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#1 thecasinoroyale

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Posted 30 October 2015 - 02:32 PM

I thought we could use this thread for the "boring" side of things and keep an eye on how well 'SPECTRE' does at the box-office in the UK and around the world and how it fares with 'Skyfall' and the competition.
 
So far, it's broken UK records for a Tuesday. :)

http://www.forbes.co...-6m-uk-opening/

Currently stands at around $25m takings.

A super target will be to eclipse the £109m taken in the UK by 'Skyfall' which is the highest grossing UK film EVER. I doubt it will hit that peak with the wealth of films coming out soon to detract audiences, but we will see.

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Posted 30 October 2015 - 02:57 PM

I thought we could use this thread for the "boring" side of things and keep an eye on how well 'SPECTRE' does at the box-office in the UK and around the world and how it fares with 'Skyfall' and the competition. So far, it's broken UK records for a Tuesday. :)http://www.forbes.co...-6m-uk-opening/Currently stands at around $25m takings.A super target will be to eclipse the £109m taken in the UK by 'Skyfall' which is the highest grossing UK film EVER. I doubt it will hit that peak with the wealth of films coming out soon to detract audiences, but we will see.


A darned good reason why it was released on Monday 26th October - same time as premiere?

In most parts of the UK it is half term week. Boost from kids off school, along with some parents off work and grandparents available to take to flicks with kids?

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Posted 30 October 2015 - 03:07 PM

it depends what age of 'kids' we're talking about . Now that i think about it, here in the U.S. i havn't seen kids younger than late- teens at a james bond film during the Craig or Brosnan era's


Edited by FlemingBond, 30 October 2015 - 03:08 PM.


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Posted 30 October 2015 - 05:00 PM

 

I thought we could use this thread for the "boring" side of things and keep an eye on how well 'SPECTRE' does at the box-office in the UK and around the world and how it fares with 'Skyfall' and the competition. So far, it's broken UK records for a Tuesday. :)http://www.forbes.co...-6m-uk-opening/Currently stands at around $25m takings.A super target will be to eclipse the £109m taken in the UK by 'Skyfall' which is the highest grossing UK film EVER. I doubt it will hit that peak with the wealth of films coming out soon to detract audiences, but we will see.


A darned good reason why it was released on Monday 26th October - same time as premiere?

In most parts of the UK it is half term week. Boost from kids off school, along with some parents off work and grandparents available to take to flicks with kids?

 

Ah that explains. Was at the 12.30 screening at the Odeon Leicester Square yesterday (had to see it a second time before catching he flight home) and I was amazed that the cinema was almost fully packed and that there were so many young folks. "Don't hey have to be at school at this time?" I thought  :P



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Posted 01 November 2015 - 09:46 AM

Word is, that as of end of business Friday in the U.K. - £27.5m  ($41.5m) which is huge.

On track for a  £40m ($60m) opening 6.5 days.



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Posted 01 November 2015 - 04:51 PM

U.S. Box Office
01. $304,360,277 Skyfall
02. $168,368,427 Quantum of Solace
03. $167,445,960 Casino Royale
04. $160,942,139 Die Another Day
05. $126,943,684 The World is Not Enough
06. $125,304,276 Tomorrow Never Dies
07. $106,429,941 GoldenEye
08. $ 70,308,099 Moonraker
09. $ 67,893,619 Octopussy
10. $ 63,595,658 Thunderball
11. $ 55,432,841 Never Say Never Again
12. $ 54,812,802 For Your Eyes Only
13. $ 51,185,897 The Living Daylights
14. $ 51,081,062 Goldfinger
15. $ 50,327,960 A View to a Kill
16. $ 46,838,673 The Spy Who Loved Me
17. $ 43,819,547 Diamonds Are Forever
18. $ 43,084,787 You Only Live Twice
19. $ 35,377,836 Live and Let Die
20. $ 34,667,015 License to Kill
21. $ 24,796,765 From Russia, with Love
22. $ 22,774,493 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
23. $ 20,972,000 The Man with the Golden Gun
24. $ 16,067,035 Dr. No

U.S. Box Office - ⎌Adjusted for Inflation
01. $623,832,000 Thunderball
02. $552,942,000 Goldfinger
03. $315,602,300 Skyfall
04. $299,439,300 You Only Live Twice
05. $233,613,400 Moonraker
06. $230,050,800 Die Another Day
07. $224,439,200 Tomorrow Never Dies
08. $222,371,000 From Russia, with Love
09. $221,487,900 Diamonds Are Forever
10. $212,075,200 Casino Royale
11. $207,280,700 The World is Not Enough
12. $203,528,900 GoldenEye
13. $195,570,000 Quantum of Solace
14. $179,756,400 Octopussy
15. $175,172,400 The Spy Who Loved Me
16. $166,695,600 Live and Let Die
17. $164,438,400 For Your Eyes Only
18. $157,646,000 Dr. No
19. $146,765,000 Never Say Never Again
20. $133,760,000 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
21. $118,235,300 A View to a Kill
22. $109,179,100 The Living Daylights
23. $ 93,532,900 The Man with the Golden Gun
24. $ 72,826,900 License to Kill

Edited by 00Hockey Mask, 01 November 2015 - 05:03 PM.


#7 Simon

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 07:16 PM

There is little or no reason for inflation adjusted figures as in the 60's people did not go around saying, 'I will wait for the DVD release.'

 

The ONLY way to see the film in those days was IN the cinema - so people went.

 

To my mind, inflation adjusted figures for a series as long as the Bond series may only begin to make sense by decade.



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Posted 01 November 2015 - 07:25 PM

There is little or no reason for inflation adjusted figures as in the 60's people did not go around saying, 'I will wait for the DVD release.'
 
The ONLY way to see the film in those days was IN the cinema - so people went.
 
To my mind, inflation adjusted figures for a series as long as the Bond series may only begin to make sense by decade.

No offense but that is ridiculous. You can take what you want from the list but there are hundreds of things that differ from one generation to the next...multiplexes, advertising, video games, population, DVD...

Some factors favor one generation over another it's not completely one-sided.

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 07:26 PM

I thought we could use this thread for the "boring" side of things and keep an eye on how well 'SPECTRE' does at the box-office in the UK and around the world and how it fares with 'Skyfall' and the competition. So far, it's broken UK records for a Tuesday. :)http://www.forbes.co...-6m-uk-opening/Currently stands at around $25m takings.A super target will be to eclipse the £109m taken in the UK by 'Skyfall' which is the highest grossing UK film EVER. I doubt it will hit that peak with the wealth of films coming out soon to detract audiences, but we will see.


A darned good reason why it was released on Monday 26th October - same time as premiere?
In most parts of the UK it is half term week. Boost from kids off school, along with some parents off work and grandparents available to take to flicks with kids?
Ah that explains. Was at the 12.30 screening at the Odeon Leicester Square yesterday (had to see it a second time before catching he flight home) and I was amazed that the cinema was almost fully packed and that there were so many young folks. "Don't hey have to be at school at this time?" I thought  :P

You've got it! Half term in most of UK (might be half term for bits that weren't last week this coming week!) There is method in the "madness" of opening in the UK on the last Monday in October, instead of the usual long weekend!

Incidentally stromberg my congratulations because;

Spoiler


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Posted 01 November 2015 - 07:33 PM

‘Spectre’ Scores $80.4 Million at Foreign Box Office, Shatters U.K. Opening Record

-Variety

http://variety.com/2...ice-1201631196/

Edited by 00Hockey Mask, 01 November 2015 - 07:35 PM.


#11 Simon

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 09:13 PM

But Hockey man, your list of variations only makes the desire to compare even more ridiculous.  You are actually supporting my argument.

 

If population varies so much, then, right there is one huge factor to make comparing a 1960's box office take to a 2010's BO take completely irrelevant.

 

My main point was, comparing 1960 to 2010 is pointless.  The factors that make it so are Not confined only to DVD, but also to the many factors you allude to.

 

I could also cite a liking for modern day audiences to get more of a kick out of wrecking bus shelters as an alternate form of entertainment to that which a cinematic Bond film offers...



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Posted 01 November 2015 - 09:32 PM

But an unadjusted list is far more deceptive when Skyfall made five times the money over Thunderball but sold half the tickets. The truth is far closer to the unadjusted numbers.

Adjusted numbers give you one "truth" and that is tickets sold.

Edited by 00Hockey Mask, 01 November 2015 - 10:40 PM.


#13 stromberg

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 10:21 PM

 

 

 

I thought we could use this thread for the "boring" side of things and keep an eye on how well 'SPECTRE' does at the box-office in the UK and around the world and how it fares with 'Skyfall' and the competition. So far, it's broken UK records for a Tuesday. :)http://www.forbes.co...-6m-uk-opening/Currently stands at around $25m takings.A super target will be to eclipse the £109m taken in the UK by 'Skyfall' which is the highest grossing UK film EVER. I doubt it will hit that peak with the wealth of films coming out soon to detract audiences, but we will see.


A darned good reason why it was released on Monday 26th October - same time as premiere?
In most parts of the UK it is half term week. Boost from kids off school, along with some parents off work and grandparents available to take to flicks with kids?
Ah that explains. Was at the 12.30 screening at the Odeon Leicester Square yesterday (had to see it a second time before catching he flight home) and I was amazed that the cinema was almost fully packed and that there were so many young folks. "Don't hey have to be at school at this time?" I thought  :P

You've got it! Half term in most of UK (might be half term for bits that weren't last week this coming week!) There is method in the "madness" of opening in the UK on the last Monday in October, instead of the usual long weekend!

Incidentally stromberg my congratulations because;

Spoiler

 

Someone noticed  :D .

 

I had various theories, but when it was finally resolved in the movie, I knew that it was on my list. What I didn't expect was

Spoiler



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Posted 01 November 2015 - 10:31 PM

But an unadjusted list is far more deceptive when Skyfall made five times the money over Thunderball but sold half the tickets. The truth is far closer to the unadjusted numbers.

Unadjusted numbers give you one "truth" and that is tickets sold.

 

Don't you mean adjusted numbers give you tickets sold? That's the purpose of inflation-adjusted figures for ticket sales, after all...

 

Comparing adjusted figures is fun! But yes, it does have it's problems. In the 60s, there were far fewer cinemas in America, making it difficult for portions of the population to see a Bond film; at the same time, everyone had to go to the cinema to see a Bond movie. There are many more films released annually now than back then; but marketing is much more potent and studios spend significantly more on it than they did in the 60s. So is it all swings-and-roundabouts?



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Posted 01 November 2015 - 10:40 PM

But an unadjusted list is far more deceptive when Skyfall made five times the money over Thunderball but sold half the tickets. The truth is far closer to the unadjusted numbers.
Unadjusted numbers give you one "truth" and that is tickets sold.

 
Don't you mean adjusted numbers give you tickets sold? That's the purpose of inflation-adjusted figures for ticket sales, after all...
 
Comparing adjusted figures is fun! But yes, it does have it's problems. In the 60s, there were far fewer cinemas in America, making it difficult for portions of the population to see a Bond film; at the same time, everyone had to go to the cinema to see a Bond movie. There are many more films released annually now than back then; but marketing is much more potent and studios spend significantly more on it than they did in the 60s. So is it all swings-and-roundabouts?
Yes. Adjusted. Thanks.

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 11:46 PM

From boxofficemojo...

The latest James Bond film released in six territories so far where it has taken in $80.4 million, which includes record-breaking numbers in the UK where it opened to an estimated £41.7 million ($63.8 million USD) in its first seven days of release. Spectre took the highest seven day gross record in UK box office history from the last James Bond film, Skyfall.

Additional records were broken in the Netherlands where Spectre took in 3.3 million Euro ($3.7 million USD), surpassing the record set by Skyfall. In the Nordic region, Spectre set records in Finland and Norway with 2.35 million Euro ($2.63 million USD) and 24.4 million krone ($2.88 million USD) respectively. In Denmark it achieved the biggest three-day opening of all time with 28.1 million krone ($4.21 million USD), also surpassing Skyfall. In Sweden it added another 24.95 million krone ($2.97 million USD), 30% over the opening of Skyfall.

Add to that a new IMAX record as it opened with the highest per-location average in IMAX history. Spectre is the first film to ever top a $100,000 per-location average, bringing in $5 million on 47 IMAX screens. The previous IMAX, per-location record for an opening weekend was Transformers: Dark of the Moon's per screen of $76K. Spectre will arrive on 537 IMAX screens next weekend, including stateside where it will open in 3,600+ theaters, hoping to top the $88.3 million opening weekend Skyfall enjoyed in 2012.

http://www.boxoffice...?id=4118&p=.htm

Edited by 00Hockey Mask, 01 November 2015 - 11:46 PM.


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Posted 02 November 2015 - 12:04 AM

I am sure comparing takings and figures over the decades might be fun, in some senses.  But if the deemed worth is to actually tell one something of meaning and merit, and for the figures to actually tell a story, then it is a completely pointless exercise.

 

The numerous variables are completely incalculable since they are subject to such wide ranging evolutions in the populace.

 

One might as well study if telecoms companies are more successful now than in the 60s?  Inflation adjust that one.



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Posted 02 November 2015 - 03:29 AM

If they can make Star Wars and the Marvel movies into annual installments, can we please get more Bond?  I don't want to wait 3-4 years every time.  :wacko:



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Posted 02 November 2015 - 04:29 AM

Does the box office really mean anything?

I mean how do they account for things like populstion growth and number of theaters, etc?



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Posted 02 November 2015 - 06:22 AM

It means the new Bond is a huge hit, on course to best even SKYFALL.

 

Which is good news for future endeavours, obviously.



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Posted 02 November 2015 - 08:25 AM

I think the general public will get more overall entertainment from 'SPECTRE' than 'Skyfall'. For casual fans and film lovers, this does deliver lots of the ticks they may want to see from a DC Bond film.

 

It's us hardcore fans who pick apart things the most, but generally I think it's very appealing and on course to do well for the UK. It's already nearly half-way to the total of 'Skyfall' in just its first week.



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Posted 02 November 2015 - 08:30 AM

It means the new Bond is a huge hit, on course to best even SKYFALL.

That would be something special if it could. I guess it's not impossible. Thunderball had a solid box-office run after Goldfinger's glowingly positive reception.



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Posted 02 November 2015 - 09:12 PM

I have had my doubts that it will top Skyfall due to the massive exposure due to the olympics but I'm hopeful.

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Posted 03 November 2015 - 03:32 AM

I have had my doubts that it will top Skyfall due to the massive exposure due to the olympics but I'm hopeful.

It's had a solid start - it's all obviously about sustaining that effort. It'll be interesting when the international box-office comes into play.



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Posted 03 November 2015 - 08:19 AM

In the American scheme of things, we Are the International box office...



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Posted 03 November 2015 - 09:26 AM

Going by the Sony leaks, execs are expecting around $200million domestic and $500million international.



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Posted 03 November 2015 - 09:29 AM

'Skyfall' had a whole year of marketing both consciously and subconsciously to the globe thanks to the 50th Anniversary. So much Bond fever swept the world and 'Skyfall' was the ultimate celebration of that year and the series for people to immerse themselves in. Nothing will top that. It'd be interesting to see what the film would have taken without the 50th Anniversary year backing it up.



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Posted 03 November 2015 - 09:49 AM

'Skyfall' had a whole year of marketing both consciously and subconsciously to the globe thanks to the 50th Anniversary. So much Bond fever swept the world and 'Skyfall' was the ultimate celebration of that year and the series for people to immerse themselves in. Nothing will top that. It'd be interesting to see what the film would have taken without the 50th Anniversary year backing it up.

It wasn't just necessarily the 50th Anniversary, but the overall marketing was top notch. I couldn't go anywhere or see anything without running into Skyfall.

 

With Spectre, it only feels as if the marketing has just kicked in full blown within the last month reminding everyone about a new Bond film.



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Posted 06 November 2015 - 12:38 AM

Going by the Sony leaks, execs are expecting around $200million domestic and $500million international.

 

So they're expecting a worldwide total of $700m? Interesting, no wonder they were so concerned about the budget. I'm betting $880m worldwide ;)



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Posted 06 November 2015 - 02:54 AM

Skyfall got great reviews and word of mouth which helped it keep going for several weeks. we've yet to see if that will play out again