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1298 days ago

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At Last Daniel Craig Talks About His James Bond Ending In 'No Time To Die'

Mumbai, January 31 - The No Time To Die ending was pretty seismic for the franchise. We saw, for the very first time, James Bond die on screen. Now, Daniel Craig has finally spilled on what his Bond's final moments meant to him and revealed the idea to kill off the iconic spy first popped into his head while filming 2006's Casino Royale.## "I had this idea, I wanted to kill him off a long time ago – in Casino Royale – for all sorts of reasons," Craig said while talking to Javier Bardem, who previously played the villain Raoul Silva in Skyfall, for Variety (via ScreenRant). ## "One, purely egotistical. I feel like I needed to end what I did on it. I would be only satisfied if I could walk away and there was nowhere else for that to go, that someone else would have to come along and invent something completely different. But also because I thought that was a good way for it to continue, and I knew that the only way to make it work was that it had to be based on love, and every time that we've gone emotionally into this, it pays back every time.## Where exactly the James Bond series goes from here remains to be seen. There are already countless names in the hat to take over as the next James Bond – click that link for the biggest actors in contention – while other ideas have circulated online for how the franchise may continue. We have a debrief on what could possibly be next for James Bond, while we also previously spoke to Tom Holland about his pitch for a young James Bond film – however, that later turned into the Uncharted movie.## Stay tuned...

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1316 days ago

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'No Time To Die' Joins Awards-Circuit Favourites 'Belfast', 'The Power of the Dog' On BAFTA Longlists

London, Jan 12 (IANS) The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed its longlists of nominees across 24 categories for its upcoming film awards, reports 'Variety'.## 'No Time to Die', 'Belfast', 'West Side Story', 'The Power of the Dog' and 'Don't Look Up' are among the leading films announced on Wednesday following the first round of votes. Of the 217 films submitted for consideration, 15 made the cut for Round Two.## As reported by 'Variety' on Monday, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' was not included in any longlist after "failing to meet eligibility criteria", according to BAFTA. The film's producers had originally sought that it be considered for the best picture and best special effects categories.## Among the 15 leading actresses who made it to Round Two, the prominent names include Olivia Colman ('The Lost Daughter'), Lady Gaga ('House of Gucci'), Alana Haim ('Licorice Pizza'), Jennifer Hudson ('Respect'), Emilia Jones ('CODA') and Nicole Kidman ('Being The Ricardos').## The 15 actors in the longlist include two British Pakistanis -- Riz Ahmed ('Encounter') and Adeel Akhtar 'Ali & Ava' -- Mahershala Ali ('Swan Song'), Javier Bardem ('Being The Ricardos'), Daniel Craig ('No Time To Die'), Benedict Cumberbatch ('The Power of the Dog') and Leonardo DiCaprio ('Don't Look Up').## Round Two voting, to determine the nominations in the member-voted categories, will be open from January 14 to 27. The nominations will then be announced on February 3. This will be followed by Round Three voting, to determine the winners, which will open on February 9 and continue till March 8.## Stay tuned...

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1325 days ago

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Box Office 2021: Hollywood Dominated The Worldwide Box Office During The Second Pandemic Year

Mumbai, January 4 - The Hollywood film industry once again came to the rescue as far as the worldwide box office is concerned. The industry of superheroes shouldered the responsibility to keep the show running during the entire covid-19 pandemic, along with China.## After no so the great year of 2020, Hollywood released tentpole titles in the following year and had success with most of them. Quite fittingly, the year 2021 ended with the biggest grosser of the pandemic era, "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which was also the first and only film of 2020 and 2021 to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. ## Tom Holland's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" wasn't the only Hollywood title that ruled the worldwide box office. Among the top 5 biggest grosser of 2021 globally, 3 Hollywood films found themselves on the list. Apart from "No Way Home", the other two titles were "James Bond - No Time To Die", and "Fast & Furious 9". ## "No Way Home", which was released on December 15 in some of the overseas markets, has so far grossed $1.37 billion, including $613M domestically (North America), and $759M overseas. James Bond "No Time To Die", which was the 4th biggest film of 2021, had grossed $774 million worldwide. More than domestic, where it grossed $160.7M, "No Time To Die", performed strongly outside North America with $613.2 million.## "Fast & Furious 9" was the fifth biggest global grosser of 2021. It was the first Hollywood film to break $500 million worldwide in 2021. Released in the month of June, "F9" earned $173 million domestically while overseas, it grossed $553.2 million, for a total worldwide gross of $726.2 million. ## Meanwhile, the number 2 and 3 spots of the biggest box office grosser were taken by China's films. The war epic film "The Battle at Lake Changjin" grossed $904 million and was the biggest film until "Spider-Man: No Way Home" overtook it. Chinese comedy film "Hi, Mom" was the 3rd biggest with $822 million at the global box office. ## Stay tuned...

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1369 days ago

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Overtakes 'F9' To Become Highest-Grossing Non-Chinese Film Of Pandemic Era

Los Angeles, November 21 - Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die", is now the highest-grossing non-Chinese film at the worldwide box office. MGM/Eon/Universal's 25th Bond film, crossed "Fast & Furious 9" ($722 million WW) over the weekend for its total global box office collection of $733 million. ## Through last Sunday, "No Time To Die" became only the second Hollywood title to reach $700 million globally and the biggest Hollywood movie overseas in 2021, topped "F9". In total to date, the spy thriller has an estimated gross of $154M domestic and $579M at the international box office.## No Time to Die is released internationally by Universal and domestically through MGM's United Artists Releasing banner. The Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed opened in most overseas markets in September before it debuted in North America on October 8. Overall throughout its run, it scored the biggest pandemic opening weekend in 36 markets.## The United Kingdom is leading the overseas chart for "No Time To Die", grossing £95.2M or $128 million. It beats James Bond's "Spectre" to become the UK's 3rd highest-grossing film of all time. In China, the movie currently stands at $60.4 million after grossing half a million on Saturday there while in Australia, where it opened 9 days ago, grossed $13 million so far. ## Overall, "No Time To Die" is the third highest-grossing film of the pandemic era worldwide. China's "The Battle at Lake Changjin" ($882 million), and "Hi, Mom" ($822 million) are the two best performing films at the moment. ## Michael De Luca, Chairman of MGM's film group, and Pamela Abdy, MGM Film Group President, said (via Deadline), "We are so thrilled to see audiences returning to theaters across the world and for their ongoing support of the theatrical experience. After a long delay, we are especially gratified to know No Time to Die has entertained so many moviegoers the world over. Along with our partners at Eon, Michael G. Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli, all of us at MGM are grateful to the teams at Universal Pictures, United Artists Releasing, and in our own MGM territories for their tremendous efforts to cross this great milestone with No Time to Die".## "This achievement is a testament to Daniel Craig and the entire cast, as well as our director Cary Fukunaga, producers Michael and Barbara, and the crew for making an incredible film. We extend our thanks to our exhibitor and promotional partners for remaining steadfast in their support of the film".## Stay tuned...

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1376 days ago

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Tops $700M Worldwide

Mumbai, November 14 - James Bond "No Time To Die" has crossed a mammoth $700 million at the global box office after $28.5 million worldwide this weekend. It becomes the 2nd Hollywood film, after Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious 9", to reach the milestone during the covid-19 pandemic. It currently stands at $708 million, including $150 million in North America. ## Daniel Craig's swan song as James Bond, "No Time To Die" continued to remain strong at the domestic box office despite being available on PVOD as of this past Tuesday. It grossed $4.62 million in its 6th weekend top $150 million domestic box office. It is likely to cross "A Quiet Place part II" ($160 million) to place fifth during the pandemic. ## "No Time To Die" is currently the 6th highest-grossing film in the Bond franchise at the domestic box office, behind only the 2002 "Die Another Day" ($161M), $167 million in 2006, $168 million in 2008, $304 million in 2012, and $200 million in 2015. Inflation notwithstanding, the 25th Bond film is the 3rd highest at the worldwide BO in the franchise, after "Skyfall" ($1.1 billion), and "Spectre" ($880 million). ## Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed will most likely cross "F9's" global box office total of $721 million, including $549 million overseas, by the end of the next weekend, to become the top-grossing Hollywood film during the pandemic. It has earned $126 million in the United Kingdom so far. In China, it has earned $58 million in the first 17-days of release there. The lifetime global box office run for "No Time To Die" is projected to reach $760 million. ## In the film, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Rory Kinnear, and Ralph Fiennes reprise their roles from previous films, with Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, and David Dencik joining the cast as new characters.## Stay tuned...

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1389 days ago

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Box Office: Venom 2, No Time To Die, Dune, Halloween Kills, Make October Biggest BO Month For Hollywood During Pandemic

Los Angeles, November 1 - Movies are meant to be enjoyed on the big screens and we can finally say, that tradition is returning as the covid-19 pandemic slowing down. After the devastating effect of the pandemic on the box office numbers, the Hollywood film industry started witnessing the recovery from April 2021, and now, in the month of October, it has reached close to the pre-covid level. ## Hollywood saw a number of titles debuted in the month of October. And they jointly made this month a blockbuster at the box office with roughly $625 million, the biggest since February 2020. Sony/Marvel's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has been the top performer in October at the domestic box office with an estimated $190 million after the 5th weekend. ## The Tom Hardy-starrer debuted in theaters on October 1, after Sony preponed the release date from October 15. The superhero film had the best opening during the pandemic at the North American box office with over $90 million in the 3-day weekend. It is currently the second-best Hollywood pic at the domestic box office after Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings" ($220M+). Worldwide, Venom 2 is heading towards $400 million.## Among the top October grossers, Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" is at number 2 with an estimated $133 million. The spy actioner was released on October 8 in the US and had a good opening at the box office with $56 million in the three-day weekend. This weekend also saw No Time To Die pass the $600 million global mark. Respective current totals for the film stand at $472.4 million internationally and $605.8 million globally.## Director David Gordon Green's slasher film, "Halloween Kills", has been a surprising hit at the box office. The sequel to 2018's Halloween and the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise, Halloween Kills debuted with $50.4M in a 3-day weekend and became the biggest domestic opening for a film releasing in theaters and on the streamer. It earned approx $19 million more than Warner Bros.' Godzilla vs Kong ($31.7M) in the first weekend despite its day-and-day release on Peacock.## Warner Bros.' sci-fi epic, "Dune" has brought satisfactory box office results for the studio after it opened both in theaters and on HBO Max, simultaneously on October 22. The Denis Villeneuve-directed debuted with higher box office projection and earned $41 million in the 3-day opening weekend. Currently, it stands at $69.40 million while worldwide, it is about to cross $300 million. Through Sunday, respective estimated totals for Dune stand at $222.7 million internationally and $292.1 million globally.## Releasing and MGM's computer-animated supernatural road black comedy film "The Addams Family 2" proved to be the fifth-best outing of October with a domestic gross of $53 million through 31 days. Internationally, the film grossed approx $6.4 million this weekend from 32 international markets being handled by Universal, which brings the film's international total from markets being handled by Universal to $34.2 million.## Among the other notable releases, Ron's Gone Wrong has so far grossed $12.60 million through 10 days while Disney and Searchlight's The French Dispatch stands at $4.64 million through ten days and Focus' Last Night in Soho has grossed $4.16 million so far.## Stay tuned...

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1397 days ago

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Enters $500M Club Worldwide

Mumbai, October 24 - James Bond's "No Time To Die" is well on track to become the highest-grossing Hollywood film of 2021 worldwide. The record currently stands with Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious 9" (F9), which finished its global run at $716 million. ## Meanwhile, Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" has entered the $500 million clubs worldwide in the past weekend. The MGM/Eon's film is having an exceptional run overseas with nearing $400 million without being released in China yet (due on October 29). It has grossed an estimated $120 million at the domestic box office (North America) in 17-days and is on track to finish near $170 million there. ## The 25th Bond film is already the second-biggest Hollywood release of 2021 (behind F9). After releasing in China (October 29), it is likely to surpass of finish near F9 with strong support from the other international markets. By the end of its Box Office run, it will end up well over Casino Royale ($600 million in 2006) to become the third-biggest 007 movie ever behind Spectre ($881 million) and Skyfall ($1.1 billion). ## On the other hand, Tom Hardy's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" is about to cross "Black Widow's" total domestic cum, most likely by the end of this week. It earned an estimated $9.10M this weekend and currently stands at $181.80 million gross. "Venom 2" looking to go past $200 million at the North American box office. Worldwide, the Sony/Marvel pic has grossed $350 million and it might top $500M if it gets released in China. ## Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' sci-fi epic "Dune" opened with $17.5M on Friday including Thursday previews at the North American box office. It will end up near $40M in the 3-day weekend, which would be a great result for Studio as it is also playing on HBO Max simultaneously. The movie was leaked online a day before American release with full HD print. This might hamper its total box office potential run. ## Stay tuned...

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1403 days ago

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Overtakes 'Shang-Chi' At The Global Box Office

Mumbai, October 18 - James Bond "No Time To Die" continued to perform well at the international box office. Released by Universal Pictures, Daniel Craig's final outing as a 007 agent had a fantastic weekend overseas, pulling in another $54 million in the past weekend. This takes its total global haul to $447.5 million including $99.5 million in North America. ## The MGM and Eon's 25th Bond film is yet to open in China, where it is slated to debut on October 29. "No Time To Die", meanwhile, has overtaken Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings" at the global box office this past weekend. Shang-Chi, which has become the biggest blockbuster at the domestic box office during the covid-19 pandemic, has earned $414M worldwide without getting a China release. ## Moving to "No Time To Die", the film is having a dream run at the U.K. and Ireland box office with approx $93 million gross so far, followed by Germany, where the movie is heading towards a brilliant $50 million gross. It will debut in China in 11 days and a $700+ million worldwide gross is still on the cards. ## Also Read - Halloween Kills Hits Big At North America BO Despite Simultaneous Streaming Release## Meanwhile, Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed has become the 8th highest grosser film worldwide during the covid-19 pandemic. In the next couple of weeks, it will cross China's "The Eight Hundred" (est. $461M), Warner Bros.' "Godzilla vs. Kong" ($467.8M), Japan's "Demon Slayer" ($503.1M), to become 5th highest-grossing film in the world in the last 18-months. By the end of its final run, it is expected to be the second-best after China's "Hi Mom" ($822M). ## On the other hand, Warner Bros.' epic sci-fi film "Dune", which is scheduled to release in the US on October 22 in theaters and on HBO Max, has already earned $129M so far in the international markets after opening in Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Greece in the concluded weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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1410 days ago

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Storms Past $300M Worldwide; 'Shang-Chi' Crosses $400M Globally

Mumbai, October 10 - James Bond "No Time To Die" opened with $56 million at the North America box office, very much in line with the industry's early box office projection of $55M-$60M. Daniel Craig's final outing as 007, the movie scored the fifth-best domestic opening during the covid-19 pandemic. ## The pre-ticket sales of "No Time To Die" had better than "Venom - Let There Be Carnage" and the Hollywood industry insider had hoped to cross $60 million in its domestic launch. However, it was always going to be an uphill task for the movie as unlike the recent Hollywood pics, the Bond movie has always been fueled in large part by moviegoers 35 and older. ## It was still a good start for the Bond pic as recent reports suggest that the movie-going confidence is getting back among the older audiences, thanks to the rapid vaccination against the virus. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 57 percent of ticket buyers were over the age of 35, including 36 percent over 45 years old. The male audience is turning into large numbers as 64 percent of ticket buyers are male. ## Meanwhile, despite the above par opening domestic weekend, "No Time To Die" continues to score big in the international market. The Bond pic stormed past $300 million worldwide after grossing an estimated $89.5M internationally in the second weekend, taking its total overseas collection to $257M. The total global box office of No Time To Die stands at $313 million, without China, where the movie is scheduled to debut on October 29.## On the other hand, Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Three Rings" has crossed $400 million worldwide and becomes the third Hollywood pic to achieve the milestone during the pandemic. The Simu Liu-fronted pic stands at $401.6 million globally, including $212.5 million domestically and $189.1 million overseas. ## "Shang-Chi" is the only film to reach $200 million at the North American box office during the 18-months of covid-19. It also surpassed fellow Marvel movie "Black Widow" to go past $400M worldwide. Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious 9" is the highest grosser Hollywood film worldwide with $717M followed by Warner Bros.' "Godzilla vs Kong" which earned $468M. ## Stay tuned...

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1413 days ago

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Takes The Best Start At BO For A Bond Movie

Los Angeles, October 8 - Daniel Craig's swan song James Bond "No Time To Die" is all set for a very good opening weekend at the domestic box office after taking the biggest start for a Bond film ever. The United Artist Releasing/MGM/Eon's film off to $6.3 million from Thursday box office previews that began at 4 p.m. ## The Thursday previews box office collection for "No Time To Die" is best for a Bond film, 19% ahead of Spectre's $5.25M, and also exceeds the preview nights of previous Daniel Craig 007 movies Skyfall ($4.6M off midnight shows) and Quantum of Solace ($2.5M off 8 p.m. showtimes).## "No Time To Die" Thursday previews are lower than the previews Hollywood pic "Shang-Chi" ($8.8M), "Venom 2" ($11.6M), "Black Widow" ($13.2M). However, the audience for Bond films is different from all these movies, as Bond is dependent on older adult audiences, and should they show up this weekend, the pic will over-index.## The 25th Bond has conservatively estimated to earn $55M-$60M in the opening domestic weekend, but exhibitors have set over $70M estimate for the film and over $150M worldwide for its second global weekend. ## The advance ticket sales for "No Time To Die" on Fandango already are ahead of Venom - Let There Be Carnage, and previous Bond films Spectre ($70.4M), Quantum of Solace ($67.5M), and Casino Royale ($40.8M). The overseas box office collection for the film is estimated to be around $150M to date. ## Stay tuned...

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1413 days ago

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Daniel Craig Receives Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star For James Bond Portrayal

California, October 8 - Daniel Craig bids an emotional goodbye to his James Bond character. The actor played this iconic fictional character in five James Bond movies and went on to become one of the most loved, MI6 agent. His last outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" has been released in theaters worldwide and getting a lot of love from everyone. ## Meanwhile, Daniel Craig has been honored with, Hollywood Walk of Fame star during the launch week of "No Time To Die" in California on October 7. His star was unveiled in a ceremony, which was attended by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the producers of the 007 film franchise, as well as actor Rami Malek, who stars opposite him in the latest James Bond. ## Craig becomes the 2,704th celebrity to receive a star on the coveted Hollywood Walk of Fame, right next to legendary Bond actor Roger Moore, who played James Bond in record 7 films. Craig, who has played 007 since "Casino Royale" (2006), said it was an "absolute honor to be walked all over in Hollywood".## Before his star was unveiled, Craig said, "To Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, I thank you from the depth of my heart, without you I would not be here today - thank you for those lovely words. Thank you to Rami for those beautiful, beautiful words.## "I never thought I would hear myself say this, but it's an absolute honour to be walked all over in Hollywood".## The 25th James Bond film, "No Time To Die" was released in the USA on October 8. Before that, it was already debuted in the international market (without China) on September 30. It earned over a whopping $120 million in the opening weekend from 54 markets, making it the second-largest James Bond film to open in the international market. ## Stay tuned...

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1419 days ago

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Jets Off To A Thundering $119M International Debut Without CHINA

Mumbai, October 3 - It looks like the covid-19 pandemic has become a thing of the past for Hollywood films that are going bonkers at the box office. The latest on the list is James Bond's "No Time To Die" which has debuted in the international market over this weekend.## Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" kicked off the overseas box office with a thundering $119 million from 54 markets. It becomes the first Hollywood movie to gross $100M+ in the opening weekend during the covid-19 pandemic, that too without the biggest movie market China, where it is scheduled to debut on October 29.## The United Kingdom is leading the overseas race for "No Time To Die", where the movie notched the biggest three-day total in the United Kingdom and generated $34.4 million in the 4-day weekend. Apart from the UK, Germany has contributed $14.7M, along with Japan ($5.8M), Denmark ($5.3M), S. Korea ($4.6M), Hong Kong ($2.9M), among others. ## As compared to previous Bond movies, "No Time To Die" topped 2012's "Skyfall" ($109 million debut internationally), and fell just short of 2015's "Spectre", which grossed $123 million in the opening weekend internationally. The movie also had the best inaugural box office revenues in 24 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, and Spain.## Meanwhile, the 25th Bond film has crossed the $1 million mark in India and earned approx $1.45M (11 crores) in the 4-day weekend. The movie is scheduled to debut in the domestic market (North America) on October 8 and in China on October 29. It looks for a global box office of at least $700M. ## In another box office milestone, the big-budget Warner Bros. sci-fi epic "Dune" has crossed the $100 million mark internationally ahead of its U.S. release on October 8. On the other hand, Sony/Marvel's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" shattered domestic box office records and debuted with $90.1 million in North America. ## Stay tuned...