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[DamnCoffee]

has it opened in China yet? because think how big China is!! CRs in for a field day.

[English Agent]

The Sony site says the film is due for release in China on the 30th JAN.

[Qwerty]

Yep - Casino Royale Conquers China's Censors

[brittany]

Just came across italien news about the opening weekend in Italy for Casino Royale - Sony can add another 3.167.966

[Qwerty]

[quote name='brittany' post='683518' date='8 January 2007 - 08:50']Just came across italien news about the opening weekend in Italy for Casino Royale - Sony can add another 3.167.966

[Bond Bug]

At $531m and counting worldwide, Casino Royale is set to easily become the highest grossing spy movie in history, smashing the record set by Mission Impossible 2 of $546m.

Within the next few days Casino is also set to overtake Die Another Day in as the highest grossing Bond movie in north America as well as breaking through $100m in the UK.

[Qwerty]

Merged your topic here, Bond Bug.

[Bond Bug]

Thanks Qwerty. I missed this one!

[Publius]

Box Office Mojo has been updated. As of now:

Domestic total: $159.9 million
Overseas total: $371.2 million
Worldwide total: $531.1 million

My final predictions were:

Domestic total: $160 million
Overseas total: $370 million
Worldwide total: $530 million

So unless Casino Royale abruptly stops selling tickets, it seems even my predictions, which I think were some of the more ambitious, fell short! I've love to see CR finish up exceeding Moonraker's admissions to become #5 overall, and at this point that seems very much feasible.

[Myrddin]

[quote name='brittany' post='683518' date='8 January 2007 - 14:50']Just came across italien news about the opening weekend in Italy for Casino Royale - Sony can add another 3.167.966

[Mike00spy]

Any know what type of business it might do in China? How many sites its likely to open, etc...?

[Loomis]

Pretty poor business, I'd have thought. I believe cinema tickets are far too expensive for most folk, and that people tend to opt for pirate DVDs, with which the country is awash (they're cheaper than "official" DVDs, which are pretty thin on the ground anyway). I imagine that CASINO ROYALE has been doing a roaring trade as a bootleg in China for a couple of months now, and that its theatrical release won't make all that much difference to the fortunes of Sony and Eon.

BTW, it seems that CR has undergone a curious title change for the People's Republic:

http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~takoyaki/

[Qwerty]

[quote name='Myrddin' post='684174' date='9 January 2007 - 09:11'][quote name='brittany' post='683518' date='8 January 2007 - 14:50']Just came across italien news about the opening weekend in Italy for Casino Royale - Sony can add another 3.167.966

[Loomis]

Box Office Mojo has been updated. As of now:

Domestic total: $159.9 million
Overseas total: $371.2 million
Worldwide total: $531.1 million

My final predictions were:

Domestic total: $160 million
Overseas total: $370 million
Worldwide total: $530 million

So unless Casino Royale abruptly stops selling tickets, it seems even my predictions, which I think were some of the more ambitious, fell short! I've love to see CR finish up exceeding Moonraker's admissions to become #5 overall, and at this point that seems very much feasible.

What would be your new prediction for final US gross, Publius?

Predictably, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM has now overtaken CASINO ROYALE in the States, although it's a virtual certainty that CR will remain in the top ten for 2006.

I note that ROCKY BALBOA seems to be doing just middling business (not all that surprising, I suppose) and that APOCALYPTO appears to be performing badly.

[Publius]

What would be your new prediction for final US gross, Publius?

Given that CR is about $3-4 million ahead of DAD in terms of day-to-day performance (it seems to have done especially well around New Year's), $165 million certainly seems possible and likely. Not too many million above that, because even with its better "legs", the DVD release is considerably earlier than it was for DAD. I'll just go ahead and guess $167 million for the hell of it. Maybe people are being inspired by it being 2-007.

And speaking of DVDs, I think CR will outright flog DAD in that department.

[luciusgore]

Box Office Mojo has been updated. As of now:

Domestic total: $159.9 million
Overseas total: $371.2 million
Worldwide total: $531.1 million

My final predictions were:

Domestic total: $160 million
Overseas total: $370 million
Worldwide total: $530 million

So unless Casino Royale abruptly stops selling tickets, it seems even my predictions, which I think were some of the more ambitious, fell short! I've love to see CR finish up exceeding Moonraker's admissions to become #5 overall, and at this point that seems very much feasible.

What would be your new prediction for final US gross, Publius?

Predictably, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM has now overtaken CASINO ROYALE in the States, although it's a virtual certainty that CR will remain in the top ten for 2006.

I note that ROCKY BALBOA seems to be doing just middling business (not all that surprising, I suppose) and that APOCALYPTO appears to be performing badly.

Important to remember that CR has yet to open in the biggest nation on Earth: China! And it's happening end of this month.

[DLibrasnow]

and that APOCALYPTO appears to be performing badly.

Not surprising, I had trouble just making it through the trailer.

[English Agent]

Italian boxoffice from 'Screen International'

Italy Three-day weekend January 5-7
Rank Film/Origin/Distributor Week 3-day gross

[dinovelvet]

I note that ROCKY BALBOA seems to be doing just middling business (not all that surprising, I suppose)

Well its got about $60 million in 3 weeks. Not blockbuster numbers obviously, but it only cost $24 million to make; and much like Bond, it looks like Rocky movies make most of their money overseas so I think its going to be a nice earner for everyone concerned. (Incidentally, a certain someone on this forum, or possibly no longer on this forum, predicted that Balboa wouldn't make $25 million in the US.)

[Moore Not Less]

Although Casino Royale did not become the highest grossing film of 2006 in the UK it has now become the highest grossing film that was released in the UK in 2006. According to Box Office Mojo, CR has now grossed $98,864,911 (Approx

[English Agent]

[quote name='Moore Not Less' post='684362' date='9 January 2007 - 21:03']Although Casino Royale did not become the highest grossing film of 2006 in the UK it has now become the highest grossing film that was released in the UK in 2006. According to Box Office Mojo, CR has now grossed $98,864,911 (Approx

[Loomis]

and that APOCALYPTO appears to be performing badly.

Not surprising, I had trouble just making it through the trailer.

I didn't. I thought it was the most riveting trailer I'd ever seen - a visual feast (I think I'm talking about the teaser that was playing in cinemas a few months ago, not the more recent one, although when I last saw the latest one with a friend at a screening of CASINO ROYALE it seemed to spark her interest considerably and she immediately said "Gotta see that - is it out yet?"). Now, whether I'll find it similarly exciting stuff as played out over two hours remains to be seen, but I am surprised that it hasn't done better box office.

I note that ROCKY BALBOA seems to be doing just middling business (not all that surprising, I suppose)

Well its got about $60 million in 3 weeks. Not blockbuster numbers obviously, but it only cost $24 million to make; and much like Bond, it looks like Rocky movies make most of their money overseas so I think its going to be a nice earner for everyone concerned. (Incidentally, a certain someone on this forum, or possibly no longer on this forum, predicted that Balboa wouldn't make $25 million in the US.)

Yeah. He was "a bit out" on his CR prediction, too, wouldn't you say?

You're right that BALBOA has done well. Another thing it has in common with Bond is that it'll be a nice little earner for years (DVD, TV, and what-have-you).

[kneelbeforezod]

Not surprising, I had trouble just making it through the trailer.

I didn't. I thought it was the most riveting trailer I'd ever seen - a visual feast

It's a shame some people are put off by the trailer for Apocalypto... I don't think the trailer really gets across the fact that it's a thumpingly good action film, fantastically shot. If you can handle the explicit violence, it's really gripping stuff.

If you liked Braveheart, or Gladiator, then you'll like Apocalypto on that basis alone.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

Casino Royale - Box Office Details

CBn rounds up all the latest details

*Updated on 12 January 2007.

[Moore Not Less]

Box Office Mojo's weekend US box office estimates place Stomp the Yard as the highest grossing film totalling $22 million.

Casino Royale is placed 19th with an estimate of $1,775,000 which brings the overall total to approx $162,525,000. This means CR has now overtaken DAD and become the highest grossing Bond film of all in the US, not accounting for "inflation adjusted".

A footnote. CR's theatre count has now been reduced from 1266 to 819.

[English Agent]

Box Office Mojo's weekend US box office estimates place Stomp the Yard as the highest grossing film totalling $22 million.

Casino Royale is placed 19th with an estimate of $1,775,000 which brings the overall total to approx $162,525,000. This means CR has now overtaken DAD and become the highest grossing Bond film of all in the US, not accounting for "inflation adjusted".

A footnote. CR's theatre count has now been reduced from 1266 to 819.

Excellent news.......as CR passes DAD at the US boxoffice (at last)

Shame though that film is playing at only 819 theatres, as its daily box office
per theatre is higher than a fair number of other films above it in the chart.

[K1Bond007]

I thought it would have done better than 1.7 million. More like 2 million. I guess it can't help that Sony is off announcing the DVD. At this point I think the drop off rate could be faster now.

Variety reported worldwide numbers late last night, but in their report they screwed up and listed last week's numbers. Last week Variety claimed a jump of 19.2 million. This week they're saying 18.5 so if that number is correct that puts it at about 549/550, but considering the report I don't know if you can really trust that.

[Tiin007]

I thought it would have done better than 1.7 million. More like 2 million. I guess it can't help that Sony is off announcing the DVD. At this point I think the drop off rate could be faster now.

Variety reported worldwide numbers late last night, but in their report they screwed up and listed last week's numbers. Last week Variety claimed a jump of 19.2 million. This week they're saying 18.5 so if that number is correct that puts it at about 549/550, but considering the report I don't know if you can really trust that.

I hope it's true. It seems CR might end up with $565 million or so by the end of its run. Impressive.

[English Agent]

I've noticed with 'Variety' that for some reason they publish an
international boxoffice report early Sunday mornings for the previous
weekend, even though they made an inital report almost a week prior.
Seems a bit late and strange to duplicate figures, as by the end of this
evening there will be another report for the current weekends international
takings.

[JCRendle]

Where is the report with the worldwide numbers?, I cant find it on the site.