Quantum Of Solace: Best Bond Opening Ever!
Craig…Daniel Craig. The actor is now responsible for the biggest James Bond opening as Quantum of Solace (Sony) has followed spectacular overseas openings with a monstrous $27M opening day in the US. That is about 30% better than the previous best single day for a Bond film.
ALL-TIME BEST SINGLE DAY GROSSES FOR THE 007 FRANCHISE
1. Friday, November 14, 2008 – Quantum of Solace - $27M (estimated)
2. Saturday, November 23, 2002 – Die Another Day - $19M
3. Friday, November 22, 2002 – Die Another Day - $16.6M
4. Friday, November 18, 2006 – Casino Royale - $15.4M
5. Friday, November 17, 2006 – Casino Royale - $14.7M
That will possibly translate to a $71.5M opening weekend, 75% better than Craig’s first outing, 2006’s Casino Royale ($40.8M), and up 52% from the all-time best Bond opening, 2002’s Die Another Day ($47M opening).
Sony’s decision to reboot the 007 franchise, after Pierce Brosnan’s Die Another Day became the biggest Bond movie ever with $167M domestic, was aggressive and inspired. Screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, and then, later, Oscar winner Paul Haggis (Crash) faithfully adapted Ian Fleming’s 1953 novel Casino Royale and the quickly-approaching-50 Brosnan “got the hint” and “stepped down” from the role. The filmmakers wanted a younger, tougher, grittier 007 instead of the lightweight, foppish version of the character created by the former Remington Steele star.
Daniel Craig formally accepted the Bond “crown” at an October 2005 press conference and Martin Campbell signed on to direct, and the result was a reinvention of the franchise. Not everyone loved the idea. In fact, a pro-Brosnan website called DanielCraigisnotBond.com was started as a means to protest, and it is online to this day. The proprietors of this website may be responsible for the most misguided and ineffective boycott in the history of entertainment.
As I wrote Thursday, I believe that Quantum of Solace will be the first James Bond film to crack $200M domestic, and the worldwide box office could reach a staggering $700M. This film will have no competition for adult audiences next weekend with only Bolt and Twilight opening, and Quantum will demonstrate excellent “playability” well past Thanksgiving.
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Preview: Captain Britain And MI 13 #7 - Shipping 11/12/08
November 6, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
TC Games has a first look at Captain Britain And MI 13 #7, which ships 11/12/08.
Brian Braddock has to make his hardest decision ever, in the room that grants your heart’s desire. The power behind the Mindless Ones is revealed. Blade and Spitfire: at each other’s throats? And our heroes have to fight their way out of: Hell Comes to Birmingham, part two.
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
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Preview - Iron Man: The End - Shipping November 5th
October 30, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
TC Games has a first look at Iron Man: The End - One Shot, shipping November 5th.
It’s the middle decades of the 21st century. After a lifetime fighting crime, corporate evil, and super-powered villainy as Iron Man, industrialist and inventor Tony Stark faces the biggest challenge ever: building the legacy he will leave humankind after he’s gone. But when his world-changing project comes under attack, Tony must fight espionage and super-villainy once more.. perhaps for the final time! The legendary Iron Man team of David Michelinie and Bob Layton teams with penciller Bernard Chang to tell the final story of Iron Man’s life!
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE & BOB LAYTON
Art by BERNARD CHANG & BOB LAYTON
Cover by BOB LAYTON
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Preview - Captain America Theater Of War Operation Zero Point
October 23, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
TC Games has a first look at Captain America: Theater Of War - Operation Zero Point, Marvel’s One-Shot on the First Avenger during WWII.
The first in a series of specials covering the length and breadth of the larger-than-life legend of Captain America, as told by the industry’s leading experts in the field! First up, it’s 1944, and wouldn’t you know it? Them sneaky Nazis have managed to crack the secrets of electro-magnetic physics…yeah, that’s right: apples may fall down in the free world, but schnitzels are falling up in the skies over a mysterious lab in a Polish forest, thanks to a little help from a nearby forced-labor camp. Sure, we could send in the Marines, but why bother when we’ve got Captain America?! But even Cap may be meeting his match against the lab’s sadistic cybernetic commandant. Because everyone knows, the only thing worse than a Nazi is a Robot Nazi!
Written by DANIEL & CHARLES KNAUF
Pencils & Cover by MITCH BREITWEISER
56 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Shipping October 29, 2008
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Preview - Captain America #43 - Shipping October 22nd
October 15, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
TC Games has a first look at Captain America #43, which ships next week on October 22nd.
Bucky has survived his first major trial as the new Captain America, but now a villain from his past - both as Bucky in WW2 and as the Winter Soldier during the Cold War - has come to the U.S. and he’ll have to face his history just as he’s finding his feet in the present. The beginning of a gripping war and espionage tale, with some familiar faces for long-term Cap readers, as the New Captain America moves further into the Marvel U. And for this action-packed three-part story, award-winning Cap writer Ed Brubaker is joined by acclaimed artist Luke Ross (Jonah Hex, Samurai).
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils by LUKE ROSS
Cover by STEVE EPTING
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
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Preview - Squadron Supreme 2 #4 - Shipping October 15th
October 8, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Squadron Supreme 2 #4 arrives next week and TC Games has a first look:
“PERSONAL BEST”
Distant rumblings in the Mojave Desert signal a new age is at hand, as more and more superhumans emerge…and begin to do battle. As Ultimate Nick Fury assembles his new Squadron Supreme, the four mutated Icarus One astronauts go to…Las Vegas? Meanwhile, even as the mystery of the disappearance of the original team deepens, teen misfit Arachnophilia comes face-to-face with one of the missing Squadron members…
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Penciled by MARCO TURINI
Cover by GREG LAND
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
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Marvel Zombies 3 #1 of 4 - Preview - Shipping October 8
October 1, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
The Marvel Zombies are back, shipping on October 8th and TC Games has a preview of what’s inside!
Board up Avengers Tower! Lock down the Baxter Building! The ravenous hordes of Marvel Zombies are invading … the Marvel Universe! That’s right, the next chapter of the MZ saga is a non-stop in-continuity gorefest with major implications for at least one Marvel hero! When the super-undead stumble into the MU from the Man-Thing’s Nexus of All Realities, all of Florida is quarantined against the zombie plague. Read more
Preview: Venom - Dark Origin #3 of 5 - Shipping October 1st
September 24, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
TC Games has a look at Venom: Dark Origin #3 of 5 shipping October 1st.
“Amid the chaos, there comes a costume–!” On an alien world, at the behest of an all-powerful megalomaniac, armies of heroes and villains face off in one of the greatest conflicts in Marvel history…and Spider-Man is there! Read more
Preview: Captain America #42 - Shipping September 24th
September 17, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Captain America #42 ships next week and TC Games has a sneak peek at some of the artwork.
The final chapter of the epic “Death of Captain America” saga is here! The New Captain America, the Falcon, the Black Widow, Sharon Carter - all in a final showdown with the Red Skull and his minions for the future of America! Read more
Preview: Moon Knight #22 - Shipping September 17th
September 10, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Here is a first look at Moon Knight #22 shipping next week.
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
“THE DEATH OF MARC SPECTOR,” PART 2
With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines, Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero — by all means necessary. That’s right, True Believer, the Thunderbolts are on the hunt…and Moon Knight’s their game. They know his name and address, so it shouldn’t be too hard to find Marc Spector, should it? Guess again. Read more
