTRE": $525 Million. Add up the gross of the other 6 countries:
$525 Million
$318 Million +
$843 Million foreign box office gross. Slightly up in comparison to "Skyfall"s $804 Million.
Now you can do the calculation for the US box office gross and "SPECTRE" still has a realistic shot of crossing the $1 Billion mark. So everyone in here who's saying the worldwide box office gross of "SPECTRE" will stall around $850 Million aren't realistic.
BO is proof of that. Despite the mixed reviews it shatters many BO records in various countries.
Now imagine the critics would have been full of praise like they were in 2012.
That was a bit my prediction. And in a weird kind of way I kind of predicted this kind of Bond adventure, and I thought the USA would love it. If that was the case, $1.2 Billion or more was a certainty. Sadly: SonyLeaks.
Still, I am happy :)
Let me repeat my above statement again. Highlighted comment is there for emphasis, in case you missed it the first time (it happens).
Also, I think america will do better than expected. Sure, it opened soft, but Tuesday and Wednesday will show stronger holds than SF, leading into a second weekend in the number 1 position! When all is said and done, SP will come between 200-250M US. We're already forecast growth from China, Mexico, UK etc. So rest assured, 1 Billion is still most definitely on the cards! ;)
Optimism....perhaps.......but backed with some calculations and arguments....I have yet to see those from you :-).
Australian or American Dollars?
Anyway, these are figures from very limited preview screenings from November 5th till November 11th. So I can't use that figure of $750,071....
Reviews from that site are very good though: http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=21352&s=Reviews
WOM is really good here, anybody I talk to found SP to be better than SF or at least as good.
I had read/heard somewhere that the far east contributes less to overall profits than North America due to some profit sharing with theatre chains etc. I'm not sure if the same applies to Europe outside the UK.
My point being that not all $ gross is the same. Babs & Co net more in some areas compared to others.
I don't follow the Australian box office that closely, but I'd say good. It's currently up against 'The Dressmaker', 'Bridge of Spies', 'The Martian' and 'The Last Witch Hunter' which have all been out for a few weeks. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' opens next Thursday, which will be its biggest competition.
Every cinema pretty much has 1-3 screenings of the film per hour, and Spectre posters have dominated most cinemas chains since June. Though quite a few still haven't gotten the new posters in. So, it's going to be big down here ... or they're assuming it will be.
For example it is Walt Disney Corp that is responsible for Spectre in Switzerland.
50/50 is the rule but it has shifted to more of 60/40 in favour of the distributor.
Thx.
Sony was very offensive to make Spectre an all-time opening day record in France (and it succeeded) by merging 2 days of box office into one : a movie theater representative said that Sony would let his theater show Spectre on Tuesday only if they guaranteed it would show it massively Tuesday and Wednesday and that it would give him the attendance figures within hours.
You'll read that Spectre did 850.000 viewers in France in the first day, and then that it broke all records. Actually, it did 270.000 on Tuesday, and 580.000 on Wednesday. But they count Tuesday "in" Wednesday because they were "avant-premiere"...
11 dollars according to danielcraigisnotbond.com.
Those people are incredible. How anyone can harbor such a meaningless grudge for so long is beyond me.
I sometimes even wonder if some of our own forummembers are posting in there ;)
With some of the linked discussions I've seen before, there are absolutely members on this site who are also members of that forum.
Now im shocked by this reception in the US, i thought Bond was more popular over there, maybe it was an over crowded year and the Licence to kill situation was repeated but thankfully saved by the foreign market.
Those are called counterspies :))
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-spectre-box-office-james-bond-daniel-craig-20151109-story.html
This is like a red rag to the anti-Brosnan bull.
He makes a good point in playing down the 'fear' of DC's departure. Bond will carry on regardless and will have it's ups and downs along the way.
As i'am a spy............i know for a fact that quite a few members here post there, and vis versa.............but i won't divulge names! :) ;)
Wed was a Veterans day hol, and i'am surprised SP didnt haul in more cash, and get into double figures as SF managed on equivalent day. SP was only 8% up from Tuesday. It seems that from the figures posted, many people went to see the kiddies flicks instead like 'Peanuts'.
Anyway SP still doing pretty good business, and it at least after 6 days has passed the entire gross of 'Terminator Genisys'. :)