SKYFALL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE UK BOX OFFICE WITH THE BEST BOND OPENING EVER
London,
October 29th – Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony
Pictures Entertainment are delighted to announce that Skyfall made
history this weekend as it opened to an incredible £20.1 million at the
UK box office, making it the biggest Bond opening weekend of all time.
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. It will release in the US on November 9th.
In
response to the #1 UK opening, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara
Broccoli said "We are absolutely overwhelmed with the reaction to
Skyfall this weekend. It is particularly thrilling as the UK is home to
James Bond and it being the 50th anniversary year."
“This
staggering box office result clearly demonstrates that the filmmakers
behind SKYFALL, director Sam Mendes and producers Michael Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli, have delivered a film that the fans have been eagerly
awaiting,†said Gary Barber, Chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
“We are proud to be partners with EON and Sony on SKYFALL and look
forward to sharing the movie with audiences across the globe.â€
“Sony
Pictures is proud of its part in bringing this great film to audiences
around the world and to have Skyfall embraced at such unprecedented
levels is tremendously exciting,†said Jeff Blake, Chairman of Sony
Pictures Worldwide Marketing and Distribution.
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.