SPECTRE

SPECTRE box office update as Star Wars exceeds $500M within days of release

December 21st, 2015 by

SPECTRE added another $7.8 million to its worldwide take this weekend to put it on a total of $836 million globally. That puts it well behind Skyfall’s $1.1 billion take, but as mentioned before, that benefited from exception circumstances. The big box office news of the week though was the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, […]

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Aerobatic Heli Pilot Chuck Aaron Stunt Flying for SPECTRE [Video]

December 17th, 2015 by

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SPECTRE tops $820M worldwide

December 14th, 2015 by

The latest box office figures provided by Rentrak now put SPECTRE’s estimated earnings in excess of €820 million worldwide. This last week saw the latest Bond film gross $16.9 million to make it the global number 5. The previous week SPECTRE earned $28.4 million as third highest grossing movie worldwide. Earnings internationally were $12.9 million (down […]

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Review: Blood, Sweat and Bond

December 11th, 2015 by

When I recently received a review copy of Blood Sweat and Bond: behind the scenes of SPECTRE it was a while before I was able to take a proper look.  Available online from Amazon UK and Amazon.com Normally it goes something like this. I pick up a package from the post office, drive home and unwrap […]

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SPECTRE Q&A with Bond websites and bloggers

December 10th, 2015 by

Now SPECTRE has been in cinemas for more than a month in most territories I asked a number of prominent Bond websites, blogs and Twitter users some questions about the latest Bond film. Read below to find out what they had to say. Last year, just prior to the official announcement the 24th addition to the […]

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SPECTRE closes in on $800M worldwide

December 7th, 2015 by

The weekend’s estimated box office take, released by Rentrak yesterday, puts SPECTRE just short of $800 million globally.  The 24th Bond film weighed in at $28.4 million worldwide over the weekend, putting in in the number three spot. However in the US/Canadian domestic market it fell to $5.4 million, putting it into fourth place. To date […]

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The drinks of SPECTRE

December 4th, 2015 by

Want to know what 007 drinks in SPECTRE? Here we take a look. James Bond has been associated with booze ever since Ian Fleming first set about writing Casino Royale. While the Vodka Martini has become synonymous with 007, Bond consumes a variety of drinks. While this is particularly true of the books, it is true of […]

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SPECTRE passes $750M worldwide

November 30th, 2015 by

The US Thanksgiving weekend saw SPECTRE pull in some decent numbers with a 15% drop compared to the previous weekend, according to Forbes. Adding another $12.8 million in the domestic market over the weekend, SPECTRE has now earned $176.1 million in North America, where Forbes predicts the film is set to earn $215 million. While that is […]

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SPECTRE box office now stands at $677M worldwide

November 23rd, 2015 by

This weekend saw SPECTRE exceed $677 million worldwide, having taken $524 internationally and $153 million in the domestic North American market. In North America the latest James Bond movie slipped into second place this weekend, behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. The domestic take of SPECTRE is estimated to have dropped to $14.6 million, down from $35.4 million last weekend and $71.3 […]

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The James Bond watch strap from SPECTRE

November 20th, 2015 by

A look at the black and grey NATO strap worn by Daniel Craig in SPECTRE. If you’ve seen SPECTRE you may have noticed the black and grey striped nylon strap on which James Bond wears his Q-Branch provided Omega watch throughout most of the film. The strap is available separately from Omega but, unfortunately for […]

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