China News Service, San Francisco, October 10th. “007: No Time to Die”, which was postponed to be released in North America for one and a half years, won the North American weekend box office championship with a revenue of $56 million this week, and its global box office subsequently exceeded 3 One hundred million U.S. dollars.
Data from the North American box office statistics website “boxofficemojo.com” shows that this weekend, “007: No Time to Die”, originally scheduled to be released in April 2020, received US$56 million in its premier weekend box office from 4,407 theaters in North America. The film was released in markets outside North America a week in advance, and it has won a box office of $257.3 million. At present, the global box office of “007: No Time to Die” with a production budget of 250 million US dollars has reached 313.3 million US dollars. As one of its largest overseas markets, the Chinese cinema is scheduled to release “007: No Time to Die” on October 29.
US Consumer News and Business Channel reported that the US$56 million premiere weekend box office ranked fourth in the nearly 60-year history of the James Bond film series. In 2012, “007: Skyfall” (Skyfall) won the premiere weekend box office of $88.4 million. Three years later, “007: Spectre” (Spectre) won $70.4 million at the box office during its premiere weekend. “Breaking the Quantum Crisis” earned more than $67.5 million in the weekend box office for its premiere in 2008.
According to reports, although US$56 million is one of the highest North American premiere weekend box office in 2021, it still falls short of expectations. Earlier, the industry predicted that “007: No Time to Die” would receive between US$60 million and US$70 million at the weekend box office for the premiere.
According to analysis by American media, there are many reasons that led to the film’s failure to reach the expected box office. The James Bond film series has a history of nearly 60 years, and its audience is relatively older. Among the audience who went to the theater to watch the film this weekend, nearly 60% of ticket buyers were over 35 years old, and 36% of ticket buyers were over 45 years old. During the COVID-19 pandemic, older audiences are more cautious about returning to movie theaters, which directly affects the box office performance of movies that are more popular at a higher age. According to MGM’s news, about 25% of ticket buyers who walked into the theater to watch “007: No Time to Die” this weekend said that this was their first time in a theater in 18 months. According to CNN, the 163-minute screening time of the film also limits the number of screenings per day.
It is worth mentioning that in “007: No Time to Die”, Daniel Craig played James Bond for the last time. As of the evening of the 10th, “007: No Time to Die” had 297 reviews on the review site “Rotten Tomatoes”, with 84% ratings, and more than 2500 viewers gave 89% ratings. On the review site “CinemaScore”, the film received an “A-” rating.
Last weekend, the Marvel superhero movie “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (Venom: Let There Be Carnage) set a record for the highest weekend box office in North America during the epidemic with $90.1 million. This week, the film was released in 4,225 theaters in North America, and the box office fell 64.5%, ranking second on the list with 32 million US dollars. In the two weeks since its release, the North American box office of the film has been close to US$141.7 million, and the global box office has been close to US$185.6 million.
Ranked third in the North American weekend box office charts is the animated sequel “The Addams Family 2” (The Addams Family 2). This week, the film received $10 million in box office from 4,207 theaters in North America, a 42.2% drop compared to last weekend. In the two weeks since its release, the film has won $31.1 million at the box office in North America and total global revenue of $35.7 million. On the video-on-demand platform, viewers can watch “The Adams Family 2” for $19.99. In 2019, “The Adams Family” won a total of US$100.7 million at the box office in North America.
Next week, the horror film “Moonlight Panic: Killing” directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis will be released in North America. (over)
Original title: North American Weekend Box Office: “007: No Time To Die” Premiere Wins Global Box Office Over 300 Million US Dollars
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