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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    In ten years from now, some films will cost 500 mill dollars to produce and be considered meagre successes should they fail to bring home 2 billion or more. ;-)
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    edited December 2012 Posts: 2,015
    DarthDimi wrote:
    In ten years from now, some films will cost 500 mill dollars to produce and be considered meagre successes should they fail to bring home 2 billion or more. ;-)

    Well this comment is about inflation, which is something more "natural" to understand. Exchange rate variation is far more abstract, and the consequences on the box office is well, a bit meaningless (the worldwide box office is counted in a currency that's used for "only" a third of it). If the $ inverts the trend and becomes very strong, then we may have to wait for quite a long time for the 2bn$ movie, even with inflation and China !

  • htall90htall90
    Posts: 277
    Skyfall should pass $300 mil in the US sometime in January and a billion W.W on sunday hopefully.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    Can't wait to see the latest figures? Wonder if they will be perfectly rounded?!! ;)
  • maxcraigmaxcraig
    Posts: 229
    Can't wait to see the figures for International BO.
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    edited December 2012 Posts: 2,015
    Estimates 978M$ or 980M$ for Dec 28 depending on the sources. But the variation is more on the US, foreign estimate is 694.3M$ "officially".
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Beatlemania and Bondmania were true cultural changing events; I am happy to have some remembrance of both. Nevertheless, I am thrilled Skyfall is enjoying such tremendous success; I think it deserves it.
  • JamesPageJamesPage Administrator, Moderator, Director
    Posts: 1,380
    AgentJamesBond007 wrote:
    Has anyone noticed that BoxOfficeMojo didn't record any Skyfall intake on the 24th or the 25th?

    It appears that the distributor didn't report daily takings for those two days, but if you look closely you'll see the total jumps on 27th. So they got a round number later on.
  • mepal1mepal1
    edited January 2013 Posts: 1,098
    The BO for 'SF' after New Years day should be around the $290 mil mark in the North American market............however to reach $300 mil, wont be easy now, as the holiday season will be over, the films theatre count will be reduced even more, so the daily figures will be very small now. I mean it could take the film quite a while just to add another $5 mil...........$10 mil could be a bit too far away............but you never know.

    Incidently, when the International figures are released by Sony after NY.....i do expect the overall BO for 'SF' to of reached, and passed the $1 billion mark.

    Its then upto the Chinese on Jan 21st to add the icing to the cake for 'SF'. :)

    A point about comparisons of old Bond films to the latest ones in terms of BO performance.
    Yes, i also agree that the real true figure for a films success is the attendance figures.
    One thing though people dont take into account is 'population'.
    Yes, more people went to the cinema in days gone past as that was the main visual entertainment.........but you cant ignore the vast population growth since the mid-sixties.
    Therefore, there are potentially millions and millions of more cinemagoers available to see the newer films.
    Another point to take into consideration is that Bond films and others of the past did not have the luxury of being released in countries such as Russia, India and China.
    ............and then there are the films enormous production and marketing budgets today, but that is a subject in itself.

    Overall, its very difficult to determine which film is the most successful.

    Mod edit: double post merged into one.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    who cares? Bond is killing it critically and financially. That's all that matters.
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    Posts: 2,015
    doubleoego wrote:
    who cares? Bond is killing it critically and financially. That's all that matters.

    Breaking records is the basis of PR these days...
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    Yeah but it's not exactly consequential for Bond movies like it is for other films.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    Another $16 million overseas means we've got the first billion dollar Bond:

    1. $1,037,291,060.32 - Thunderball
    2. $1,000,200,000.00 - Skyfall
    3. $932,346,267.74 - Goldfinger
    4. $843,280,463.96 - Live And Let Die
    5. $773,204,227.54 - You Only Live Twice
    6. $707,967,950.50 - The Spy Who Loved Me
    7. $687,348,781.40 - Casino Royale
    8. $670,341,133.13 - Moonraker
    9. $662,795,358.02 - Diamonds Are Forever
    10. $629,928,504.77 - Quantum Of Solace
    11. $596,667,068.63 - From Russia With Love
    12. $555,648,360.42 - Die Another Day
    13. $534,777,984.42 - GoldenEye
    14. $517,040,163.49 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    15. $502,584,334.85 - The World Is Not Enough
    16. $497,181,376.24 - For Your Eyes Only
    17. $480,131,415.66 - Tomorrow Never Dies
    18. $458,120,146.04 - The Man With The Golden Gun
    19. $456,431,419.48 - Dr. No
    20. $435,630,647.59 - Octopussy
    21. $389,480,795.77 - The Living Daylights
    22. $339,368,258.36 - A View To A Kill
    23. $291,436,616.45 - Licence To Kill

    $82 million until we take down The Dark Knight Rises! Who wouldn't thought that at the beginning of the year?
  • Artemis81Artemis81 In Christmas Land
    Posts: 543
    Congratulations to Skyfall for reaching 1 billions dollars!
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited December 2012 Posts: 11,119
    Another update of the 'Spy/Action Movies-list'. As of December 30th 2012, 'Skyfall' did it! Colleague Samuel001 just mentioned it and BoxOfficeMojo.com has confirmed it: 'Skyfall' IS the first James Bond film ever passing the 1 Billion Dollar mark.

    I shall be honest, I was certain 'Skyfall' would pass the 1 Billion, but not before the end of the year. Well, I was wrong. Even for the new 'Hobbit' film it becomes now a bit hard to pass that figure.

    It is now dead certain that 'Skyfall' will pass the box office figures of 'The Dark Knight' (2008) within a few days. Next step then will be 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012) on this list.

    What is even more impressive, is the foreign box office (USA excluded). That has now reached the incredible +$710 million, China still excluded.

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    Note for the reader: Take in mind that for, more or less, accurate comparisons, most of the below action/spy movies are produced in 1987 or later. Actually, most of them were produced after the 1990's.

    Furthermore, I have updated the list in such a way now, so that you can also use it as a 'watchlist'. Movies with a '▪' are part of a spy/actionhero movie franchise. Movies with a '▫' are rebooted movies or remakes. Movies with a '∞' are based on previous tv-series.

    *UPDATED SUNDAY DECEMBER 30TH 2012*:

    001) $1,081,041,287 -- 'Batman 8: The Dark Knight Rises' (2012) IMDB: 8.8 ▪
    domestic (US) gross: $448,139,099 - 41.5%
    foreign (rest) gross: $632,902,188 - 58.5%

    002) $1,003,045,358 -- 'Batman 7: The Dark Knight' (2008) IMDB: 9.0 ▪
    domestic (US) gross: $534,858,444 - 53.2%
    foreign (rest) gross: $469,700,000 - 46.8%

    003) $1,000,200,000 -- 'JAMES BOND 23: SKYFALL' (2012, 66 DAYS IN CINEMAS) IMDB: 8.0 ▪
    DOMESTIC (US) GROSS: $289,600,000 - 29.0%
    FOREIGN (REST) GROSS: $710,600,000 - 71.0%

    004) $825,532,764 -- 'Inception' (2010) IMDB: 8.8
    domestic (US) gross: $292,576,195 - 35.4%
    foreign (rest) gross: $532,956,569 - 64.6%

    005) $786,636,033 -- 'Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull' (2008) IMDB: 6.4 ▪
    domestic (US) gross: $317,101,119 - 40.3%
    foreign (rest) gross: $469,534,914 - 59.7%

    006) $694,713,380 -- 'Mission: Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol' (2011) IMDB: 7.4 ▪ ∞
    domestic (US) gross: $209,397,903 - 30.1%
    foreign (rest) gross: $485,315,477 - 69.9%

    007) $624,386,746 -- 'Hancock' (2008) IMDB: 6.5
    domestic (US) gross: $227,946,274 - 36.5%
    foreign (rest) gross: $396,440,472 - 63.5%

    008) $599,045,960 -- 'James Bond 21: Casino Royale' (2006) IMDB: 7.9 ▪ ▫ ∞
    domestic (US) gross: $167,445,960 - 28.0%
    foreign (rest) gross: $431,600,000 - 72.0%

    009) $586,090,727 -- 'James Bond 22: Quantum Of Solace' (2008) IMDB: 6.7 ▪
    domestic (US) gross: $168,368,427 - 28.7%
    foreign (rest) gross: $417,722,300 - 71.3%

    010) $546,388,105 -- 'Mission: Impossible 2' (2000) IMDB: 5.9 ▪ ∞
    domestic (US) gross: $215,409,889 - 39.4%
    foreign (rest) gross: $330,978,216 - 60.6%

    011) $543,848,418 -- 'Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows' (2011) IMDB: 7.6 ▪ ∞
    domestic (US) gross: $186,848,418 - 34.4%
    foreign (rest) gross: $357,000,000 - 65.6%
    012) $524,028,679 -- 'Sherlock Holmes 1' (2009) IMDB: 7.5 ▪ ∞
    domestic (US) gross: $209,028,679 - 39.9%
    foreign (rest) gross: $315,000,000 - 60.1%
    013) $478,207,520 -- 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith' (2005) IMDB: 6.4 ▪
    domestic (US) gross: $186,336,279 - 39.0%
    foreign (rest) gross: $291,871,241 - 61.0%
    014) $474,171,806 -- 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade' (1989) IMDB: 8.3 ▪
    domestic (US) gross: $197,171,806 - 41.6%
    foreign (rest) gross: $277,000,000 - 58.4%
    015) $457,696,359 -- 'Mission: Impossible' (1996) IMDB: 7.0 ▪ ∞
    domestic (US) gross: $180,981,856 - 39.5%
    foreign (rest) gross: $276,714,503 - 60.5%
    016) $450,717,150 -- 'Ocean's Eleven' (2001) IMDB: 7.7 ▪ ▫
    domestic (US) gross: $183,417,150 - 40.7%
    foreign (rest) gross: $267,300,000 - 59.3%
    017) $442,824,138 -- 'The Bourne Ultimatum' (2007) IMDB: 8.1 ▪
    domestic (US) gross: $227,471,070 - 51.4%
    foreign (rest) gross: $215,353,068 - 48.6%
    018) $431,971,116 -- 'James Bond 20: Die Another Day' (2002) IMDB: 6.0 ▪
    domestic (US) gross: $160,942,139 - 37.3%
    foreign (rest) gross: $271,028,977 - 62.7%
    019) $411,348,924 -- 'Batman 1' (1989) IMDB: 7.6 ▪ ▫ ∞
    domestic (US) gross: $251,188,924 - 61.1%
    foreign (rest) gross: $160,160,000 - 38.9%
    020) $397,850,012 -- 'Mission: Impossible 3' (2006) IMDB: 6.8 ▪ ∞
    domestic (US) gross: $134,029,801 - 33.7%
    foreign (rest) gross: $263,820,211 - 66.3%
    021) $383,531,464 -- 'Die Hard 4: Live Free Or Die Hard' (2007) IMDB: 7.4 ▪
    022) $378,882,411 -- 'True Lies' (1994) IMDB: 7.2
    023) $372,710,015 -- 'Batman 6: Batman Begins' (2005) IMDB: 8.3 ▪ ▫
    024) $366,101,666 -- 'Die Hard 3: Die Hard With A Vengeance' (1995) IMDB: 7.3 ▪
    025) $365,545,898 -- 'Taken 2' (2012) IMDB: 6.6 ▪
    026) $362,744,280 -- 'Ocean's Twelve' (2004) IMDB: 6.2 ▪
    027) $361,832,400 -- 'James Bond 19: The World Is Not Enough' (1999) IMDB: 6.3 ▪
    028) $352,194,034 -- 'James Bond 17: GoldenEye' (1995) IMDB: 7.2 ▪
    029) $352,114,312 -- 'Catch Me If You Can' (2002) IMDB: 7.9
    030) $341,433,252 -- 'Wanted' (2008) IMDB: 6.7 ▪
    031) $333,011,068 -- 'James Bond 18: Tomorrow Never Dies' (1997) IMDB: 6.4 ▪
    032) $321,731,527 -- 'Lethal Weapon 3' (1992) IMDB: 6.6 ▪
    033) $311,312,624 -- 'Ocean's Thirteen' (2007) IMDB: 6.9 ▪
    034) $300,428,192 -- 'The Expandables 2' (2012) IMDB: 7.1 ▪
    035) $293,503,354 -- 'Salt' (2010) IMDB: 6.4
    036) $288,500,217 -- 'The Bourne Supremacy' (2004) IMDB: 7.7 ▪
    037) $285,444,603 -- 'Lethal Weapon 4' (1998) IMDB: 6.5 ▪
    038) $278,346,189 -- 'The Tourist' (2010) IMDB: 5.9
    039) $277,448,382 -- 'xXx 1' (2002) IMDB: 5.7 ▪
    040) $276,144,750 -- 'The Bourne Legacy' (2012) IMDB: 6.9 ▪
    041) $274,470,394 -- 'The Expendables' (2010) IMDB: 6.5 ▪
    042) $264,105,545 -- 'Charlie's Angels 1' (2000) IMDB: 5.5 ▪ ∞
    043) $261,930,436 -- 'Knight And Day' (2010) IMDB: 6.3
    044) $255,000,211 -- 'Cliffhanger' (1993) IMDB: 6.3
    045) $259,175,788 -- 'Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle' (2003) IMDB: 4.7 ▪ ∞
    046) $240,031,094 -- 'Die Hard 2: Die Harder' (1990) IMDB: 7.1 ▪
    047) $230,685,453 -- 'Get Smart' (2007) IMDB: 6.6 ∞
    048) $227,853,986 -- 'Lethal Weapon 2' (1989) IMDB: 7.1 ▪
    049) $226,830,568 -- 'Taken' (2009) IMDB: 7.9 ▪
    050) $217,764,291 -- 'Collateral' (2004) IMDB: 7.6
    051) $215,887,717 -- 'Jack Ryan 3: Clear And Present Danger' (1994) IMDB: 6.8 ▪
    052) $214,034,224 -- 'The Bourne Identity' (2002) IMDB: 7.9 ▪ ▫
    053) $212,404,396 -- 'Entrapment' (1999) IMDB: 6.1
    054) $207,884,401 -- 'Safe House' (2012) IMDB 6.8
    055) $200,512,643 -- 'Jack Ryan 1: The Hunt For Red October' (1990) IMDB: 7.6 ▪
    056) $199,006,387 -- 'Red' (2010) IMDB: 7.0
    057) $193,921,372 -- 'Jack Ryan 4: The Sum Of All Fears' (2002) IMDB: 6.3 ▪
    058) $191,185,897 -- 'James Bond 15: The Living Daylights' (1987) IMDB: 6.7 ▪
    059) $178,051,587 -- 'Jack Ryan 2: Patriot Games' (1992) IMDB: 6.9 ▪
    060) $177,238,796 -- 'The A-Team' (2010) IMDB: 6.8 ▪ ∞
    061) $176,070,171 -- 'The Italian Job' (2003) IMDB: 6.9 ▪ ▫
    062) $170,268,750 -- 'Starsky And Hutch' (2004) IMDB: 6.0 ∞
    063) $164,534,000 -- 'Argo' (2012) IMDB: 8.3
    064) $159,330,280 -- 'The Jackal' (1997) IMDB: 6.1 ▫
    065) $156,491,279 -- 'This Means War' (2012) IMDB: 6.3
    066) $156,167,015 -- 'James Bond 16: Licence To Kill' (1989) IMDB: 6.5 ▪
    067) $143,049,560 -- 'Spy Game' (2001) IMDB: 6.9
    068) $140,767,956 -- 'Die Hard 1' (1988) IMDB: 8.3 ▪
    069) $130,786,397 -- 'Unknown' (2011) IMDB: 6.9
    070) $126,690,726 -- 'Law Abiding Citizen' (2009) IMDB: 7.3
    071) $124,305,181 -- 'The Thomas Crown Affair' (1999) IMDB: 6.7 ▫
    072) $120,207,127 -- 'Lethal Weapon 1' (1987) IMDB: 7.6 ▪
    073) $118,063,304 -- 'The Saint' (1997) IMDB: 6.0 ∞
    074) $115,097,286 -- 'Body Of Lies' (2008) IMDB: 7.1
    075) $104,391,623 -- 'The Tuxedo' (2002) IMDB: 5.0
    076) $101,191,884 -- 'The Recruit' (2003) IMDB: 6.5
    077) $099,965,792 -- 'Hitman' (2007) IMDB: 6.2
    078) $099,480,480 -- 'The Good Sheperd' (2007) IMDB: 6.8
    079) $098,159,963 -- 'Killers' (2010) IMDB: 5.2
    080) $096,105,964 -- 'The Manchurian Candidate' (2004) IMDB: 6.6 ▫
    081) $094,882,549 -- 'Green Zone' (2010) IMDB: 6.9
    082) $089,456,761 -- 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' (1996) IMDB: 6.7
    083) $085,416,905 -- 'Max Payne' (2008) IMDB: 5.7
    084) $082,087,155 -- 'Abduction' (2011) IMDB: 4.7
    085) $080,630,608 -- 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' (2011) IMDB: 7.1 ∞
    086) $071,022,693 -- 'xXx 2: State Of The Union' (2005) IMDB: 4.1 ▪
    087) $070,692,101 -- 'Ronin' (1998) IMDB: 7.2
    088) $067,876,281 -- 'The American' (2010) IMDB: 6.4
    089) $067,161,000 -- 'Jack Reacher' (2012) IMDB: 7.3
    090) $065,977,295 -- 'Bad Company' (2002) IMDB: 5.4
    091) $060,965,854 -- 'Colombiana' (2011) IMDB: 6.2
    092) $060,222,298 -- 'The Ghost Writer' (2010) IMDB: 7.3
    093) $060,161,391 -- 'The International' (2009) IMDB: 6.5
    094) $056,308,881 -- 'Lucky Number Slevin' (2007) IMDB: 7.8
    095) $052,826,594 -- 'From Paris With Love' (2010) IMDB: 6.4
    096) $051,070,807 -- 'The Mechanic' (2011) IMDB: 6.5
    097) $050,732,945 -- 'I Spy' (2002) IMDB: 5.3 ∞
    098) $43,394,000 -- 'Red Dawn' (2012) IMDB: 5.7
    099) $041,771,168 -- 'The Informant!' (2009) IMDB: 6.5
    100) $033,372,606 -- 'Haywire' (2012) IMDB: 5.9
    101) $028,008,462 -- 'The Tailor Of Panama' (2001) IMDB: 6.1
    102) $027,664,173 -- 'Traitor' (2008) IMDB: 7.0
    103) $027,038,732 -- 'Rendition' (2007) IMDB: 6.8
    104) $024,188,922 -- 'Fair Game' (2010) IMDB: 6.8
    105) $019,924,033 -- 'Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever' (2002) IMDB: 3.5
    106) $016,933,380 -- 'Largo Winch 1: The Heir Apparent' (2008) IMDB: 6.4
    107) $015,705,007 -- 'Enigma' (2001) IMDB: 6.4
    108) $014,046,075 -- 'Largo Winch 2' (2011) IMDB: 6.0
    109) $008,112,712 -- 'Spartan' (2004) IMDB: 6.7
    110) $000,933,549 -- 'Michel Vaillant' (2003) IMDB: 5.0
  • maxcraigmaxcraig
    edited December 2012 Posts: 229
    Impressive, I didn't expect it to reach $1b before next weekend at least.
  • SJK91SJK91
    Posts: 1,310
    It's almost unreal...I've seen all these other films passing the billion dollar mark, and when I looked at CR and QOS I always thought, "well that's way out of reach."

    But Skyfall has done it. The Billion Dollar Bond Film. I'm very proud to be a Bond fan right now. ;)
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    Next stop $300 million in the US. This time next month we should have that as well.
  • maxcraigmaxcraig
    Posts: 229
    Who needs China now lol
  • Qba007Qba007
    Posts: 87
    I'm going to celebrate $1b watching sixth time Skyfall tomorrow.
  • maxcraigmaxcraig
    Posts: 229
    This proves one thing : people around the world love Daniel Craig as James Bond.
    And people like Blond Bond and Craignotbond are really in minority. Sure they can make a lot of noise, but they are really small groups. :)) Now they must be eating their hat.
  • The_ReaperThe_Reaper
    Posts: 1,092
    Amazing. And still going strong worldwide. Go SF!
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited December 2012 Posts: 13,355
    How much will China net us? As much as $100 million? I'm eager to see just how far this film will go, maybe the 5th biggest of all time...at this rate anything is possible.
  • AgentJM7AgentJM7
    Posts: 421
    @Samuel001, I've always been part of that group relatively pessimistic about China itself. Mainly because it's been out for so long, it'd more liable to piracy which will damage cinema takings. Also partly due to censorship and anti-western sentiment.

    But congratulations Skyfall!
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    edited December 2012 Posts: 5,745
    Ironically, we hit a Billion on the 50th page of this thread, in the 50th year of Bond. :)

    And even more ironically, this post is on the 51st page.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    "Skyfall," the 23rd James Bond adventure, has surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office,

    Jeff Blake, chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution for Sony Pictures and Gary Barber, MGM's chairman and chief executive, made the announcement Sunday.

    The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is the most successful Bond film of all time. It is also the most successful film at the worldwide box office in Sony Pictures history.

    "Skyfall," starring Daniel Craig as 007, took in $4.6 million this weekend in North America for a total of $289.6 million. Overseas, the film grossed $10.3 million for an international total to date of $710.6 million and a worldwide total exceeding $1 billion and growing. It has yet to play China, where it will open on Jan. 21.

    "It is truly thrilling to reach this incredible milestone. With tremendous gratitude to Barbara and Michael, Sam, Daniel and our partner Sony, and to all of the dedicated distributors and fans across the globe, we are so proud of both Skyfall and our 50 year association with James Bond," said Gary Barber, MGM's Chairman and CEO.

    “To see a film connect with audiences is always gratifying but the success of this film is nothing short of extraordinary," Blake said in a statement. "We couldn't be more excited for (producers) Michael Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, (director) Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig, and especially the fans who put James Bond in this very rare and very exclusive billion dollar box office club."

    http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/skyfall-hits-1b-worldwide-box-office-70931

    What an end to 2012.
  • MrBondMrBond Station S
    Posts: 2,044
    This is just stunning, who could have thought this? The film has outgrossed all of our expectations! A round of applause to Mendes and his crew, they have all earned it.

    I hope that the chance for Mendes return is even bigger now!
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    An announcement on the new film could be weeks away now.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    Congratulations, Skyfall! What a wonderful, wonderful announcement. And you're right: at this point, anything is possible. Who knows what it will reach now?
  • Pierce2DanielPierce2Daniel
    Posts: 4,409
    Fantastic news. It deserved all the hype it got, a testament to the skill of Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig. Couldn't be happier with the film and the success it archived
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