In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. The plans for a highly advanced submarine tracking system are being offered in Egypt. But after that, there's a huge drop in quality and we quickly reach releases that are not even worthy of being fillers. In the opening sequence to The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond would make his escape from a gang of enemies by skiing off a cliff and then opening a parachute, revealing its Union Flag branding. More... As expected, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall are dominating the Thanksgiving charts, and, with some help from three new releases and two strong holdovers, will produce the most lucrative Thanksgiving holiday in history. The influence of Star Wars on the Hollywood movie industry was huge, with films being released at the time in an effort to make money off the back of the popular science fiction franchise. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News. Riding a wave of solid reviews and audience approval, Universal will report an estimated $67.3 million at the box office on Friday for Furious 7, based on early tallies. This past weekend, the film opened in Germany earning first place with $12.82 million on 765 screens for a total opening of $16.67 million. James Bond has always been known for his relationships with women. To investigate, Secret Intelligence Service operative James Bond is sent to Tokyo after faking his own death in Hong Kong and being buried at sea from . James Bond is driving from Lake Garda to Siena, Italy, with the captured List of James Bond villains#Casino Royale 2006 (Jesper Christensen) in the Trunk of his Aston Martin DBS V12. One of the strangest tropes of the earlier franchise was to give the Bond girls strange, innuendo-fuelled names. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. Perhaps the worst is the hovercraft gondola that Bond uses in Moonraker, with the gondola painfully scraping its way along the streets of Venice as Bond attracts the eyes of everyone in the vicinity. The most iconic cars often come from the Aston Martin brand, with the DB5 being one of the most iconic vehicles of all time. Even that number may be a shade high, and it falls well behind the $80 million that looked on the cards earlier in the weekend, and even further behind Skyfallâs franchise-record $88.4 million opening. This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. 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This way I can get through all of the late reviews quicker than normal and actually have enough time to celebrate Christmas.) I would like this to be 40%, but it is close enough that I'm not worried. Mockingjay, Part 2 will top the chart with $18.6 million, which is off a surprisingly steep 64%. That streak ends in May. Harpers Bazaar published an interview with Lynch with a headline that reads, “Lashana Lynch on making history as … With studio estimates for Friday in, Spectre is the clear winner for the weekend, with $28.1 million for the day, including $5.25 million at preview screenings on Thursday. There are four films that have the potential to earn $200 million or more. Global numbers tell a similar story: $247 million this weekend against Part 1âs $275 million. Bond escapes with his contact Vijay, foiling the attempts of Khan's bodyguard Gobinda to kill the pair. Fortunately, all of the films in the top five came close enough to matching the predictions that the overall box office was still very strong. Its biggest market was China, but it only managed third place there with $16.11 million. The notion of an evil genius who commands vast wealth and power, lives in a secret lair (either underwater or in a volcano), and tries to kill Bond in a ridiculous manner is one of the many elements that make the Bond movies so great. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. Am I one of them? This week we start with Major Movie Releases. Likewise, the two big holdovers both fell a little further than anticipated. Not only does the submarine look incredibly fake, but it would only attract attention to the agent. With a little luck, there will be mostly pleasant surprises rather than serious disappointments and 2012 will have another solid win. Hopefully it will be close. I've been working at The Numbers for 13 years. I'm still waiting for the screener. And looking very spritely for a 52-year-old, it has to be said. With a three-day total of $51.6 million (and $75.8 million over five), the franchise-capper will finish the holiday just shy of $200 million at the domestic box office. The box office last year looks very similar to the box office potential this year. This was 26% higher than the three-day portion of last year's Thanksgiving long weekend. It was better in Russia down 62% to $8.30 million on 1,380 screens for a total of $36.28 million after two. Spectre is the 26th Bond movie (not all of which are part of the official Bond franchise). Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. : The Complete Series. Some of the gadgets, like the pocket trap from Diamonds are Forever or the inflatable jacket from The World is Not Enough, are too specific to be useful often. If not, where does it fit? That confirms it as comfortably the worst-performing film in the franchise, and even a Christmas-season boost at the box office will leave it under $300 million in total. Further, in The World is Not Enough, after sleeping with Christmas Jones, Bond says, "I thought Christmas only comes once a year." M's bodyguard, Craig Mitchell (Glenn Foster), is a double agent and he attacks M, enabling White to escape. We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. It is not the only contender, as The Perks of Being a Wallflower (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack); The Sessions (DVD or Blu-ray); Bully (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack); Nurse Jackie: Season Four (DVD or Blu-ray) and The Thieves (DVD or Blu-ray) were all contenders. Up next is Titanic at $127 million and Avatar at $149 million. There are also four or so releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week. Finally, Silver Linings Playbook is expanding to more than 400 theaters and could grab tenth place. A one-stop shop for all things video games. More... Black Panther was expected to be a hit; after all, itâs part of the MCU. After evading pursuers Bond delivers White to M (James Bond), who interrogates him regarding his organisation, SPECTRE#Rebooted continuity. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.75 billion, which is 5.5% higher than last year's running tally of $9.24 billion. While this installment doesn't look like it will break franchise records, Lionsgate is predicting a $141.3 million opening weekend, which will be the 8th-best of all time, assuming it holds up. The inclusion of this joke has led fans to speculate that Christmas Jones was named as such purely to allow Bond to say this joke. Last year the biggest new release was The Avengers, which was also one of the best reviewed wide releases of the year. It might be worth buying WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? James Bond — MI6 agent 007 — is summoned to investigate. After subduing the man, Bond returns to his own room and finds Tracy there, who claims she didn't know the attacker was there. In 1986 in Arkhangelsk, USSR, MI6 agents James Bond (literary character) and Alec Trevelyan infiltrate a chemical weapons facility and plant explosives. Why are there so many releases? Did it truly deserve this success? For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. James Bond franchise box office earnings. Its U.K. opening was a record for the month of April and the biggest opening of the year so far, but it was less than 10% more than its predecessor's debut there. Sir Sean Connery passed away last … but this week we start with Major Movie Releases. The depth this year is a little better, but I think 2018 will lose in the year-over-year comparison. More... After a great night on Thursday and a very good day on Friday, Spectre has faded a bit over the weekend. Unlike most years, I'm only halfway done with my Christmas shopping. This list is a little short and a little late, because WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE INTERNET? Secondly, it was enough to push 2012 over the $10 billion market. There are two potential monster hits opening wide this week: Spectre and The Peanuts Movie. : The Complete Series just because of that ridiculously long name. They identify the person responsible for the thefts as the shipping tycoon and scientist Karl Stromberg. The Hunger Games: MockingjayâPart 2 is about to record the most disappointing $100 million weekend ever, based on Sundayâs estimate from Lionsgate. The James Bond franchise has killed itself off by confirming that Lashana Lynch’s character in the upcoming No Time To Die movie will inherit the title of 007. It should come as no surprise that the best releases on this week's list are in the TV on DVD categories, including Marvel's Agent Carter: Season 1 and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Over the next month, we will talk about TV on DVD releases, independent releases, foreign language releases, classics, etc. This week's home market releases are insane, so I'm going to have to be a lot more judicious in pruning the list. The Thanksgiving long weekend was stronger than anticipated with nearly every film topping predictions, some by pretty big margins. Leading the way is The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is looking to top The Winter Soldier and become the second biggest hit of the year so far. The Avengers: Age of Ultron got its international run underway a week before its domestic debut and it was an explosive start, with the film earning $200.2 million in 44 markets. The Peanuts Movie is based on a comic strip that started officially in the 1950s and has been turned into countless TV cartoons and a handful of TV specials over the years, but it hasn't had a theatrical release for decades.