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

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  • This adjusted gross is crazy, why SP has 128,9 million adjusted with a real box office over 134 million???

    I think that's just because its a few days old and only updates after weekends. The 134 now means it passed OHMSS in the US.
    bondjames wrote: »
    Where is TSWLM? Surely it kicked DAF's rear end, & DAD's too?

    Well click on the link and see! I omitted everything under QOS just for space.
  • edited November 2015 Posts: 1,098
    bondjames wrote: »
    dinovelvet wrote: »
    Well, realistically you have to adjust for inflation to get a more accurate measure of success. It's no coincidence that its the most recent 8 Bond films that occupy the top 8 spots in unadjusted dollars. Convert to 'tickets sold' and Spectre still has a long way to go :

    http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm&adjust_yr=2015&p=.htm

    1 Thunderball UA $623,832,000
    2 Goldfinger UA $552,942,000
    3 Skyfall Sony $315,602,300
    4 You Only Live Twice UA $299,439,300
    5 Moonraker MGM $233,613,400
    6 Die Another Day MGM $230,050,800
    7 Tomorrow Never Dies MGM $224,439,200
    8 From Russia, with Love UA $222,371,000
    9 Diamonds Are Forever UA $221,487,900
    10 Casino Royale Sony $212,075,200
    11 The World Is Not Enough MGM $207,280,700
    12 GoldenEye MGM $203,528,900
    13 Quantum of Solace Sony $195,570,000
    ...
    21 Spectre Sony $128,981,285
    Where is TSWLM? Surely it kicked DAF's rear end, & DAD's too?

    Actually...........No.........TSWLM.....though a huge hit worldwide, wasn't actually that big in North America

    Gross:- $46,838,673.......and adjusted $175,172,400......its way down in 15th position.

    btw:- SP still needs close to another $500 mil to topple TB .......no chance of that! :)
  • dinovelvet wrote: »
    This adjusted gross is crazy, why SP has 128,9 million adjusted with a real box office over 134 million???

    I think that's just because its a few days old and only updates after weekends. The 134 now means it passed OHMSS in the US.
    bondjames wrote: »
    Where is TSWLM? Surely it kicked DAF's rear end, & DAD's too?

    Well click on the link and see! I omitted everything under QOS just for space.

    No, acording with Box Office Mojo, unadjusted gross is 134,6 and adjusted gross is 130,4 .... :-S
    http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm
  • edited November 2015 Posts: 1,098
    Don't take the figures at BO Mojo, or any other site to be gospel, as they only post the figures that are reported to them, and sometimes they are not given upto date figures, or sometimes they are just plain wrong.
    I could spend ages listing a whole raft of BO discrepancies (many to do with the Bond franchise)......but i'd rather stick cocktail sticks in my eyes!
  • Yes, especially this adjusted figures are not very reliable.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    I find that inflation adjusted data from the previous page interesting, because it shows that Moore wasn't really all that popular overall in the US. His Bonds are some of the highest grossers worldwide, but his US pull wasn't all that great, yet Cubby stuck with him for 12 years, and I'm grateful personally. Same with Dalton (US pull just wasn't there).
  • bondjames wrote: »
    I find that inflation adjusted data from the previous page interesting, because it shows that Moore wasn't really all that popular overall in the US. His Bonds are some of the highest grossers worldwide, but his US pull wasn't all that great, yet Cubby stuck with him for 12 years, and I'm grateful personally. Same with Dalton (US pull just wasn't there).

    Absolutely true. Pierce Brosnan meant a return to slightly more "Connery-esque" popularity from the 1960's. But the Craig era went even further than that. "Skyfall" is, with inflation correction, the most succesful Bond film in the US together with "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball"....even beating "YOLT".
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    It rather makes me inclined to think that for the US the two big Bonds are Connery and Brosnan whereas in the UK it has always been, and will always be, about Connery and Moore.
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    Cowley wrote: »
    It rather makes me inclined to think that for the US the two big Bonds are Connery and Brosnan whereas in the UK it has always been, and will always be, about Connery and Moore.

    ........and Craig

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    mepal1 wrote: »
    Cowley wrote: »
    It rather makes me inclined to think that for the US the two big Bonds are Connery and Brosnan whereas in the UK it has always been, and will always be, about Connery and Moore.

    ........and Craig

    I'd like to think Craig too but still too soon? Here in the UK we do seem to be rather protective of Craig though.
  • edited November 2015 Posts: 709
    Cowley wrote: »
    mepal1 wrote: »
    Cowley wrote: »
    It rather makes me inclined to think that for the US the two big Bonds are Connery and Brosnan whereas in the UK it has always been, and will always be, about Connery and Moore.

    ........and Craig

    I'd like to think Craig too but still too soon? Here in the UK we do seem to be rather protective of Craig though.

    Given that Skyfall is the highest grossing film of all time in Britain and Spectre looks like it might be No.2, it's pretty odd to say that Craig is not big in the UK...?

    No, acording with Box Office Mojo, unadjusted gross is 134,6 and adjusted gross is 130,4 .... :-S
    http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm

    I see what you mean. I guess there is a margin of error, but its a useful tool to see roughly how well the films stack up against each other.
  • edited November 2015 Posts: 486
    dinovelvet wrote: »
    Cowley wrote: »
    mepal1 wrote: »
    Cowley wrote: »
    It rather makes me inclined to think that for the US the two big Bonds are Connery and Brosnan whereas in the UK it has always been, and will always be, about Connery and Moore.

    ........and Craig

    I'd like to think Craig too but still too soon? Here in the UK we do seem to be rather protective of Craig though.

    Given that Skyfall is the highest grossing film of all time in Britain and Spectre looks like it might be No.2, it's pretty odd to say that Craig is not big in the UK...?

    It would indeed be pretty odd to say Craig is not big in the UK, which is precisely why I haven't said such a thing in relation to box office performance.

    Whether he will be permitted to be regarded as a major top tier Bond like Connery or Moore in the affections of the public will only be truly apparent when he's no longer the incumbent in the role.

    Brosnan topped or came runner up 'best since Connery' in best Bond polls in the UK during his time in the role but his stock has since fallen.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited November 2015 Posts: 23,883
    Cowley wrote: »
    Whether he will be permitted to be regarded as a major top tier Bond like Connery or Moore in the affections of the public will only be truly apparent when he's no longer the incumbent in the role.

    Brosnan topped or came runner up 'best since Connery' in best Bond polls in the UK during his time in the role but his stock has since fallen.
    Good point. It is only after some time has passed that a Bond actor's true place in the pantheon can be properly assessed. For Craig, that will be after his successor has made a few (maybe 3)
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    Yep. Not only will the dust need to settle on Craig but his successor will need to bed in with a few films too. So I expect we can resume this chat to reach our verdict some time near 2025!
  • edited November 2015 Posts: 1,098
    As the UK bases a films popularity on Revenue total, rather than Admissions totals, as per the rest of Europe, it has always been difficult to gauge what really are the top films ever in the UK. I think admissions data may be collected nowadays, as i post some figures below from a European film tracking source.

    Anyway, over 10 years ago the BFI and Channel 4 set out to compile a list of what they believed were the most attended films ever in the UK.
    In the list of the top 100 films, there are 7 Bond films, with there estimated admissions.

    1. TB (Connery) 15.6 mil
    2. GF (Connery) 13.9 mil
    3. TSWLM (Moore) 12.46 mil
    4. MR (Moore) 9.41 mil
    5. LALD (Moore) 9 mil
    6. DAD (Brosnan) 8.58 mil
    7. YOLT (Connery) 8.3 mil

    Here is a list from the European Admissions source:- figures collected from 1996 onwards

    1. DAD (Brosnan) 7,858,277 (see below)
    2. CR (Craig) 10,423,140
    3. QOS (Craig) 9,883562
    4. SF (Craig) 16,146,893

    Summary, these figures go to show that in the UK, the Bond films of the Connery, Moore and Craig era's to be the most popular, in terms of bums on seats.

    Interesting to see that there is quite a discrepancy for the estimated number of admissions for DAD between the BFI research, and the more modern European source. I think there is an error here with the European source, as they have a higher admission figure for TWINE, despite that film having a smaller BO take than DAD in the UK.

    The admissions for Bond really rocketed with SF in the UK.

    Notice, how even in the UK as per the US, admissions tailed off quite a lot after the Bondmania of TB & GF.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
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    bondjames wrote: »
    I find that inflation adjusted data from the previous page interesting, because it shows that Moore wasn't really all that popular overall in the US. His Bonds are some of the highest grossers worldwide, but his US pull wasn't all that great, yet Cubby stuck with him for 12 years, and I'm grateful personally. Same with Dalton (US pull just wasn't there).

    Interesting indeed. For some reason Brosnan just resonated with US fans more and became very marketable, likely with the success of Remington Steele in the states. When looking at the world wide inflation adjusted, LALD was 4 and TSWLM was 6, where they don't appear in the top 15 on that US chart. Similarly DAD & TND which ranked 6 & 7 in the states come in at 13th & 18th globally.

    Global Inflation Adjusted BO
    http://www.007james.com/articles/box_office.php
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    bondjames wrote: »
    I find that inflation adjusted data from the previous page interesting, because it shows that Moore wasn't really all that popular overall in the US. His Bonds are some of the highest grossers worldwide, but his US pull wasn't all that great, yet Cubby stuck with him for 12 years, and I'm grateful personally. Same with Dalton (US pull just wasn't there).

    Interesting indeed. For some reason Brosnan just resonated with US fans more and became very marketable, likely with the success of Remington Steele in the states. When looking at the world wide inflation adjusted, LALD was 4 and TSWLM was 6, where they don't appear in the top 15 on that US chart. Similarly DAD & TND which ranked 6 & 7 in the states come in at 13th & 18th globally.

    Global Inflation Adjusted BO
    http://www.007james.com/articles/box_office.php

    Yes, Brosnan was a pretty big star here in the '80s and that undeniably contributed to his appeal. Many people in the US didn't know who Dalton was when he was announced as Bond, although I did, having watched Flash Gordon many times as a child.
  • http://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2015/11/19/03002-20151119ARTFIG00014--spectre-james-bond-fracasse-le-box-office-malgre-les-attentats.php

    Box Office News France:

    The attacks that took place in Paris last Friday and the closure of many cinemas over the weekend did not prevent the 24th episode of 007 to succeed the best start in 2015 in its first week of release in France, with more than 2 million spectators.

    When everything goes wrong, the only one to turn Bond remains. James Bond. According to the ranking published today by CBO Box Office, SPECTRE, the new movie of secret agent in the service of Her Majesty had the fastest start of 2015 with 2.2 million viewers in its first week, despite the attacks that took place in Paris last Friday.

    The 24th installment of the adventures of the famous British spy (played by Daniel Craig), released on the holiday of November 11, was attended by 2,203,549 viewers in France to 902 screens, even as the Parisian cinemas had closed their rooms in the aftermath of Saturday attacks in Paris.

    James Bond is also stronger than the Minions. SPECTRE and beats the record held so far this year by The Minions, which drew 2,180,641 viewers in its first week of operation.
    It's also the best start in France for a James Bond film. The previous James Bond, Skyfall, had collected 1,839,220 viewers in its entire first week in October 2012.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Does anyone know if SPECTRE has surpassed the skyfall total in mexico yet?
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    I think today is the last day to catch SP in the best theatres in North America before HG takes over tomorrow (IMAX & other high end, high priced theatres). Make the time folks (I'm going to try and take in my last cinematic viewing today).
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    New box office figures from China are in, including the Thursday night screenings of "The Hunger Games 4: Mockingjay Part 2". The film has entered on 6th position. Currently it has grossed $144,000 / $0.14 Million from 1,566 Screenings.

    In comparison, last week "SPECTRE" entered the Chinese box office on Thursday on 3rd position with an estimated gross of $830,000 / $0.83 Million from 3,267 Screenings.

    It means that, at least so far, "The Hunger Games 4: Mockingjay Part 2" is not going to break box office records in China. Something that I already expected. Remember, "Hunger Games 4" will not be shown in IMAX.


    In the meanwhile, "SPECTRE" grossed another $3,033,000 on Thursday. Its box office total now stands at $65.2 Million. Expect good strong legs for "SPECTRE" in China upcoming weekend. http://www.boxofficechina.com/beta/2015-11-19
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited November 2015 Posts: 8,395
    Yes with no competition from MJ2 this weekend, SPECTRE will further dominate the Chinese boxoffice, and help offset the disappointing performance in NA. This will mark the first time Bond has truly lit up the Chinese market, and hopefully will endear millions of Chinese cinemagoers to the franchise.
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    Thank god Bond is not as dependent on NA as it used to be. For years the reliance on NA distorted the series, taking it in directions I wish it hadn't gone down (Brosnan). Now we have a healthy global market for Bond I believe that frees EON to be more adventurous. If EON do things right, then the next era could be even better than Craig's
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Getafix wrote: »
    Thank god Bond is not as dependent on NA as it used to be. For years the reliance on NA distorted the series, taking it in directions I wish it hadn't gone down (Brosnan). Now we have a healthy global market for Bond I believe that frees EON to be more adventurous. If EON do things right, then the next era could be even better than Craig's
    I hope so, but I actually have my doubts. The increase in the foreign language market encourages less complex dialogue due to translation difficulties (with the subtleties of language) and also encourages more 'wam bam' action. I don't think that a film like CR will play all that well in foreign markets.
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    Does anyone know if SPECTRE has surpassed the skyfall total in mexico yet?
    I think it has surpassed SF in local currency, but I don´t know if it has got it in dollars, too. Anyway, it is matter of days.

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    bondjames wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Thank god Bond is not as dependent on NA as it used to be. For years the reliance on NA distorted the series, taking it in directions I wish it hadn't gone down (Brosnan). Now we have a healthy global market for Bond I believe that frees EON to be more adventurous. If EON do things right, then the next era could be even better than Craig's
    I hope so, but I actually have my doubts. The increase in the foreign language market encourages less complex dialogue due to translation difficulties (with the subtleties of language) and also encourages more 'wam bam' action. I don't think that a film like CR will play all that well in foreign markets.

    I agree in general but I actually think this works to Bond's advantage. Bond doesn't require complex dialogue. Much of the best dialogue in the films has always been very tightly scripted - short, pithy exchanges, full of wit. Action is not a problem for Bond either, although we obviously don't want too much.

    SF is hardly an action fest and look how it did internationally.

    I think Bond is well placed to conquer the world and still do it on his own terms.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    If I am correct, the HG franchise is not that massive in the UK either, so SPECTRE should continue to make good money here into December. I think it could match the SF total, depend on how much it is affected by SW7.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Getafix wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Thank god Bond is not as dependent on NA as it used to be. For years the reliance on NA distorted the series, taking it in directions I wish it hadn't gone down (Brosnan). Now we have a healthy global market for Bond I believe that frees EON to be more adventurous. If EON do things right, then the next era could be even better than Craig's
    I hope so, but I actually have my doubts. The increase in the foreign language market encourages less complex dialogue due to translation difficulties (with the subtleties of language) and also encourages more 'wam bam' action. I don't think that a film like CR will play all that well in foreign markets.

    I agree in general but I actually think this works to Bond's advantage. Bond doesn't require complex dialogue. Much of the best dialogue in the films has always been very tightly scripted - short, pithy exchanges, full of wit. Action is not a problem for Bond either, although we obviously don't want too much.

    SF is hardly an action fest and look how it did internationally.

    I think Bond is well placed to conquer the world and still do it on his own terms.
    I don't really know if Bondian wit necessarily translates well into all languages. Some of the sarcasm may not work all that well. Some of the jokes may be too subtle. Particularly the CR type (which I really enjoyed).

    It gets complicated when relying on foreign markets for box office gross.

    I agree however that overreliance on the US market was not a good idea. Even then, they didn't need to go to the lowest commone denominator like they did from 1997-2002. There are ways to appeal to the American market without pissing all over the franchise in the process. SF is a perfect example.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Thank god Bond is not as dependent on NA as it used to be. For years the reliance on NA distorted the series, taking it in directions I wish it hadn't gone down (Brosnan). Now we have a healthy global market for Bond I believe that frees EON to be more adventurous. If EON do things right, then the next era could be even better than Craig's
    I hope so, but I actually have my doubts. The increase in the foreign language market encourages less complex dialogue due to translation difficulties (with the subtleties of language) and also encourages more 'wam bam' action. I don't think that a film like CR will play all that well in foreign markets.

    I agree in general but I actually think this works to Bond's advantage. Bond doesn't require complex dialogue. Much of the best dialogue in the films has always been very tightly scripted - short, pithy exchanges, full of wit. Action is not a problem for Bond either, although we obviously don't want too much.

    SF is hardly an action fest and look how it did internationally.

    I think Bond is well placed to conquer the world and still do it on his own terms.
    I don't really know if Bondian wit necessarily translates well into all languages. Some of the sarcasm may not work all that well. Some of the jokes may be too subtle. Particularly the CR type (which I really enjoyed).

    It gets complicated when relying on foreign markets for box office gross.

    I agree however that overreliance on the US market was not a good idea. Even then, they didn't need to go to the lowest commone denominator like they did from 1997-2002. There are ways to appeal to the American market without pissing all over the franchise in the process. SF is a perfect example.

    But why did Americans LOVE SF and were meh about SP? Can it be simply explained by the wave of Britishness that swept the world in 2012, after the royal wedding/Olympics?
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    edited November 2015 Posts: 4,116
    I don't think so. I think more the quality of the film.

    We aren't mindless drones going with the flow. However, I do think all that helped make SF a bigger event movie. The good reviews and word of mouth gave SF legs.

    Americans getting blamed for the performance and not EON's half assed job is getting increasingly annoying.
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