Tomorrow Never Dies
In this incredible journey, Pierce Brosnan comes back as 007. To gain high ratings for his media empire, a deranged media tycoon (Jonathan Pryce) is attempting to destabilize the global economy by orchestrating a deadly standoff amongst world superpowers. Today, in a struggle to stop his reign of chaos and avert World War III, Bond has to take on this wicked mastermind.
Tomorrow Never Dies
GoldenEye (1995)
Budget: $60 million
Worldwide Box Office: $356 million
Rate of Return: 5.905
After six years of post-License to Kill hand wringing and various studio-related legal and business conflicts, Martin Campbell brought the franchise roaring back to life. Pierce Brosnan makes his debut in this smashing adventure thriller, my personal pick for the best 007 movies ever. This was the first 007 film to top $100 million nationally and, obviously, the first to top $211 million, let alone $350 million worldwide. And since it had a comparatively B-level budget, it remains the last 007 movies to get close to 6x its budget anywhere.
GoldenEye (1995)