{"id":351349,"date":"2021-10-11T18:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T15:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/no-time-to-die-has-muted-us-opening-as-covid-19-fears-linger\/"},"modified":"2021-10-11T18:51:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T15:51:14","slug":"no-time-to-die-has-muted-us-opening-as-covid-19-fears-linger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-time-to-die-has-muted-us-opening-as-covid-19-fears-linger\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;No Time to Die&#8217; has muted US opening as COVID-19 fears linger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;No Time to Die&#8217; has muted US opening as COVID-19 fears linger<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The new James Bond flick, \u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d opened in US this weekend with less of a bang and more of a whimper. <\/p>\n<p>The latest installment of Bond reeled in $56 million at the US and Canadian box office, according to MGM, the studio behind the spy movie, starring Daniel Craig as 007.<\/p>\n<p>While that number was in line with MGM\u2019s expectations of the film, which ranged from $55 million to $60 million going into the weekend, it was a rather muted performance, lagging previous Bond franchises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d which is Craig\u2019s last stint as Bond, has had a rough go of it during the pandemic. The film was delayed more than a year due to COVID-19, and even though cinemas around the world have largely reopened, concerns over the pandemic have <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped up the movie\u2019s box office performance relative to other Bond flicks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"From (L-R) Lashana Lynch, Daniel Craig, L\u00e9a Seydoux, and Director Cary Joji Fukunga attend the World Premiere of &quot;NO TIME TO DIE&quot; at the Royal Albert Hall on September 28, 2021 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-19764327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>From left, Lashana Lynch, Daniel Craig, L\u00e9a Seydoux, and director Cary Joji Fukunaga attend the World Premiere of \u201cNo Time to Die\u201d in London.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for EON Productions<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For instance, in 2015, \u201cSpectre\u201d opened to $70 million, while the 2012 hit \u201cSkyfall\u201d debuted at $88 million. <\/p>\n<p>The results indicate some resistance to return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> while the coronavirus is still spreading, according to United Artists Releasing, which distributes Bond movies for MGM. <\/p>\n<p>The theatrical company conducted a survey of opening weekend audiences in six US cities and found that roughly one-quarter of the moviegoers seeing \u201cNo Time to Die\u201d this weekend had not been to a movie in 18 months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A pedestrian walks past a billboard of the latest James Bond film &quot;No Time To Die&quot; in London\" class=\"wp-image-19764388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d which notched $56 million at the North American box office, lagged behind previous Bond flicks with stronger openings.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Erik Lomis, president of United Artists Releasing told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/latest-james-bond-film-falls-behind-predecessors-as-covid-19-concerns-linger-11633885874?mod=business_featst\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> that younger customers were driving the box office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 18- to 34-year olds are driving the box office now,\u201d Lomis said, adding that 57 percent of this weekend\u2019s Bond audience was older than 35. Typically, older audiences are Bond fans, but that demographic has been more reluctant to return to the theater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to get them used to coming back,\u201d\u00a0Lomis added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Public  await first screening of &quot;No Time To Die&quot; while previews play at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on October 06, 2021 in Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-19764414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Younger moviegoers are driving the box office in the US, as older customers are still hesitant to return to the cinemas.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nonetheless, Bond\u2019s showing abroad has been much more robust. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d which is distributed abroad by Universal Pictures, has made $257 million from international markets so far \u2014 without the help of the top movie market, China. The flick is set to debut in there on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n<p>With Bond\u2019s North American muted opening aside, the box office overall has had a bumpy 2021. In recent months, it is finally showing strong signs of recovering after 18 months of movie theater shutdowns, reopenings at limited capacity and a dearth of new Hollywood films.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A pedestrian walks past a James Bond 007 logo above the entrance to Burlington Arcade in London\" class=\"wp-image-19764469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/james-bond-box-office-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Despite a tepid start in the US, \u201cNo Time to Die\u201d reeled in strong international ticket sales of $257 million in its opening weekend at. the beginning of  October.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This year, the global box office is on track to gross $20.2 billion, up 68 percent from the pandemic-hobbled 2020 which brought in about $12 billion, according to Gower Street\u00a0Analytics. <\/p>\n<p>But 2021 is still far off from 2019\u2019s record-breaking year, which reeled in $42.5 billion.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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