James Bond movie franchise earnings

The new James Bond movie, No Time To Die, finally opens after three delays due to Covid-19. The 25th Bond film from Eon Productions is part of the world’s third top-grossing movie franchise


BOX OFFICE REVENUE (Movies listed in order of highest U.S. box office takings, with data adjusted for inflation)
 
Rank 	Movie (year of release)		U.S. box office (Global box office)*
1 Thunderball (1965)			$477.5m	($141.2m)
2 Goldfinger (1964)			$383.7m	($124.9m)
3 Skyfall (2012)			$350.2m ($1,111.0m)
4 You Only Live Twice (1967)		$323.6m ($111.6m)
5 From Russia with Love (1963)		$264.1m ($78.9m)
6 Moonraker (1979)			$260.7m ($210.3m)
7 Die Another Day (2002)		$254.2m ($431.9m)
8 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)		$250.1m ($339.5m)
9 Diamonds Are Forever (1971)		$243.2m ($116.0m)
10 Casino Royale (2006)			$234.1m ($594.4m)
11 The World Is Not Enough (1999) 	$229.8m ($361.7m)
12 GoldenEye (1995)			$224.1m ($356.4m)
13 Spectre (2015)			$217.4m ($879.5m)
14 Quantum of Solace (2008)		$216.1m ($591.7m)
15 Octopussy (1983)			$197.4m ($187.5m)
16 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)		$192.2m ($185.4m)
17 Live and Let Die (1973)		$190.4m ($161.8m)
18 For Your Eyes Only (1981)		$180.6m ($195.3m)
19 Dr. No (1962)			$173.4m ($59.6m)
20 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) $147.1m ($82.0m)
21 A View to a Kill (1985)		$129.9m ($152.6m)
22 The Living Daylights (1987)		$119.9m ($191.2m)
23 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)	$101.8m ($97.6m)
24 License to Kill (1989)		$79.6m ($156.2m)
 

No Time To Die is Daniel Craig’s last outing as Bond
 
                      
Actor portraying James Bond
Sean Connery	George Lazenby	Roger Moore 	Timothy Dalton 	Pierce Brosnan	Daniel Craig


Note: Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983) omitted as not part of official Eon canon. *Unadjusted for inflation 


Sources: USA Today, 24/7 Wall St, The Numbers, Forbes 
Original picture: MGM/Danjaq/Eon Productions
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