JAMES BOND MAKES HISTORY
“SPECTRE” DEMOLISHES ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORDS
IN NEARLY EVERY RELEASING MARKET
SPECTRE, the 24th
James Bond adventure, continues the longest running and most successful
film franchise in cinema history. The film opened in 647 cinemas and
on 2,500 screens, making it the widest release of all time in the UK
and Ireland.
Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced recently that SPECTRE has shattered box office records in nearly every market in which it has been released, led by a historic performance in the UK.
The UK wasn’t alone in shattering box office records as nearly every releasing market saw
SPECTRE make history as the biggest box office opening of all-time.
In the Netherlands, SPECTRE took in 3.3 million Euro ($3.7 million USD), surpassing the record set by
Skyfall and bringing its cume to $3.9 million including previews.
In the Nordic region, markets distributed by MGM,
SPECTRE took in a total of $12.7 million USD, setting new opening records in Finland and Norway, both surpassing
Skyfall – Finland took in 2.35 million Euro ($2.63 million USD),
and Norway 24.4 million krone ($2.88 million USD). The film also set a
new record in Denmark for the biggest three-day opening of all time, as
SPECTRE took in 28.1 million krone ($4.21 million USD), also surpassing
Skyfall. In Sweden, SPECTRE took in 24.95 million krone ($2.97 million USD), a spectacular result that is 30% over the opening of
Skyfall.
In total of the six
released territories, the film has taken in $80.4 million, including
$67.7 million from SPRI territories and $12.7 million from territories
in which MGM is distributing.
In the UK, the film
has opened to an estimated £41.7 million ($63.8 million USD) in its
first seven days of release, securing new records for the biggest
opening of all time in UK box office history.
SPECTRE took the opening record from
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban which was also released on a Monday to £23.882 million. SPECTRE also achieved a new record for the highest seven-day gross in UK box office history, overtaking the last James Bond film,
SKYFALL.
SPECTRE
has also set a new IMAX record, recording the highest per-location
average in IMAX history as the first film ever to top a $100,000
per-location average, with $105,000
in 47 IMAX locations.
In response to the #1
UK opening, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said,
“We’re so grateful to all our James Bond fans and the British public for
making
SPECTRE’s debut in the UK box office history!”
“What an incredible
thrill it is for us at MGM to see how James Bond continues to deliver
such excitement to his fans. This record-breaking support from UK
audiences for what is our 24th outing is nothing short
of amazing. We can't wait for the rest of the world to see SPECTRE,” said Gary Barber, MGM Chairman and CEO.
Peter Taylor, Managing Director Sony Pictures UK, also commented
“We are delighted that audiences in the UK and Ireland continue
to embrace these stories about one of our biggest and best cultural
icons. This opening proves once again, that the film world of James
Bond speaks to cinema-goers like no other.”
