James Bond

By Steve Mason 1. Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 — Quantum of Solace, $27 million (Estimated) 2. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002 — Die Another Day, $19 million 3. Friday, Nov. 22, 2002 — Die Another Day, $16.6 million 4. Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 — Casino Royale, $15.4 million 5. Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 — Casino Royale, $14.7 million

By Steve Mason Sony’s decision to reboot the Bond franchise was a bit more unorthodox. Whereas Batman and Superman were dormant, the 007 franchise was riding high with 2002’s Die Another Day, starring Pierce Brosnan, the most successful Bond yet with over $167M domestic.

By Shrykespeare Props Department: Congratulations to Girls_with_Glasses, chugsthemonkey, pulpclub and Kompressr for their victories in the just-completed August Super Leagues. Well done, guys! Kudos also to Donte77, for the ass-whupping he put on the rest of the field in the August Regulars Leagu...

By Mister Informative 6. Cadillac Records (Dec. 5, $2) — While Box Office Mojo doesn't list any scheduled expansions, I don't see how Cadillac Records just gets left in a few theaters through all of December and January. It evokes Dreamgirls in a way, and not just because of the Beyoncé similarity. (Although, if I ma...

By Indie Jones Rab ne Bana di Jodi (Dec. 12) Ultimate and Box Office: $2 The Reader (Dec. 10) Ultimate: $18 Box Office: $3 Of Time and the City (Jan. 21) Ultimate: $6 Box Office: $2 Gran Torino (Dec. 17) Ultimate: $10 Box Office: $9 The Wrestler (Dec. 17) Ultimate: $21 Box Office: $5

By Shrykespeare Again, picking a winner on this weekend is like shooting fish in a barrel. Casino Royale cemented Daniel Craig as THE Bond guy for years to come, so obviously Quantum of Solace will lead the pack here. If it can pull over $40 million in its first three days (which I think would be a Bond record), i...

By Steve Mason On the same day that the new James Bond saga Quantum of Solace (Sony) set a new opening day record in the UK, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Dreamworks/Paramount) broke all-time day one records for an American-made film  in both Russia and the Ukraine. This is just the beginning for Alex the L...

By Steve Mason The 22nd installment of the James Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace (Sony), has grabbed a record-shattering £4.94M on its opening day in the UK, which is about $8M in US dollars. That is approximately 42% higher than the first day of Casino Royale, the first 007 adventure to feature Daniel C...

By Steve Mason I think it is safe to predict a $50M opening weekend for the Sony release with first week sales (Friday-thru-Thursday) an estimated $66M. The second weekend for the new Bond will likely be in the $29M-$33M range, which would mean a drop of only 35%-40%, and Quantum may be at $135M domestic by...

By Indie Jones Today Dances With the Arthouse is going to be multicultural. One of the pleasures of writing about limited releases is the excitement of discussing films from all parts of the world — I must confess that I am always a bit disappointed when U.S. indies are all I have to preview. This week my overvi...