It's pretty clear that Skyfall is going to end up being the 3rd most successful Bond movie ever. Word of mouth on Skyfall has been fantastic, and the enthusiasm of both die hard Bond fans and casual Bond fans alike has been off the charts.
When I left the theater on the Monday after it came out I commented to my dad that this was almost like the Thunderball era. Not quite, but still huge. Even Thunderball's follow up movie, You Only Live Twice, is going to be taken down by Skyfall. That's amazing. Bond hasn't been this big in over 40 years. How cool is that?
I think most of us are extremely excited at the prospect of the next Bond movie in 2014, but what may be more important is that the casual moviegoers are showing some excitement and anticipation of that next Bond movie.
Bondmania is BACK!
Props to Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. They have done Cubby (and Harry Saltzman) proud!
This is a great time to be a Bond fan.