The last couple of weeks the poor box office receipts have left Hollywood executives crying themselves to sleep at night. Poor showings from the Sandra Bullock's Our Brand is Crisis and the Bradley Cooper film Burnt have compounded the recent malise of Hollywood. No worries. Daniel Craig and James Bond to the rescue. He's brought friends, too. Snoopy and Charlie Brown. Combined, Spectre and The Peanuts Movie gave the weekend box office $118 million dollar domestic opening.
The most recent installment in the 007 series, and perhaps star Daniel Craig's last as James Bond, Spectre has already netted $300 million combined. The film was released two weeks ago in the UK. The Hollywood Reporter had this to say, "Spectre launched to $73 million from 3,972 theaters, the second-biggest opening for any film in the iconic spy franchise, and one of the top showings of the year to date. Still, some had expected the tentpole to approach $80 million domestically. Overseas, Spectre also dominated, grossing $117.8 million from 76 markets for a global weekend take of $190.8 million and early worldwide total of $300 million. It placed No. 1 everywhere."
As for this being Daniel Craig's last Bond film, Spectre producer Michael G. Wilson believes Craig will be back for at least one more. He had this to say in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, ""I think we've got Daniel Craig."
As for The Peanuts Movie, it debuted with a respectable $45 million dollar opening. Looking to start a new franchise, the producers are not disappointed by the opening as it is felt newer generations may have no idea about the history of the timeless Charles Schultz classic. The movie cost a just under a $100 million to produce and come on several significant milestones for the Peanuts gang, notably the strip's 65th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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