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Sean's Other Movie Successes


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#1 Victor Zokas

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Posted 11 April 2002 - 09:02 PM

Does anyone know if Sean had any other really successful movies at the Box Office other than Bond?

It just seemed to me that most he did in the 60s or 70s were flops. I know stuff like The Rock was successful, but can't really think of any from the 80s that were big for him apart from maybe The Untouchables.

#2 Victor Zokas

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Posted 12 April 2002 - 04:00 PM

Xenobia (11 Apr, 2002 11:16 p.m.):
Are you kidding me????


No, I wasn't kidding, just struggling to remember. I wasn't suggesting Sean hadn't had any hits in the 80s, but I wondered if anyone had the figures to show which were his successes.

The 1960s and 70s outside of Bond wasn't so good for him at the box office. The Man Who Would Be King is a great movie, but was it a hit?

Anyway thanks to Ry for the figures, and all the rest who picked up on Sean's winners.

I raised this topic out of curiosity, but I often find that I prefer some of his movies that didn't do so well, such as Marnie, The Hill, The Anderson Tapes.

#3 ThomasCrown76

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Posted 02 May 2002 - 08:19 PM

Sean's first breakout non-Bond hit was 1971's The Anderson Tapes. Murder on The Orient Express was another hit in 1974. The Wind and the Lion did respectively, too.

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Posted 02 May 2002 - 08:38 PM

I believe he was also in: The Great Train Robbery. Although I don't know when it was made or whether it was a success. And yes, I believe TMWWBK was an okay success. At the beginning of the version I saw, it showed the critical review the film got, which was rather good.

#5 Xenobia

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Posted 11 April 2002 - 10:16 PM

Are you kidding me????

Sean Connery has had lots of successful movies in the eighties and nineites:

The Rock
Entrapment
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
the Hunt for Red October

Not to mention is cameo in the monster hit "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves." Lots of people went to that movie, in part, to see him.

And I would count the Highlander movies, but they are more cult hits than commerical successes.

And those are only the ones that immediately come to my mind...there have been others.

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#6 Victor Zokas

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Posted 13 April 2002 - 05:15 PM

The only figure I am good with, is my own.

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There's a joke there somewhere, with perfectly rounded as the punchline, but I guess that one's been done.

#7 Mister Asterix

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Posted 11 April 2002 - 10:50 PM

Highlander
Rising Sun
Dragonheart
The Russia House
The Name Of The Rose

Among others did pretty well for themselves.

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Posted 11 April 2002 - 11:06 PM

I can't believe nobody's mentioned this yet:

The Man Who Would Be King

I just saw it last weekend, and it was great. Didn't like his beard or sideburns (or whatever they were supposed to be), though. It was made in '73 or '75, I think.

#9 Tanger

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Posted 11 April 2002 - 11:08 PM

Double-Oh-Zero (12 Apr, 2002 12:06 a.m.):
I can't believe nobody's mentioned this yet:
The Man Who Would Be King
I just saw it last weekend, and it was great. Didn't like his beard or sideburns (or whatever they were supposed to be), though. i t was made in '73 or '75, I think.


You beat me by 1minute! I was just about to come and post about this.
You're right, it's a fantastic film. Very gritty and realistic, yet has an enthralling storyline.

#10 Xenobia

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Posted 12 April 2002 - 05:01 PM

Victor Zokas (12 Apr, 2002 05:00 p.m.):

Xenobia (11 Apr, 2002 11:16 p.m.):
Are you kidding me????


No, I wasn't kidding, just struggling to remember. I wasn't suggesting Sean hadn't had any hits in the 80s, but I wondered if anyone had the figures to show which were his successes.


The only figure I am good with, is my own.

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#11 Ry

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Posted 11 April 2002 - 11:10 PM

Listed below are Sean Connery's top 11 films in the United States (I had to add Goldfinger). Sorry I do not have the worldwide box office numbers. Most of these are pretty impressive.

1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
$ 197,171,806
2. The Rock $ 134,067,443
3. The Hunt for Red October $120,702,326
4. Entrapment $87,704,000
5. The Untouchables $76,270,000
6. Thunderball 63,600,000
7. Rising Sun $63,095,000
8. Never Say Never Again $ 55,500,000
9. Finding Forrester $51,768,623
10. Dragonheart 51,300,000
11. Goldfinger $51,100,000

I for are interested in more box-office numbers I can supply them!!

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Posted 12 April 2002 - 12:49 AM

Great list, shows some of his great movies. I don't care for box office figures stats without inflation adjustments made though, I'd rather see ticket sales. :)