BOX OFFICE: Sam Mendes' SKYFALL Closing In On $800 Million Worldwide
After becoming the first ever James Bond movie to cross the $200 million mark in North America, Skyfall is now taking aim at an incredible worldwide total of $800 million. Hit the jump for all the latest box office figures!
Taking second place behind The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 in North America this weekend, the critically acclaimed Skyfall earned an additional $51 million over the five day holiday to take its domestic cume to an impressive $221.7 million. This makes it the first film in the franchise to ever cross the $200 million mark, while it also added another $41.3 million overseas to take its international total to $568.4 million. Add in what the Sam Mendes helmed film has earned in North America, and Skyfall has now grossed more than $790.1 million worldwide, putting it on course to pass $800 million this week. Its current global cume for IMAX is now $49 million.
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in SKYFALL™, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In SKYFALL, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. The film is from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Directed by Sam Mendes. Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan.
STARRING:
Daniel Craig as James Bond
Javier Bardem as ?????
Judi Dench as M
Ralph Fiennes as ?????
Albert Finney as ?????
Naomie Harris as Eve
Bérénice Marlohe as Sévérine
Ben Whishaw as Q
RELEASE DATE: Out Now.
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