Spectre Is UK’s Biggest Movie Opening Ever
Talk about getting better with age! The newest James Bond movie, Spectre (after the iconic group that has haunted James for many movies and is now reintroduced here), has broken numerous international records as it debuted at the UK box office. As noted by IGN, “Across the six territories in which it debuted, SPECTRE earned a whopping $80.4 million. In the United Kingdom specifically, the latest 007 film pulled in an estimated £41.7 million ($63.8 million USD) during its first seven days.”
This total has already eclipsed what the previous James Bond film, Skyfall, did in it’s first week. Also though, it’s beaten out Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for the biggest opening in UK history.
“We are delighted that audiences in the UK and Ireland continue to embrace these stories about one of our biggest and best cultural icons,” Sony Pictures UK managing director Peter Taylor said. “This opening proves once again, that the film world of James Bond speaks to cinema-goers like no other.”
With $80 million already grossed, it goes without saying that Spectre is already a hit, and of course with the US premiere (among other markets) just days away, it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to think that more records will be shattered. Spectre opens November 6 in the US.