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Is anyone going to the Fathom Event Screening of Dr. No next week? I know there are picture quality issues, but should we go just to show EON that we shouldn't be forgotten this year? I'm still debating on whether to go.
Thoughts?
Though honestly I’m really hoping for FRWL.
I just saw FRWL at The Film Forum in NYC a couple of weeks ago. It (and GF) were part of a larger retrospective of films released in 1962-1964.
One side note about the Fathom Event: it appears that they will also be showing "Being James Bond" either before or after DN.
Note: Weekend takings only (Fri-Sun), films are screening in the week.
Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/industry-data-insights/weekend-box-office-figures
Dr No
Position: 29th
Total: £8,349
Screens: 89
Average: £94
From Russia With Love
Position: 26th
Total: £8,806
Screens: 104
Average: £85
Goldfinger
Position: 22nd
Total: £13,960
Screens: 118
Average: £118
Thunderball
Position: 23rd
Total: £7,909
Screens: 98
Average: £81
You Only Live Twice
Position: 30th
Total: £8,030
Screens: 96
Average: £84
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Position: 29th
Total: £11,114
Screens: 110
Average: £101
Diamonds Are Forever
Position: 34th
Total: £6,638
Screens: 99
Average: £67
Live and Let Die
Position: 28th
Total: £10,767
Screens: 114
Average: £94
The Man with the Golden Gun
Position: 23rd
Total: £8,001
Screens: 102
Average: £78
The Spy Who Loved Me
Position: 14th
Total: £12,845
Screens: 101
Average: £127
Moonraker
Position: 18th
Total: £8,494
Screens: 102
Average: £83
For Your Eyes Only
Position: 24th
Total: £7,631
Screens: 104
Average: £73
Octopussy
Position: 20th
Total: £6,449
Screens: 99
Average: £66
A View to a Kill
Position: 21st
Total: £8,065
Screens: 98
Average: £82
The Living Daylights
Position: 24th
Total: £10,707
Screens: 100
Average: £107
Licence to Kill
Position: 27th
Total: £9,667
Screens: 99
Average: £98
Goldeneye
Position: 22nd
Total: £16,800 (£17,864 culm)
Screens: 137
Average: £123
Tomorrow Never Dies
Position: 31st
Total: £7,825
Screens: 99
Average: £79
After the high of Goldeneye last week we are back in familiar territory with a solid £7,825 for TND.
Lots of other Bond films make the weekend’s charts:
- Dr No, £161
- For Your Eyes Only, £81
- Octopussy, £70
- Die Another Day, £23
- Spectre, £007 pounds
Though these aren’t on general release.
While it was nice to see a classic Connery film in a theater it honestly felt like I was watching it on YouTube.
It sounds like I made the correct decision by not going after all. Did they screen the Daniel Criag documentary before or after DN?
Note: Weekend takings only (Fri-Sun), films are screening in the week.
Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/industry-data-insights/weekend-box-office-figures
Dr No
Position: 29th
Total: £8,349
Screens: 89
Average: £94
From Russia With Love
Position: 26th
Total: £8,806
Screens: 104
Average: £85
Goldfinger
Position: 22nd
Total: £13,960
Screens: 118
Average: £118
Thunderball
Position: 23rd
Total: £7,909
Screens: 98
Average: £81
You Only Live Twice
Position: 30th
Total: £8,030
Screens: 96
Average: £84
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Position: 29th
Total: £11,114
Screens: 110
Average: £101
Diamonds Are Forever
Position: 34th
Total: £6,638
Screens: 99
Average: £67
Live and Let Die
Position: 28th
Total: £10,767
Screens: 114
Average: £94
The Man with the Golden Gun
Position: 23rd
Total: £8,001
Screens: 102
Average: £78
The Spy Who Loved Me
Position: 14th
Total: £12,845
Screens: 101
Average: £127
Moonraker
Position: 18th
Total: £8,494
Screens: 102
Average: £83
For Your Eyes Only
Position: 24th
Total: £7,631
Screens: 104
Average: £73
Octopussy
Position: 20th
Total: £6,449
Screens: 99
Average: £66
A View to a Kill
Position: 21st
Total: £8,065
Screens: 98
Average: £82
The Living Daylights
Position: 24th
Total: £10,707
Screens: 100
Average: £107
Licence to Kill
Position: 27th
Total: £9,667
Screens: 99
Average: £98
Goldeneye
Position: 22nd
Total: £16,800 (£17,864 culm)
Screens: 137
Average: £123
Tomorrow Never Dies
Position: 31st
Total: £7,825
Screens: 99
Average: £79
The World is Not Enough
Position: 35th
Total: £6,993
Screens: 99
Average: £70
A small decrease on TND last week, TWINE comes in at just under £7k.
Note: Weekend takings only (Fri-Sun), films are screening in the week.
Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/industry-data-insights/weekend-box-office-figures
Dr No
Position: 29th
Total: £8,349
Screens: 89
Average: £94
From Russia With Love
Position: 26th
Total: £8,806
Screens: 104
Average: £85
Goldfinger
Position: 22nd
Total: £13,960
Screens: 118
Average: £118
Thunderball
Position: 23rd
Total: £7,909
Screens: 98
Average: £81
You Only Live Twice
Position: 30th
Total: £8,030
Screens: 96
Average: £84
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Position: 29th
Total: £11,114
Screens: 110
Average: £101
Diamonds Are Forever
Position: 34th
Total: £6,638
Screens: 99
Average: £67
Live and Let Die
Position: 28th
Total: £10,767
Screens: 114
Average: £94
The Man with the Golden Gun
Position: 23rd
Total: £8,001
Screens: 102
Average: £78
The Spy Who Loved Me
Position: 14th
Total: £12,845
Screens: 101
Average: £127
Moonraker
Position: 18th
Total: £8,494
Screens: 102
Average: £83
For Your Eyes Only
Position: 24th
Total: £7,631
Screens: 104
Average: £73
Octopussy
Position: 20th
Total: £6,449
Screens: 99
Average: £66
A View to a Kill
Position: 21st
Total: £8,065
Screens: 98
Average: £82
The Living Daylights
Position: 24th
Total: £10,707
Screens: 100
Average: £107
Licence to Kill
Position: 27th
Total: £9,667
Screens: 99
Average: £98
Goldeneye
Position: 22nd
Total: £16,800 (£17,864 culm)
Screens: 137
Average: £123
Tomorrow Never Dies
Position: 31st
Total: £7,825
Screens: 99
Average: £79
The World is Not Enough
Position: 35th
Total: £6,993
Screens: 99
Average: £70
Die Another Day
Position: 43rd
Total: £6,225
Screens: 99
Average: £63
On what was a very quiet weekend at the UK Box Office (a lack of big new releases meant that Andre Rieu's 202 Maastrict Summer Concert was number 1 with £798,000), Die Another Day did indeed die that day (to use a bad pun) with only £6,225.00, and now has the dubious honour of being the lowest grossing Bond re-release to date.
Worth noting that screenings have continued into this week and judging by what I'm seeing on social media, a lot of Bond fans went on Tuesday evening. Sadly this will be unreported in the figures.
Casino Royale next, which has the advantage of not being on ITV the same weekend, and being a much better regarded film. I would hope for a bump up to Goldeneye levels.
Note: Weekend takings only (Fri-Sun), films are screening in the week.
Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/industry-data-insights/weekend-box-office-figures
Dr No
Position: 29th
Total: £8,349
Screens: 89
Average: £94
From Russia With Love
Position: 26th
Total: £8,806
Screens: 104
Average: £85
Goldfinger
Position: 22nd
Total: £13,960
Screens: 118
Average: £118
Thunderball
Position: 23rd
Total: £7,909
Screens: 98
Average: £81
You Only Live Twice
Position: 30th
Total: £8,030
Screens: 96
Average: £84
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Position: 29th
Total: £11,114
Screens: 110
Average: £101
Diamonds Are Forever
Position: 34th
Total: £6,638
Screens: 99
Average: £67
Live and Let Die
Position: 28th
Total: £10,767
Screens: 114
Average: £94
The Man with the Golden Gun
Position: 23rd
Total: £8,001
Screens: 102
Average: £78
The Spy Who Loved Me
Position: 14th
Total: £12,845
Screens: 101
Average: £127
Moonraker
Position: 18th
Total: £8,494
Screens: 102
Average: £83
For Your Eyes Only
Position: 24th
Total: £7,631
Screens: 104
Average: £73
Octopussy
Position: 20th
Total: £6,449
Screens: 99
Average: £66
A View to a Kill
Position: 21st
Total: £8,065
Screens: 98
Average: £82
The Living Daylights
Position: 24th
Total: £10,707
Screens: 100
Average: £107
Licence to Kill
Position: 27th
Total: £9,667
Screens: 99
Average: £98
Goldeneye
Position: 22nd
Total: £16,800 (£17,864 culm)
Screens: 137
Average: £123
Tomorrow Never Dies
Position: 31st
Total: £7,825
Screens: 99
Average: £79
The World is Not Enough
Position: 35th
Total: £6,993
Screens: 99
Average: £70
Die Another Day
Position: 43rd
Total: £6,225
Screens: 99
Average: £63
Casino Royale
Position: 30th
Total: £21,441
Screens: 122
Average: £176
Like a newly qualified agent crashing through plasterboard, Casino Royale smashes through the high ceiling set by Goldeneye for a new high total of £21.4k, not including screenings in the following days, along with an increased screen count and a new average per screen of £176.
Shame it was the American cut shown which has several differences to the original UK cut.
On to Quantum of Solace next weekend.
I'm so jealous you lot get to see QoS again in cinemas. I'd be there daily. We've still had nothing from Bond showing over here in the U.S., not once, at least in my neck of the woods.
The main differences I noted were some cut shots in the opening bathroom fight, the Obanno stairwell fight and the torture sequence.
Like @Mallory said, it's mostly some cut shots. The Bond vs. Fisher fight is a bit extended and more gnarly and there's way more intensity and physicality to the stairwell fight with Obanno, plus a few other bits here and there. I much prefer it. The legendary @PropertyOfALady got me it on blu-ray some years back and I've never watched another cut of it since.
And why would you prefer a cut-censored version??
Is that a general wonder or in regards to me? Because I noted I only watch the "uncensored" UK cut.
Sorry. I misunderstood that you "much prefer it"?
The last Bond film I saw at the cinema was LTK (1986?)
My last cinema visit was when my late wife insisted I take her to see 'Titanic' (1996?)
CR - £21,888
GE - £17,864
GF - £13,960
TSWLM - £12,843
OHMSS - £11,114
LALD - £10,916
TLD - £10,839
LTK - £9,795
FRWL - £8,806
MR - £8,494
DN - £8,349
AVTAK - £8,065
YOLT - £8,030
TMWTGG - £8,001
TB - £7,907
TND - £7,879
FYEO - £7,631
TWINE - £6,933
DAF - £6,638
OP - £6,542
DAD - £6,268
NTTD will get an imax release as well: BFI Southbank will host a range of anniversary screenings and a triple-bill of Daniel Craig’s three most-recent Bond films will take place on the UK’s biggest cinema screen at BFI IMAX, including a UK first showing of No Time To Die in 3D.
I’m honestly surprised by the turnout for OHMSS. Just goes to show how much that film has grown over the years.
Not as big a turnout as CR, predictably, still decent crowd. Great to see this again on the big screen, especially for the sound ( i really must get myself a soundbar, been meaning to for ages!), that pts car chase really rocked! And it seemed even shorter than usual, there is literally no fat on this Bond film, it moves briskly from one scene to the other, and I love that final sequence in Russia!
I'm not even bothered by the gunbarrel at the end (And Craigs fast walk is in tune with the film 😄)
CR - £21,888
GE - £17,864
GF - £13,960
TSWLM - £12,843
OHMSS - £11,114
LALD - £10,916
TLD - £10,839
LTK - £9,795
QOS - £9,442
FRWL - £8,806
MR - £8,494
DN - £8,349
AVTAK - £8,065
YOLT - £8,030
TMWTGG - £8,001
TB - £7,907
TND - £7,879
FYEO - £7,631
TWINE - £6,933
DAF - £6,638
OP - £6,542
DAD - £6,268
What I wouldn't give to see this in theaters again.
It was great @Creasy47, and the photogrphy looked fantastic!
I havent booked my ticket for SF next week yet, am in two minds about whether I will go or not!
So, I relented and bought a ticket for this screening!
Surprisingly low turnout than usual, and even more surprising I actually enjoyed this viewing after struggling for years to see what others see in this highly rated Bond flick! And i felt the pace was quicker as I am usually quite bored with a regular watch of it! I still dont like the jarring change of character of Denchs M from the stern commanding presence of QOS to the grumpy Old Granny we get here, and am still unaffected by her death scene, but overall I had a more postive watch of SF. Onto SP next week! Cant believe these screenings are nearly over!