Box Office: Bond Opens on Top as ‘No Time to Die’ Targets $60 Million Opening Weekend

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Naman Ramachandran James Bond film “No Time to Die” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third weekend in succession collecting £8.4 million ($11.5 million), according to numbers from Comscore.Daniel Craig’s swan song now has an impressive total of £68.5 million.

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After nearly 60 years of heroics, James Bond today seems more revered than beloved. His newest iteration, No Time to Die, has delivered a welcome jolt to exhibitors worldwide, though to some filmgoers (and critics), the movie plays more like Daniel Craig’s Long Goodbye.

delayed more than a year due to COVID-19, and even though cinemas around the world have largely reopened, concerns over the pandemic have tripped up the movie’s box office performance relative to other Bond flicks.For instance, in 2015, “Spectre” opened to $70 million, while the 2012 hit “Skyfall” debuted at $88 million.

Despite more optimistic hopesfrom analysts and theater owners that Daniel Craig’s final Bond film could perform similar to “Skyfall” ($88 million) or “Spectre” ($70 million), “No Time to Die” has still given cinemas plenty of reasons to celebrate.

After over 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opened on target. The final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig era grossed $56 million from 4,407 North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday, to easily take the first-place spot.It didn’t break any pandemic or 007 records, but it didn’t fall significantly short either and is in fact the fourth-best opening in the 25-film series.

Cary Joji Fukunaga, director of No Time To Die, is evidently pleased that the latest James Bond film – the last featuring Daniel Craig as 007 – was released theatrically.

Not only was the choice to hire Cary Fukunaga to direct “No Time to Die” a great idea, considering the end result, but the fact that an American was given the reins to the very British James Bond franchise opened up the future to include some top-tier filmmakers that would be great fits to direct their own installment. Case in point—Denis Villeneuve.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAudiences are showing up in force to send Daniel Craig off in style.MGM’s “No Time to Die,” which marks the actor’s last stint as James Bond, opened to $6.3 million in Thursday previews, the best for a Bond film.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDaniel Craig’s final mission as James Bond may be his toughest yet. Can the stylish secret agent get skittish audiences to return to their local movie theaters?If overseas excitement is any indication, “No Time to Die” is poised to make a splash at the domestic box office when it opens on Friday, though it may fall short of setting new franchise records.

NEW YORK -- When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. “You’ve got the wrong guy,” he told the producers.But Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson insisted.

Naman Ramachandran The long awaited and keenly anticipated James Bond film “No Time to Die” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office with an opening weekend collection of £25.9 million ($35.3 million), according to numbers from Comscore.

NEW YORK -- When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. “You’ve got the wrong guy,” he told the producers.But Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson insisted.

“No Time to Die” starring Daniel Craig reeled in $119 million from 54 international markets, including the UK, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong and Japan. That makes “No Time to Die” the first title from Hollywood to crack $100 million without opening in China, which recently became the word’s largest movie market overtaking the US.

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James Bond film No Time To Die has landed the biggest opening day at the UK box office in the pandemic era.According to estimates from producers at Universal (via Daily Mail), the long-delayed film made between £4.5million and £5m on its first day at the box office on Thursday (September 30).These first day ticket sales are 13% higher than the last Bond film, 2015’s Spectre, but 26% lower than Skyfall (2012).As Deadline reports, the film is estimated to make an £83m ($113m) bow at the