007 Beats Living Daylights Out Of Box Office Competition

Posted by Joseph Baxter - Monday, November 17, 2008 11:19 AM

The newest Bond feature Quantum of Solace did nothing less than dominate the box-office this weekend. With a take of $70.4 million, it carries not only the distinction of being the highest grossing opening for any Bond film, but for any spy drama. (You here that, Jason Bourne...Bond's not laying down yet.) Even the obligatory #1 spot for the "CGI animated kiddie film with anthropomorphic, hip-talking animals" in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, could not come to be, as it wilt under the power of Bond.

The previous record was held by Pierce Brosnan's 007 in 2002's Die Another Day, which took in $47 million. Even adjusted for inflation, Quantum handily defeats it.

So it's clear now, that "James Blonde" is no joke. When you take darker, grittier action, the luscious Russian babe who got very, very naked in Hitman, and a Star Trek trailer to boot, you get a winning box office formula.

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Posted by jandyanderson - Monday, November 17, 2008 11:34 AM

Worst Bond Ever!!!!

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Posted by SpotRamer - Monday, November 17, 2008 11:41 AM

Your Crazy Daniel Craig is awesome as bond QoS was an awesome movie and so was Casino royale! Roger moore was a goofy ass bond pierce was kool but the one halle berry was not kool and denise richardson sucks as a doctor GoldenEye Was great though!

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Posted by MaximusPaynicus - Monday, November 17, 2008 11:51 AM

@jandyanderson
No, Roger Moore retired as Bond some time ago.

Thank God, too.

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Posted by BONERJAM - Monday, November 17, 2008 12:09 PM

I am so conflicted about seeing this movie. I like the older Bond films where it was more a suave/funny Bond rather than action/brutal Bond. I liked Casino Royal as an action movie but not as a Bond film also I dont think Craig works as James Bond. With all that said QoS still looks like a really good action film and I will most likely see it anyway.

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Posted by vferg - Monday, November 17, 2008 12:13 PM

ARE YOU KIDDING ME! I snuck into this movie after paying for Zack and Miri yesterday and wow I am so glad I didn't pay for this load of crap! This movie was garbage, absolutely no thought was put into the direction of this movie and even worse was the editing. Continuity problems were everywhere and the action was so generic that not even that could save such a horrible movie. Worst Bond movie ever and worst movie of the year, I wish I didn't even stay for the whole thing even though it was free!

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Posted by GoldBlaze - Monday, November 17, 2008 12:51 PM

"Quantum handily defeats it.

So it's clear now, that "James Blonde" is no joke."

$$$ =/= Quality

Isn't that right, Parker?

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Posted by sdc10 - Monday, November 17, 2008 2:05 PM

@vferg
How the hell were there continuity problems? It only has one movie as a predecessor, maybe your just too dumb to be able to follow a plot of a movie. But odds are your only 15 and went to see Zack and Miri cause you get chuckels when people swear

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Posted by StrongestSaiyan - Monday, November 17, 2008 2:07 PM

vferg, I doubt if you've seen many movies this year if you think this was the worst of the year. And I didn't see any continuity problems. But then again, perhaps you're just trolling.

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Posted by jandyanderson - Monday, November 17, 2008 2:55 PM

vferg
Glad you agree with me.. The more I think about this movie the more craptastic it becomes. The story with the bond girl seeking revenge for her family being killed(Mega Wack).The villain in this one is Uber Wack. I thought they were suppose to bring bond back to a little realism. He breaks the handle off a steel door with his bare hands, takes out 5 guards in an elevator handcuffed, I still cant figure out how he out maneuvered that guy in that heap of an airplane. I loved Casino, but they Sh#t out a huge pile of movie doo doo with this one.

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Posted by deleted_6B5CF98D-C085-4E71-8D96-C7B9D838A24B - Monday, November 17, 2008 4:24 PM

Lets just chill out. This movie wasnt that good. It was okay. It was not better than Casino Royal-with-cheese. The only saving grace was the new bond chick. Oh my gawd. I heard she's naked in Hitman. So I bought the blu-ray and a roll of paper towels. Just hoping my fingers dont 'bond'.

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Posted by SynicVance - Monday, November 17, 2008 4:28 PM

So we have one guy in here who thinks the realism has taken Bond away from the roots of the franchise, and another guy who thinks the movie wasn't realistic enough. Add that up and it equals a great Bond movie in my opinion.

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Posted by SynicVance - Monday, November 17, 2008 4:32 PM

The only thing that sucked about the movie was the weak intro song and visuals. I almost had to leave the theater as Jack White and Alicia Keys sang some of the worst chords I've ever heard, and the visuals during the intro were just as poorly done as the song. Killed the boner I had after the car chase.

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Posted by tripleo17 - Saturday, November 22, 2008 9:54 AM

Well I'm glad some people liked the movie, I don't know what they were expecting?

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