“Skyfall, starring Daniel Craig as 007, drew the biggest U.K. opening weekend box office figures of all time for the franchise and the second-biggest opening the country has ever seen, official data confirmed Monday.”[THR]
Maybe all that social media networking does get people into movie theaters?! Of course, it also helps to have a historic Hollywood franchise and a major movie studio behind you as well, as have found the producing team behind the latest Bond adventure, Skyfall. Though it hasn’t opened in North America yet, the film opened to the biggest response ever for a Bond film in the character’s native United Kingdom where it took in a hefty $32.4 million. For those keeping track, this also qualifies as the second biggest box office opening take in British movie history (the last Harry Potter is still champ).
What will happen at the American box office when Hollywood’s favorite hero descends upon the American populace on November 8? Will he take down Harry Potter and those blue thingies from Avatar? My guess is as good as yours: weigh in and tell us what you think!
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