SPECTRE
The brand new James Bond movie SPECTRE is on its way to becoming the biggest 007 movie ever after an outstanding week out there in six territories, including the UK. The film, which once again stars Daniel Craig as Bond, and is directed by Sam Mendes. It has already smashed records on its opening day last Minday in the UK.
SPECTRE could become the biggest Bond ever after grossing a whopping $80.4 million over the past seven days. In the UK alone, it made over £40 million (£41.7 million to be exact, or a touch over USD $61 million), beating previous seven-day opening record holder, Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban.
“We are delighted that audiences in the UK and Ireland continue to embrace these stories about one of our biggest and best cultural icons,” Sony Pictures UK managing director Peter Taylor said in statement. “This opening proves once again, that the film world of James Bond speaks to cinema-goers like no other.”
We are expecting this to become the biggest Bond ever, and it could even smash Skyfall‘s record of being the highest grossing British film of all time.
In response to the #1 UK opening, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said, “We’re so grateful to all our James Bond fans and the British public for making SPECTRE’s debut in the UK box office history!”
In total in the six released territories, the film has taken in $80.4 million, including $67.7 million from SPRI territories and $12.7 million from territories in which MGM is distributing.
“What an incredible thrill it is for us at MGM to see how James Bond continues to deliver such excitement to his fans. This record-breaking support from UK audiences for what is our 24th outing is nothing short of amazing. We can’t wait for the rest of the world to see SPECTRE,” said Gary Barber, MGM Chairman and CEO.
In the Netherlands, SPECTRE took in 3.3 million Euro ($3.7 million USD), surpassing the record set by Skyfall and bringing its cume to $3.9 million including previews.
In the Nordic region, markets distributed by MGM, SPECTRE took in a total of $12.7 million USD, setting new opening records in Finland and Norway, both surpassing Skyfall – Finland took in 2.35 million Euro ($2.63 million USD), and Norway 24.4 million krone ($2.88 million USD). The film also set a new record in Denmark for the biggest three-day opening of all time, as SPECTRE took in 28.1 million krone ($4.21 million USD), also surpassing Skyfall. In Sweden, SPECTRE took in 24.95 million krone ($2.97 million USD), a spectacular result that is 30% over the opening of Skyfall.
SPECTRE has also set a new IMAX record, recording the highest per-location average in IMAX history as the first film ever to top a $100,000 per-location average, with $105,000 in 47 IMAX locations.
The film opens in US cinemas this Friday.
