London, 5th
December – Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony
Pictures Entertainment are delighted to announce that Skyfall has made
history in the UK and become the highest grossing film of all time.
Skyfall
has now taken a staggering £94,277,612 at the UK box office in just 40
days on release, making box office history and overtaking the record
previously held by Avatar which had a lifetime gross of £94,025, 632
million during 11 months on release in UK cinemas.
SKYFALL, the 23rd
James Bond adventure, continuing the longest running and most
successful franchise in film history, opened in 587 cinemas across the
UK and Ireland on Friday 26th October, and is still on general release.
In
response to this fantastic news, producers Michael G. Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli said “We’re overwhelmed with gratitude to the
cinema-going audiences in the UK who have made Skyfall the highest
grossing film of all time. We are very proud of this film and thank
everybody, especially Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes, who have contributed
to its success.”
"I
am incredibly proud of the amazing heights to which this film continues
to soar and wish to again congratulate all involved on reaching such a
tremendous milestone," said Gary Barber, Chairman and CEO, MGM.
Peter
Taylor, Managing Director, Sony Pictures Releasing UK also commented
“We are delighted that cinemagoers have so enthusiastically embraced
Skyfall in such an incredible way. It seems particularly fitting in 2012
that the latest James Bond adventure should become the highest grossing
movie ever marking the fiftieth anniversary of one of our truly iconic
cultural characters in record breaking style.”
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in SKYFALL™, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In SKYFALL,
Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As
MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no
matter how personal the cost. The film is from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON
Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures
Entertainment. Directed by Sam Mendes. Produced by Michael G. Wilson
and Barbara Broccoli. Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John
Logan.
About Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions
EON
Productions Limited and Danjaq LLC are wholly owned and controlled by
the Broccoli/Wilson family. Danjaq is the US based company that co-owns,
with MGM, the copyright in the existing James Bond films and controls
the right to produce future James Bond films as well as all worldwide
merchandising. EON Productions, an affiliate of Danjaq, is the UK
based production company which makes the James Bond films. The 007
franchise is the longest running in film history with twenty-three films
produced since 1962. Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli succeeded
Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and have produced some of the most successful
Bond films ever including CASINO ROYALE, QUANTUM OF SOLACE and SKYFALL.
About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Inc. is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and
distribution of film and television content globally. The company owns
one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television
content. In addition, MGM has investments in domestic and international
television channels, including MGM-branded channels. For more
information, visit
www.mgm.com.
About Sony Pictures
Sony
Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of
America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global
operations encompass motion picture production and distribution;
television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition
and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and
distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new
entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of
entertainment in 159 countries. For additional information, go to http://www.sonypictures.com/
