And a well deserved 1 billion I might add. This is a surprisingly high amount considering it grossed several hundred million more than its closest competitor in the 5 decades old film franchise (Casino Royale at 596 million). The film still has yet to launch in China, which is going to be a serious market for this film meaning that the film has a clear shot at becoming one of the top 5 highest grossing films of all time Worldwide. In the UK it is already the highest grossing film of all time, toppling James Cameron's Titanic and Avatar.
1. American Beauty director Sam Mendes - everything in Skyfall glows all that much brighter with his direction.
2. Great acting: Both Daniel Craig and Judi Dench have never been so great... Add in one of the most talented and diverse actors of all time in Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem who absolutely nailed the traditional Bond villain role for the 21st century.
3. Scenes - There is a huge diversity of locations for this Bond film, perhaps more than any of the previous films. The sequences taking place in China are my favourites. Bond had recently been in China in Tomorrow Never dies, and that too was one of the better sequences of the Brosnan series, but this sequence definitely tops it in my opinion.
4. Character Development - the film actually deals with the possibility that an aging Bond with alcoholic tendencies, perhaps isn't a good fit for the future of the organization. It also digs a little more into the back story of the characters than any Bond movie has ever done before.
5. A legacy of now 23 films (25 including the original Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again) and 50 years to the day of the release of Skyfall. Not to mention literature and a popular videogame franchise. This means multiple generations of fans who are still coming back for more.
It had a lot of great things going for it:Box Office Mojo wrote: Skyfall
Distributor: Columbia
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Genre: Action Runtime: 2 hrs. 23 min.
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $289,600,000 29.0%
+ Foreign: $710,600,000 71.0%
= Worldwide: $1,000,200,000
1. American Beauty director Sam Mendes - everything in Skyfall glows all that much brighter with his direction.
2. Great acting: Both Daniel Craig and Judi Dench have never been so great... Add in one of the most talented and diverse actors of all time in Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem who absolutely nailed the traditional Bond villain role for the 21st century.
3. Scenes - There is a huge diversity of locations for this Bond film, perhaps more than any of the previous films. The sequences taking place in China are my favourites. Bond had recently been in China in Tomorrow Never dies, and that too was one of the better sequences of the Brosnan series, but this sequence definitely tops it in my opinion.
4. Character Development - the film actually deals with the possibility that an aging Bond with alcoholic tendencies, perhaps isn't a good fit for the future of the organization. It also digs a little more into the back story of the characters than any Bond movie has ever done before.
5. A legacy of now 23 films (25 including the original Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again) and 50 years to the day of the release of Skyfall. Not to mention literature and a popular videogame franchise. This means multiple generations of fans who are still coming back for more.
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