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The most financially successful film franchise to date!

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

We have to agree that we all love James Bond 007. No surprise that it is the most financially successful film franchise to date. James Bond character has been created by a writer Ian Fleming in 1953 and it was features in his 12 novels and 2 short story collections. The James Bond Films have started from 1962 with the Dr No. Below is the list of films in chronological order with the budgets and box office takes. It is just amazing how much money it made. I wonder if ever such success can be repeated!

Title

Year

Total Box Office

Budget

Inflation Adjusted
Total Box Office

Dr. No

1962

$59,600,000

$1,200,000

$425,488,741

From Russia with Love

1963

$78,900,000

$2,500,000

$555,909,803

Goldfinger

1964

$124,900,000

$3,500,000

$868,659,354

Thunderball

1965

$141,200,000

$11,000,000

$966,435,555

You Only Live Twice

1967

$111,600,000

$9,500,000

$720,388,023

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

1969

$87,400,000

$7,000,000

$513,445,231

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

$116,000,000

$7,200,000

$617,520,987

Live and Let Die

1973

$161,800,000

$12,000,000

$785,677,477

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

$97,600,000

$13,000,000

$426,826,774

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

$187,300,000

$28,000,000

$666,367,656

Moonraker

1979

$210,300,000

$34,000,000

$624,527,272

For Your Eyes Only

1981

$202,800,000

$28,000,000

$481,005,579

Octopussy

1983

$187,500,000

$27,500,000

$405,873,493

A View to a Kill

1985

$157,800,000

$30,000,000

$316,186,616

The Living Daylights

1987

$191,200,000

$40,000,000

$362,876,056

Licence to Kill

1989

$156,200,000

$42,000,000

$271,586,451

GoldenEye

1995

$353,400,000

$60,000,000

$499,954,330

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

$346,600,000

$110,000,000

$465,588,535

The World Is Not Enough

1999

$390,000,000

$135,000,000

$504,705,882

Die Another Day

2002

$456,000,000

$142,000,000

$546,490,272

Casino Royale

2006

$599,200,000

$150,000,000

$640,803,677

Quantum of Solace

2008

$515,588,687

$230,000,000

$515,588,687

Films 1-22

$4,739,157,447

$1,123,000,000

$11,615,711,960

007 Quiz Night and After Party

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

007 James Bond Quiz and After Party at HeyJo and Abracadabra

007 James Bond Quiz and After Party at HeyJo and Abracadabra

07/07/2009 - 07/06/2009

 

Come to the Abracadabra restaurant and HeyJo club on Tuesday 07.07.09 for the ultimate Bond Quiz night. You’ll get to test your knowledge of 007s old and new and discover if you’re licensed to kill or a Thunderballs-up.

This quiz is not the ordinary one - as well as some tricky questions we are having some audio and video rounds for the true fans. Prizes will be available on the night

Free admission to the venue on the night. £1 per person to enter the quiz, no more than 6 people per team