tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post116336133469626031..comments2023-12-20T08:31:53.642-05:00Comments on POPSURFING.COM: James Bond -- How Will Daniel Craig Measure Up?Michael in New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1169870842419753942007-01-26T23:07:00.000-05:002007-01-26T23:07:00.000-05:00250 million mark?? That was always going to be WAY...250 million mark?? That was always going to be WAY off mate. How wrong were you.....will probably end up with around 580 million.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1163714927128973782006-11-16T17:08:00.000-05:002006-11-16T17:08:00.000-05:00I think the main reason they dumped Brosnan was be...I think the main reason they dumped Brosnan was because they couldn't do the gritty reboot theey wanted (and that he was pushing for too) and return to the beginning with him. It just wouldn't have made sense. As for the total admissions link, that chart is interesting but highly suspect since they don't give any source for that info. I once worked on a ranking of the top movies of all time for Premiere based on paid admissions. (As a fact checker, not a writer.) It was literally a months-long project with the writer digging through the archives at major studios, cross-referencing w distributor info and so on in an incredibly complicated dance. Trying to get those figures worldwide is almost patently ridiculous. The variables in pricing around the world and the quality of records is so spotty that all anyone can do is take a wild guess. Pure rank speculation. But fun. And did Goerge Lazenby really turn down a seven film contract?Michael in New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1163702979477441592006-11-16T13:49:00.000-05:002006-11-16T13:49:00.000-05:00Some more Bond links that I came across recently:T...Some more Bond links that I came across recently:<BR/><BR/>This link shows the worldwide box office numbers adjusted for inflation (to 2005 I believe):<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_bond<BR/><BR/>This one shows the total admissions and budget of each film:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_bond<BR/><BR/>And this one includes the salary of each Bond (notice how Brosnan's salary ballooned towards the end. Perhaps with the success of his last film he was looking for a sizeable raise at a time that they were looking to cut down on the expenses?).<BR/><BR/>http://www.bondmovies.com/bond.shtmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com