No Time To Die Couldve Broken A Huge Bond Record (Before The Pandemic)

No Time To Die Could’ve Broken A Huge Bond Record (Before The Pandemic)

Daniel Craig is $1.28B short of taking the highest-grossing Bond title from Sean Connery, but the pandemic might have destroyed his chance.

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No Time To Die Couldve Broken A Huge Bond Record (Before The Pandemic)

No Time to Die represented a chance for Daniel Craig to overtake Sean Connery as the highest-grossing James Bond actor, but the coronavirus pandemic might be the death knell for those hopes. A report in The Times illustrates the box office success of each star to carry the 007 mantle, and after adjusting for inflation, Connery sits $1.28B ahead of the incumbent. Craig had a shot at eclipsing that margin in the run-up to the 25th installment, but with box office figures damaged industry-wide—perhaps irreparably—by the ongoing public health crisis, the chances of taking pole position have dwindled considerably.

Connery began his stint in 1962 with Dr. No, and ultimately made six films in the role with Eon. The franchise peaked with his fourth outing in Thunderball, which brought in $1.15B (again, adjusted to 2020 prices)—a high watermark that remained the top earner until 2012. Connery has been regarded as the definitive Bond by many for several reasons. He’s the big-screen originator of Bond and the top grosser; his six appearances brought in a total of $4.9B in today’s money.

Craig, meanwhile, has revitalized the series across his four, going on five appearances. The darker tone and contemporary realism of his 007 films helped the franchise overtake his predecessor’s numbers. Casino Royale (2006) earned more than any of the four Pierce Brosnan outings that came before it; even the generally-accepted misstep Quantum of Solace (2008) pulled in approximately $50M more than Die Another Day—Brosnan’s top grosser. After Skyfall set a new record for Bond films at the box office with $1.24B, and Craig inching ever closer to Connery in 2015 with Spectre’s near-billion, the $1.28 margin appeared tenuous as the franchise approached Craig’s final outing.

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But the coronavirus pandemic has dramatically altered the state of the industry, and Bond is one of many creative and economic casualties paired with the staggering loss of human life. In March 2020, The Guardian reported projections of a $5B loss for the global box office as a result of the pandemic, and with the protracted and belabored public health response, particularly in the United States, that figure appears generously small over a year later. No Time to Die’s oft-delayed release was among several high-profile postponements with hopes of outlasting theatre closures. The uncertain future in the face of calamitous losses, expedited the adoption of streaming as a primary distribution method, as Warner Bros.’ infamous release agreement with HBO Max sought to reshape release windows for short-term relief while antagonizing industry traditionalists.

Although these conflating factors may prove terminal for Craig’s hopes of claiming the Bond box office throne, he can still snatch second place from Roger Moore, who currently tallies $4.4B across seven appearances. Despite two fewer outings in his run, Craig needs only approximately $800M from No Time to Die to take the silver. After F9 crossed the $700M mark in August to set a pandemic-era record, it’s not unreasonable to think Bond 25 couldn’t do the same or better. Whether No Time to Die fulfills its box office potential remains to be seen. With innumerable delays, there’s substantial pent-up anticipation for Craig’s 007 swan song. He already holds titles in “most units of alcohol consumed” and “most miles traveled” according to The Times, and might even contend with Moore and Brosnan for “deadliest Bond” (Craig’s Bond kill count is 59 behind Brosnan). In the meantime, fans eagerly await its imminent release.

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