Here is the grosses of all the Bond, James Bond films from the highest grossing film world-wide (note this is in 2013 dollars, so it is adjusted for inflation). It will also include the domestic (U.S. and Canada) gross adjusted as well.
1. SKYFALL (2012)
World-wide Gross: $1,029,984.4 Billion
Domestic Gross: $309.1 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
2. THUNDERBALL (1965)
World-wide Gross: $1,017,941,117.5 Billion
Domestic Gross: $603.8 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%
3. GOLDFINGER (1964)
World-wide Gross: $924,462,884.3 Million
Domestic Gross: $532.7 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
4. LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
World-wide Gross: $830,445,720.8 Million
Domestic Gross: $163.4 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 65%
5. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967)
World-wide Gross: $765,448,920.4 Million
Domestic Gross: $289.6 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 70%
6. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
World-wide Gross: $704,667,450.8 Million
Domestic Gross: $174.8 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 78%
7. CASINO ROYALE (2006)
World-wide Gross: $682,387,422.3 Million
Domestic Gross: $206.5 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
8. MOONRAKER (1979)
World-wide Gross: $664,358,783.7 Million
Domestic Gross: $229.4 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 64%
9. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971)
World-wide Gross: $655,721,448.3 Million
Domestic Gross: $215.4 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 63%
10. QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008)
World-wide Gross: $628,492,173.6 Million
Domestic Gross: $190.2 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 65%
11. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)
World-wide Gross: $588,208,774.2 Million
Domestic Gross: $218.7 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
12. DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)
World-wide Gross: $551,482,701.1 Million
Domestic Gross: $226.3 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58%
13. GOLDENEYE (1995)
World-wide Gross: $541,147,768.6 Million
Domestic Gross: $203.5 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%
14. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969)
World-wide Gross: $512,654,798.3 Million
Domestic Gross: $132.6 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 81%
15. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999)
World-wide Gross: $499,287,385.5 Million
Domestic Gross: $204.4 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 52%
16. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)
World-wide Gross: $492,729,872.4 Million
Domestic Gross: $160.2 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 74%
17. TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997)
World-wide Gross: $484,228,597.5 Million
Domestic Gross: $217.6 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 54%
18. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
World-wide Gross: $452,872,094.8 Million
Domestic Gross: $96.7 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 48%
19. DR. NO (1962)
World-wide Gross: $447,297,772.2 Million
Domestic Gross: $155.8 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
20. OCTOPUSSY (1983)
World-wide Gross: $431,597,237.4 Million
Domestic Gross: $177.3 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 43%
21. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987)
World-wide Gross: $392,697,872.4 Million
Domestic Gross: $109.7 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 76%
22. A VIEW TO A KILL (1985)
World-wide Gross: $329,205,082.3 Million
Domestic Gross: $118.3 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 35%
23. LICENCE TO KILL (1989)
World-wide Gross: $298,249,593.5 Million
Domestic Gross: $75.4 Million
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
FULL 23 MOVIE GROSSES TOGETHER (ADJUSTED TO 2013 dollars): $13,746,267,208.5 Billion
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Saturday, November 10, 2012
My favorite Bond films in order!
Now that I have seen all 23 official James Bond films, I can now say what my favorites all are (and now I know which ones are the really good ones and the really bad ones after the HUGE movie marathon that took one and a half months with the 22 movies):
1. SKYFALL- 5/5 stars
-return to classics
-great acting
-amazingly well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND brought back
-Classic Villain (Silva)
-Most emotional
-Best Visual Bond Film
-Amazing Soundtrack (Thomas Newman) bringing Bond theme back whenever possible
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by ADELE
2. GOLDENEYE- 5/5 stars
-Xenia Onatopp (she is still the best Bond girl, even though she is a baddie)
-Classic Villains (Alec) and (Xenia)
-very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND brought back
-Good acting
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by TINA TURNER
-Good soundtrack by Eric Serra
3. GOLDFINGER- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villains (Goldfinger) and (Oddjob)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMTS OF BOND
-Good acting
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Pussy Galore
-Title song by SHIRLEY BASSEY
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
4. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Jaws)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Very intense
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by CARLY SIMON
-Great soundtrack by Marvin Hamlisch
5. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villains (Rosa Klebb) and (Red Grant)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Classic style in the film
-Tatiana Romanova
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
6. MOONRAKER- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villain Jaws returns!
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-BOND GOES TO SPACE- that makes this film very unique
-Holly Goodhead
-Mixture of comedy and action
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS- 5/5 stars
-Amazing soundtrack (John Barry)
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Title song by A-HA
-Action sequences
-Appearance of Cello (my favorite instrument)
-Well written script
8. CASINO ROYALE- 5/5 stars
-Vesper Lynd
-Bond becomes an emotional story for the first time since OHMSS
-Action sequences
-Bond rebooted
-Amazing soundtrack (David Arnold)
-Classic Villain (Le Chiffre)
-Well written and witty script
9. LIVE AND LET DIE- 5/5 stars
-Title song by Paul McCartney
-Solitaire (WOW!)
-Sheriff J.W. Pepper is hilarious
-Classic Villains (Baron Samedi) and (Tee Hee)
-Action sequences
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
10. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE- 5/5 stars
-Amazing soundtrack by John Barry
-Action sequences
-Diana Rigg is Bond's wife- we learn to love her character Tracy
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Well written and witty script
11. DR. NO- 4.5/5 stars
-The one that started it all
-Honey Ryder
-Classic Villain (Dr. NO)
-Intro to theme song
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Well written and witty script
12. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN- 4.5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Scaramanga)
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Return of Sheriff J.W. Pepper
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
13. LICENCE TO KILL- 4.5/5 stars
-Bond on revenge (and not done badly)
-Classic Villain (Sanchez)
-Action sequences
14. OCTOPUSSY- 4.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Action sequences
-Comedy and action balance
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
15. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH- 4.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-Q has a final goodbye (and it is actually good)
-action sequences
-Classic Villains (Elektra King) and (Renard)
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
16. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER- 4/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Classic Villains (Blofeld) and (Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd)
-Las Vegas, Nevada
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
17. THUNDERBALL- 4/5 stars
-Underwater battle (makes it unique)
-Classic Villains (Largo) and (Fiona Volpe)
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
18. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY- 4/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by Bill Conti
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Cool and epic rock climbing sequence
19. DIE ANOTHER DAY- 3.5/5 stars
-Cool gadgets
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-INVISIBLE CAR!!!
20. A VIEW TO A KILL- 3.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Golden Gate Bridge in California
-Action sequences
-Classic Villains (Zorin) and (May Day)
21. TOMORROW NEVER DIES- 3/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-Action sequences
22. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE- 2.5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Blofeld)
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
23. QUANTUM OF SOLACE- 2/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
1. SKYFALL- 5/5 stars
-return to classics
-great acting
-amazingly well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND brought back
-Classic Villain (Silva)
-Most emotional
-Best Visual Bond Film
-Amazing Soundtrack (Thomas Newman) bringing Bond theme back whenever possible
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by ADELE
2. GOLDENEYE- 5/5 stars
-Xenia Onatopp (she is still the best Bond girl, even though she is a baddie)
-Classic Villains (Alec) and (Xenia)
-very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND brought back
-Good acting
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by TINA TURNER
-Good soundtrack by Eric Serra
3. GOLDFINGER- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villains (Goldfinger) and (Oddjob)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMTS OF BOND
-Good acting
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Pussy Galore
-Title song by SHIRLEY BASSEY
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
4. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Jaws)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Very intense
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by CARLY SIMON
-Great soundtrack by Marvin Hamlisch
5. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villains (Rosa Klebb) and (Red Grant)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Classic style in the film
-Tatiana Romanova
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
6. MOONRAKER- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villain Jaws returns!
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-BOND GOES TO SPACE- that makes this film very unique
-Holly Goodhead
-Mixture of comedy and action
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS- 5/5 stars
-Amazing soundtrack (John Barry)
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Title song by A-HA
-Action sequences
-Appearance of Cello (my favorite instrument)
-Well written script
8. CASINO ROYALE- 5/5 stars
-Vesper Lynd
-Bond becomes an emotional story for the first time since OHMSS
-Action sequences
-Bond rebooted
-Amazing soundtrack (David Arnold)
-Classic Villain (Le Chiffre)
-Well written and witty script
9. LIVE AND LET DIE- 5/5 stars
-Title song by Paul McCartney
-Solitaire (WOW!)
-Sheriff J.W. Pepper is hilarious
-Classic Villains (Baron Samedi) and (Tee Hee)
-Action sequences
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
10. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE- 5/5 stars
-Amazing soundtrack by John Barry
-Action sequences
-Diana Rigg is Bond's wife- we learn to love her character Tracy
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Well written and witty script
11. DR. NO- 4.5/5 stars
-The one that started it all
-Honey Ryder
-Classic Villain (Dr. NO)
-Intro to theme song
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Well written and witty script
12. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN- 4.5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Scaramanga)
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Return of Sheriff J.W. Pepper
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
13. LICENCE TO KILL- 4.5/5 stars
-Bond on revenge (and not done badly)
-Classic Villain (Sanchez)
-Action sequences
14. OCTOPUSSY- 4.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Action sequences
-Comedy and action balance
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
15. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH- 4.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-Q has a final goodbye (and it is actually good)
-action sequences
-Classic Villains (Elektra King) and (Renard)
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
16. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER- 4/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Classic Villains (Blofeld) and (Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd)
-Las Vegas, Nevada
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
17. THUNDERBALL- 4/5 stars
-Underwater battle (makes it unique)
-Classic Villains (Largo) and (Fiona Volpe)
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
18. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY- 4/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by Bill Conti
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Cool and epic rock climbing sequence
19. DIE ANOTHER DAY- 3.5/5 stars
-Cool gadgets
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-INVISIBLE CAR!!!
20. A VIEW TO A KILL- 3.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Golden Gate Bridge in California
-Action sequences
-Classic Villains (Zorin) and (May Day)
21. TOMORROW NEVER DIES- 3/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-Action sequences
22. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE- 2.5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Blofeld)
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
23. QUANTUM OF SOLACE- 2/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
GOLDFINGER (1964)
GOLDFINGER
Bond: Sean Connery
Villains: Auric Goldfinger
Henchmen: Oddjob
Mr. Zolo
Girls: Pussy Galore
Jill Masterson
Tilly Masterson
Allies: Felix Leiter
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
'Q'
Miss Moneypenny
Gadgets/Weapons: Aston Martin DB5
Homing Beacon
Installed Foot Homing Device
Locations: London, England
Miami, Florida, USA
Geneva, Switzerland
Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
Main Theme: Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey
PLOT: Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
(Courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Music by John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn
Release Date: Dec. 14, 1964
Domestic Gross: $54.5 Million (1964)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $534.2 Million (2012) (#42 of All Time Adjusted Domestically)
World-wide Gross: $125.1 Million (1964)
World-wide Adjusted Gross: $938.3 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 96% out of 100%. Total Score: A+
Bond: Sean Connery
Villains: Auric Goldfinger
Henchmen: Oddjob
Mr. Zolo
Girls: Pussy Galore
Jill Masterson
Tilly Masterson
Allies: Felix Leiter
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
'Q'
Miss Moneypenny
Gadgets/Weapons: Aston Martin DB5
Homing Beacon
Installed Foot Homing Device
Locations: London, England
Miami, Florida, USA
Geneva, Switzerland
Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
Main Theme: Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey
PLOT: Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
(Courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Music by John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn
Release Date: Dec. 14, 1964
Domestic Gross: $54.5 Million (1964)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $534.2 Million (2012) (#42 of All Time Adjusted Domestically)
World-wide Gross: $125.1 Million (1964)
World-wide Adjusted Gross: $938.3 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 96% out of 100%. Total Score: A+
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Bond: Sean Connery
Villains: Rosa Klebb
SPECTRE (Blofeld)
Henchmen: Red Grant
Kronsteen
Morzeny
Girls: Tatiana Romanova
Sylvia Trench
Allies: Kerim Bey
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
Miss Moneypenny
'Q' (AKA Major Boothroyd)
Gadgets/Weapons: Attache Briefcase
Locations: London, England
Istanbul, Turkey
Venice, Italy
Orient Express (Europe- Yugoslavia)
Main Theme: From Russia with Love by Matt Monro/ Opening Titles by John Barry
PLOT: James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE.
(Courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Terence Young
Music by John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood
Release Date: April 5, 1963
Domestic Gross: $25.6 Million (1963)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $214.5 Million (2012)
World-wide Gross: $79.1 Million (1963)
World-wide Gross Adjusted: $612.3 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 96% out of 100%. Total score: A
Bond: Sean Connery
Villains: Rosa Klebb
SPECTRE (Blofeld)
Henchmen: Red Grant
Kronsteen
Morzeny
Girls: Tatiana Romanova
Sylvia Trench
Allies: Kerim Bey
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
Miss Moneypenny
'Q' (AKA Major Boothroyd)
Gadgets/Weapons: Attache Briefcase
Locations: London, England
Istanbul, Turkey
Venice, Italy
Orient Express (Europe- Yugoslavia)
Main Theme: From Russia with Love by Matt Monro/ Opening Titles by John Barry
PLOT: James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE.
(Courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Terence Young
Music by John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood
Release Date: April 5, 1963
Domestic Gross: $25.6 Million (1963)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $214.5 Million (2012)
World-wide Gross: $79.1 Million (1963)
World-wide Gross Adjusted: $612.3 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 96% out of 100%. Total score: A
Dr. No (1962)
DR. NO
Bond: Sean Connery
Villain: Dr. Julius No
Henchmen: Professor Dent
Three Blind Mice
Photographer Woman
Girls: Honey Ryder
Miss Taro
Sylvia Trench
Allies: Felix Leiter
Quarrel
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
'Q'
Miss Moneypenny
John Strangeways
Major Boothroyd (AKA 'Q')
Gadgets/Weapons: Walther PPK
Locations: London, England
Kingston, Jamaica
Krab Key
Main Theme: Bond's Theme by Monty Norman
PLOT: James Bond's investigation of a missing colleague in Jamaica leads him to the island of the mysterious Dr. No and a scheme to end the US space program.
(courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Terence Young
Music by Monty Norman & John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather, Terence Young
Release Date: May 8, 1962
Domestic Gross: $16 Million (1962)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $152.1 Million (2012)
World-wide Gross: $60 Million (1962)
World-wide Gross Adjusted: $481 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 98% out of 100%. Total score: A+
Bond: Sean Connery
Villain: Dr. Julius No
Henchmen: Professor Dent
Three Blind Mice
Photographer Woman
Girls: Honey Ryder
Miss Taro
Sylvia Trench
Allies: Felix Leiter
Quarrel
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
'Q'
Miss Moneypenny
John Strangeways
Major Boothroyd (AKA 'Q')
Gadgets/Weapons: Walther PPK
Locations: London, England
Kingston, Jamaica
Krab Key
Main Theme: Bond's Theme by Monty Norman
PLOT: James Bond's investigation of a missing colleague in Jamaica leads him to the island of the mysterious Dr. No and a scheme to end the US space program.
(courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Terence Young
Music by Monty Norman & John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather, Terence Young
Release Date: May 8, 1962
Domestic Gross: $16 Million (1962)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $152.1 Million (2012)
World-wide Gross: $60 Million (1962)
World-wide Gross Adjusted: $481 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 98% out of 100%. Total score: A+
Happy 50th Anniversary!
To honor Bond, I have created this blog, that give information about the characters, actors, movies (how much they made-grossed-) and also what they got critically. I will also take a review from certain critics and my own critics (meaning I will review the films as well).
May James Bond live forever!!!!!!
May James Bond live forever!!!!!!
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