James Bond newest movie Quantum of Solace 007 came out this week. I love James Bond movies and all of his girls. James Bond movies trigger something in us that we like. Here is a dashing and devastating good looking 007, who is smart, suave and not to mention 'rich'. Oh I forget ... he is also dangerous.
His girls are always beautiful and suave as him. Some how at the end of any James Bond movies, the good guy is always win and he got the girl.
Who would not want to grow up and be like James ... 007.
Yes my famous line -- I am James -- James Bond.
You are my man.
Several studios tell me that, based on very early reports, all those huge pre-sales are adding up to at least $26M for Friday from 3,451 theaters, and a possible $65M weekend -- which is phenomenal. But MGM/Sony is now crossing fingers that Quantum Of Solace could open with North American grosses in the high $60sM and even possibly $70M. The bigwigs have been keeping track all night "and it just keeps getting better," one insider just told me. "That's more than 60% better than the opening of Casino Royale and $20M or more over the best Bond U.S. opening ever." Talk about pent-up demand for Hollywood's holiday season product -- because the new Bond's reviews from top critics were dismal (only 35% positive on Rotten Tomatoes as opposed to 95% for predecessor Casino Royale).
Around midday, movie analysts found that Quantum of Solace was selling spectacularly -- certain that the eventual numbers would blow away the $40.8M North American debut of Daniel Craig's James Bond in MGM/Sony's Casino Royale (November 2006), and easily beat the $47.1M debut of Die Another Day (November 2002) that set the 46-year-old 007 franchise's record. Hollywood had been confident that Quantum Of Solace would set a new high of at least $60M -- even if Sony was trying to lower expectations to $50M.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
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