DONE! - Skyfall Reaches One Billion Worldwide

The Golden Anniversary year is getting to its end with a bang as SKYFALL has just reached U$S  1,000.000.000 at the international Box Office, as Box Office Mojo reports.

In the shadows - 007's introduction in SKYFALL 

The latest Bond film has beaten up GOLDFINGER and is only a little dollars away of surpassing THUNDERBALL, the most economically successful 007 taking into acount the inflation rates from the last 50 years.

Once again, even in a era where CGI-laden films can do amazing things onscreen, Bond proved to be unbeatable!

SKYFALL - HIGHEST GROSSING BOND FILM IN UK HISTORY!

Press release

Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment are delighted to announce that SKYFALL has made history in the UK and become the highest grossing film of all time.

Bond (Daniel Craig) in action during a shootout
in a London courthouse

SKYFALL has now taken a staggering £94,277,612 at the UK box office in just 40 days on release, making box office history and overtaking the record previously held by Avatar which had a lifetime gross of £94,025, 632 million during 11 months on release in UK cinemas.

SKYFALL, the 23rd James Bond adventure, continuing the longest running and most successful franchise in film history, opened in 587 cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Friday 26th October, and is still on general release.

In response to this fantastic news, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said “We’re overwhelmed with gratitude to the cinema-going audiences in the UK who have made SKYFALL the highest grossing film of all time. We are very proud of this film and thank everybody, especially Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes, who have contributed to its success.”

Severine (Bérénice Marlohe) gives a glance at
Bond after a fistfight against Patrice (Ola Rapace)

"I am incredibly proud of the amazing heights to which this film continues to soar and wish to again congratulate all involved on reaching such a tremendous milestone," said Gary Barber, Chairman and CEO, MGM.

Peter Taylor, Managing Director, Sony Pictures Releasing UK also commented “We are delighted that cinemagoers have so enthusiastically embraced SKYFALL in such an incredible way. It seems particularly fitting in 2012 that the latest James Bond adventure should become the highest grossing movie ever marking the fiftieth anniversary of one of our truly iconic cultural characters in record breaking style.”

Thanks to MI6-HQ.com for the alert.

GOTHAM CITY'S SKY "FALLS" - Bond beats Batman!

Press Release

Daniel Craig as James Bond in SKYFALL

EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment are delighted to announce that SKYFALL has become the biggest film at the UK box office in 2012 surpassing THE DARK KNIGHT RISES with an extraordinary box office total of over £57m in just 12 days. It is now also the biggest Bond movie of all time in the UK exceeding the £55.6m achieved by CASINO ROYALE in 2006.

In response to this incredible news, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said “We are thrilled and proud to reach this box office landmark in record time and are delighted that UK audiences continue to enjoy SKYFALL.”

“We could not be more proud of this amazing achievement. Kudos again to all involved with this film, which clearly delivers on every level,” said Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MGM.

“SKYFALL continues to set records in the UK and all over the world and we could not be more proud of the film and its continued success,” said Jeff Blake, Chairman of Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing & Distribution.

Source: MI6-Hq.com