I know, I was ALMOST having a pop a them. Not my favourites as a nation for various reasons.JEC57 wrote:I wasn't having a pop at China though.....was just passing on info from the news prog about they decide on which foreign films to show.Germangirl wrote:Well, there is some danger in the film, for example, how Severine is treated as a child...the Chinese are said to be very sensible about this sort of thing. But obviously the film passed.
I could start a discusssion here about a country like China, but to what avail?
We all have our wrong doings.
Skyfall Box Office - now past the 1 Billion mark!!
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The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
They are very protective of her own movie industry.JEC57 wrote:I wasn't having a pop at China though.....was just passing on info from the news prog about they decide on which foreign films to show.Germangirl wrote:Well, there is some danger in the film, for example, how Severine is treated as a child...the Chinese are said to be very sensible about this sort of thing. But obviously the film passed.
I could start a discusssion here about a country like China, but to what avail?
We all have our wrong doings.
Showing Shanghai and Macao may serve the movie but the mentioning of the Chinese torturing Silva may just do the opposite.
We'll have to wait and see.
CR made 11 mil and Qos made 21 mil....
I wish our movie industry did the same...They are very protective of her own movie industry.
prediction
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/weekendw ... p?id=981658. Skyfall (MGM/Sony) - $3.8 million -43%
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Skyfall' voted Digital Spy readers' best movie of 2012
Skyfall has been voted the best film of 2012 in Digital Spy's end of year poll.
The latest James Bond instalment - released to coincide with the franchise's 50th anniversary - dominated the survey's movie categories, with Daniel Craig and Judi Dench also winning for 'Best Actor' and 'Best Actress' respectively.
Skyfall secured 28.6% of the votes to beat summer superhero blockbusters The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers, while The Hunger Games was placed in fourth. Seth MacFarlane's directorial debut Ted rounded out the top five.
In the 'Best Actor' section Craig's 35.5% of the vote was enough to see off competition from Christian Bale's 20.5% and Martin Freeman, star of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, on 14.6%.
'Best Actress' was a tighter affair as Judi Dench, making her final Bond appearance as M, beat Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence by just 1.7%.
The top 5 rankings for the movies categories in the DS end of year poll is as follows:
Best Film
1. Skyfall - 28.6%
2. The Dark Knight Rises - 17.7%
3. The Avengers - 13.4%
4. The Hunger Games - 13.2%
5. Ted - 8.8%
Best Actor
1. Daniel Craig (Skyfall) - 35.5%
2. Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Rises) - 20.5%
3. Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) - 14.6%
4. Michael Fassbender (Shame, Prometheus) - 13.2%
5. Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) - 8.1%
Best Actress
1. Judi Dench (Skyfall) - 34.0%
2. Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook) - 32.3%
3. Anne Hathaway (Dark Knight Rises) - 25.8%
4. Amy Adams (The Master) - 2.8%
5. Marion Cotillard (Rust & Bone) - 2.8%
More than 25,000 votes were registered in Digital Spy's end of year reader poll, held to decide the ultimate in entertainment and tech from the last 12 months.
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news ... z2FgqtZfzK
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Skyfall has been voted the best film of 2012 in Digital Spy's end of year poll.
The latest James Bond instalment - released to coincide with the franchise's 50th anniversary - dominated the survey's movie categories, with Daniel Craig and Judi Dench also winning for 'Best Actor' and 'Best Actress' respectively.
Skyfall secured 28.6% of the votes to beat summer superhero blockbusters The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers, while The Hunger Games was placed in fourth. Seth MacFarlane's directorial debut Ted rounded out the top five.
In the 'Best Actor' section Craig's 35.5% of the vote was enough to see off competition from Christian Bale's 20.5% and Martin Freeman, star of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, on 14.6%.
'Best Actress' was a tighter affair as Judi Dench, making her final Bond appearance as M, beat Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence by just 1.7%.
The top 5 rankings for the movies categories in the DS end of year poll is as follows:
Best Film
1. Skyfall - 28.6%
2. The Dark Knight Rises - 17.7%
3. The Avengers - 13.4%
4. The Hunger Games - 13.2%
5. Ted - 8.8%
Best Actor
1. Daniel Craig (Skyfall) - 35.5%
2. Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Rises) - 20.5%
3. Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) - 14.6%
4. Michael Fassbender (Shame, Prometheus) - 13.2%
5. Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) - 8.1%
Best Actress
1. Judi Dench (Skyfall) - 34.0%
2. Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook) - 32.3%
3. Anne Hathaway (Dark Knight Rises) - 25.8%
4. Amy Adams (The Master) - 2.8%
5. Marion Cotillard (Rust & Bone) - 2.8%
More than 25,000 votes were registered in Digital Spy's end of year reader poll, held to decide the ultimate in entertainment and tech from the last 12 months.
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news ... z2FgqtZfzK
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Now its starts getting difficult. I doubt, it will reach the 300 mill in the US, but is still rather sure for 1 Billion.Elvenstar wrote:I wish our movie industry did the same...They are very protective of her own movie industry.
prediction
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/weekendw ... p?id=981658. Skyfall (MGM/Sony) - $3.8 million -43%
The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
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That sounds soo goodSylvia's girl wrote:PopCannon ‏@popcannon
#Skyfall has now earned $974M worldwide. Should hit amazing $1B mark before end of year. #boxoffice
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $279,972,000
+ Foreign: $694,300,000
Box office mojo foreign takings not added yet.
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I hope its accurate.Germangirl wrote:That sounds soo goodSylvia's girl wrote:PopCannon ‏@popcannon
#Skyfall has now earned $974M worldwide. Should hit amazing $1B mark before end of year. #boxoffice
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $279,972,000
+ Foreign: $694,300,000
Box office mojo foreign takings not added yet.
Larry Richman ‏@larry411
Wknd box office est (cont'd): 6) Guilt $5.39M, 7) Monsters $5.04M, Skyfall $4.7M, 9) Pi $3.8M, 10) BD2 $2.6M
aw it did better than predictions yay
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BOMSkyfall inched a bit closer to $1 billion worldwide this weekend. The international sensation added an estimated $9 million for a new foreign total of $694.3 million, which ranks ninth all-time. Adding in its domestic performance, the 23rd James Bond movie has earned $974.3 million worldwide. Skyfall is now officially set to open in China on Jan. 21, which will push the movie past $1 billion.