No Time To Die Thriving With Projected $113M Offshore Bow International Box Office – Deadline

SATURDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest: James Bond is back, and in a big way. Exceeding conservative pre-weekend projections and doing bang-up business across the first few days of release, MGM/Eon/Universals No Time To Die is now poised for an estimated $112.9M opening weekend at the international box office. That means that through Sunday, the Daniel Craig-starrer will become the first Hollywood movie to launch to $100M+ overseas during the pandemic without China in the opening suite of markets.

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and widely praised, Craigs last turn as 007 added $27.2M on Friday across 54 Universal and MGM offshore markets. The Wednesday-Friday cume is $51.4M.

In like-for-likes and at current exchange ratesNo Time To Dieis in line withSkyfall, and just 21% belowSpectre, excluding previews and thats with restrictions still in place in some areas.

Daniel Craig upon arrival for the World premiere of the film No Time To Die, in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)APThe UK naturally leads all play with a $14.2M cume through Friday. The full weekend is on track for $30M which would overtake Skyfalls three-day debut and make NTTD the markets top film of the pandemic era in just four days of release.

On ThursdayNo Time To Diescored thebest IMAX opening day of the pandemic in 14 markets, including UK/Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and Hong Kong, as well as thebiggest IMAX opening day of the Bond franchise in nine markets, including UK/Ireland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, and Hong Kong.

Overall for the debut session, Universals markets are expected to account for $88.5M while MGMs will be at $24.4M. Heres a closer look at individual markets, beginning with Unis hubs:

In the UK & IrelandFriday, 007 & Co added$7.6M, repping 92% of the total market. This is the third-highest ever Friday gross in October, and third-highest ever Friday gross in the Bond franchise. Fridays box office overtook Thursdays record-breaking opening day, claiming the highest single-day gross of the pandemic, and highest sinceStar Wars: The Rise Of Skywalkerin December 2019. It is the 12th highest-grossing Friday of all time. The Thursday and Friday scores make NTTD the 10th highest-grossing title the year.

22 September 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Weienfels: The artist Benno Lindel (l) and Niall McGee are putting the finishing touches to the sand sculpture on the theme of James Bond in a shopping park in Leiling near Weienfels on the occasion of the 25th James Bond film under the title No Time to Die.APGermanyreacheda $6.4M cume on Friday, adding a terrific $3.4M for the day.The full weekend estimate is $14.8M and thats great because coming in, Germany was one area of concern. Japan, which bowed Friday,opened to$1.6M, good forthe biggest Friday opening day of the Bond franchise, and second-biggest MPA opening day of the pandemic.The weekend is expected to reach $5.9M, with all major exhibitors now operating at full capacity and no restrictions on show times.

Korea, which has been soft of late with high Covid cases and some restrictions in Seoul, is on track for a $4.4M opening Wed-Sun. Netherlandsreached $1.6M on Friday, adding $899K that day, making itthe biggest Friday opening day of all time for a Universal film, andthe second-biggest opening Friday for a Bond film surpassingSkyfall.No Time To Dieis expected to reach $3.4M this weekend.Switzerlands outstanding results continued on Friday,reaching a cume of $1.5M.No Time To Diehas already broken records across the regions, claiming thebiggest opening day of the pandemic, and thebiggest September opening day of all time.In the German-speaking region,itscored the biggest opening day sinceAvengers: Endgamein April 2019. The weekend is on track to reach$3.3M. (A premiere was held earlier this week at the Zurich International Film Festival.)

Italyhas cumed $1.1M through Friday, with an estimated $3M weekend amid 50% capacity requirements. Hong Kongsgreat launch reached $1.5M on Friday, thebiggest opening of the entire Bond franchise, thebiggest September opening of all time, and the biggest non-holiday opening since the beginning of the pandemic. The weekend is estimated to get to $3.1M. Spainopened to$643K across 757 screens on Friday, taking over 50% of the total market and on track for a $2.3M session. The country is still operating with closures and restrictions that continue to impact the total market.

Austriaopened to $447K on Friday following Thursday previews to reach $838K through yesterday. This is the biggest MPA September opening day ever, biggest opening day of the pandemic,andthird biggest since January 2019.No Time To Dieaccounted for 72% of the total market from 326 screens. The weekend is expected to be $1.9M.

Indiareached a $741K cume on Friday and is expected to go on to $1.8M this weekend. Taiwanlifted to $571K on Friday following Thursday previews and scored the biggest opening Friday of 2021.No Time To Dieaccounts for over 70% of the market, and is looking at $1.6M for the weekend. Belgiumbumped up to $684K with Friday, and is on track to become thebiggest September opening of all time with $1.5M, having already claimed the biggest opening day of 2021.

Mexicos cume through Friday is$1M, in line with Skyfall. The full frame should land just above that pic with $1.8M. Brazilhas a $452K cume through Friday for an expected $1.5M debut.

Here are the MGM market estimates:

Scandinavia is overperforming with Denmark opening to a fantastic $2M across Thursday and Friday. No Time To Dieis expected to becomethe biggest opening ever in Denmarkwith a$4.1M weekend. Worth noting that Denmark was the 8th best offshore market on Spectre overall.

Swedenbowed to $1.9M Thursday and Friday, accounting for 79% of the total market. The cume for the weekend is expected to go on to $3.8M which would best bothSpectreandSkyfallexcluding previews. Finlandgave this Bond $1M across Thursday and Friday, and is expected to bethe biggest opening of the pandemicwith$2.7M for the full frame. Norwaydebuted with $835K on Friday, accounting for 87% of the total market and looking at $2.3M for the session the biggest opening of the pandemic, and the9thbiggest opening of all-time.

Polandlaunched with $723K on Friday, and is also expected to bethe biggest opening of the pandemicera at$2.1M.

The Middle East opened on 985 screens across the region, making it thebiggest release in the market this year. UAE and Saudi Arabia grossed $762K and $625K, respectively, on Friday after strong Thursday openings. The weekend for the Middle East is estimated to do over $5M.

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PREVIOUS, FRIDAY UPDATE, writethru:Full numbers for Wednesday and Thursday show MGM/Eon/Universals James Bond pic No Time To Die at a cumulative $22M through two days of early release at the international box office. That includes $20M from just yesterday in such markets as the UK, Brazil, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The figures put 007 on track to top pre-weekend projections of $90M through Sunday.

As a reminder, in like-for-like markets at todays exchange rates, 2015s Spectre did $123.5M; 2012s Skyfall came in at $109.2M; and, more recently, Universals latest Fast & Furious franchise entry F9 did $69.5M.

No Time To Die will overtake the latter, and if it gets close to either of the last two Bond pics, it will be a validation for the film, its partners and the theatrical business. Many believe that after all the stops and starts, if any movie can get people back into cinemas in the pandemic era, the latest in this decades-old franchise is the one. NTTD is still carrying an 83% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. It releases domestically on October 8.

In Bonds home market, the UK, No Time To Die grossed a confirmed $6.6M on Thursday, accounting for 94% of all box office there. This is the third-highest opening day of the Bond franchise, 14% above Spectre (Monday opening), and just 30% behind Skyfall (Friday opening).The Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed installment now holds UK records for thehighest single day gross in September, thehighest single day of the pandemic, and the highest single day since Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker opened during the holiday period of December 2019.

As noted in yesterdays update below, the Daniel Craig-starrer launched with the widest theatrical release of all time in the UK and Ireland. Its playing in 772 cinemas across 3,600 screens, and will have 9,000 daily shows over the weekend. Following the London world premiere on Tuesday, the film has continued generating big news in the UK. Bond is pretty much everywhere there, from busses to billboards and boutiques (ie, Orlebar Brown is touting a line of square-cut 007 swim shorts). Passing through Heathrow airport this afternoon, I spied a report on one of the major news channels about the secret life of secret agents which, natch, included footage from No Time To Die.

Early results fromJapan, which bowed today,indicate a Friday opening day of $1.7M, the biggest Friday opening day of the Bond franchise, and second-biggest MPA opening day of the pandemic. All major exhibitors are now operating at full capacity with no restrictions on show times.

Looking back at the other early openers from Wednesday and Thursday, Germanys opening gross was $2.8Mon Thursday from over 1,300 screens, and good for 84% of the total market and more than 10x second-placedDune (which is in its third frame). This is the biggest opening day of the pandemic, more than doublingFast 9, and the second-biggest September opening day ever behind local productionFack Ju Goehte 2.

Korea tood a total $1.3Macross Wednesday and Thursday, opening with afternoon shows on Wednesday and setting the biggest Culture Day opening for a Hollywood film in 2021 (the last Wednesday of the month).

Denmarkgrossed $1M on opening day, more than 85% of the markets total box office; Sweden took $990K.

TheMiddle EastopenedNTTDon 985 screens across the region, this is the biggest release there this year. The cume for the region through Thursday is$1.7M.

Netherlands grossed$681Kon Thursday, taking 75% of the market and taking more than 10x second-placedDune(third weekend). This is the fifth biggest Thursday opening of all time, thebiggest ever for Universal, thetop for a September release, and thebiggest of the pandemic. The opening day is just 7% belowSpectre, and 48% aboveSkyfall. This result is despite mandatory health passes and capacity restrictions.

Elsewhere, Switzerlandmade$615K on Thursday (thebiggest opening day of the pandemic, and thebiggest September opening day of all time).

Mexicoopened to $588Kacross Wednesday and Thursday, 37% aboveSkyfalls opening Thursday. Italybowed with$573Kdespite strong Covid restrictions in the market and setting thebiggest opening Thursday of the pandemic, and sixth-biggest of the last 10 years of Thursday openings. There is reportedly exceptional performance in Matera where some scenes from the movie were shot.

Hong Kongscored$544Kon Thursday, capturing 77% of the market. This is thebiggest opening day of the entire Bond franchise, thebiggest September opening day of all time, and the biggest non-holiday opening day since the beginning of the pandemic.

Austria had a strong opening day with 79% market share across 326 screens, the widest release in digital times. The film delivered $397K on Thursday, the biggest MPA September opening day of all time (second biggest behind local title Fack Ju Goehte 2), and the third biggest opening day since January 2019. The total market increased 192% on Thursday vs last week.

India opened to $381K, the widest release since the second wave of the pandemic. The market remains impaired, but No Time To Die achieved the third-biggest September opening day of all-time.

Belgium opened to $325K on Thursday, the best September launch day of all time, and the biggest opening day of 2021. Thursdays result was 29% above Fast 9, and just 31% below Spectre which released during holidays.

Brazil kicked off with $207K on Thursday, 22% below Spectre, and accounting for 73% of the total market.

No Time to Die still has an additional 15 international markets to go, including France (Oct 6), Russia (Oct 7), China (Oct 29) and Australia (Nov 11).

Well continue updating No Time To Dies overseas rollout over the coming days.

PREVIOUSLY, THURSDAY: MGM/Eon/Universals highly-anticipated No Time To Die has clocked an estimated $6.2M-$6.8M (4.5M-5M) in the UK on its opening day today. Daniel Craigs final turn as legendary secret agent 007 came in about 13% above Spectre (Monday opening) and just 26% below Skyfall (Friday opening). The Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed pic is enjoying the widest theatrical release of all time in the market with 772 cinemas playing the film amid buzz and excitement aplenty.

More than 30,000 people attended midnight screenings in the UK and Ireland on Wednesday night. No Time To Die sold a spectacular 1.62M advance tickets for the opening four days, surpassing Spectres total advance bookings by over 12% and performing in line with Skyfall at the same time pre-release.

The 25th James Bond movie began international box office rollout on Wednesday in Korea, and added the UK today along with majors Germany, Brazil and Italy we will have updated figures from those markets tomorrow, when Japan, Mexico and Spain also officially start their engines. In total, over 50 offshore markets are going this frame; domestic and further overseas hubs open next weekend and China is dated October 29.

After several pandemic-induced release date changes, audiences are saying, Mr Bond, weve been expecting you. The UK in particular has been all aflutter with excitement. A lavish, jam-packed and royally-attended world premiere was held at Londons Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday night while Vue held an invite-only screening at its Leicester Square venue on Wednesday evening. The film set the record for highest advance sales of all time for the Everyman, Picturehouse and Curzon circuits.

The UK naturally is Bonds strongest performer and set a series of records on Spectre, which had a seven-day opening including previews; the No Time To Die rollout is different in that it began on a Thursday.

Elsewhere, Korea launched with afternoon shows on Wednesday, grossing a strong $665K from 2,167 screens, by far the widest release of the franchise. Thursday added another $590K for a total of $1.35M so far, and more than 60% of the market.

Mexicos first preview day came in at No. 1 with $300K from 2,625 screens. No Time To Die achieved 64% market share, grossing almost 7x the second-placed film. Attendance was strong across the country.

While industry projections factored a roughly $90M opening frame for No Time To Die, some think the Aston Martin could speed past that number. As a reminder, in like-for-like markets at todays exchange rates, 2015s Spectre did $123.5M; 2012s Skyfall came in at $109.2M; and, more recently, Universals latest Fast & Furious franchise entry F9 did $69.5M.

No Time To Die will overtake the latter, and if it gets close to either of the last two Bond pics, it will be a huge validation for the film, its partners and the theatrical business.

Many have indicated to us that if any movie can get folks back into cinemas in the pandemic era and recall that Bond skews slightly older, a demo that has been somewhat reticent to return the latest in this enduring franchise is the one. Reviews have been great with an 83% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. And even some of those who have complaints agree with the consensus that this is a very fitting and emotional farewell to Craig in his fifth go-round.

We will be back throughout the weekend with updates on No Time To Dies overseas rollout.

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