During quarantine, I've had the opportunity to rewatch every movie in relatively short succession. I've seen them all 2-10 times and have been a lifelong Bond fan. I enjoy every Bond film, even the "bad" ones, but I wanted to try and rank them. I used a scoring system to help me, but ultimately went with my gut (e.g. License to Kill MUST be better than The World is Not Enough). I thought a tier system of ranking was useful, because it really is splitting hairs to rank some of these. Feel free to critique my ratings, my ratings weightings, and opinions!

You could say I have too much time on my hands
Tier 7: The Worst

Die Another Day: Best Sword Fight

- Why it's not irredeemable: For being the lowest ranked film on this list, it's not without its moments. Bond getting caught, tortured, then escaping from MI6 was interesting and novel. The ice hotel was neat, as well as the chase scene. I'll even defend the much maligned invisible car, as the Aston Martin Vanquish is quite a car.
- Why it's not higher: Personally, I think Halle Berry is a terrible Bond girl, alternating between damsel in distress and super woman as the plot demands it. Moreover, Graves and the plot in general is pretty cheesy and boring. Perhaps most damaging is the deadly serious tone of the movie, which doesn't even provide the fun and excitement Brosnan's films generally provide the viewer.
- Most under-appreciated part: The fencing scene is the best action scene of the entire movie. It's surprising it took Bond this long to fence, but seeing them go at it across the club was a blast.

Tier 6: Disappointing

Quantum of Solace: Best Car Chase

- Why it's this high: The action is quite good, likely meriting the distinction of the best car chase in the entire series (the pre-credits sequence). Mathis is a good ally and it is sad to see him go.
- Why it's not higher: My biggest beef with Craig's Bond films is that they are too serious, so when the plot and script isn't top-notch, the movie watching experience is just kind of dull. Quantum of Solace takes a bold risk in making the first Bond sequel, but unfortunately it's just not that good. Greene seems like a rather pathetic Bond villain, and his henchman (the worst in the series?) ends up in a neck-brace after getting tripped by Camilla. Also, the shaky cam is distracting and exhausting.
- Most under-appreciated part: I actually thing the theme song is pretty good! Maybe I'm just too much of a Jack White groupie, but I think it rocks.

Moonraker: Best Locales

- Why it's this high: I'm pleased to see Jaws making a return, as he is an amazing henchman. On that note, the pre-credits sequence with Bond and Jaws falling out of the plane is exhilarating. Holly Goodhead is a very good Bond girl, beautiful, smart, and competent. Roger Moore always does an excellent job playing the role with suavity and wit.
- Why it's not higher: Gosh it's cheesy. Particularly egregious is Jaws' love story. The theme song is terrible and Bond doesn't have any solid allies besides Goodhead and Jaws.
- Most under-appreciated part: They really go all out with the settings here. Obviously, space is pretty polarizing, but I think Bond clearly should go to space at SOME point during the series. In addition, Italy and Brazil were gorgeous views, while Drax's estate is magnificent.

Spectre: Best Shooting

- Why it's this high: Rewatching this for the second time, I realized Lea Seydoux does a good job as the Bond girl, and it's actually quite believable she and James could work out, as she is the daughter of an assassin and can understand him (as Blofeld points out). Seeing Bond show off his marksmanship was quite satisfying, especially that one long shot during the escape from Blofeld's compound. Bonus points for Bond's DB10 and resurrecting the DB5.
- Why it's not higher: The fatal flaw of this film is making Blofeld Bond's adopted brother. How did Bond not recognize him? How is Blofeld able to keep himself secret from British intelligence yet every criminal worth his salt knows of him? The worst part is that it actually cheapens the plot of the other Craig movies. I believe the Bond franchise should stay clear from sequels from here on out. Yes, they can weave a great story if done correctly, but it's so much more difficult to make great sequels (e.g. Star Wars only made two worthy sequels in seven tries) than to do one-offs. As usual for a Craig film, Bond has little charisma (save for his surprisingly good rapport with Moneypenny) and little in the way of jokes to lighten the mood.
- Most under-appreciated part: The train fight scene with Dave Bautista is great! Gosh it was awesome to see them go at it, break through walls, and a priceless expression on Bautista's face when he knows he's done. Bautista is the first decent henchman since the 90s, so glad to see the series go back to this staple.

The Man with the Golden Gun: Best Potential, Worst Execution

- Why it's this high: This Bond movie frustrates more than any other, as it has the potential to be an all-time great. Bond's debriefing starts off with promise, as it turns out the world's top assassin is gunning for Bond! For the first time in the series, Bond seems vulnerable! M makes a hilarious quip as to who would try to kill Bond ("jealous husbands ... the list is endless"). Furthermore, the legendary Christopher Lee is possible the best Bond villain, a rare peer of 007.
- Why it's not higher: Unfortunately, the movie opts to change course so that it's just Maud Adams trying to get Bond to kill Scaramanga. Goodnight is beautiful, but maybe the most inept Bond girl of all-time. They used a SLIDE WHISTLE, ruining one of the coolest Bond stunts ever (the car jump).
- Most under-appreciated part: Nick Nack is a splendid henchman, showing the role can be more than just a strongman.

Diamonds Are Forever: Great Beginning and Ending, but Bad Everywhere Else

- Why it's this high: Is there another Bond with such a great contrast between the beginning/ending and everything in between? Connery shows his tough side, as he muscles his way through the pre-credits scene. Particularly good was the part where he seduces the woman, then uses her bikini top to choke her. At the end, Bond expertly uses his wine knowledge to detect something is amiss, then dispatches Kidd and Wint in style. Other cool scenes include Bond scaling the building to reach Blofeld and Bond driving the Mustang through the alley.
- Why it's not higher: This is one of the films that I find myself liking less and less over time. Vegas, and especially the space laboratory scene, just seem cheesy. Connery is officially too old at this point, and Jill St. John just isn't a very compelling Bond girl. I would've preferred to have seen more of Plenty O'Toole, but alas 'twas not meant to be. Leiter is uninspired as well. Having Bond go after Blofeld for the millionth time just seems tired at this point.
- Most under-appreciated part: Mr. Kidd and Wint are the creepiest henchmen in the Bond universe, but I'd argue they are some of the best. Their banter and creative modes of execution are quite chilling and thrilling.

A View to a Kill: Best Theme

- Why it's this high: Is it a hot take to not have View in the bottom five? Let me explain. I contend Duran Duran's theme is the very best. The ending fight scene on the Golden Gate Bridge is actually one of the most iconic ending set pieces in the series. The plot is stellar on paper, as the horse racing part was a very Bondian side story, and the idea of an attack on Silicon Valley actually seems even more plausible today.
- Why it's not higher: It's self-evident that Moore is way too old for the part. Some parts are just mind-blowingly ridiculous, such as the fire truck chase scene through San Francisco and the part where Stacey is caught unaware by a blimp behind her. Speaking of Stacey, she may be beautiful, but she spends most of the movie shrieking whenever something goes wrong.
- Most under-appreciated part: The scene with Bond and Ivanova is cool (I always like it when he interacts with other spies) and quite entertaining how he fools her with the cassettes.

Tier 5: Below Average

Octopussy: The Most Characteristically Roger Moore Bond Film

- Why it's this high: Maud Adams has great screen presence as Octopussy, and her Amazonian-like women are cool to watch fight. Bond's deft swipe of the egg was nicely done. On a related aside, I wish Bond films would emphasize Bond's intellect more, as it seems the 60s and 70s films would allow Bond to showcase his vast knowledge more frequently than he does today. Gobinda is a fierce henchman, while India in general is a cool location. The plot is realistic, yet grand (war-mongering Russian general tries to detonate a nuke to get NATO to turn on itself).
- Why it's not higher: This is the first Moore film where he simply was too old and shouldn't have been cast. Yes, it's too cheesy at times, most infamously during the Tarzan yell. Bond also doesn't use any cool vehicles.
- Most under-appreciated part: People tend to focus too much on Bond dressing as a clown, but the scene where Bond furiously tries to get to the bomb in time to defuse it is one of the tensest moments in the series. Moore's "Dammit there's a bomb in there!" really demonstrated the gravity of the situation (I get goosebumps during that part).

Tomorrow Never Dies: Most Tasteful Humor

- Why it's this high: Brosnan really settles into the role well here. He gives the most charismatic Bond performance in 15 years or so. His quip "I'm just here at Oxford, brushing up on a little Danish" is an all-time great Bond line. Teri Hatcher is stunning as Paris Carver, delivering a memorable performance with her limited screen time. The plot is original and ages well, highlighting the potential downsides of media power, while Carver is an above average villain.
- Why it's not higher: Wai Lin is good for action, but the chemistry between her and Bond is non-existent. By the end of the movie, Pryce just seem silly (especially the scene where he mocks Wai Lin's martial arts skills). There aren't any good Bond allies, as Jack Wade doesn't impress in his return to the franchise. In general though, the movie has few things terribly wrong with it, it just doesn't excel in many ways.
- Most under-appreciated part: Dr. Kaufman is hysterical. At first, I thought "this is weird," but by the end of the scene I'm cracking up. I genuinely wish they found someway to bring him back for World, but c'est la vie.

The World Is Not Enough: Less than the Sum of its Parts

- Why it's this high: According to my spreadsheet, this is a top 10 Bond film, while on my first watch on this film I thought it was bottom five. I think the truth is that it's somewhere in between. I like the settings, everything from the temporary MI-6 headquarters to Azerbaijan. Elektra is an all-time great Bond girl, with a nice plot twist and character arc. The glasses where Bond sees through women's clothing are hilarious. The sense of danger is strong, with everyone from Bond to M being in danger. The return of Zukovsky is a nice plus.
- Why it's not higher: I think two things really doom this film. First, Renard is totally wasted a henchman. The idea of him not feeling pain is a cool one, but he just seems boring and extraneous. I don't even think Carlyle acted poorly, he was just misused. Secondly, the ending (after Bond killing Elektra which is quite good) is rather terrible. The whole scene in the sub just isn't entertaining or engaging.
- Most under-appreciated part: I'm going to defend Denise Richards as Christmas Jones. Although no Ursula Andress, Richards is absolutely gorgeous and did not actively make Bond's mission more difficult, which is more than some Bond girls can say *cough Britt Ekland. In particular, I found her introductory scene to be quite memorable and convincing. Also, the Christmas quip at the end is quite cheeky.

Tier 4: Solid

The Living Daylights:

- Why it's this high: Dalton brings a breath of fresh air to the franchise here. His more serious take makes for interesting movies that seem more unique than most. I'm happy to see this subreddit appreciate Dalton more than the casual fun does, but I wouldn't go as far as the Dalton fanboys and say he's the best Bond or anything like that. I do wish he got the role sooner and did more films. Moving on to Daylights, it's got a good intro for Dalton and good plot in general. Surprisingly, Bond's fidelity doesn't bother me one bit, as it actually makes sense that Kara falls in love with James by the end, given all they've gone through.
- Why it's not higher: The biggest reason is that the villain is just terrible. Whitaker seems silly and pathetic, a terrible contrast to Dalton's serious nature. I think Whitaker might be the worst in the series, and a Bond movie can't be great without a good villain. Also, Dalton doesn't have much charm and is abysmal at one-liners, which, in my opinion, IS a facet of the perfect James Bond.
- Most under-appreciated part: The Aston Martin Vantage is a beautiful car, and the chase scene across the ice is great! It's both exciting and funny! Not sure why people don't talk about this chase scene and this car more; it's arguably the highlight of the movie for me.

Thunderball: The Most Beautiful

- Why it's this high: Thunderball used to be top five for me and here is why. The underwater scenes, the setting, the score, and the Bond girls are beautiful even to this day. Domino is excellent, while Volpe is a tour de force, oozing sexuality and danger. I think the underwater parts are interesting and novel, creating a staple of sorts for the franchise. The DB 5 is always welcome, and the jetpack use was quite cool for the time (and to some extent now).
- Why it's not higher: Some would say it's boring, while I would more generously admit the plot is slow. Furthermore, the theme song is all-time bad (apparently they could have used Johnny Cash!!!), and there is no great henchman for Bond to dispatch.
- Most under-appreciated part: Two plot ideas I liked a lot: Bond being injured and needing rehab, plus the part where all the 00s meet up and then are sent to the corners of the globe.

Never Say Never Again: Guilty Pleasure

- Why it's this high: Rewatching Never for the third time, I was struck by how fun this movie is. It's exciting, funny, and fast-paced. Basically, it's a more exciting version of Thunderball, with better pacing and better humor. I think Irvin Kershner did a great job managing this star studded cast. Carrera is a firecracker as Blush, Sydow is a convincing Blofeld, and Basinger is a classic Bond girl. Connery clearly has a blast returning to the role, doing a great job despite his advanced age. If anything, this one might not be ranked high enough.
- Why it's not higher: The music is terrible. Normally I don't notice these things, but one can't help but notice how dreadful this one is. The theme is awful as well. I'd argue this is the worst music of any Bond film.
- Most under-appreciated part: The humor! This is one of the funniest Bonds, as I found myself laughing out loud at various parts (e.g. Mr Bean!).

The Spy Who Loved Me: Best Intro

- Why it's this high: There's a lot to love about this one, so I get why this ranks highly for many. It is simply the best introduction, starting with Bond romancing a woman, followed by a skii chase, then jumping off the cliff and pulling the Union Jack parachute! The Lotus is a top 3 Bond car. Jaws is a superb henchman. Triple X was an excellent Bond girl, deadly, charming, and beautiful. Of course, Moore is charming and the locations are exotic (Egypt was a cool locale). If I had to pick one Moore movie for a newcomer to watch, it would be this one.
- Why it's not higher: The theme song is bad, and Stromberg is a below average villain. I also think the last 45 minutes or so of the movie kind of drags.
- Most under-appreciated part: The whole dynamic between Bond and Triple X is great. Whenever Bond movies show Bond squaring off against other spies (see View to a Kill, Goldeneye) it's just a pleasure to watch.

Live and Let Die: Most Suave

- Why it's this high: Roger Moore superbly carves out his own take on Bond in an excellent addition to the franchise. The boat chase is my favorite in the series, and Live and Let Die is my second favorite theme. Jane Seymour is a good Bond girl, while Tee Hee and Kananga are a solid villain/henchman duo. Unpopular opinion: I find J.W. Pepper to be hilarious.
- Why it's not higher: The introduction isn't very good, as Bond isn't even included! The second climax with the voodoo isn't great. Bond blowing up Kananga has aged terribly.
- Most under-appreciated part: When Bond is visited in his apartment by M and Moneypenny, Bond rushes to hide his girl from his coworkers. Finally, when they leave and he unzips the dress with his magnetic watch is one of the best uses of a Bond gadget in the series, showcasing why Moore might be the most charming Bond of them all.

You Only Live Twice: Best Blofeld

- Why it's this high: Just your classic, fun Sean Connery Bond movie. It was a great decision to send Bond to Japan for his first Asian visit, giving the movie a fresh feel. The ending set piece battle is potentially the best of this staple of 60s/70s Bonds. Tiger Tanaka is one of Bond's cooler allies. Pleasance killed it as Blofeld; when I think of Blofeld, I think of his take. In what could have been cheesy, he is actually somewhat frightening.
- Why it's not higher: The whole "we need to make you look Japanese" part seems both unrealistic (who is he really fooling?) plus surprisingly impotent coming from Tiger Tanaka who seems to be a competent and connected man otherwise. Honestly though, this movie doesn't have a major weakness.
- Most under-appreciated part: The fight scene with the guard in the executive's office is probably the best hand-to-hand fight in the series up until that point.

Tier 3: Excellent

Dr. No: The Most Spy-Like

- Why it's this high: Nearly 60 years later, this film is still a blast to watch, due in no small part to its focus on the little things of being a spy. I adore the scenes where Bond does the little things spies (presumably) do, such as putting a hair across the door, or showing Bond playing solitaire while waiting to spring his trap on Prof. Dent. I also enjoy the suspense of Bond sleuthing around the island, while he and the viewer are completely unaware of whom the villain is until quite late in the film. It's easy to take for granted now, but this film established so many series traditions that were ingenious. My personal favorite is Bond's introduction at the card table: "Bond .... James Bond."
- Why it's not higher: The film just doesn't have the payoff it deserves. Maybe it's just a result of the time and budget, but from the point Bond escapes on, it's just mediocre. Particularly egregious is the "fight" between Dr. No and Bond where No meets his demise.
- Most under-appreciated part: Ursula Andress was a surprisingly well developed Bond girl, with a shockingly violent backstory (she was raped!). Obviously, she is beautiful and the beach scene is iconic, but I was pleasantly surprised to conclude she is more than just eye candy.

License to Kill: The Grittiest

- Why it's this high: On my first watch, this was my least favorite Bond film, as I thought it was too dark and violent to befit 007. By my third time watching, I've decided it's actually one of the best. Fortunately, I don't have to go on my "Ackshually, Dalton did a good job" rant with this subreddit. I liked the wedding intro and the concept of a revenge arc for Leiter (although come on he should've been killed by a freaking shark). Also, Lamora and (especially) Bouvier are great Bond girls. Bouvier is both competent and beautiful, and it's great to see Bond choose her at the end.
- Why it's not higher: The theme song is atrocious, Dalton is so angry (dare I say charmless?) the whole time it's almost puzzling why Bouvier and Lamora fall for him, and Bond doesn't use any cool vehicles.
- Most under-appreciated part: Sanchez is actually a sneaky good Bond villain.

For Your Eyes Only: The Most Underrated

- Why it's this high: I think Moore is a bit underrated as Bond. Yes, he was too old towards the end and yes, his movies were at times too campy, but he himself played the role admirably. He was the most charming and witty of all the Bonds, so by the time he got his first relatively serious plot to work with, he hit it out of the park. Anyhow, the climactic mountaintop assault is one of my favorite Bond action climaxes. Columbo is one of the best Bond allies, and the plot twist where he turns out to be good and Kristatos bad was well-done.
- Why it's not higher: The intro is just silly. Bibi's romantic infatuation with Bond is just ...er... uncomfortable?
- Most under-appreciated part: The theme song is a banger. What a chorus!

Tier 2: Exceptional

Skyfall: The Sharpest Film (From Plot to Aesthetics)

- Why it's this high: One of the best plots of the entire series. The idea of an older Bond who had lost a step, along with making M the focus point of the movie, works very well. Seeing Bond's childhood home is also pretty cool. Bardem's take on Silva is delightful and a lot of fun to watch. Even the cinematography is a series peak, while Adele's them is excellent.
- Why it's not higher: One thing most Craig Bond films suffer from is the lack of a Bond-worthy henchman. Skyfall is no exception. More importantly, Bond girls are mostly irrelevant to the film. Yes, Severine is both beautiful and interesting, but she's scarcely twenty minutes of the film.
- Most under-appreciated part: Setting the new supporting characters up nicely. The Moneypenny backstory was well-done. Casting Ralph Fiennes as the new M is a great choice in of itself, but he also got a nice chuck of background story to help us going forward.

Casino Royale: The First Bond Film I'd Show a Series Newcomer

- Why it's this high: Craig's take on Bond feels like a breath of fresh air. In particular, his hand-to-hand combat scenes are so much better (and more believable) than any other Bond. The parkour chase scene is one of the best chase scenes in the series. Le Chifre is an excellent villain, but, more importantly, Vesper is an all-time great Bond girl. The conversation between Vesper and Bond on the train is probably the most interesting of any film. Bonus points for Jeffrey Wright as Leiter and the Aston Martin DBS.
- Why it's not higher: There are hardly any humorous parts or much charm displayed by Bond in general. More importantly, the movie should have just ended when Bond wakes up in rehab. The rest of the movie feels confused and superfluous.
- Most under-appreciated part: The decision to change from chemin de fer to poker makes for much better (and understandable!) cinema. The poker scenes are the best of Bond's many gambling scenes throughout the series.

Goldeneye: The Most Fun

- Why it's this high: Wow, rewatching Goldeneye I was struck by how entertaining the whole thing is. The opening jump is breath taking, the scene where Bond drives his evaluator around is hilarious, and Xenia Onatopp is a livewire. Sean Bean is a formidable villain as 006, and a great foil to James. Bond and Judi Dench's first scene together is amazing. Goldeneye feels like the first modern Bond, yet so true to the predecessors. Wade and especially Zukovsky are excellent allies.
- Why it's not higher: Simonova is a forgettable Bond girl. She's not annoying, unattractive, or acted poorly, but is just below average in most regards (looks, back story, chemistry with Bond, plot).
- Most under-appreciated part: the action is just so much better than any Bond before it

From Russia with Love: The Best Henchman (Red Grant)

- Why it's this high: Interesting settings, beautiful women, and an engaging story make this a classic. I'm not the first to point out that the scenes with Grant and Bond aboard the train are some of the best in the entire series. Grant is one of the few villains who feels like a match for 007. Furthermore, the addition of Desmond Llewyn as Q was crucial and Kerim Bey is one of the better Bond allies.
- Why it's not higher: The helicopter scene should've just been omitted, especially when combined with the subsequent boat chase. It's just awkward to watch.
- Most under-appreciated part: The gypsy scenes are quite exotic and entertaining.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Most Heartfelt

- Why it's this high: James and Tracy's love story is charming, and when she dies at the end, this is the one and only time in the entire series where the viewer feels genuinely sad. Diana Rigg did an excellent job convincing the audience Bond could finally fall in love with one girl. The skiing scenes were beautifully filmed, and the score was exemplary. Personally, I quite liked Lazenby's take; however, some of his lines and jokes fall flat. To his credit, he looks and acts like Bond more than any other actor.
- Why it's not higher: Honestly, it does drag at times in the first half, plus there is no theme song!
- Most under-appreciated part: Bond's Aston Martin DBS is a beautiful car, combining 60's sports-car beauty with Aston Martin's elegance.

Tier 1: The Best

Goldfinger: The quintessential Bond

- Why it's this high: From the opening ("Positively shocking") to the seduction of Pussy Galore at the end, this film has it all. Goldfinger is an all time great villain, while Odd Job is an exceptional henchman. Connery delivers a master performance, and drives THE classic Bond Car, ejector seat included. The reason I put it #1 is not necessarily because it is the best film (although it is great), it checks all the boxes of what a perfect Bond film should do.
- Why it's not higher: I cannot think of any notable imperfections.
- Most under-appreciated part: The golf scene between Bond and Goldfinger is a delight to watch, demonstrating Bond's wits for the first and only time on the golf course.

[UK] Box Office Review - 16th to 22nd August

WEEKEND TOP 5
1st - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony) -> £5,108,922 ($6.18 million) from 663 cinemas, new release
2nd - The Lion King (Disney) -> £2,486,795 ($3.01 million) from 691 cinemas, down 43.1%
3rd - Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal) -> £1,435,377 ($1.74 million) from 569 cinemas, down 51.2%
4th - Dora & The Lost City of Gold (Paramount) -> £1,109,466 ($1.34 million) from 547 cinemas, new release
5th - Toy Story 4 (Disney) -> £1,023,453 ($1.24 million) from 601 cinemas, down 37.3%
OTHER NOTABLE OPENINGS
6th - Good Boys (Universal) -> £838,584 ($1.01 million) from 474 cinemas
11th - Uglydolls (STX) -> £266,074 ($322 thousand) from 437 cinemas
12th - Mission Mangal (Disney) -> £180,578 ($218 thousand) from 85 cinemas
THIS WEEKEND -> £16,953,990 ($20.5 million) from all movies, down 17.6% from last weekend and down 25% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekends, this weekend ranks 34th and is down 14.5% against the average.
THE BIG RELEASE
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
£7,544,445 ($9.13 million) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $75.4 million
There's a new king in town as Quentin Tarantino's latest film not only opens at the top, but becomes his biggest opening to date, beating the £2.8m Inglourious Basterds opened with back at the start of 2013. Not only are 18-rated movies extremely rare these days (As under-18s are not allowed to see 18-rated films, even with over-18s, studios normally push for at least the '15' rating so teens are not excluded) but a 18-rated number 1? That is unheard of. In fact, OUATIH now has the largest opening for an 'original' 18-rated film and third largest behind the first two Fifty Shades.
Similar to Basterds the film benefits from significant star power, this time in the name of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. Pitt, having also starred in Basterds additionally has a career-best opening, beating the £4.54m that World War Z opened with 6 years ago. Going forward, the film can expect to play well during the mid-week, attracting older audiences who indeed remember the era the film itself is set in, the very end of Hollywood's golden era. And because children are banned from showings, OUATIH should avoid the expected drop-off most movies have at the end of the summer holidays to beat both the £15.7m total of Django Unchained to become Tarantino's highest-grossing film and the £17m of The Favourite to become 2019's highest-grossing 'original' film.
THE OTHER RELEASES
Dora & The Lost City of Gold
£1,165,865 ($1.41 million) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $11.7 million
Following Disney's trend of remaking every animated property under the sun, Paramount decided to turn the pre-school TV show Dora the Explorer into a feature-length adventure film for all the family. Considering that the show itself is rarely aired nowadays, and that it's the middle of 'dumping season' for movies with no expectations, it's a pretty good result as families grow tired of Lion King and Toy Story 4 and so want something new to watch. As Dora is now a teenager, and the film is rated 'PG' and so contains multiple scenes unsuitable for pre-schoolers, Paramount is clearly banking on nostalgia alone to sell the movie, even though it is still weird that you're going to see the 'Dora movie.' With two weeks of the summer holidays left to play out, maybe the film can make enough to convince Paramount to remake other Nick Jr shows into PG movies, so maybe a live-action Paw Patrol is on the way next?
Good Boys
£844,169 ($1.02 million) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $8.44 million
Once again a comedy fails to impress, although to be fair it's hard to market a raunchy film about children but aimed at adults. Despite opening at number 1 in North America Good Boys isn't as good here as Universal would expect, but with the budget being only $20 million, they should still be satisfied. Nevertheless, it's a continuing sign that 'pure comedies' are losing their strength at the box office, with only Paramount's Instant Family passing the £10m mark this year.
Uglydolls
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $2.66 million
STX was really hoping that Uglydolls would do to them what Shrek did to DreamWorks. Instead, it's their equivalent of the 2003 animated bomb Sinbad - Which is taking the fledgling studio to the edge of bankruptcy. But unlike DreamWorks, which had Shrek 2 to recoup the loss, STX don't have any upcoming films that can gross nearly a billion to save them. Maybe it should have gone straight to Netflix. But what is an 'uglydoll' anyway? Are they z-list troll dolls?
Mission Mangal
£217,717 ($263 thousand) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $2.18 million
This week's Bollywood release, courtesy of Disney/Fox, is a dramatisation of the development of Mangalyaan, India's first interplanetary spacecraft. It was appropriately released on India's Independence Day to celebrate ISRO's achievements as one of Asia's major space agencies.
TOP PERFORMING REPEATS
The Lion King
£65,977,991 ($79.8 million) after 5 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $660 million
Despite losing it's place at the top, The Lion King has passed the £65 million mark to cement it's place as the second-highest grossing film of the year. By passing Mamma Mia 2's £65.5m it now means that it's also the 14th highest-grossing film of all time as well.
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
£16,259,367 ($19.7 million) after 3 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $163 million
Although, with a 51% drop, Hobbs & Shaw is beginning to lose momentum, it should still clear £20 million by the end of the summer. At the very least, it should pass the £18.5m made by Fast Five back in 2011.
Toy Story 4
£61,239,938 ($74.1 million) after 9 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $612 million
Another one of Disney's movies passes £60 million, but, with the end of the summer holidays in sight (Most Scottish and Irish schools have already started) Toy Story 4 will have to fight for a 10th weekend in the top 5, before a struggle to an unlikely £70 million finish. A final total of £66-68 million is more likely however.
NOTABLE FILMS STILL ON THE GO
£35,535,758 ($43 million) -> Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony) after 7 weeks
£19,256,595 ($23.3 million) -> The Secret Pets of Life 2 (Universal) after 13 weeks
£13,195,949 ($16 million) -> Yesterday (Universal) after 8 weeks
£5,609,175 ($6.79 million) -> Casino Royale 2006 (Secret Cinema 2019) after 11 weeks
£3,456,735 ($4.18 million) -> Angry Birds 2 (Sony) after 3 weeks
£2,019,537 ($2.44 million) -> Blinded By The Light (eOne) after 2 weeks
WEEKDAY RANKINGS
Only Wednesday's rankings have been released this week
1 - OUATI... Hollywood
2 - Lion King
3 - Angel Has Fallen (opening day)
4 - Dora Lost City
5 - Hobbs & Shaw
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE

Angel Has Fallen
Crawl
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
It (2017) re-release

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood will continue to play on IMAX screens in 2D, while 4DX and other premium screens will be split between Angel Has Fallen, Crawl and Scary Stories. As always, depending on location.
SOURCES

BFI (For precise box office numbers)
Comscore (For weekday rankings)

[UK] Box Office Review - 9th to 15th August

WEEKEND TOP 5
1st - The Lion King (Disney) -> £4,336,824 ($5.25 million) from 714 cinemas, down 15.5%
2nd - Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal) -> £2,938,833 ($3.56 million) from 622 cinemas, down 40%
3rd - Toy Story 4 (Disney) -> £1,624,953 ($1.97 million) from 620 cinemas, up 19.3%
4th - Blinded by the Light (eOne) -> £855,042 ($1.03 million) from 544 cinemas, new release
5th - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony) -> £725,527 ($878 thousand) from 486 cinemas, down 16.1%
OTHER NOTABLE OPENINGS
7th - Playmobil (StudioCanal) -> £374,845 ($454 thousand) from 519 cinemas
10th - Bring the Soul: The Movie (Trafalgar) -> £237,537 ($287 thousand) from 304 cinemas
13th - The Art of Racing in the Rain (Disney) -> £197,009 ($238 thousand) from 383 cinemas
THIS WEEKEND -> £13,451,579 ($16.3 million) from all movies, down 17.6% from last weekend and down 25% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekends, this weekend ranks 34th and is down 14.5% against the average.
THE BIG RELEASE
Blinded by the Light
£966,095 ($1.17 million) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $9.66 million
After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, Gurinder Chadna's latest comedy-drama finally comes out, albeit seven weeks after another 'jukebox musical' starring a male British Asian inspired by the music of a certain artist. However, unlike Yesterday, which was had a fictional and unlikely plot, Blinded by the Light is based on real experiences and memoirs of journalist Sarfarz Manzoor and his love of Bruce Springsteen. Within the movie, Javed, who is based on Manzoor, discovers parallels between the lyrics of Springsteen's songs and his own working-class life in 80s Luton. Despite good reviews however, BbtL has failed to open as high as Chadna's previous films Bend It Like Beckham, which opened to £2m (£3.2m adjusted) back in 2002, and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging which opened to £929 thousand (£1.22m) in 2008. Both of these films featured teenagers in the main role. Nevertheless, eOne is expecting a run similar to Yesterday and Rocketman, in which BbtL will play well through the weekdays to mature audiences and develop some good legs. In a world where only big blockbusters top the box office during the summer, it's great to still see local independent films finding their own space and drawing in the crowds.
THE OTHER RELEASES
Playmobil
£376,296 ($455 thousand) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $3.76 million
No. This is a 100 minute advert for a not-that-popular toy brand and you know it. Unlike the Lego Movie, Playmobil looks like a normal, inoffensive kids movie, with all the expected (unironic) clichés such as dead parents, rival siblings, funny sidekicks and a 'you can be whatever you want' message. Fuck, I'm wondering what song everyone dances to at the end. It's a shame, considering the director used to be an animator at Disney, so there was potential, but all of that was thrown out of the window in the name of mediocrity.
Bring the Soul: The Movie
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $2.38 million
This documentary of the popular Korean boy band, which alternates between recorded live performances and interviews, manages to bring out their loyal fans so they can see them on the big screen, in a similar fashion to actual live events. Despite the name, this is actually their second movie, the first earlier this year being a pure recording of a live concert in Seoul.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $1.97 million
At first, Disney's release of Fox's drama sounds like an awards season hit of a racing driver who has hit hard times. In reality, Kevin Costner voices a dog who narrates his life. By following the full life of this particular dog and the impact he has on his master, from adoption to death, it appears that the movie is trying to mimic Marley & Me (also by Fox 2000) to achieve success, but, the name itself is turning people off and allowing it to bomb. In fact, this is probably one of the worst wide openings for a movie by a major Hollywood studio, ever. The name is so pretentious, but then again it's the name of the book the movie is based on.
TOP PERFORMING REPEATS
The Lion King
£59,913,197 ($72.5 million) after 4 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $599 million
Once again The Lion King is king of the box office, and this time with only a drop of 15.5%. Lion King has also achieved 24 consecutive days at number 1, the most for any movie this year, and has passed Toy Story 4 to become this year's second biggest hit. Technically it is now also the second-largest animated film ever, behind 2010's Toy Story 3, although the film's status as either 'live-action' and/or 'animated' is debatable. With no real competitors in sight, Lion King should reign for the rest of the summer, even as Scottish and Irish schools start returning. £70 million will probably be achieved, and maybe even £80 million?
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
£12,801,580 ($15.5 million) after 2 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $128 million
Hobbs & Shaw has a great second weekend drop for a traditionally frontloaded franchise, however it is still behind recent main-series instalments. Fortunately, as it is just a spin-off, a lower gross is to be expected.
Toy Story 4
£58,766,431 ($71.1 million) after 8 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $588 million
This has been Disney's summer. Not only Toy Story 4 is still in the top 3 after 8 weeks, it has even managed to increase around 20%, thanks in part to poor weather and cinemas giving the movie more showtimes after others have bombed. Thanks to their release strategy, Disney has managed to create a powerful duopoly that has been ruling the box office during the summer holidays. Both Toy Story 4 and Lion King have likely past £60 million and on their way to £70 million before the end of the summer. It is on top of Aladdin making £36m and Endgame £88m. It's unlikely that any studio, even Disney, will recreate this feat in the near future. But I always like to be proved wrong.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
£34,534,050 ($41.8 million) after 6 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $345 million
After a great drop, it's official - Far From Home has passed Spider-Man 3's £33.6m from 2007 to become the highest-grossing Spider-Man movie. This is no doubt due to the wider success of the MCU and the popularity boost it gave to him. If Sony had instead rebooted Spider-Man into their own Marvel Universe, Tom Holland's second movie would probably be much lower.
NOTABLE FILMS STILL ON THE GO
£36,546,568 ($44.2 million) -> Aladdin (Disney) after 12 weeks
£12,789,883 ($15.5 million) -> Yesterday (Universal) after 7 weeks
£6,176,801 ($7.47 million) -> Annabelle Comes Home (Warner Bros) after 5 weeks
£5,092,943 ($6.16 million) -> Casino Royale 2006 (Secret Cinema 2019) after 10 weeks
£2,301,679 ($2.79 million) -> Angry Birds 2 (Sony) after 2 weeks
£2,051,999 ($2.48 million) -> The Queen's Corgi (Lionsgate) after 6 weeks
£2,044,690 ($2.47 million) -> Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (Altitude) after 3 weeks
WEEKDAY RANKINGS
Monday
1 - Lion King
2 - Hobbs & Shaw
3 - Toy Story 4
4 - Angry Birds 2
5 - Spider-Man Far From Home
Tuesday
1 - Lion King
2 - Hobbs & Shaw
3 - Toy Story 4
4 - Apocalypse Now (40th anniversary re-release)
5 - Blinded by the Light
Wednesday
1 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Opening day)
2 - Lion King
3 - Hobbs & Shaw
4 - Toy Story 4
5 - Angry Birds 2
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Good Boys
UglyDolls
Mission Mangal

Premium screens this week will be split between Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (mainly IMAX 2D) and Hobbs & Shaw (mainly 4DX). As always, depending on location.
SOURCES

BFI (For precise box office numbers)
Comscore (For weekday rankings)

[UK] Box Office Review - 2nd to 8th August

WEEKEND TOP 5
1st - The Lion King (Disney) -> £5,158,311 ($6.29 million) from 710 cinemas, down 51.7%
2nd - Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal) -> £4,909,294 ($5.99 million) from 614 cinemas, new release
3rd - Toy Story 4 (Disney) -> £1,357,910 ($1.66 million) from 649 cinemas, down 46.5%
4th - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony) -> £862,507 ($1.05 million) from 533 cinemas, down 49.7%
5th - Angry Birds 2 (Sony) -> £701,223 ($855 thousand) from 562 cinemas, new release
OTHER NOTABLE OPENINGS
10th - The Magic Flute - Glyndebourne 2019 Opera (Trafalgar) -> £132,765 ($162 thousand) from 125 cinemas
14th - Animals (Picturehouse) -> £76,185 ($92.9 thousand) from 73 cinemas
THIS WEEKEND -> £16,288,136 ($19.9 million) from all movies, down 17.9% from last weekend and down 1.7% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekends, this weekend ranks 21st and is up 3% against the average.
THE BIG RELEASE
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
£6,377,583 ($7.78 million) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $63.8 million
Outside of Disney and Marvel, studios have largely been failing to connect with audiences, as recent franchise 'blockbusters' have been coming in with underwhelming results, notably Godzilla KOTM and MIB International. Fortunately for Universal, their Fast & Furious moneymaker appears to have room for expansion, even if this new movie is behind recent openings.
Hobbs & Shaw's 3-day opening the same as Fast & Furious 2009, but 10 years of inflation turns F&F's £4.9m into £6.46m, not to mention F&F's total opening, including previews, is £13.7m (£18.1m), impressive for an effective 'reboot' of the street racing trilogy, paving the way for the transition into full-on action. More disappointingly, Hobbs & Shaw is behind the 3-day openings of F&F 6 (£8.7m / £9.79m), F&F 7 (£12.7m / £13.8m) and F&F 8 (£14m / £14.5m). So has 'franchise fatigue' finally struck one of Universal's golden geese? Not necessarily, as the film was promoted as a spin-off, not a continuation, featuring characters who had only appeared in the last few movies. If anything, it shows that Fast & Furious has built a loyal fanbase over the years, but we need to wait until next weekend to see if Hobbs & Shaw can attract action audiences, or if the opening is front-loaded and there'll be a sub £20m total. Regardless, Universal needs to wait and see until they green-light more spin-offs.
THE OTHER RELEASES
Angry Birds 2
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $7.01 million
Speaking of 'franchise fatigue' it looks like the Angry Birds have ran out of steam, opening with a third of Angry Birds 1's £2.1m (£2.25m adjusted) from 2016. The simple fact that there IS a second Angry Birds movie, alongside the fact that there is even a franchise is quite stupid. The game is 10 years old this year and it hasn't been relevant since around 2013, so it's no surprise that the second movie is opening to meager numbers. Assuming similar legs to Angry Birds 1, which closed with a total of £10.7m (£11.5m) Angry Birds 2 will end up with a maximum of only £3.5m, and probably lower with Lion King and Toy Story 4 taking most of the family audiences. Despite this poor result, the one redeeming thing is that, as of the time this post was published, Angry Birds 2 is the highest-rated video game adaptation in movie history, according to Rotten Tomatoes, though take in caution that there are only 28 reviews, so there's a chance for Detective Pikachu to reclaim it's stolen crown. Also of note, Angry Birds 2 is the first of August 2019's 'Why?' trilogy of unneeded family movies, with Playmobil: The Movie coming out this week and Dora and the Lost City of Gold the week after.
The Magic Flute - Glyndebourne 2019 Opera
NA-DOM equivalent = $1.33 million
Coming in 10th is the live broadcast of Mozart's The Magic Flute from the Glyndebourne Opera Festival, produced by André Barbeand Renaud Doucet. Sometimes considered one of the greatest operas of all time, Mozart's classic follows Prince Tamino and Papageno as they use instruments to rescue Pamina, whilst at the same time seeking the truth and a deeper understanding of true love.
Animals
£106,637 ($130 thousand) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $1.07 million
After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, Sophie Hyde's (52 Tuesday) drama about two best friends has a healthy limited opening for an independent film, considering that summer isn't really the best time to release those type of films. With an expansion on Friday and good critical reviews, Animals could very well see a good run with good legs.
TOP PERFORMING REPEATS
The Lion King
£50,701,449 ($61.9 million) after 3 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $507 million
Despite being beaten by Hobbs & Shaw + previews, The Lion King continues to reign over the important 3-day rankings and has become the third film this year to top £50m, behind Endgame and Toy Story 4. Doing so also means it's Jon Favreau's highest-grossing directorial release, beating The Jungle Book's £46.2m (£49.5m adjusted) from 2016. With four weeks left of the school holidays, in most areas, look for Lion King to go higher. £60m is probably confirmed by now, but maybe even £70m?
Toy Story 4
£55,457,931 ($67.7 million) after 7 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $555 million
Despite earlier predictions, Toy Story 4 has successfully managed to co-exist with Lion King, at the expense of other family movies underwhelming or even bombing at the box office. (Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans and Angry Birds 2 comes to mind) With the rest of the summer holidays remaining, Toy Story 4 has a good chance of making it to £60m.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
£32,909,785 ($40.1 million) after 5 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $329 million
Spidey inches ever so closer to Spider-Man 3's £33.6m (£45.8m adjusted) total, which if passed means that Far From Home becomes the highest-grossing Spider-Man movie. In total, FFH should end up somewhere in-between £35m and £40m, but probably on the lower end of that.
NOTABLE FILMS STILL ON THE GO
£36,313,806 ($44.3 million) -> Aladdin (Disney) after 11 weeks
£12,016,150 ($14.7 million) -> Yesterday (Universal) after 6 weeks
£5,690,476 ($6.94 million) -> Annabelle Comes Home (Warner Bros) after 4 weeks
£4,577,465 ($5.58 million) -> Casino Royale 2006 (Secret Cinema 2019) after 9 weeks
£1,480,698 ($1.81 million) -> Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (Altitude) after 2 weeks
WEEKDAY RANKINGS
Monday
1 - Lion King
2 - Hobbs & Shaw
3 - Toy Story 4
4 - Angry Birds 2
5 - Spider-Man Far From Home
Tuesday
1 - Lion King
2 - Hobbs & Shaw
3 - Toy Story 4
4 - Angry Birds 2
5 - Spider-Man Far From Home
Wednesday
1 - Lion King
2 - Hobbs & Shaw
3 - Toy Story 4
4 - Bring the Soul: The Movie (Single day event)
5 - Angry Birds 2
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE

Playmobil: The Movie
Blinded by the Light
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Sun is Also a Star

Asian releases

Parey Hut Love
Superstar
Nerkonda Paarvai

Hobbs & Shaw will continue to play on most, if not all premium screens, including IMAX 2D and 4DX. As always, depending on location.
SOURCES

BFI (For precise box office numbers)
Comscore (For weekday rankings)

[UK] Box Office Review: 6th to 13th June

[UK] Box Office Review: 28th June to 4th July

TOP 5 FILMS:
1st: £8.28m / $10.4m -> Toy Story 4 (Disney) (Down 37.5%)
2nd: £2.15m / $2.71m -> Yesterday (Universal) (New release)
3rd: £695k / $876k -> Aladdin (Disney) (Down 42.2%)
4th: £516k / $650k -> Men in Black: International (Sony) (Down 48.7%)
5th: £358k / $451k -> Casino Royale (2006) (Secret Cinema 2019) (Up 0.161%)
HONOURABLE MENTION:
8th £300k / $378k -> Apollo 11 (Dogwoof) (New release)
WEEKEND TOTAL:
£14m / $17.6m from all films. Down 25.6% from last weekend, but up 103% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekends, this weekend ranks 32nd and is down 9.2% against the average.
THE BIG RELEASE:
Yesterday (£2.21m / $2.78m including previews)
3-day average of £3.38k / $4.26k (In 654 cinemas)
Equivalent to: $22.1m DOM 3-day opening
Danny Boyle's latest movie Yesterday managed a reasonable opening for Universal, although it behind the openings of both Bohemian Rhapsody (£6.48m) and Rocketman (£4.02m). At first, it seems that the biopic trend is dying very quickly, but 'Yesterday' isn't actually a biopic unlike the other films. Instead, it is a fictional story of a failing musician being hit by a bus during a global blackout (Why the bus was still moving during the blackout is unexplained) and then waking up in a world where the Beatles never existed. (Again for unknown reasons - Maybe quantum immortality is real?) He then exploits their songs to rise into stardom, at the risk of losing his childhood best friend forever.
Despite mixed reviews from critics, Yesterday has good WOM with general audiences, so like the previously stated biopics, should go on to have nice long legs. With a budget of only £20.6m / $26m, Yesterday should easily turn a profit worldwide, unlike the previous Beatles film Across the Universe which only made £65k (£88.6k adj) in the UK and $29.6m worldwide in 2007, on a $70.8m budget. Compared to previous Boyle films it is on par with 127 Hours which opened with £2.2m (£2.63m adj) in 2011, ending up on £7.8m (£9.34m) and higher than Slumdog Millionaire which opened with £1.8m (£2.37m adj) in 2009 and ended up as Boyle's most successful film with a grand total of £31.7m.(£41.8m adj) Yesterday won't reach that high, but should easily past £10m and end up around £15m.
RETURNING FILMS:
Toy Story 4 (£27m / $34m after 2 weeks)
Average of £12k / $15.1k (In 691 cinemas)
Equivalent to: $270m DOM total so far
The toys beat the heatwave and thus passed Dumbo's £25.1m to become the 4th highest-grossing film of 2019 so far, with a gentle 38% drop. At the same point in its run, Toy Story 3 made £31.7m (£39.9m adj), eventually reaching a total of £74.9m (£94.3m adj) to become the highest-grossing Disney/Pixar release back in 2010. Although it seems concerning that Toy Story 4 is running behind, Toy Story 3 had the benefit of opening on a Monday during the school holidays. Even with The Lion King coming up soon, Toy Story 4 should continue having gentle drops and making lots of money on weekdays, especially when all schools close for the summer. Having already passed 9 Disney/Pixar films, Toy Story 4 will soon pass A Bug's Life's £29.4m (£50.1m adj), Monsters University's £30.8m (£34.7m), Incredibles 1's £32.3m (£48.7m) and Up's £34.7m (£45.7m).
Aladdin (£33.9m / $42.7m after 6 weeks)
Average of £1.2k / $1.51k (In 580 cinemas)
Equivalent to: $339M DOM total so far
Aladdin continues to bring in the money, even when Toy Story 4 will inevitably pass it. Nevertheless, for the first time in history, a single studio dominates the top 5 films for the first-half of a year - Disney, and that's without any Fox films. With The Lion King, Frozen 2 and Star Wars 9 coming up, Disney will hope to make it 8 out of 8. But it asks the question of whether this is just a mere over-performance, or a sign of things to come?
Men in Black: International (£6m / $7.56m after 3 weeks)
Average of £1.04k / $1.31k (In 495 cinemas)
Equivalent to: $60m DOM total so far
Even though this is an obvious disappointment for Sony, this week's release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, which has probably already passed £6m, should ease things a bit.
Casino Royale (2006) (£1.96m / $2.47m after 4 weeks)
Average of £358k / $451k (In 1 cinema)
Equivalent to: $19.6m DOM total so far
The Secret Cinema showings of Casino Royale, Daniel Craig's first film as James Bond, enters the top 5 for the first time. This is not an ordinary re-release, 'Secret Cinema' films are shown in an undisclosed location in London that is only revealed when you buy the tickets - The only clue given before then are travel times from certain tube stations. Also, they are immersive experiences and encourage you to wear clothing in the same style as the film and bring props. Therefore, the ticket price is extremely inflated, the cheapest being £50, going up to £175 for the full experience. Playing until October, I'm not sure if Sony, the film's original distributor, gets anything from this.
THE OTHER RELEASE:
Apollo 11 (£325k / $410k including previews)
3-day average of £3.3k / $4.16k (In 91 cinemas)
Following the success of Diego Maradona (£779k) and Amazing Grace (£717k) Apollo 11 becomes the latest documentary to break-out and with the 50th anniversary coming up in a couple of weeks, the film could reach the million mark after a possible nationwide expansion. For Dogwoof Films, a distributor which specialises in documentaries, this would the be second-best result for the 16 year-old company, after last year's Free Solo made £2.08m.
MONDAY:
1 - Toy Story 4
2 - Yesterday
3 - Avengers Endgame
4 - Aladdin
5 - Rocketman
TUESDAY:
1 - Spider-Man Far From Home (opening day)
2 - Toy Story 4
3 - Yesterday
4 - Aladdin
5 - Rocketman
WEDNESDAY:
1 - Spider-Man Far From Home
2 - Toy Story 4
3 - Yesterday
4 - Midsommar (opening day)
5 - Aladdin
NOTABLE MENTIONS:
Ahead of Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home this week, Disney expanded Avengers: Endgame back onto more screens, this time with a pre-film tribute to Stan Lee and an exclusive deleted scene after the credits, pushing it back into the top 10 with £355k / $447k from 369 cinemas. After 10 weeks, Endgame has made £88.3m / $111m in total and this move was an subtle way to try and boost the worldwide box office past Avatar. However, an actual extended edition, with maybe 30 minutes of more content, released at the end of August would have been more successful, although most of the stuff that was filmed has already been used.
Through encore showings, Take That - Greatest Hits Live becomes the first live concert to gross £2m at the box office.
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE:

Spider-Man: Far From Home
Midsommar
The Queen's Corgi
Anna

Spider-Man: Far From Home will be playing on most, if not all premium screens, including IMAX 3D, 4DX and normal 3D. As always, depending on location.

[UK] Box Office Review - 30th August to 5th September

WEEKEND TOP 5
1st - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony) -> £1,841,873 ($2.23 million) from 697 cinemas, down 8.8%
2nd - The Lion King (Disney) -> £1,226,965 ($1.48 million) from 656 cinemas, up 11.4%
3rd - Angel Has Fallen (Lionsgate) -> £1,187,094 ($1.44 million) from 557 cinemas, down 15%
4th - Dora & The Lost City of Gold (Paramount) -> £622,872 ($754 thousand) from 587 cinemas, up 27.6%
5th - Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal) -> £610,479 ($739 thousand) from 426 cinemas, down 3.75%
THE NEW RELEASE
10th - The Informer (Warner Bros) -> £301,424 ($365 thousand) from 450 cinemas
THIS WEEKEND -> £8,683,719 ($10.5 million) from all movies, down 8.8% from last weekend and down 10.3% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekend, this weekend ranks 50th and is down 44.4% against the average.
THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASE
The Informer
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $3.01 million
As usual, while summer started with a bang, it ends in a whimper as new releases are forfeited in place of cinemas adding showtimes to family movies before the kids go back to school. However, there is one notable new release in the form of this crime thriller starring Joel Kinnaman that won't be released in North America until the start of the new decade. Based on the Swedish novel 'Tre Sekunder / Three Seconds' by Roslund & Hellström, the movie adaption predictably moves the action to New York, USA and tells the story of an undercover FBI agent who is forced to return to prison to deal with a dangerous drugs gang. Unlikely to become the next John Wick, the film will probably perform better once it is released onto streaming services.
TOP PERFORMING REPEATS
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
£16,395,349 ($19.8 million) after 3 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $164 million
Tarantino makes the top 3 times in a row now with his latest film, which has also become his highest-grosser yet, beating the £15.7 million Djano Unchained made in 2013. With an excellent 9% hold and strong performances during the weekdays, OUATIH can surely become his first film to pass the £20 million mark. Although it looks unlikely that OUATIH can beat the £35.1 million made by Fifty Shades of Grey to become the highest-grossing 18-certificate film, a more realistic target is the £22.7 million made by Wolf of Wall Street, which DiCaprio also starred in.
The Lion King
£71,715,237 ($86.8 million) after 7 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $717 million
The Lion King jumps back to second place in the seventh week of release, possibly due to families taking their kids to 'one last treat' before they start the new school year. Whatever the reason, this jump allows Lion King to pass the £70.8 million of Infinity War to become the 11th highest-grossing film of all time, and despite losing a lot of it's audience, it will soon also pass the £72.4 million of Beauty and the Beast (2017) to become the highest-grossing of Disney's remakes. This is in addition to the film still being in the top two in it's seventh week, a rare feat achieved only recently by Mamma Mia 2 and The Greatest Showman. With smash hits like Endgame, Aladdin, Toy Story 4 and Lion King it is obvious to decide who won the summer movie season.
Angel Has Fallen
£4,536,490 ($5.49 million) after 2 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $45.4 million
After a light 15% second weekend drop, Angel Has Fallen is edging closer to the £6.2 million of Olympus Has Fallen, and may soon pass it due to strong weekday performances.
Dora & The Lost City Of Gold
£4,057,439 ($4.91 million) after 3 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $40.6 million
Similar to Lion King, Dora also experiences an increase in admissions this weekend, as the (unexpectedly) good reviews are persuading families to go and see the film, as they hear about it. Although with school returning, Dora will struggle to explore anywhere past £5 million.
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
£19,078,869 ($23.1 million) after 5 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $191 million
Hobbs & Shaw holds steady with the lowest non-increase drop of the top 10 this weekend, a tiny 3.75%. It should at least pass the £20 million mark, but it is unlikely that it can reach the total of £25.3 million achieved by Fast & Furious 6. Even though Hobbs & Shaw will make less money than the recent three main instalments, remember that most spin-offs fail to make the same money of money as the main series.
NOTABLE FILMS STILL ON THE GO
£63,815,055 ($77.2 million) -> Toy Story 4 (Disney) after 11 weeks
£36,511,675 ($44.2 million) -> Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony) after 9 weeks
£6,598,593 ($7.98 million) -> Casino Royale 2006 (Secret Cinema 2019) after 13 weeks
£4,634,544 ($5.61 million) -> Angry Birds 2 (Sony) after 5 weeks
£2,537,827 ($3.07 million) -> Good Boys (Universal) after 3 weeks
£1,649,543 ($2 million) -> Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (eOne) after 2 weeks
£1,060,836 ($1.28 million) -> Crawl (Paramount) after 2 weeks
WEEKDAY RANKINGS
Monday
Unreleased
Tuesday
1 - OUATIH
2 - Lion King
3 - Angel Has Fallen
4 - Toy Story 4
5 - Dora Lost City
Wednesday
1 - OUATIH
2 - Angel Has Fallen
3 - Lion King
4 - Scary Stories
5 - Hobbs & Shaw
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE

It: Chapter 2 (Available in IMAX 2D and 2D 4DX)
Chhichhore (Limited Bollywood release)
Polityka (Limited Polish-language release)

As expected, It: Chapter 2 will play on most, if not all premium screens - As always, depending on location.
SOURCES

BFI (For precise box office numbers)
Comscore (For weekday rankings)

[UK] Box Office Review - 23rd to 29th August

WEEKEND TOP 5
1st - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony) -> £2,109,591 ($2.59 million) from 695 cinemas, down 59%
2nd - Angel Has Fallen (Lionsgate) -> £1,393,982 ($1.71 million) from 537 cinemas, new release
3rd - The Lion King (Disney) -> £1,093,891 ($1.35 million) from 686 cinemas, down 56.2%
4th - Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal) -> £634,421 ($780 thousand) from 475 cinemas, down 55.9%
5th - Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (eOne) -> £566,867 ($697 thousand) from 418 cinemas, new release
OTHER NOTABLE OPENINGS
8th - Crawl (Paramount) -> £352,692 ($434 thousand) from 483 cinemas
11th - Pain and Glory (Disney) -> £307,131 ($378 thousand) from 125 cinemas
THIS WEEKEND -> £9,578,946 ($11.8 million) from all movies, down 43.6% from last weekend and down 35.3% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekends, this weekend ranks 50th and is down 38.7% against the average.
THE BIG RELEASE
Angel Has Fallen
£2,122,408 ($2.61 million) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $21.2 million
Gerald Butler once again brings out the crowds in the latest instalment of the 'Mike Banning' saga, Angel Has Fallen and this time he has been framed and now has to clear his name before it's too late. Of course, people don't watch these movies for their unoriginal and cliche-ridden plots, but to 'switch-off-brain' and enjoy some mindless action fun. Even though it is the lowest-opening in the unlikely trilogy, with Olympus Has Fallen opening to £2.25 million back in April 2013 and London Has Fallen opening to £3.23 million back in March 2016, Lionsgate shouldn't be too concerned considering the Bank Holiday sunshine drew potential audiences away from cinemas, resulting in one of the worst weekends of the year. With cloudier weather ahead, cinemas should pick up business again and Angel Has Fallen can make up for the drop-off. With a budget of only $40 million, a decent profit will inevitably bring about a 4th instalment...
THE OTHER RELEASES
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
£611,218 ($752 thousand) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $6.11 million
Despite benefiting from the mind of horror genius Guillermo del Toro, Scary Stories fails in its attempt to scare the box office. Yet considering good reviews and good WOM, at least the producers made a good movie based on an anthology book with no overarching plot and has the potential to become a 'gateway drug' for younger audiences to become hooked on horror itself.
Crawl
£458,796 ($564 thousand) including previews
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $4.59 million
In a world of high ticket prices and low streaming costs, its becoming harder for studios to convince audiences to see low-budget movies instead of the latest mega-blockbusters. Unfortunately for Crawl, it has becomes of those movies that people will decide to watch on Netflix later, instead of finding £10 or more to see it. Fortunately, the budget is low enough that a smallish gross would still be profitable - Apparently it has made more than $70 million on a $14 million budget so it's still a nice tidy profit for Paramount, who have been struggling lately.
Pain and Glory
NA-DOM opening equivalent = $3.07 million
Disney-Fox continues the 'tradition' of releasing Almodóvar movies on the August bank holiday, this time with the famed Spanish director's latest film Dolor y Gloria, or Pain and Glory. Although behind the £356 thousand opening of Julieta three years ago, due to the weather, the same legs will bring Pain and Glory to around £1.16 million, a pretty high number for a non-South-Asian foreign language release.
TOP PERFORMING REPEATS
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
£12,736,799 ($15.7 million) after 2 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $127 million
OUATIH maintains the number 1 position for the 3-day period despite a sharp 59% drop, but keep in mind this is in line with other returning films. After only 2 weeks it has passed Pulp Fiction to become the second-highest grossing Tarantino film, and will certainly pass the £15.7m of Django Unchained within the next week or so to become his most successful film, and as OUATIH is playing well throughout the weekdays, even £20 million will be within reach.
The Lion King
£69,064,201 ($84.9 million) after 6 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $691 million
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
£17,849,035 ($22 million) after 4 weeks
NA-DOM total equivalent = $178 million
NOTABLE FILMS STILL ON THE GO
£62,536,622 ($76.9 million) -> Toy Story 4 (Disney) after 10 weeks
£36,055,090 ($44.3 million) -> Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony) after 8 weeks
£6,095,745 ($7.5 million) -> Casino Royale 2006 (Secret Cinema 2019) after 12 weeks
£4,052,229 ($4.98 million) -> Angry Birds 2 (Sony) after 4 weeks
£2,673,130 ($3.29 million) -> Dora & The Lost City Of Gold (Paramount) after 2 weeks
£2,529,391 ($3.11 million) -> Blinded By The Light (eOne) after 3 weeks
£1,872,605 ($2.3 million) -> Good Boys (Universal) after 2 weeks
WEEKDAY RANKINGS
Monday's rankings have not been released this week
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY (SAME RANKINGS FOR BOTH DAYS)
1 - OUATI... Hollywood
2 - Lion King
3 - Angel Has Fallen
4 - Dora Lost City
5 - Toy Story 4
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE

The Informer
Saaho

OUATIH will continue to play on most IMAX screens in 2D, while 4DX and other premium screens are split between Angel Has Fallen, Scary Stories and Crawl. As always, depending on location.
SOURCES

BFI (For precise box office numbers)
Comscore (For weekday rankings)

[UK] Box Office Review - 19th to 25th July

WEEKEND TOP 5
1st - The Lion King (Disney) -> £16,671,765 ($20.8 million) from 713 cinemas, new release
2nd - Toy Story 4 (Disney) -> £2,704,238 ($3.38 million) from 669 cinemas, down 29.1%
3rd - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony) -> £2,325,794 ($2.91 million) from 615 cinemas, down 47.2%
4th - Yesterday (Universal) -> £774,895 ($969 thousand) from 557 cinemas, down 28.8%
5th - Annabelle Comes Home (Warner Bros) -> £770,640 ($963 thousand) from 497 cinemas, down 48%
NOTABLE MENTION
14th - Ardaas Karaan (Rising Star) -> £53,926 ($67.4 thousand) from 18 cinemas, new release
THIS WEEKEND -> £24,547,235 ($30.7 million) from all movies, up 81.2% from last weekend and up 23.3% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekends, this weekend ranks 4th and is up 54.5% against the average.
THE BIG RELEASE
The Lion King
NA/DOM opening equivalent = $167 million
It would be cliched to start off with 'Lion King roars to the top' but considering it made more than what Aladdin (£7.07m) and Dumbo (£6.08m) made in their opening weekends, put together, it would be hard to avoid calling it a 'roaring' success. Despite mixed reviews it seems that audiences just want to enjoy the Lion King once again, albeit in highly-detailed CGI. It's pointless to compare the new version to the 1994 classic, considering it was released in a different era of cinema. Instead, I can point out that it's the second-largest opening of a Disney 'reimagining,' behind Beauty and the Beast's £19.7m (£20.4m adjusted) which was boosted by Emma Watson's star power. BatB eventually ended up at £72.4m (£74.8m), making it the 10th largest film of all-time. Similar legs can see Lion King push past £50m and possibly even £60m, a good possibility since Disney has lined it up to be the 'big family film' of the school summer holidays, which started this weekend in most areas.
Also of note is that Lion King has achieved the second largest opening of 2019, behind only Avengers: Endgame and of course the largest opening of the summer. Technically it is also the largest opening for an animated movie, however Disney calls the movie a 'new form of filmmaking' with both elements of live-action and animation techniques, so there is a debate over whether Lion King should counted as an computer-animation film or a live-action film. But regardless of whether or not you like the new Lion King, it's another achievement in Disney's huge year, where the studio now holds the top 4 opening weekends, and 6 of the top 7 (and even the other film was made by a Disney-owned company).
THE OTHER RELEASE
Ardaas Karaan
NA/DOM opening equivalent = $539 thousand
This week's Asian film opening is the sequel to the 2016 Pollywood (Punjabi cinema) religious hit Ardaas. Whereas the first film focused on how a Punjabi village copes with everyday life, this second part is specifically about three elderly men who have to deal with the changing times and the generation gap within their family. In these movies the culture of Sikhism plays a major role in helping the main characters solve their problems.
TOP PERFORMING REPEATS
Toy Story 4
5-week total of £47,287,515 ($59.1 million)
NA/DOM total equivalent = $473 million
Toy Story 4 benefits from the summer holidays with a gentle decline of just 29%, probably aided by walk-up families that couldn't get into sold-out Lion King showings. 4 has now passed the total gross of 2 (£44.3m / £75.4m adj) to become the third-largest Disney-Pixar film behind Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 3. However, it's unlikely that 3's total of £74.1m (£93.3m adj) will be beaten, but 4 can definitely reach £50m and maybe even £60m if it can play well into August.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
3-week total of £27,220,581 ($34 million)
NA/DOM total equivalent = $272 million
It's spidey that actually suffers from Lion King the most, as he lost the premium screens this weekend. But there should be no need for alarm as he closes in on both Homecoming's (£30.7m / £31.7m adj) and Spider-Man 3's (£33.6m / £45.8m adj) totals to become the highest-grossing Spider-Man movie.
Yesterday
4-week total of £9,918,435 ($12.4 million)
NA/DOM total equivalent = $99.2 million
Yesterday will have passed the £10 million by now, and will follow Rocketman in featuring as mature counter-programming over the next month or so, which will continue its run.
Annabelle Comes Home
2-week total of £3,983,064 ($4.98 million)
NA/DOM total equivalent = $39.8 million
The latest installment in the Conjuring universe has a good drop for a horror film at only 48%, although only passing £4 million now might be a sign of fatigue, or maybe a sign of 'No more spin-offs! We want Conjuring 3 now!'
NOTABLE FILMS STILL ON THE GO
£35,645,497 ($44.6 million) -> Aladdin (Disney) after 9 weeks
£22,990,488 ($28.7 million) -> Rocketman (Paramount) after 9 weeks
£18,638,366 ($23.3 million) -> The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Universal) after 9 weeks
£3,526,572 ($4.41 million) -> Casino Royale 2006 (Secret Cinema 2019) after 7 weeks
£2,125,299 ($2.66 million) -> Midsommar (EFD) after 3 weeks
£1,409,293 ($1.76 million) -> Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups (Paramount) after 10 weeks
£1,300,832 ($1.63 million) -> The Queen's Corgi (Lionsgate) after 3 weeks
£1,084,141 ($1.36 million) -> Apollo 11 (Dogwoof) after 4 weeks
WEEKDAY RANKINGS
Monday
1 - Lion King
2 - Toy Story 4
3 - Spider-Man Far From Home
4 - Yesterday
5 - Annabelle Comes Home
Tuesday
1 - Lion King
2 - Spider-Man Far From Home
3 - Toy Story 4
4 - Yesterday
5 - Annabelle Comes Home
Wednesday
(Same as Monday)
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE

Horrible Histories: The Movie
The Current War

The Lion King will continue to play on most, if not all premium screens, including IMAX 2D/3D and 4DX. As always, depending on location.
SOURCES

BFI (For precise box office numbers)
Comscore (For weekday rankings)

[UK] Box Office Review - 12th to 18th July

WEEKEND TOP 5
1st - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony) -> £4,396,516 ($5.5 million) from 647 cinemas, down 48%
2nd - Toy Story 4 (Disney) -> £3,801,247 ($4.75 million) from 669 cinemas, down 31.56%
3rd - Annabelle Comes Home (Warner Bros) -> £1,478,773 ($1.85 million) from 527 cinemas, new release
4th - Yesterday (Universal) -> £1,084,847 ($1.36 million) from 662 cinemas, down 33.5%
5th - Aladdin (Disney) -> £355,707 ($445 thousand) from 418 cinemas down 18.6%
OTHER SIGNIFICANT NEW RELEASES
9th - Stuber (Disney) -> £211,274 ($264 thousand) from 392 cinemas
10th - The Dead Don't Die (Universal) -> £187,904 ($235 thousand) from 175 cinemas
11th - The Matrix - 20th Anniversary re-release (Warner Bros) -> £163,812 ($205 thousand) from 286 cinemas
13th - Super 30 (Reliance) -> £100,177 ($125 thousand) from 85 cinemas
THIS WEEKEND -> £13,778,781 ($17.2 million) from all movies, down 45.5% from last weekend and down 4.8% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekends, this weekend ranks 33rd and is down 12.8% against the average.
THE BIG RELEASE
Annabelle Comes Home
£2,223,482 ($2.78 million) including previews
NA/DOM total equivalent = $22.2 million so far
So this week we found out the real reason why Spider-Man went 'far from home.' His weird sister Annabelle has come home! Ignoring the fan-fiction ideas for now, Annabelle Comes Home opens slightly higher than her predecessors Annabelle 1, which opened with £1.95m in 2014 (£2.14m adjusted) and Annabelle: Creation's £1.96m (£2.03m) from 2017. Annabelle 1 eventually made £7.5m (£8.25m) and Creation £8.3m (£8.58m) so we could see Comes Home ending up around the same. Fortunately for Annabelle, her rival doll Chucky in Child's Play has already fizzled out, so for now she will compete with Midsommar for the attention of horror fans.
THE OTHER RELEASES
Stuber
NA/DOM total equivalent = $2.11 million so far
Just because an actor is in multiple highly successful MCU movies doesn't mean that they are an automatic box office power. Also, any 'car hostage movie is automatically compared to Collateral and judging from trailers and reviews Stuber cannot be as good. Should I say it's stubid?
Note - All Fox releases will from now on be listed as 'Disney' since Fox no longer distribute their own movies.
The Dead Don't Die
£192,917 ($241 thousand) including previews
NA/DOM total equivalent = $1.93 million so far
Jim Jarmusch's latest movie, which features such names like Bill Murray and Adam Driver, opens only in 11th thanks to mixed reviews and the small-ish release compared to most other films. Despite this, it's the highest opening for Jarmusch, beating the £174k (£186k adjusted) made by his previous movie Paterson when it opened in 2016.
The Matrix - 20th anniversary re-release
NA/DOM total equivalent = $1.64 million so far
Despite being able stream the movie online, a few fans still decided to shell out money just to see Neo fight it out on the big screen once again, this time remastered in 4K.
Super 30
NA/DOM total equivalent = $1 million so far
Super 30 is the latest Bollywood movie to open in the UK, this time on the same day as in India. The film focuses on mathematician Anand Kumar as he develops the 'Super 30' program that helps talented students from poorer areas study for the entrance exam for the top institutes of technology in India.
TOP PERFORMING REPEATS
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2-week total of £22,550,859 ($28.2 million)
NA/DOM total equivalent = $226 million
Spider-Man continues to swing high as he is playing 34% ahead of his previous film, Homecoming. Assuming he continues to 'hold like a champ' he could potentially pass £40 million, well beyond the total of Spider-Man 3' £33.6m from 2007, although inflation takes that to £45.8m.
Toy Story 4
4-week total of £42,598,992 ($53.2 million)
NA/DOM total equivalent = $426 million
Toy Story 4 ensures that the top two positions repeat from last weekend, dropping gently despite many sporting options available to families over the past weekend. Already the second highest-grossing release of the year, 4 will soon past 2's £44.3m from 2000 (£73.2m adjusted) although it is not unlikely that'll reach the £74.1m (£93.3m) attained by 3 back in 2010.
Yesterday
3-week total of £8,137,797 ($10.2 million)
NA/DOM total equivalent = $81.4 million
Yesterday enjoys a gentle drop as well, but not as small as...
Aladdin
8-week total of £35,225,791 ($44 million)
NA/DOM total equivalent = $352 million
Prince Ali, mighty is he! The crowd-pleasing favourite continues its amazing run, but the presence of The Lion King this weekend might finally start closing out Aladdin's run. Or, considering that most schools across the country will break up this weekend, so Aladdin could serve as an alternative for sold-out Lion King screenings well into August.
NOTABLE FILMS STILL ON THE GO
£22,822,309 ($28.5 million) -> Rocketman (Paramount) after 8 weeks
£18,477,864 ($23.1 million) -> The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Universal) after 8 weeks
£2,977,740 ($3.72 million) -> Casino Royale 2006 (Secret Cinema 2019) after 6 weeks
£1,667,931 ($2.08 million) -> Midsommar (EFD) after 2 weeks
£1,013,001 ($1.27 million) -> The Queen's Corgi (Lionsgate) after 2 weeks
WEEKDAY RANKINGS
Monday
1 - Spider-Man Far From Home
2 - Toy Story 4
3 - Annabelle Comes Home
4 - Yesterday
5 - Midsommar
Tuesday
(Same as Monday)
Wednesday
1 - Spider-Man Far From Home
2 - Toy Story 4
3 - Yesterday
4 - Annabelle Comes Home
5 - Midsommar
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE

The Lion King
Pavarotti (released on Monday)

The Lion King is expected to play on most, if not all premium screens, including IMAX 3D, IMAX 2D, 4DX and regular 3D. As always, depending on location.
SOURCES

BFI (For precise box office numbers)
Comscore (For weekday rankings)

[UK] Box Office Review - 26th July to 1st August

WEEKEND TOP 5
1st - The Lion King (Disney) -> £10,660,287 ($13.1 million) from 721 cinemas, down 36.2%
2nd - Toy Story 4 (Disney) -> £2,525,048 ($3.11 million) from 675 cinemas, down 7.13%
3rd - Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony) -> £1,714,153 ($2.11 million) from 586 cinemas, down 26.4%
4th - Andre Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert - Shall We Dance? (Piece of Magic) -> £1,492,154 ($1.84 million) from 587 cinemas, event
5th - Yesterday (Universal) -> £613,000 ($754 thousand) from 512 cinemas, down 21%
NEW RELEASES
6th - Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (Altitude) -> £584,269 ($719 thousand) from 516 cinemas
8th - The Current War (EFD) -> £454,677 ($559 thousand) from 487 cinemas
**14th - Chal Mera Putt (Fountain) -> £99,293 ($122 thousand) from 23 cinemas
THIS WEEKEND -> £19,691,946 ($24.2 million) from all movies, down 21.1% from last weekend and down 24.6% from the same weekend last year. Compared to the previous 52 weekends, this weekend ranks 9th and is up 24.3% against the average.
THE BIG EVENT
Andre Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert - Shall We Dance?
NA/DOM equivalent = $14.9 million
Andre Rieu is a regular (at least biannual) fixture on cinema schedules and once again he manages to pull in a decent crowd, as the takings for his summer concert in his home town Maastricht are exactly the same as last year's £1.49 million - and only down slightly from the £1.94 million that his Sydney NYE concert made.
THE NEW RELEASES
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
£609,490 ($750 thousand) including previews
NA/DOM OW equivalent = $5.84 million
Despite missing out on the top 5, this is not a bad start for a small family film competing against much bigger tentpoles. Based on the popular franchise, the movie deviates from the 'fact book' style nature of the books and and the Monty Python style sketches of the TV show to instead focuses on a linear plot line - A young Roman solider is sent to Britain and becomes friends with a local Celtic warrior who he eventually has to face in battle. Featuring big names such as Derek Jacobi and Lee Mack, the movie has received good reviews from critics and will hope to hold well across the rest of the summer. Yet it just seems that they have taken a random historical comedy and slapped the 'Horrible Histories' branding on to get bums on seats, as the 'Horrible Histories' books and series have zero plot or character developments. Regardless, 'Rotten Romans' is intended to be the first entry of a planned film franchise, and if this and future films are successful, maybe one day we can see all of our favourite characters travel to the present day to fight a rip off Thanos that threatens the world.
The Current War
NA/DOM OW equivalent = $4.55 million
Despite being filmed at the end of 2016 / start of 2017, and originally scheduled for a Christmas 2017 release, only now are we seeing this film being dumped in the middle of the summer, due to the collapse of the Weinstein Company, who provided most of the film's funding. As the film's target audience is skewing towards older people, it could produce some legs over the summer weekdays, where elderly people are most likely to attend. Even though Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Holland, who have both appeared in multiple MCU blockbusters since The Current War's production, star in the movie, this is another example of how and why movies just can't rely on MCU stars to make money. (See Stuber for another example)
Chal Mera Putt
NA/DOM OW equivalent = $993 thousand
There's another new Pollywood (Punjabi cinema) release this week in Chal Mera Putt, a comedy which focuses on a group of Punjabi immigrants who arrive in the strange foreign city of Birmingham and the struggles they face while trying to make a living and trying to just fit in.
TOP PERFORMING REPEATS
The Lion King
£36,889,089 ($45.4 million) after 2 weeks
NA/DOM total equivalent = $369 million
As the summer holidays continue, so does the 'reign' (get it? ha ha!) of The Lion King as it makes another £10 million in its second weekend - The first non-Avengers film to do so since Last Jedi. This allows it to pass Aladdin and enter 4th place for 2019, i.e. another smash hit for Disney. With the top 5 of 2019 all Disney movies, they really are smashing it this year - It's almost like they need content for a new streaming service of some kind.
Toy Story 4
£51,662,538 ($63.5 million) after 6 weeks
NA/DOM total equivalent = $517 million
The summer holidays are certainly helping Toy Story 4 as the hit four-quel drops only 7%, becoming the second movie this year to pass £50 million. If these kinds of holds continue, with strong weekday performances the £56.2 million total of Incredibles 2 is looking likely to be beaten, allowing 4 to become the second biggest animation, behind only 3. (Though the debatable live-action/animated Lion King is presumed at this time to pass 4 unless it collapses)
Spider-Man: Far From Home
£30,564,827 ($37.6 million) after 4 weeks
NA/DOM total equivalent = $306 million
Far From Home will have by now passed the lifetime total of Homecoming (£30.7 million) and will soon probably also beat Spider-Man 3's £33.6 million to become the highest grossing Spider-Man movie of all time. Right now it is also currently the highest grossing non-Disney-distributed movie of 2019, even though the movie itself was made by a Disney studio and features prominent Disney-owned characters.
Yesterday
£11,066,534 ($13.6 million) after 5 weeks
NA/DOM total equivalent = $111 million
Another solid drop for Yesterday as it continues its leggy run, playing as counter-programming on both sides of the Atlantic.
NOTABLE FILMS STILL ON THE GO
£36,012,063 ($44.3 million) -> Aladdin (Disney) after 10 weeks
£23,127,198 ($28.4 million) -> Rocketman (Paramount) after 10 weeks
£4,973,900 ($6.12 million) -> Annabelle Comes Home (Warner Bros) after 3 weeks
£4,058,602 ($4.99 million) -> Casino Royale 2006 (Secret Cinema 2019) after 8 weeks
£2,360,060 ($2.91 million) -> Midsommar (EFD) after 4 weeks
£1,589,763 ($1.96 million) -> The Queen's Corgi (Lionsgate) after 4 weeks
WEEKDAY RANKINGS
Monday
1 - Lion King
2 - Toy Story 4
3 - Spider-Man Far From Home
4 - Rotten Romans
5 - Yesterday
Tuesday
(Same as Monday)
Wednesday
1 - Lion King
2 - Toy Story 4
3 - Spider-Man Far From Home
4 - Measure For Measure - RSC Live 2019
5 - Rotten Romans
THIS WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE

Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw
Angry Birds 2

Hobbs and Shaw will be speeding onto premium screens this weekend, playing in both IMAX 2D and 4DX. Some Angry Birds 2 showings may also be in regular 3D. As always, depending on location.
SOURCES

BFI (For precise box office numbers)
Comscore (For weekday rankings)

WEEKLY EVENTS 4/1 – 4/11

Saturday is Springtime Tallahassee. Here’s all the info on performers, schedule, etc. I used to throw the greatest parade parties.
This is Tallahassee Music Week and you can find a list of all the events right here, although many are listed on this page as well.
Next weekend is The Word of the South Festival. Look here for details and schedules. Musicians and writers performing for free at Cascades Park. Joan Osbourne, Lisa Loeb, Cap 6, The Currys, and a bunch of other stuff.
Tally’s Independent Cinema and Theater Offerings:

Cap City Video Lounge: “Tallahassee Florida's premiere cult cinematic theater and movie rental store. Many free showings in their small theater of movies from Lord of the Rings and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure to the best/worst in B-rated horror.”
All Saints Cinema: “The Tallahassee Film Society was formed for the purpose of bringing foreign and American independent films to the Tallahassee area.”
Monticello Opera House: “A historic theater in Monticello featuring musical performances and local theater.”
Quincy Musical Theater: “Quincy Music Theatre is North Florida’s largest and only all-musical community theater.”
Ruby Diamond Auditorium: “The primary performance venue for Florida State University.”
Student Life Cinema: “Florida State University's Student Life Cinema (located in the Askew Student Life Center) is one of the nation's leading campus film programs, featuring five to six nights a week of everything from the most recent blockbuster movies to documentaries, alternative and foreign films, to restored cinema classics.” General Public permitted.
Theatre Tallahassee: “Serving the community since 1949, Theatre Tallahassee has been a leader in professional-caliber community theater featuring your friends and neighbors.” Currently showing Avenue Q.
Young Actors Theater: “YAT is a non-profit youth theatre and school for the performing arts founded in 1975. YAT provides quality theatre and theatre education to the community.”

ALSO:

Breakout Games is new and does that escape-a-locked-room thing with multiple theme options. Good for fun times with friends, team building exercises with coworkers.
Joyride Bicycle Collective offers various fun bike riding options, usually accessible for all levels of ability.
Gulf Winds Track Club lists many if not most of the area races, so go pound some sand.

SATURDAY 4/1

Park at Monroe: The Downtown Marketplace. 9am
Corner of Georgia & Macomb: Frenchtown Farmers’ Market. “The Frenchtown Heritage Market offers a wide variety of fresh, naturally grown produce. Live music, cooking demos, fruits vegetables, and honey sold directly by farmers.” 10am – 3pm.
Growler USA (University Square): DJ Night. 6pm-9pm
Salty Dawg: Karaoke with Paul. Family friendly! 8pm
Leggetts: Karaoke with Cowboy Chris. 9pm
El Patron: Pasion Latina. Bachata, Merengue, Salsa, Reggaeton. 9pm
The Skybox (Crawfordville): Karaoke with Mark. 9pm
Travelodge: Latin Night with DJ Carlitos. “I invite you to the Latin nights! We start tomorrow, we will bring the best in music! Bachata, salsa, merengue, reggaeton, vallenato and much more.” 9pm/$5/21+
926 Lounge: Sanctuary: Tallahassee’s Longest Running Goth Night. 10pm/$5/18+

Main Library: Springtime Title Wave Used Book Sale. 9am-3pm
Hurricane Grill & Wings: Echo Electric w/ The Unicorn Wranglers and Samarium. 1pm-4pm
Saltwater Seafood Company: Gene Zone. “Classic rock covers.” 2pm-5pm
Lake Tribe Brewing Company: Rhythm & Brews feat. Nicholas Roberts. 2:30pm/$10 for tour and tasting
American Legion Hall: For Cats Sake and The Stray Cat Strut. “A silent art auction followed by an evening of live music and dancing, all benefitting local community kitties!” 4pm
Governor’s Mansion: National Day of Action for Housing. “Trump's budget threatens many wonderful programs. However, the $6 Billion cut from HUD will be particularly devastating and many people will lose their housing. In addition to that massive cut, Florida Governor Rick Scott aims to take 77% our state's affordable housing dollars. Advocates from across the state are gathering outside the Governor’s Mansion, also known as “The People’s House” on April 1st to voice opposition to these cuts.” 5pm
Midtown Reader: Colleen Oakley: Close Enough to Touch. “Former senior editor of Marie Claire and editor-in-chief of Women's Health and Fitness Colleen Oakley brings her new book, CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH, to Midtown Reader in April!” 5:30pm
Urban Food Market: Samantha Crawford. “Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, and Contemporary Gospel selections on violin.” 5pm
Hurricane Grill & Wings: The Allie Cats. 6pm
Blue Tavern: Doug Gauss retirement party (No April Foolin'). 7pm/free
Ruby Diamond: A Conversation with Nathan Fielder. 7pm/GP $25/18+
Fifth & Thomas: The Mulligan Brothers. 7pm/$18/21+
Junction @ Monroe: Sarah Mac Band with McCall Chapin. 8pm
621 Gallery: J/K. April Fools Noise show at 621 Annex featuring: No Lux, Soft Opening, Alien Hypnotist, Perfect Game, Ghost in the Toy. 8pm/$5
Black Dog on the Square: Kalen Mercer and the Mercernaries. 8pm
Just One More Bar & Grill: Invented Truths. 9pm
Corner Pocket: Tobacco Road Band. 9pm
Bradfordville Blues Club: Chris O’Leary Band. 9pm
Birds Oyster Shack: Killer Party (1986) Trash Cinema Night's Six Year Anniversary! “I don't want to spoil any of the surprises, so I'm just going to say it features college pranks, nekkid sorority girls, costume parties, murder, zombies, Drive-In movies, a badass 80's hair metal song by White Sister, cute nerdy girls into horror gore effects, funeral tragedies, haunted houses, killer bees and man on man double penetration, if you know what I mean, and I think you do!” 9pm
Fire Bettys: DJ Peewee. 10pm/free/21+
Krewe de Gras: Shaken Not Stirred Burlesque &Tinderbox Circus Sideshow. 10pm
Café Shisha: Belly Dancers. 10pm
The Moon: YOUNG DOLPH. 10pm

SUNDAY 4/2

Lake Ella: Sunday Brunch with What About Us! “Brunch it up with the Backpackers Food Truck at Lake Ella!” 10:30am-1:30pm
Gaines Street/Railroad Ave: The Souk – “Come grab brunch from Tallahassee's finest, enjoy local musicians and check out local vendors. BRUNCH! Gaines Street hosts 12+ locally owned dining establishments in a 2 block area - we've got something for everyone! VENDORS! We've got vendors all up & down the block! Have some stuff to sell? Bring it down!. And tons of live MUSIC!” Noon-5pm
Gulf Specimen Marine Lab: The Living Dock. “Join us on our living dock this weekend to see what creatures you can find! This will be a hands on adventure offering fun prizes. Free with general admission!” 1pm-2pm
GrassLands Brewery: Queer Trivia: Let's Get Beers Together. “GrassLands invites the Tally LGBT community and friends to come down and enjoy local craft beer and queer-themed trivia every Sunday. LGBT-themed trivia provided by Trivia With Hank. $30 bar tab for 1st place. Stick around afterward for queers and beers.” 5pm
Salty Dawg Pub & Deli: The Famous Acoustic Jam w/ Wayne, Glenn, and Bo. Open mic, free beer for performers. 6pm

Fifth & Thomas: Jazz Brunch. “Enjoy brunch listening to the smooth jazz sounds from Shanice Richards & The Tenbusch Trio! $15 bottomless mimosas and kids eat free (with the purchase of an adult entree).” 10am-2pm
Art Alley on Gaines: 100 TPC Soapbox. “We invite poets, writers and performance artists of all styles and experience to stop by, step up and speak out on the 100TPC Soapbox in the Art Alleys! A public and safe space to share your voice!” 2pm-5pm
Centrale Pizza Parm and Bar: Oysters, Champagne and Live Music with WilloW. 10am-4pm
St. Louis Catholic Church: Sung Latin Mass - Fifth Sunday of Lent. “The liturgy will be entirely Gregorian-chanted in Latin, with easy-to-follow translations of the Mass texts provided for those who do not have their own pew missals.” 10:30am
Nefertaris: Latrío. Noon-1pm
The Wilbury: Fuzzzy Nickels Brunch. “Vibe out to the sounds of soul, funk, R&B, lo-fi and experimental hip-hop. Good food. Good drinks. Good tunes to dance to.” 2pm-5pm
StorQuest Self Storage: Tallahassee Area Foster and Adoptive Parent Association’s Storage Unit Open House. “We are reducing the inventory in our storage unit. Please come "shopping" on Sunday April 2nd from 2-5pm. Items are available to fosteadoptive parents and other substitute caregivers. The address is 2401 Barcelona Lane, Tallahassee. Drive around to the back of the building. Our unit is located inside the first set of glass doors. Knock loudly or call 850-325-0494.” 2pm-5pm
St. Mark’s Wildlife Refuge: Edible Plants! “Ranger Scott Davis will tell us all about native edibles and we'll have some samples! Yes, betony is edible from top to bottom.” 2pm
Monticello Opera House: Mushroom Growing Workshop. “Join us for a Sunday afternoon in the Opera House garden with mushroom farmers Josh and Tyler of Play of Sunlight Mushrooms (based in Tallahassee). Topics will include three easy ways to grow a variety of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms at home.” 2pm
Waterworks: April Shimmy Caravan. “Join us for an evening of dinner, drinks, and belly dance.” 7:30pm/free/21+

MONDAY 4/3

Growler USA (U Square): Kill the KEG at Growler USA! “It is the start of the week and we need to open up a tap for new beer! $20 all you can drink until the keg is empty, from 8-10pm! Winner(s) will receive a free Growler T Shirt and a 64 oz Growler from select taps! Bring out your team and whichever team goes through the most pitchers wins!” 8pm/21+
Under Wraps on the Parkway: Bar Trivia With Hank. “50 questions of friendly trivia. Plus great Mediterranean food, delicious wraps, and beer by the bottle or bucket that won’t kick you in the wallet. $20 tab for 1st place. Near all the state offices – start your week off right.” 7pm/free
Blue Tavern (N Monroe St): Lost Mondays with Belmont & Jones. 8pm
Waterworks: Patio Theater. 8:35pm/21+
926 Bar & Grill: Karaoke with Nathan. He’s got all the songs. All the songs you want to sing. 9pm
Side Bar Theater: Open Mic Mondays with Karaoke and Games. “ Open Mic: Drums, Guitar Amp, and Bass Amp will be provided. (Bring your own guitars and various instruments!) Karaoke, Nintendo 64 ( Mario Kart, Starfox, and more!), Foosball, Cornhole.” 9pm/free/18+
Finnegan's Wake: Karaoke With Paul. 10pm
The Warrior: Hip-Hop Open Mic Monday's // Dj T Wixx on site // Bring your Tracks. 10pm

TUESDAY 4/4

Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Bob Dogan. 6pm
Growler USA (University Square): Trivia Night. 6pm
Madison Social: Trivia Social. They do half and half theme and miscellaneous, so check their FB every week for an event page. 7pm
Brass Tap in Midtown: Trivia. Check their FB page for the theme. 7pm
Northside Pies: Bar Trivia With Hank. 50 questions of sweet, sweet trivia. This is a great geeky date night option. If you’ve got teens or kids that want to go to trivia (hey, nerds come in all sizes), this is a PG/PG-13 night. 7:30pm/free
Bird’s Oyster Shack: Trivia With John Carpenter. Lively and fun. 7:30pm
GrassLands Brewing Company: Trivia Factory. 7:30pm
Fire Bettys: Now That's What I Call Tuesday! Dance Party. 8pm
Fourth Quarter: Trivia With Professor Jim. AUCE wings. Truly a trivia favorite. 8pm
Krewe de Gras: Karaoke With Pete. 8:30pm
Brass Tap on Gaines: Karaoke with DJRah. 9pm
Krewe de Gras: Karaoke With Paul. 9pm
The Warrior: Open Mic "SingeSong Writer" Edition. “Full bands welcome. Free Pitcher for a 15 minute or more ORIGINAL Set.” 9pm
926 Bar & Grill: Trivia Tuesday! 9:30pm
Applebee’s on the Parkway: Karaoke with Amanda Goram. 10pm
Pockets Pool: Karaoke with Dwight. 10pm/21+

Blue Tavern: Roda Vibe - Brazilian Choro Music. 8pm
The Warehouse: Brad Watson. 8pm

WEDNESDAY 4/5

Madison Social: The Booze-ness Lunch: Free Drink During Lunch “If Don Draper did it, why not you. We are introducing the weekly Booze-ness lunch, because one cocktail in the afternoon just makes you more creative and productive (its science). Come have lunch with us, Centrale or Township and enjoy a delicious adult beverage on the house with food purchase.” 11:30am-3pm
Bird's Oyster Shack: Lab Sessions with Jim Crozier, featuring Frank Lindamood. 6pm
Fermentation Lounge: Quizmaster General Knowledge Trivia. “Quizmaster is hosted by Bennett Miller from 7-9pm every Wednesday, and features three rounds of general knowledge trivia (and a weekly food special). It is free to play and teams of up to 6 are welcome. The winner of each round receives a sample flight, and the Quizmaster for the night receives a $25 gift card and serious credit on Geek Street.” 7pm
Brass Tap on Gaines: Trivia. Check their FB page for the theme. 7pm
Hurricane Grill & Wings: Trivia With Greg. 7pm
GrassLands Brewing Company: BYOBG! Bring Your Own Board Game. “Our gracious host, Trevor Bond, will be featuring one game each week. Feel free to bring your own games to play & share.” 7pm/21+
Junction @ Monroe: Bike Night, Bingo, and Karaoke. 7pm
Proof: Bar Trivia With Hank. Drink delicious brews and show off all those random factoids you thought you’d never use. Local beer, local trivia in the heart of Tally’s Art District. A food truck is always out front for this, too, or you can order and pick up something great at the Crum Box Gastgarden (the caboose in RR Sq). Bar tab for 1st and 2nd place teams. 7:30pm/21+/no cover
The Warehouse: Open Mic. “There is a lottery for time slots. Now smoke free!” 8pm
El Patron: Karaoke With Big Bob. 8:30pm-11:30pm
926 Bar & Grill: Karaoke. 9pm
The Skybox (Crawfordville): Karaoke with Mark. 9pm
Just One More: Karaoke with Roger. 9pm
Corner Pocket: Karaoke. 9pm
Bird’s: Comedy Night. I’m pretty sure this is both a performance and an open mic. 9:30pm/free

Waterworks: PURPLEPALOOZA 2017. “Join Relay For Life North Leon for an evening of entertainment, fun, food, and LOTS of PURPLE PASSION as we kick off Relay Month!” 5:30pm
Blue Tavern: The Lark & The Loon / Kelly Goddard. 6pm/$5
Club Downunder: InternatioNole Fusion. “A night where people from all over the world showcase their talent. Dancing, singing, stand up...there's something for everyone. Show FSU your talent and your culture.” 7:30pm
Side Bar: The Wailers play Bob Marley's greatest hits featuring YAMADEO, SWAY JAH VU, and JUST CHAMELEONS. 8pm/$23

THURSDAY 4/6

Lake Ella Area: Food Truck Thursday. 6pm
Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Joe Dinkel. 6pm
Growler USA (University Square): Wing Eating Contest. “Like wings as much as you think you do? Think that you are a Pro or at least Semi Pro at it? Show off your skills at Growler USA from 6PM-11PM every Thursday. Rules: $20 entry fee per person for all you can eat wings, winner will be anounced on our Facebook page the following day. In addition to gettting to show off and eating a mountain of wings, the winner will receive $25 Gift card and a Free Growler USA T shirt!” 6pm
Beef O’Brady’s: AJ Johnson Trivia. 6:30pm
Junction @ Monroe: Open Mic Night. “Bring your instruments and play an open slot or just come and be entertained in Tallahassee's best sounding room!” 7pm/free
Skybox: $10 Cornhole Tourney. 7:30pm
Warhorse: Bar Trivia With Hank: AV Night. “3 rounds of music, 2 rounds of pictures! Happens on the first Thursday of every month. Full bar, fantastic pizza, and fun facts.” 8pm
Dux (Crawfordville): Karaoke with Big Bob. $25 bar tab given away every week. 8:30pm-12:30pm
Midtown Caboose: Trivia Factory. 8:30pm
Unique Wonders: Live Comedy with Big Hou! 8:30pm/$5
Pockets: Karaoke Dance Party with Keith Welch. 9pm/21+
Brass Tap Midtown: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-Midnight
Applebees on Cap Cir: Karaoke with Amanda Goram. 10pm
Birds: Karaoke with Nathan. All the songs. $1 Pabst drafts. 10pm

Institute for Nonprofit Innovation and Excellence: Relay Royale Gala. “We cordially invite you to relay royale, our first annual gala & casino night! Join us at relay royale for a night of mocktails, hors d'oeuvres, casino games & silent auctions benefiting relay for life of fsu. Come dressed in your BLACK TIE best! OPEN to all FSU students and the Tallahassee Community.” 6pm/$25, survivors free
The Side Bar: Sammy Adams: The Senioritis Tour with THE FARROW (from Minneapolis), YBO (from Albany NY) plus locals J. KELLY, TAREEF KNOCKOUT, DA BEAST, RO-THORO & DJ FELIX FLO! 7pm/$20
Black Dog on the Square: Literary Night featuring Katie Clark. 7pm
The Wolf’s Den: David Dondero with Tragwag & Winded. 8pm/$5/all ages
The Warehouse: Faking Jazz / Man-Moth / Ryley Smith. 9pm/$5

FRIDAY 4/7

Fifth & Thomas: Backstage Garden Happy Hour with David Lareau. 5pm-8pm
Growler USA (University Square): Live Music. 6pm
Hobbit South: Karaoke. 8pm
Leggetts: Karaoke with Paul. 8:30pm
Just One More: Karaoke with Roger. 9pm
Skyzone: GLOW- Featuring DJ LooseKid. “Grab all of your friends and get your jump on with live music featuring Dj Loosekid, glow lights & laser beams! Check in early to take advantage of the full 2 hours of jumping! Each jumper must wear a reflective shirt, or purchase a shirt in the park. Due to the popularity of this event and early sell outs- we highly suggest you reserve your tickets online beforehand. We cannot guarantee tickets for GLOW will be available in the park at the time of the event.” 9pm-11pm/$25/no one under 5yo
926 Lounge (Formerly Pugs): The Friday Night Party. “Get your pre-game on at Happy Hour with Tom from 4-9 and the dance party getting rolling at 10 pm with our favorite house DJs slinging sound all night long. At midnight, join our talented Queens for an amazing show!” 9pm/$5, $7 under 21/18+
Stetsons @ The Moon: Karaoke with Devin Cywinski. 10pm/$5/18+

Super Secret Bonus Level (RR Sq): Grand Opening. "Come check out the new store and get your retro gaming fix!" 10am
Flippin Great Pinball: $5 First Friday. "All you can game from 4pm to midnight."
Fifth & Thomas: KING BABY W/ Buck L. Brown. 7pm/21+
Junction @ Monroe: FreakAndy with Drummer On The Move. “We will be broadcasting live on 106.1FM from 9:45 to 10:45.” 8pm/$12
Bradfordville Blues Club: Rusty Wright Band. 8pm
Blue Tavern: Landon Gay. 8pm/$5
The Wilbury: Fake News w/ Buster Wolf, Cat Among The Crows, Cough Drop. 9pm/free
Bread & Roses: First Friday Party. “Dance performance: Hannah Schwadron. Visual art: Matthew McCarron. Music: Showtime Goma + Nancyfeast (NYC), blackmoonblacksun (our Chantelle).” 9pm

SATURDAY 4/8

Park at Monroe: The Downtown Marketplace. 9am
Corner of Georgia & Macomb: Frenchtown Farmers’ Market. “The Frenchtown Heritage Market offers a wide variety of fresh, naturally grown produce. Live music, cooking demos, fruits vegetables, and honey sold directly by farmers.” 10am – 3pm.
Growler USA (University Square): DJ Night. 6pm-9pm
Salty Dawg: Karaoke with Paul. Family friendly! 8pm
Leggetts: Karaoke with Cowboy Chris. 9pm
The Skybox (Crawfordville): Karaoke with Mark. 9pm
El Patron: Pasion Latina. Bachata, Merengue, Salsa, Reggaeton. 9pm
926 Lounge: Sanctuary: Tallahassee’s Longest Running Goth Night. 10pm/$5/18+

Fifth & Thomas: Gospel Brunch. “Come and have brunch with us and enjoy the beautiful sounds of Gospel music as we have Waddles, Richards, & St. Luc. at FIfth and Thomas. Get ready for our scrumptious brunch menu plus $15 bottomless mimosas and kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entree!” 10am-2pm
The Red Shed: 1st Annual Country Market & Craft Fair. 11am
7th Hill Tap Room: Oskar Blues Can'd Aid Foundation Fundraiser Cookout. “Come out and support a great cause, all while drinking beer and enjoying some damn good BBQ. We are making Beer can Chicken with Dale's Pale Ale and a pork butt with a glaze made from Oskar Blue's Old Chub Scotch Ale. Pre-sale tickets are $15 which will get you a heaping plate of BBQ and 2 beers. Tickets day of will be $20. $3 of every ticket sale will go to Oskar Blues Can'd Aid Foundation. This organization has a CAN do attitude when it comes to helping others. But don't just take my word for it, check out their website. Noon-5pm
Lake Tribe Brewing Company: Blind Draw Cornhole Tourney. “Blind Draw, $10 per person, throw for the hole jackpot, and wonderful brews.” 1pm
Tallahassee Indoor Sports: Tallahassee Roller Girls Season 11 Game 1: Legiskators vs. Sinators. “New Season. New Venue. Same hard-hitting action!! Come see TRG's season opener of 2017 featuring the two home-grown competitive teams: The Legiskators and the Sinators. This will be your only chance to see this match up this year, so be sure to rep your blue or red! Back for the first time in years: Our 21+ fans can now purchase beers available through our very own beer garden! Tailgate starts at 5 pm. Our new venue is full of exciting things: We'll have half time games and high $$ raffle items, just to name a few. This is a family-friendly event: kids 12 and under are FREE! Doors open at 6pm for Superfans and season pass holders, and 6:30pm for general admission. Seating may be limited, but feel free to bring your own chair! Afterparty location: Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack.” 5pm
Club Downunder: The Blackout: The Ultimate Multi-Art Experience. “Artist Collective presents the ultimate multi-art experience at Florida State University. This will be a showcase of every form of art. From gallery art to dance, music, spoken words, fashion and more!” 7pm
Civic Center: The Price is Right Live. 7:30pm/$29-$49
Junction @ Monroe: Dr. Sinn's Freak Island Musical Sideshow/All Strings Considered. “Dr. Sinn's Freak Island Musical Sideshow is a live original music playin’ sexy clown show spectacular from the steamy swamps of Gainesville, Florida. Featuring the good Dr. Becky Sinn, her adopted robot brother Mr. Fiddlesticks, and three dancing clowns: the Harlequin of Heat, Jenny Castle; the Titillating Tapper, Sally B. Dash, and the Princess of Poultry, Henrietta Henhouse! Setting hearts (and other things) on fire with their antics, shenanigans, and general buffoonery. All Strings Considered is a collaboration between lifelong musicians Jim Crozier (of Tallahassee's own The Common 'Taters & the Turn-Ups, Jim Crozier Music & more!) & Don Austin of Dr. Sinn's Freak Island Musical Sideshow!.” 8pm/18+/$12
Blue Tavern: John Emil – Slide Guitarist. 8pm/$5
Black Dog on the Square: Jazz on the Square featuring the Shawn Villanueva Quintet. 8pm
Side Bar: Cow Haus Productions Present Cream Abdul Babar + Black Tusk. “Local legends CREAM ABDUL BABAR reunite for their first Tallahassee show in 10 years along with special guests BLACK TUSK from Savannah GA! To celebrate the 20th anniversary year of Cow Haus Presents, Cream Abdul Babar is playing one show as part of a series featuring reunions of some of your favorite local bands along with bands currently in the FL scene. Black Tusk will open.” 8pm/$20
Fifth & Thomas: Young Dubliners. 9pm
Bradfordville Blues Club: Jeff Jensen Band. 9pm
The Wilbury: Shaken Not Stirred Burlesque. 10pm

SUNDAY 4/9

Gaines Street/Railroad Ave: The Souk – “Come grab brunch from Tallahassee's finest, enjoy local musicians and check out local vendors. BRUNCH! Gaines Street hosts 12+ locally owned dining establishments in a 2 block area - we've got something for everyone! VENDORS! We've got vendors all up & down the block! Have some stuff to sell? Bring it down!. And tons of live MUSIC!” Noon-5pm
GrassLands Brewery: Queer Trivia: Let's Get Beers Together. “GrassLands invites the Tally LGBT community and friends to come down and enjoy local craft beer and queer-themed trivia every Sunday. LGBT-themed trivia provided by Trivia With Hank. $30 bar tab for 1st place. Stick around afterward for queers and beers.” 5pm
Salty Dawg Pub & Deli: The Famous Acoustic Jam w/ Wayne, Glenn, and Bo. Open mic, free beer for performers. 6pm

The Wilbury: Breathe Now tour with Lazarus Wilde/ Brighter Poet and more! 2pm
Junction @ Monroe: Second Sunday Blues Jam. “Bring your guitar, harp, voice, and any other instrument and join us every second Sunday for a blues jam. Open at 6pm for dinner, drinks, and player registration. House drum kit and bass rig provided.” 6pm/free
Waterworks: Selena Tribute Performance. “Yvette Smith will be celebrating Selena's birthday at Waterworks by performing a Selena Tribute dance routine.” 7:30pm/free/21+

MONDAY 4/10

Growler USA (U Square): Kill the KEG at Growler USA! “It is the start of the week and we need to open up a tap for new beer! $20 all you can drink until the keg is empty, from 8-10pm! Winner(s) will receive a free Growler T Shirt and a 64 oz Growler from select taps! Bring out your team and whichever team goes through the most pitchers wins!” 8pm/21+
Under Wraps on the Parkway: Bar Trivia With Hank. “50 questions of friendly trivia. Plus great Mediterranean food, delicious wraps, and beer by the bottle or bucket that won’t kick you in the wallet. $20 tab for 1st place. Near all the state offices – start your week off right.” 7pm/free
Junction @ Monroe: Monday Night Bingo. “Good food, good drinks, good friends, and a chance to win some big cashola! It doesn't get any better than J@M. Every Monday from 7pm-9pm we've got cash payouts up to $250 per game with multiple games each night PLUS a 50/50 drawing each week benefitting the Tallahassee Area Musicians Guild.” 7pm-9pm
Blue Tavern (N Monroe St): Lost Mondays with Belmont & Jones. 8pm
Waterworks: Patio Theater. 8:35pm/21+
926 Bar & Grill: Karaoke with Nathan. He’s got all the songs. All the songs you want to sing. 9pm
Side Bar Theater: Open Mic Mondays with Karaoke and Games. “ Open Mic: Drums, Guitar Amp, and Bass Amp will be provided. (Bring your own guitars and various instruments!) Karaoke, Nintendo 64 ( Mario Kart, Starfox, and more!), Foosball, Cornhole.” 9pm/free/18+
The Warrior: Hip-Hop Open Mic Monday's // Dj T Wixx on site // Bring your Tracks. 10pm

The Moon: Explosions In The Sky w/Thor and Friends. 7pm/$30/18+
The Wilbury: Cat Family Records Presents Tail Light Rebellion with The Rest of Ray Brower, Austin Dienger, & Matt Binder. 8pm

TUESDAY 4/11

Junction @ Monroe: Live Rehearsal Tuesdays. “Tuesdays are Live Rehearsals at J@M. Sponsored by the Tallahassee Area Musicians Guild. Utilize our complete backline and PA for rehearsals, jams, or hold auditions. Up to one hour slots (or more depending on number of signups) per artist/group.” 4pm
Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Bob Dogan. 6pm
Growler USA (University Square): Trivia Night. 6pm
Madison Social: Trivia Social. They do half and half theme and miscellaneous, so check their FB every week for an event page. 7pm
Brass Tap in Midtown: Trivia. Check their FB page for the theme. 7pm
Northside Pies: Bar Trivia With Hank. 50 questions of sweet, sweet trivia. This is a great geeky date night option. If you’ve got teens or kids that want to go to trivia (hey, nerds come in all sizes), this is a PG/PG-13 night. 7:30pm/free
Bird’s Oyster Shack: Trivia With John Carpenter. Lively and fun. 7:30pm
GrassLands Brewing Company: Trivia Factory. 7:30pm
Midtown Pies: Trivia and Deliciousness! 8pm
Fire Bettys: Now That's What I Call Tuesday! Dance Party. 8pm
Fourth Quarter: Trivia With Professor Jim. AUCE wings. Truly a trivia favorite. 8pm
Krewe de Gras: Karaoke With Pete. 8:30pm
Brass Tap on Gaines: Karaoke with DJRah. 9pm
The Warrior: Open Mic "SingeSong Writer" Edition. “Full bands welcome. Free Pitcher for a 15 minute or more ORIGINAL Set.” 9pm
926 Bar & Grill: Trivia Tuesday! 9:30pm
Applebee’s on the Parkway: Karaoke with Amanda Goram. 10pm
Pockets Pool: Karaoke with Dwight. 10pm/21+

Fifth & Thomas: The Underhill Family Orchestra w/ Wanderfoot & Lil' Grizzly. 7pm/$12/21+
Super Secret Bonus Level (RR Sq): Tournament Tuesday. 7pm
Blue Tavern: Roda Vibe - Brazilian Choro Music. 8pm

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Ian Fleming's Moonraker and Die Another Day: An examination of a bizarre adaptation

Rereading the first few Ian Fleming Bond novels with their film adaptations in mind is an interesting experience. First you have Casino Royale, which received a half-century-later film adaptation that added a new first act before getting into the novel content about an hour in, modernized things, and actioned up Vesper’s death from sleeping pill suicide to shootout in a sinking Vienna house while otherwise fairly closely following the story, scenes and characters from the novel, depicting Bond and Le Chiffre’s battle of wits at Casino Royale and its aftermath. The roles of Vesper, Felix Leiter and Mathis, the ball torture, the recuperation, going off with Vesper, "The bitch is dead," it's all there.
Then there’s Live and Let Die, which received a much looser film adaptation, freely snatching some characters, settings, a few scenes and general concepts (even some surprisingly specific ones, like Mr. Big’s club having a table that sinks into the floor with Bond sitting at it) from the novel while largely making up the narrative it used these elements in from scratch. Bond film fans will also notice some plot elements from the back half of the novel repurposed for use in the movies Licence to Kill and For Your Eyes Only.
Then there’s Moonraker, which received what could generously be called one of the loosest film “adaptations” in the history of book-to-film cinema. The film Moonraker shares exactly three elements with its eponymous novel:
• It involves a piece of technology called the Moonraker. Only the names are shared - in the book, it is basically a new long-range missile technology. In the film, it is a space shuttle.
• The villain is named Hugo Drax. Again, only the names are shared. In the book, he is a hotheaded and vulgar man with red hair who is a secret former Nazi pretending to be a British industrialist and national hero, who plans to use his Moonraker missile to destroy London. In the film, Drax is a quiet and soft-spoken French space technology magnate with brown hair who plans to gas the planet from space and live in a space station. Not only are they different, but their personalities are literally almost exact opposites.
• In the ONE scene in the book adapted into the film, Drax places Bond and the story’s female hero (Gala Brand in the book, Holly Goodhead in the film) under the nozzle of a rocket so that they will burn to death when it fires. Bond and the girl cleverly escape the rocket in both, of course.
Other than that, the 1955 novel Moonraker and 1979 film Moonraker share absolutely nothing, not a single scene, plot point, location, character, concept, nothing in common.
But, if you use a little creative thinking and look at things from a big picture perspective, you may come to realize that Ian Fleming’s Moonraker was in fact adapted into a film a couple decades later, and many an Ian Fleming fan may be horrified to realize that film is none other than 2002’s Die Another Day. Let’s go into how this adaptation took place:
• Now, first off, you may be saying “I don’t remember that part of Ian Fleming’s Moonraker where Bond was captured by North Koreans, held captive for 14 months, traded back to MI6, escaped, and went to Cuba.” And you’d be right! What you’re seeing here is the screenwriters doing a dry run at exactly the same thing they would do four years later with Casino Royale: Making up roughly 40% of a film worth of original content before getting into the story of a relatively short novel.
• And that story begins at a club called Blades, where Bond goes in the book to meet and investigate wealthy British industrialist/hero Hugo Drax cheating at bridge. In the film, Bond goes to a club, also called Blades, to meet and investigate wealthy British industrialist/hero Gustav Graves (who has cheated at fencing by getting his protege Miranda Frost a gold medal at the Olympics by faking a drug overdose for the woman who originally beat her). Bond then engages the cheat Drax/Graves at bridge/fencing, beating him at his own game, revealing the angry side of the red-headed secret villain.
• Also note that in the book the British government has placed a spy with Drax named Gala Brand to investigate him. In the film, the character Miranda Frost (who was called Gala Brand in the initial script and all the way through the casting of Rosamund Pike in the role) is also a spy placed by the British government with Graves. The key difference, and why I believe they changed the name, is that in the book Brand is loyal to England, in the film she actually does switch allegiance to Graves.
• After beating Drax/Graves at his own game, Bond is invited to check out Drax/Graves’ new piece of technology that has supposedly been created for the peace and prosperity of the world and with the full approval and support of the government, the MoonrakeIcarus Project. (In the book, it is right there in England, it is in Iceland in the film.) Bond travels there to see the technology and meets up with Brand/Frost. (Needless to say, the book does not introduce us to this section of the story with “I’m Mr. Kil!” “Well there’s a name to die for.”)
• After investigating, the truth is revealed: Drax/Graves is secretly a villain planning to use his supposedly world-benefiting technology as a weapon for evil. Why? Because he secretly a two-faced agent of a foreign country who is only pretending to be British, and secretly still working for what is, in his own twisted mind, the glory of his homeland; Drax, a former Nazi, for Nazi Germany, and Graves for North Korea, as he is North Korean Colonel Moon in disguise.
• Drax/Graves, with the help of his creepy scientist henchman Krebs/Vlad, attempts to kill Bond by dropping a cliff on him. In the book, he dynamites some cliffs above a beach that Bond and Brand are on, which they narrowly survive. In the film, he zaps some ice cliffs with his space laser, which Bond parasails away from on the tsunami in some of 2002’s finest CGI.
• In the end, the villain is hoist by his own petard, Drax killed by his own Moonraker missile when Bond and Brand reprogram its target coordinates away from London to the spot in the sea where he happens to be escaping with his Nazi cohorts in a submarine, and Graves by Bond pitching him in his Robocop suit into a turbine on his own damn plane.
Now, the in-between of all these elements varies quite a bit from novel to film, of course. The film declines to adapt quite a bit of Bond’s investigation into Drax’s Moonraker operation, instead working in the character of Jinx, a fight amidst lasers, a car chase on the ice (the book DOES have a Bond vs. Drax car chase, but under wildly different circumstances), a sword fight on a plane, and a Robocop suit. I’m certainly not claiming we’re looking at a one-to-one adaptation here. But looking at all the evidence (and keeping in mind Miranda Frost was called Gala Brand right up through shooting), it seems undeniably that Die Another Day, not 1979’s Moonraker, is the film adaptation of Fleming’s Moonraker.
If nothing else it shows in Gustav Graves, who pretty much is the novel’s Drax, a red-haired secret agent of the enemy enacting his own private revenge using a new technological weapon in the guise of a British hero, a hotheaded and quick-to-anger cheat.
Now, the real question is, could they ever go back to Moonraker and do a much closer film adaptation? I say damn well of course they could. No one except huge Bond freaks like me ever would have noticed most of this in the first place, and anyway, by the time they did such a thing Die Another Day would be 20+ years old anyway. Now, it would take a clever screenwriter to approach making an action film from Fleming’s Moonraker: For one, the first action scene in the entire novel takes place almost two-thirds of the way through. But such problems are for a clever screenwriter, not a schlub like me.
But there you have it: Die Another Day is a bizarre and (for better or worse… most Bond fans would probably argue worse) incredibly imaginative adaptation of Moonraker.
(Oh, and one other element of Ian Fleming’s Moonraker was used in another film: Drax’s line “I should spend the money quickly, Commander Bond” when Bond beats him at bridge was slightly altered to “Spend the money quickly, Mr. Bond” and given to Kamal Khan when Bond beats him at backgammon in Octopussy.)

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Respect MI6 Agent 007, James Bond!

“Three men were found dead on the Orient Express train at Trieste. One of them was Grant. What have you got to say about that, Number Five?”

“It was Klebb's choice. Her people failed.”

“It was your plan they followed implicitly.”

“Impossible. It was perfect.”

“Except for one thing: they were dealing with Bond.”

Featuring a loose cannon MI6 operative with the skills, gadgets, and good looks to charm, deceive, and fight his way past megalomaniacal supervillains hell-bent on world domination, Ian Fleming’s James Bond character has transformed over the years from an espionage flight of fancy into a legend of storytelling and an institution of cinema, with 24 films to date produced by Eon Productions, beginning with the legendary Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman.
James Bond isn’t just a character, he’s his own archetype- the suave, seductive but deadly secret agent, every bit as capable of effortlessly navigating the world’s high-class elite as he is single-handedly storming a military compound. His gadgets, his weapons, his suits, his cars, his opening themes, his leading actors, his main antagonists, his women, everything the James Bond franchise has created over fifty years has transformed the series and main character into one of the most beloved fictional characters of the United Kingdom and a juggernaut of worldwide entertainment.
For this RT, we’ll be focusing on the films only, and separating them by actor to allow for varied prompts or an overall composite approach. This RT will be updated when and if new Bond films become legally available for purchase.
Note: This RT does not include feats for the 1967 version of Casino Royale starring David Niven or the 1983 remake of Thunderball titled Never Say Never Again starring Sean Connery, as both films are non-canon.

Sean Connery: 1962-1967, 1971

Featured in Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, and Diamonds Are Forever

“My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done, such as drinking Dom Perignon ‘53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.”

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Strength:

Punches and kicks stagger Grant, who no-sold a surprise brass-knuckle punch to the gut ^{^FRWL}
Dispatches a soldier with a single strike to the neck ^{^FRWL}
Takes a man out with a single pistol whip to the back of the neck ^{^FRWL}
Grabbed by a man that wrestles alligators, throws him easily ^{^DrNo}
Throws a man through a paper wall and across the next room ^{^DAF}
Punts a guy in the side of the head ^{^GF}
Slaps a fan across a room into a bathtub ^{^GF}
Throws Oddjob’s hat hard enough to get it jammed between steel bars ^{^GF}
Incaps a man with a choke hold in a couple seconds ^{^YOLT}
Holds Bambi and Thumper underwater with a hand each ^{^DAF}
Lifts a garage gate ^{^YOLT}

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Hit with a chair so hard it breaks, keeps going after that and the subsequent beating ^{^GF}
Resists being choked out by Grant, who choked out a Bond lookalike in seconds with the same technique, then chokes Grant out instead ^{^FRWL}
Thrown into the wall of a train car by Grant, keeps fighting ^{^FRWL}
Takes hits from Oddjob, who’s strong enough to decapitate a statue and crush a golf ball ^{^GF}
Survives ramming his car into a wall, albeit he’s unconscious ^{^GF}

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Dodges a bunch of sword swings and disarms the wielder ^{^YOLT}
Dodges a helicopter trying to ram him ^{^FRWL}
Notices an attacker in the reflection of a girl’s eyes and avoids the blow ^{^GF}
With a warning, survives an attempted drive-by shooting ^{^YOLT}
Dives to electrocute the bars Oddjob is about to touch ^{^GF}
Catches Goldfinger off-guard and grabs his pistol ^{^GF}
Chases down a fleeing assassin and dodges his knife stab ^{^YOLT}

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(Marksmanship) Hits a man in a hovering helicopter with a single shot ^{^FRWL}
(Marksmanship) Picks off a rifleman with a single pistol shot ^{^FRWL}
(Marksmanship) Takes out a rifleman with a shuriken ^{^YOLT}
(Marksmanship) Accurately throws scalpels like throwing knives ^{^DAF}
(Melee) Beats a man inside of an elevator, including disarming him twice of a gun and makeshift knife in extremely close quarters ^{^DAF}
(Melee) Fights off several armed men while escaping a boat, one-shotting several of them ^{^YOLT}
(Stealth) Sneaks up on a guy looking for Grant ^{^FRWL}
(Stealth) Waits for nightfall to infiltrate Goldfinger’s compound ^{^GF}
(Driving) Shakes off numerous police officers in a chase, including performing one of the most difficult car stunts there is (driving on 2 wheels) on the fly and switching sides midway through the stunt ^{^DAF}
(Driving) Pilots a damaged plane to a survivable crash landing ^{^YOLT}
(Driving) Navigates a personal helicopter through an aerial dogfight ^{^YOLT}
(Driving) Outmaneuvers a chasing enemy ^{^DrNo}
(Driving) Navigates a boat through rifle grenade blasts and gunfire ^{^FRWL}
(Driving) Drives well enough to overtake someone and keep them from passing him ^{^GF}
(Seduction) Seduces Pussy Galore, despite Pussy being a lesbian who claims she’s immune to his charm, which makes her betray Goldfinger ^{^GF}
(Seduction) Makes KGB agent Tatiana Romanova fall in love with him, despite her mission being to seduce and betray him ^{^GF}

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(Tactics) Sets up his room to trick an assassin, then recognizes his gun and counts the rounds to know when he’s out of ammo ^{^DrNo}
(Tactics) Uses a boat’s ruptured gas cans and a flare gun to cause an enormous explosion ^{^FRWL}
(Tactics) Uses a chair to fight a woman with a poisoned dagger in her shoe ^{^FRWL}
(Tactics) Smashes a wine bottle and throws the wine on Mr. Kidd to make his weapons light him on fire ^{^DAF}
(Tactics) Knowing the CIA is tracking him, Bond sneaks a message and his homing device into the pocket of a man leaving Goldfinger’s compound ^{^GF}
(Tactics) Uses powder and a hair to make sure he knows if things in his room are tampered with later ^{^DrNo}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Without a word, tricks a guard into opening the door to his cell ^{^GF}
(Disguise/Bluffing) After defeating an assassin, uses the assassin’s clothes and fakes an injury to trick the assassin’s driver into taking him to their headquarters ^{^YOLT}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Bluffs his way into a secured area without knowing anyone or anything about the environment, then uses that information to bluff his way through a conversation to check a room for intel ^{^DAF}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Bluffs his way out of a death trap, featuring my all-time favorite villain line at the beginning ^{^GF}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Avoids this death trap by smuggling fake diamonds and hiding the real ones, also a feat for noticing the fake money or reasoning that it would be fake, and possibly anticipating the death trap itself, though the scene after this suggests the CIA made the swap, not Bond ^{^DAF}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Uses hollow reeds to hide in a river ^{^DrNo}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Avoids being noticed on a street by pretending to make out with someone ^{^DAF}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Swaps wallets with the man he’s pretending to be to earn Tiffany Case’s trust ^{^DAF}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Pretends to accidentally eject a control tape so he can swap it with a dud tape and shut down Blofeld’s satellite ^{^DAF}
(Disguise/Bluffing) Pretends to not speak English well to avoid Peter Franks’ suspicion ^{^DAF}
(Perception) Notices subtle flaws in Grant’s disguise as an MI6 agent, such as not knowing his wines and mispronouncing “Cheerio”, also notices that Grant had drugged a drink ^{^FRWL}
(Perception) Recognizes Mr. Wint’s aftershave and uses that and a wine trick to expose them as killers ^{^DAF}
(Perception) Figures out a way to tell apart two identical Blofelds, even though Blofeld planned for this and tricked Bond with multiple cats ^{^DAF}
(Perception) Checks a room for listening devices ^{^FRWL}
(Perception) Notices and prevents surveillance in an airplane bathroom ^{^GF}
(Perception) Tiffany Case dusts Bond’s glass for prints, and Bond notices ^{^DAF}
(Perception) Figures out that his driver is an enemy agent, then plays along to trick him ^{^DrNo}
(Knowledge) Over the course of a conversation with Goldfinger, Bond shows he knows what Delta-9 nerve gas does (despite Goldfinger lying to others), shows a grasp of the statistics and logistics of a robbery, uses a hint from Goldfinger to piece together his plan, knows the name and occupation of a man he noticed Goldfinger working with once, knows the type of bomb Goldfinger plans to use, and can closely estimate the damage it will cause
(Knowledge) Explains why you shouldn’t shoot a gun on a plane ^{^GF}
(Knowledge) Knows about skin suffocation ^{^GF}
(Knowledge) Can tell what’s wrong with a brandy with just a smell ^{^GF}
(Knowledge) Knows the correct temperature to serve sake ^{^YOLT}
(Knowledge) Schools M on sherry ^{^DAF}

Weapons, Gadgets, & Vehicles:

(Weapon) A briefcase containing ammunition, a hidden throwing knife, a compact .25 caliber sniper rifle with an infrared sight, hidden straps containing 50 gold sovereigns, and a tear gas cartridge disguised as a tin of talcum powder rigged to explode if someone opens the briefcase incorrectly ^{^FRWL}
(Weapon) A single-use incendiary round hidden in a cigarette ^{^YOLT}
(Weapon) A tube of clay-like explosives and a detonator ^{^GF}
(Weapon) A mousetrap-like device in Bond’s breast pocket to catch people searching his clothes for weapons ^{^DAF}
(Gadget) A portable grappling hook ^{^DAF}
(Gadget) A device that detects phone bugs ^{^FRWL}
(Gadget) A camera with a hidden recording device inside ^{^FRWL}
(Gadget) A device that helps Bond break into a combination-locked safe (it doesn’t disable the alarm, though) ^{^YOLT}
(Gadget) A fake thumbprint that fools Tiffany Case’s thumbprint camera ^{^DAF}
(Vehicle) An Aston Martin DB5 with bulletproof windows, revolving license plates, a hidden panel that displays the location of a miniature homing device, and a panel to control an oil slick, a smoke screen, a steel bulletproof screen in the back, forward machine guns, and an ejector seat. It also has tire shredders that can cut metal, though Q doesn’t mention them ^{^GF}
(Vehicle) A personal “helicopter” named “Little Nellie” equipped with reverse-facing flamethrower, aerial mines, machineguns and rockets, anti-air missiles ^{^YOLT}
(Vehicle) A 1935 Bentley Mark IV which comes with a built-in car phone ^{^FRWL}

Other:

Somehow disguises himself as an Asian man, despite looking like this and making no changes at all to his accent, even while speaking Japanese ^{^YOLT}
Fakes his own death ^{^YOLT}
Keeps his cool when he realizes a deadly spider is crawling on him ^{^DrNo}
Better at golf than Goldfinger ^{^GF}
Switches golf balls on Goldfinger ^{^GF}
Tosses a hat onto a rack ^{^FRWL}

George Lazenby: 1969

Featured in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

“This never happened to the other fellow.”

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Roger Moore: 1972-1985

Featured in Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, and A View To A Kill

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Timothy Dalton: 1986-1994

Featured in The Living Daylights and License to Kill

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Pierce Brosnan: 1994-2004

Featured in Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day

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Daniel Craig: 2005-Present

Featured in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre

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Ian Fleming's Moonraker and Die Another Day: An examination of a bizarre adaptation

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Respect MI6 Agent 007, James Bond!

“Three men were found dead on the Orient Express train at Trieste. One of them was Grant. What have you got to say about that, Number Five?”

“It was Klebb's choice. Her people failed.”

“It was your plan they followed implicitly.”

“Impossible. It was perfect.”

“Except for one thing: they were dealing with Bond.”

Sean Connery: 1962-1967, 1971

“My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done, such as drinking Dom Perignon ‘53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.”

George Lazenby: 1969

“This never happened to the other fellow.”

Roger Moore: 1972-1985

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Timothy Dalton: 1986-1994

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Pierce Brosnan: 1994-2004

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Daniel Craig: 2005-Present

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JAMES BOND WILL RETURN

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