Specter
James Bond (Daniel Craig) sends a mysterious note from the past, on a rogue quest to penetrate a shadowy group identified as SPECTRE. Meanwhile, back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the current director of the Centre for National Security, doubts Bond’s behavior and disputes the relevance of MI6, guided by M (Ralph Fiennes). He discovers a chilling link between himself and the adversary (Christoph Waltz) he finds as Bond travels into the core of SPECTRE.
Spectre
Skyfall (2012)
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Box Office: $1.11 billion
Rate of Return: 5.55
This Sam Mendes-directed entry is a hodgepodge of the four Pierce Brosnan films, notably GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough, and yes, throughout the four Pierce Brosnan films, both M and James Bond were grade-A screw-ups that failed in almost every task given them. But the audience was thrilled by this paced trip-wire and the magnificent thriller “Bond does Chris Nolan.” Skyfall is the only $1-billion 007 movies so far, opening on Dr. No’s 50th anniversary and riding a wave of rave reviews, terrific buzz, and lack of blockbuster competition.
Skyfall (2012)