After just 40 days in cinemas, Skyfall‘s box office return has been recorded as making an immense £94.3 million in the UK, making this not only one of the best movies in the series but also the most successful – indeed, it is the most successful film in British box office history.
Although a nice surprise, commentators and fans of the film have been hopeful of these figures; Skyfall had the second biggest opening weekend on record, taking £20.1 million and putting it only second to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
You are probably aware that Skyfall has received favourable reviews. The film is doing well internationally – it has just retaken the number one slot in the US – and it has even been tipped for an Oscar nomination. While Sam Mendes, Javier Bardem and Dame Judy Dench all have experience of this, the idea of a Bond movie winning an Academy Award remains as unlikely as seeing a former Bond singing ABBA songs with Meryl Streep.
But I digress; well done to everyone involved with Skyfall for making it not just a massive hit but also a damned good movie.
Christian Cawley is the editor and founder of Cult Britannia, part of the Atomic Media network of sites that also includes www.kasterborous.com, the popular Doctor Who news site.
While not watching British cult TV, Christian enjoys a good read and some classic rock music.
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