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Monday 9 November 2015
‘Spectre’ shoots to $73M,
misses ‘Skyfall’s’ mark
LINDSEY BAHR series stars Daniel Craig as franchise is as healthy and In this image released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/
AP Film Writer the dapper spy and cost strong as ever.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It a reported $250 million to Distributor Sony, who co- Columbia Pictures/EON Productions, Daniel Craig appears in a
took the combination of produce. produced the film with Eon
James Bond and Charlie Domestically, “Spectre” Productions and MGM, scene from the James Bond film, “Spectre.” The movie releases
Brown to save the box of- failed to live up to the re- tried to manage expecta-
fice after a disastrous few cord-breaking standard tions going into the week- in U.S. theaters on Nov. 6, 2015. Associated Press
weekends of flops. Both set by “Skyfall,” which de- end, predicting an open-
“Spectre” and “The Pea- buted to $88.4 million in ing in the $60 million range.
nuts Movie” reinvigorated 2012 and went on to be- “It’s still a great number,”
moviegoers who turned come the first film in the said Paul Dergarabedian,
out in droves to check out franchise to earn over $1 Rentrak’s senior media
the new fare, including billion worldwide. analyst. “For a franchise
buzzy limited-release titles “We never expected it to that’s over 50 years old,
like “Spotlight.” open to the level of ‘Sky- it’s really an astounding
“Spectre” took an easy fall.’ It was a very different achievement.”
first-place spot with an scenario. The competition “Spectre’s” worldwide
estimated $73 million, ac- was different, the week- take is a different story. The
cording to Rentrak esti- end was different,” said film opened No. 1 in all 71
mates Sunday, to become Rory Bruer, Sony’s presi- territories and earned a to-
the second-biggest Bond dent of worldwide distri- tal of $117.8 million.
opening of all time. The bution. “One thing I am
24th film in the 53-year-old certain of is that the Bond Continued on Next Page
