Casino Royale
Casino Royale represents the first appearance of Daniel Craig at the beginning of his career as the iconic James Bond, having only won 00 status and his license to kill. His aim: the implacable terrorist financier known as Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen). The search of Le Chiffre by Bond leads to a confrontation in a high-stakes poker game at the lavish Casino Royale in Montenegro and a jaw-dropping finale on the Grand Canal in Venice, from the jungles of Madagascar to the beaches of the Bahamas.
Casino Royale
Spectre (2015)
Budget: $240 million
Worldwide Box Office: $881 million
Rate of Return: 3.67
After his blow-out success with Skyfall, Sam Mendes came back to direct, but the results were less than ideal this time out. The film’s awkward attempts to meld Roger Moore-era kitsch and MCU-style mythology with the real-world espionage adventures of Daniel Craig did not work. Nevertheless, Bond is Bond, and on both counts, Skyfall’s follow-up still earned $200 million domestic and $881 million worldwide, second only to Skyfall. It may have been one of the worst 007 movies, but it was still a monster hit by any rational definition.
Spectre (2015)