Quantum of Solace

[Elvenstar]

Richard Roeper looks back at the year in movies and offers his list of the Top 25

Bourne-again Bond
The leaner, meaner James Bond of "Casino Royale" was such a smash with audiences and critics that we gave a bit of a pass to "Quantum of Solace." All right, so it wasn't as gritty or intense as the Daniel Craig's Bond debut, but there were some terrific action scenes, and the Bond girl was hot, and, and, and ...

Oh, let's face it
"Quantum of Solace" played like a second-rate imitation of the "Bourne" franchise. This was a virtually humorless action picture with a fairly ridiculous plot and a forgettable villain. It's almost as if the guy shooting the crooks, dodging bullets and engaging in death-defying stunts just happened to be named James Bond. Nobody wants to see the Bond franchise return to the leering, near-lampoonish days of Roger Moore -- but next time around, we could use some wit and a few gadgets.


Totally sexist list of the three most beautiful newcomers
Freida Pinto ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Olga Kurylenko ("Max Payne," "Quantum of Solace") and Odette Yustman ("Cloverfield").



http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/132 ... 12.article

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`Quantum of Solace` #3 at international boxoffice

Quantum Of Solace - 15-12-08

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" took command of the overseas market during the weekend, selling $39 million worth of tickets in 90 countries. Fox said it is projecting No. 1 market shares for the day-and-date release in 53 of the 90 markets, reports Reuters.

Russia, with $5.6 million, was "Earth's" biggest No. 1 supporter, followed by the U.K. ($4.1 million), Spain ($2.9 million) and Italy ($2.5 million).

France ($3.3 million), Mexico ($2.9 million) and Germany ($2.7 million) welcomed the remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic in second place. In each of these countries, "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" opened at No. 1.

The cartoon sequel registered a weekend gross of $33.6 million from 46 territories, lifting its foreign gross to $172.7 million. In all, "Madagascar 2" opened in 11 new markets, topped by Brazil's $4 million bow at No. 1.

James Bond also remained a force at the international box office, with "Quantum of Solace" raising its overseas total to $367 million after a weekend take of $5.2 million from 70 markets.

"Bolt" pulled in $4.1 million from 11 countries (foreign total: $28 million). Disney stablemate "WALL-E," playing its final territory, held the No. 1 position for a second weekend in Japan, tallying $4 million for a market total of $12 million. Its international total has reached $276.8 million.

Also during the weekend, "Four Christmases" brought in $3.8 million from 18 markets, holding at No. 3 in the U.K. with $1.7 million. Its international gross is $15.7 million.

Other foreign totals: "Burn After Reading," $78.5 million; "Body of Lies," $58 million; "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," $145.3 million.

http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?ite ... mi6&s=news

[Thelma]

13 ANNUAL SATELLITE AWARDS

MOVIE WINNERS

Best Motion Picture (Drama): Slumdog Millionaire

Best Motion Picture (Comedy): Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Actor: Richard Jenkins, The Visitor

Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Supporting Actor: Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress: Rosemarie Dewitt, Rachel Getting Married

Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Score: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Foreign-Language Film: Gomorra

Animated or Mixed-Media Film: WALL•E

Documentary: Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer and Man on Wire

Original Screenplay: Thomas McCarthy, The Visitor

Adapted Screenplay: Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon

Original Song: "Another Way to Die" from Quantum of Solace

Cinematography: Mandy Walker, Australia

Visual Effects: Chris Godfrey, James E. Price and Diana Giorgiutti, Australia

Editing: Dan Lebental, Iron Man

Sound (Editing and Mixing): Richard King, The Dark Knight

Art Direction and Production Design: Catherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Karen Murphy and Beverly Dunn, Australia

Costume Design: Michael O'Connor, The Duchess

Source

[Germangirl]

Here Quantum won also for Editing Don´t know which one is right though, but it just shows, how much we (and the majority of people) know.

The Satellite Awards announced their winners.

http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2008/

Song and Editing - the two most critizised got nominated..

[007Mania]

Here Quantum won also for Editing Don´t know which one is right though, but it just shows, how much we (and the majority of people) know.

The Satellite Awards announced their winners.

http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/satellite-awards-2008/

Song and Editing - the two most critizised got nominated..

That's weird, isn't it? Although I don't find the song sooo bad and I was swept along by the editing like by a rollercoaster...

[Germangirl]

Bond vs Keanu - who won?

There's nothing which can beat the James Bond juggernaut.
Even a challenge from outer space.

Keanu Reeves' latest, The Day The Earth Stood Still may have made waves in the American box office, but the New Zealand punters are still forking out cash to see Daniel Craig's latest outing as the spy in Quantum of Solace .
The Day The Earth Stood Still had a reasonable box office showing, but was still $45,000 behind Quantum which will probably hold the top slot for the rest of the year. (More on the challengers shortly)
http://tvnz.co.nz/content/2420664

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Oscar voter`s screener of `Quantum of Solace` leaked on the Web

Quantum Of Solace - 16-12-08

The LA Times has learned from several sources that a copy of an Oscars voter's DVD screener of "Quantum of Solace" has been leaked on the Internet. When they asked a spokesman for Sony / Columbia Pictures for comment, she replied, "We do not comment on these situations. We refer them to proper authorities for investigation."

The paper telephoned the Oscars' press office early this morning to ask for a response to these reports. A rep promised to get back to them soon, but no one replied by the end of business day.

"Quantum of Solace" was shipped to voters around the third week of November. Reportedly, it was the DVD screener of a female academy member that was leaked on the Web, but it's not known if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences or legal authorities are prosecuting her or if her academy membership has been revoked.

Back in 2004, the academy expelled actor Carmine Caridi after accusing him of participating in the piracy of his DVD screeners of "Something's Gotta Give," "The Last Samurai," "Mystic River," "Big Fish" and "Master and Commander." The FBI charged Russell William Sprague of Illinois — to whom Caridi FedExed his academy screeners, which appeared on the Web soon afterward — with criminal copyright infringement.

http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?ite ... mi6&s=news

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Location Guide - Quantum Of Solace

Siena, Italy:
Bond must evade attackers on the winding shore of Lake Garda. After a brutal car chase through the dusty Carrara quarry and with his adversaries dispatched over a cliff, 007 makes for the MI6 safe house with Mr. White in the trunk. In a secluded corner of Siena, M and Bond interrogate White before the proceedings brought to an abrupt halt by Mitchell. Bond gives chase through the underground cisterns and through the chaos at the Palio di Siena horse race. The high-octane chase climaxes in the local art gallery - currently under construction - where Bond dispatches of the double agent.

London, UK:
M and Bond raid Mitchell's suburban apartment with the help of a forensics team, hoping to discover evidence of the mysterious organisation White spoke of. With the discovery of a bank note traced during the investigation of Le Chiffre, 007 is onboard a flight to the South American nation of Haiti and in pursuit of the Quantum financing.

Port au Prince, Haiti:
Bond is on the tail of the Quantum hitman Mr. Slate. 007 tracks the agent to Hotel Dessalines. After dispatching with Slate - declaring him a 'dead-end' - Bond rendezvous with Camille and follows the young lady to the King's Quay dockside where she meets with Dominic Greene. The waves get ripped up up when 007 drops in: preventing Camille from assassinating General Medrano and commencing an action-packed boat chase through the busy harbour. Bond escapes his pursuers and has M run a check on Greene, who is set fly that evening to Austria. Bond makes arrangements to tail Greene to Europe.

Bregenz, Austria:
007 touches down at Bregenz airport on the tail of Greene. They each travel by car to the elaborate opera house for the local season of "Tosca" on the shores of lake Constance. In and around the opera, 007 intercepts a meeting of senior Quantum agents. When the plan unravels, Bond faces off against a heavy who later is revealed to be on the protection detail for a high-ranking advisor to the Prime Minister. Bond escapes the opera unscathed and returns to the airport, only to find his credit-line cut off. Bond must evade M and the Austrian authorities, each eager to question him of the night's events.

Tuscany, Italy:
With nobody else to trust, 007 rendezvous with Rene Mathis, who is retired in a safe house on the Massa-Carrara coast. At his Tuscan estate Bond convinces Mathis to accompany him to South America once more and see him safe passage - without raising the attention of MI6.

La Paz, Bolivia:
At the airport, Bond and Mathis are met by Fields who has strict instructions from London to see 007 onto the next flight home. With an minimum overnight stay, Bond is shown to the Boliviar, a rundown hotel in a bustling corner of town. 007 dispenses with the cover and checks into Andean Grand Hotel - a lavishly furnished affair. Mathis arranges for Bond to attend a fundraiser at Greene's conference centre, once a disused warehouse, before 007 must outrun the Bolivian authorities once more. Returning to the Andean, 007 is confronted by M and meets Felix Leiter to discover the location of Greene and Medrano's meeting - the gigantic eco-hotel.

Bolivian Desert:
At a remote airfield Bond barters a DC-3 to escape the Bolivian police. Over the plot of land which Greene wants to own, Bond and Camille are attacked in the air. With the DC-3 bullet-ridden, they are forced to jettison one parachute between them, landing in a dusty sinkhole. After a lonely hike through the wasteland, Bond and Camille arrive at a poverty stricken village struggling with the drought and are find a bus back to the city. At the eco-hotel, Perla De Las Dunas, 007 and Camille infiltrate the gigantic retreat - dispatching with both Greene and Medrano.

Moscow, Russia:
With the Dominic Greene affair put to bed and the full extent of the mysterious Quantum organisation revealed, James Bond journeys to Moscow to track down Yusef - the agent who romanced and turned Vesper Lynd. In a drab tower-block, Bond faces off against his enemy. But rather killing him in cold blood for revenge, turns him in to M alive and finds his Quantum of Solace.

Shooting Quantum of Solace:
In April 2007, prior to principal photography, a skeleton crew were deployed to Siena, Italy in order to capture the momentous bi-annual Palio di Siena that was to feature during the Bond vs Mitchell foot chase.

Marc Forster rolled cameras on 3 January 2008 at Pinewood studios, where Dame Judi Dench filmed her phone conversation with Bond at M's bathroom set on the F Stage. A week later the crew were on location in Farnborough and Aldershot. The crew then returned to Pinewood to shoot sequences on three of their sound stages that included the Andean Hotel interiors and Greene's private jet. The impressive wind tunnel at Bedford's Bodyflight centre was used to capture close-ups of Camille and Bond's freefall sequence in early February - prior to the first unit departing for South America.

The "Quantum" art department decorated the streets of Colon so that the city would double for Haiti, where Forster and his crew filmed during February and March. Notably, on 11 March, Craig's driving double made the daring motorbike leap from dockside to boat in pursuit of Camille and Medrano. With the boat chase in the can, the first unit arrived in Chile on 24 March. Here they spent several days shooting the climactic battle at the ESO Observatory 'Residencia' in the Atacama Desert. Other sequences filmed in Chile in March included exteriors for the DC-3 takeoff, the water-starved village and the final confrontation between James Bond and Dominic Greene.

Bond and his entourage returned to the UK where a gigantic sinkhole was recreated on the 007 Stage before departing, once more, for Austria and Italy. The crew filmed briefly for two days on the Mediterranean and at Mathis' luxury villa. In May 2008 the unique open-air opera house in Bregenz, Austria was fully utilised by Forster and his team, where they shot for nine days, inside and out. This detailed sequence required the presence of over 2000 extras - each donning black tie.

In mid-May the team returned to Pinewood to wrap up the shoot on Dennis Gassner's elaborate interior to the eco-hotel, 'Perla De Las Dunas'. The sets for this final sequence were highly detailed and reminiscent of production design of the 1960s Bond pictures. Marc Forster called a wrap on the biggest Bond outing so far on 13 June 2008. "Quantum of Solace" proved the most widely traveled picture to date; the crew charted six countries in just under five months.

http://mi6.co.uk/sections/movies/qos_lo ... s&id=02116

[bumblebee]

I have still not seen QoS, I am ashamed of myself, but thanks for those great travel facts Aragorn!

[007Mania]

I have still not seen QoS, I am ashamed of myself, but thanks for those great travel facts Aragorn!

You still need a dog-sitter? (You can also send your pet over here! )

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MI6 tracks the success of Quantum of Solace at box-offices around the world...

Quantum of Solace At The Box-Office
Updated Periodically - 15th December 2008

"Quantum of Solace" has a hard target to beat as the previous film, "Casino Royale", smashed James Bond box-office records and brought in $594m globally. Daniel Craig's second outing as 007 has some advantages though: it will face less competition at the box-office, the shorter run time will allow more showings at theatres, and its delayed release in the US positions the film over the lucrative holiday season.

Projection:
MI6 projects that "Quantum" will surpass "Casino" totals in the USA as Craig's first outing under-performed in theatres but has been tremendously popular on DVD and Blu-Ray. But progress in the UK may be tougher despite record openings. Bond proved critic-proof as mixed reviews failed to impact negatively on its record-breaking opening weekend, but drop off may be greater than "Casino" if word of mouth is not as positive.

Keeping The British End Up
The Royal World Premiere was held in Leicester Square in London on Wednesday 29th October 2008. Over £500,000 was raised for the two charities selected by Princes William and Harry. 55 regional charity premieres were held across the UK the next day on Thursday 30th October.

"Quantum of Solace" has made box office history on its opening day in the UK, taking a staggering £4.94m and making it the biggest Friday opening of all time (Friday 31st October). This shatters the previous record held by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which took £4.025m.

"Quantum", the latest installment from the longest running franchise in film history, has also beaten the opening day figure for the last Bond movie, Casino Royale, which took £2.9m on its opening day.

The film opened in 542 cinemas (1,150 screens) in the UK and Ireland on Friday 31st October and will release in the US on November 14th.

The film made box office history for a second time on the same weekend as it opened to an incredible £15.4million at the UK box office making it the biggest weekend opening of all time. This smashes the previous record held by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which took £14.93million over the same period.

Daniel Craig's second outing as 007 becomes the most successful opening of any Bond film ever as it has also beaten the opening weekend figure for the last Bond movie, Casino Royale, which took £11.4m on its opening 3-day weekend.

Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said, “We are absolutely delighted that "Quantum of Solace" has broken box office records in the UK and would like to thank the British public for going to the cinema in such incredible numbers to see James Bond in his 22nd adventure.”

Domestic Box-Office (USA & Canada)
Critics seemed shaken by its nonstop mayhem, but moviegoers were stirred to support "Quantum of Solace" in franchise-record numbers during the weekend as the James Bond film bowed with an estimated $70.4 million in domestic grosses in 3,451 runs [later adjusted to $67.5m]

A 22nd installment in the lucrative 007 franchise, now the joint property of Sony and MGM, the Daniel Craig starrer opened two frames earlier in many foreign territories and totes a $252 million international cume. Sony is handling physical distribution of the film worldwide, but MGM was a 50-50 participant in its $200 million in production costs.

The previous-best domestic debut for a Bond film was the $47.1 million registered by 2002's "Die Another Day." The franchise's top domestic theatrical run has been charted by "Solace" predecessor "Casino Royale," which rung up $167.4 million in U.S. and Canadian coin after unspooling in November 2006.

"Audiences have embraced him, and domestic audiences were champing at the bit for the film," Sony distribution president Rory Bruer said. "It's certainly gratifying, to say the least." The Marc Forster-helmed film played to audiences comprising 54% males, with 58% of patrons age 25 and older.

Week 2
Fangirls of all ages scored their biggest box office victory yet in delivering a $70.6 million opening for Summit Entertainment’s teen vampire romance “Twilight” at the domestic box office. “Bolt,” grossing an estimated $27 million from 3651 runs, ended the weekend in a virtual tie with James Bond holdover “Quantum of Solace,” which grossed an estimated $27.4 million from 3,458 for a 10-day cume of $109.5 million, according to Rentrak.

“Quantum,” like other holdovers, saw steep declines due, at least in part, to “Twilight.” Bond pic fell 59% from opening weekend, far more than predecessor “Casino Royale.” But Sony’s hardly complaining; through Sunday, “Quantum’s” worldwide total was $418 million. "Quantum" added 7 screens to it's launch week, playing on 3,458 locations in its second week.

Quantum of Solace opened in 3,451 theatres on opening weekend. Above figures include Canada.

Week 3
"Quantum" struggled in its third week in the USA against new release "Four Christmases" which gathered $31.1 million over the three-day weekend on approximately 4,600 screens at 3,310 locations for a five-day tally of $46.1 million. Bond was pegged back in to fourth place behind kids movie "Bolt" which jumped to second over the holiday weekend with $26.6m, and "Twilight" in third place - which suffered flame-out after it's big opening and bled a 62% drop-off to take $26.3m. "Quantum of Solace" took $18.8 million in its third weekend, down 29 percent for $141.4 million in 21 days. The screen count over Thanksgiving went up to 3,501. The other recent Bond pictures had their third weekends on the slow post-Thanksgiving timeframe, so there is no direct comparison, but it is clear that Quantum has not been displaying the staying power of Casino Royale despite the bigger opening. "Quantum" was up on Thursday and Friday compared to the previous week, but suffered on the weekend.

Week 4
As had been expected, the 22nd James Bond film lost some of its screens this weekend in North America as the box-office crowds around 007 in the top ten. On its fourth weekend in the USA and Canada, "Quantum of Solace" slipped from #4 to #5 in the box office and dipped to 3,423 engagements - down from its peak of 3,501 the previous weekend. "Quantum" is still enjoying more screens than its predecessor "Casino Royale", which only had 3,161 after the same time on release back in 2006. The combination of the record opening for Daniel Craig's second outing as 007, and a higher theatre count, means that "Quantum" is outperforming "Casino" - $151,620,134 versus $129,020,082. "Quantum" crossed the $150m barrier in North America after 24 days on release, compared to the 43 days that "Casino" needed.

Week 5
"Quantum of Solace" finished #6, earning $3.8m over the weekend and $157.6m since it opened five weeks ago. The film saw its screen count slashed from 3,423 last week to 2,635 engagements this week. Science fiction thriller "The Day the Earth Stood Still" swept the North American box office on its debut weekend taking approximately $31m. Although "Quantum" is ahead of "Casino" after the same number of days on release in North America and is expected to surpass the record for Craig, its drop-off is steeper.

Around The World With 007
Weekend Commencing 31st October (Week 1) - Early news from France indicated "Quantum" would report a record opening weekend there, too. The film opened on Friday to unprecedented crowds. After only 24 hours on release, "Quantum" clocked up 101,922 tickets in Paris alone. Cinema managers across the country confirmed record attendances at their establishments. Launching in only three overseas markets, "Quantum" drew a spectacular $38.6 million from 2,123 screens and claimed the No. 1 spot easily. In its five-day premiere in France, "Quantum" pulled $10.6 million from 824 sites (a per-screen average of $12,864), which Mark Zucker, Sony's president of international distribution, said is a market boxoffice record for the series. In Sweden, "Quantum's" opening figure was $2.7 million from 149 situations (a per-screen average of $18,121), 31% bigger than "Casino's" bow in that market. Referring to the $38.6 million weekend figure accumulated in "Quantum's" three markets, Zucker said, "No other international release in 2008 has grossed more (playing in) fewer than 27 territories."

Weekend Commencing 7th November (Week 2)
"Quantum" pulled in an amazing $107.1 million from 9,870 screens in 58 markets, lifting the Sony-MGM entry to a two-weekend cume of $161 million following last week's kickoffs in the U.K., France and Sweden. The overseas action augurs well for Friday's domestic blastoff. With the exception of Turkey, where it was edged by a local film, "Solace" easily took the No. 1 spot in all the markets it played, setting all kinds of new records along the way. It represented the second-biggest international opening of 2008, coming in behind the $146.5 million registered by Warner Bros.' "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." All films currently reporting international grosses are earning about 15%-20% less -- depending on the territories now playing -- because of the strengthening of the dollar against local currencies. It's estimated, for example, that "Solace's" weekend take might have reached $118 million under the weaker dollar of several weeks ago. Over the weekend, Germany was Bond's biggest fan, grossing $14.9 million from 1,109 screens. China grossed $9.6 million from 1,251 screens, hailed as the second biggest non-Chinese opening ever behind Sony's own "The Da Vinci Code." India grossed $3.5 million from 570 screens for the country's biggest non-India opening ever, according to Sony International. And Switzerland grossed $3.9 million from 172 screens for the biggest opening weekend in the market's history.

Weekend Commencing 14th November (Week 3)
James Bond remained ruler of the foreign box office, as "Quantum of Solace" again dominated the weekend, gunning down $56.1 million at 10,460 playdates in 67 markets. Underlining the international appetite for Bond, "Quantum of Solace" has cumed a dazzling $251.6 million overseas, with Australia, Japan and Spain still to open. Mark Zucker, president of Sony's international distribution arm, pointed to impressive holdover numbers and predicted "Solace" will pass the $430 million foreign total for "Casino Royale" to become the top Bondpic internationally. Sony-MGM's "Solace" declined 47% from the previous frame, when it posted the 11th highest international weekend, with $107 million. It led in all but six territories, with nearly all of its coin from holdover markets, and already has topped the final totals for "Casino Royale" in 13 markets. The U.K. led the "Solace" parade, with $8.6 million -- just a 41% decline in its third weekend-- for a $64.1 million cume, followed by Germany with a 37% decrease to $8.3 million in its second weekend and China, off 41% to $4 million in its second frame. Russia slid 62% in its soph sesh to $3.6 million, and the third French frame declined 52% to $3 million for a $26.7 million cume. "Solace" showed impressive traction in Switzerland, off only 20% to $2.4 million in its second weekend after setting a record opening. Several other markets showed similar second-frame holding power, with South Korea off 39% to $2.1 million, Holland down 30% to $1.6 million and Brazil declining 36% to $1.4 million. The Bondpic also scored solidly in its Mexican launch with $2.4 million, 80% higher than "Casino Royale." It launches next weekend in Australia -- where it held its 10th foreign premiere Saturday in Sydney -- along with South Africa and Spain. The overseas run ends Jan. 24 in Japan.

Weekend Commencing 21st November (Week 4)
James Bond stayed dominant at the international box office for the fourth consecutive weekend as “Quantum of Solace” gunned down $40.6 million at 10,400 playdates in 72 markets. "Solace” has already become the year’s sixth highest overseas grosser, with $309 million, ranking No. 56 on the all-time list. Among Bond movies, it trails only “Casino Royale” (2006), which grossed $430 million internationally. “Solace” scored its top figures with a $7.9 million launch in Australia, 44% higher than “Casino Royale”; and in its Spanish opening with $5.1 million, 36% above “Casino.” Its fourth British frame stayed sturdy with $4.4 million, off 44%, for a U.K. cume of $71.4 million. “Solace” continued showing solid traction elsewhere with its third German weekend off 47% to $4.3 million for a $32.3 million total. France declined 45% in its fourth frame to $1.7 million, lifting the French cume to $28.8 million. China saw “Solace” skid 63% to $1.3 million while South Korea declined 47% to $1.1 million and Switzerland fell 49% to 1 million. The Swiss cume has hit $8.1 million, making it the highest-grossing film this year in that market. "Solace,” which opened most of its markets two weeks ago, will launch in New Zealand this weekend. Its final markets will be Venezuela and Uruguay in December and Japan in January.

Weekend Commencing 28th November (Week 5)
James Bond stayed strong at the international box office as "Quantum of Solace" racked up its fifth straight weekend victory with $20.1 million at 8,755 playdates in 73 markets. "Solace" managed to win easily even though it took a 50% hit as rivals began going head to head with 007 -- notably in Australia, where its second Australian frame slid 64% to $2.8 million to finish well behind a solid $5 million launch for Baz Luhrmann's epic "Australia." "Solace" also finished second in the U.K., off 47% in its fifth weekend to $2.4 million, while domestic winner "Four Christmases" easily topped the chart with $3.5 million. "Solace," which has kept Hollywood studios on pace to match 2007's record of $9.5 billion in overseas grosses, posted the lowest first-place figure since "Eagle Eye" led with $11 million five weeks ago. Outside the U.S. "Solace" has totaled $340.1 million -- more than 70% of its worldwide cume of $482 million. It's shown longer legs overseas than domestically and joins "Mamma Mia!" as the only titles to win five international weekends this year. "Solace" also scored $2.3 million in its fourth German frame and took in $2.1 million in its second Spanish session, declining 60%. Foreign cume has hit $340.1 million, led by $75.5 million in the U.K., $35.3 million in Germany and $30.1 million in France. "Quantum of Solace" remained on top of the box office in Asia by virtue of its wide release, ahead of "Red Cliff," currently showing only in Japan. 007 collected $5.56 million in its fourth frame for some territories and was showing mid-chart fatigue in most. Pic was on top in only Taiwan and Indonesia. In New Zealand where the film opened for its debut weekend, Bond shot straight to number 1 in the national chart with a cool $1.5m. Only three territories remain: Venezuela, Uruguay and Japan.

Weekend Commencing 5th December (Week 6)
“Madagascar 2” ended the five-weekend winning streak at the foreign box office for Sony-MGM’s “Quantum of Solace,” which gunned down solid $10.8 million from 6,350 screens in 72 markets greeted "Quantum of Solace" as it slid to second place during its seventh week of international release. The film's sole new opening saw Venezuela bring in $415,000 from 75 screens, hailed by Sony as 98% bigger than the comparable bow for 2006's "Casino Royale." "Quantum's" international cume stands at $357.8 million. Market grosses include $77.4 million in the U.K., $30.8 million in France and $37.1 million in Germany. The 22nd James Bond pic has totaled $357.8 million outside the United States and, with $151 million domestically, it’s become the 61st title to take in half a billion dollars worldwide.

Weekend Commencing 12th December (Week 7)
Bond still remained a force at the international box office, with "Quantum of Solace" raising its overseas total to $367 million after a weekend take of $5.2 million from 70 markets. The film placed #3 internationally despite the lack of any major openings. The only fresh territory this week was the Dominican Republic, which opened with a weekend total of $70,262. Japan and Uruguay remain. The former could be worth around $18m for 007 in the New Year.

Read the complete article here:

http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/ ... s&id=02117

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`Another Way To Die` confirmed eligible for an Oscar nomination
Quantum Of Solace - 18-12-08

Forty-nine eligible songs are in the running for Oscar nominations. List includes 11 tracks from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and three from "Repo! The Genetic Opera", reports Variety. James Bond makes the grade with the song "Another Way To Die" from the 22nd outing "Quantum of Solace".

Members of the Academy's music branch will vote on the final nomination list at a Jan. 6 screening event. DVDs of the song clips will be mailed to those who can't attend.

To be eligible, a song must contain original words and music written specifically for the film. In a change to the rules, only two songs from a single film may be nominated.

The full list of eligible songs, listed alphabetically by film, is below:

“By the Boab Tree” from “Australia”

“Barking at the Moon” from “Bolt”

“I Thought I Lost You” from “Bolt”

“Once in a Lifetime” from “Cadillac Records”

“The Call” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”

“It Ain’t Right” from “Dark Streets”

“Too Much Juice” from “Dark Streets”

“Dracula’s Lament” from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”

“Drive” from “Fuel”

“Gran Torino” from “Gran Torino”

“Rock Me Sexy Jesus” from “Hamlet 2”

“The Boys Are Back” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“Can I Have This Dance” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“High School Musical” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“I Want It All” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“Just Getting Started” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“Just Wanna Be with You” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“A Night to Remember” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“Now or Never” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“Right Here Right Now” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“Scream” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“Walk Away” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

“Di Notte” from “The Lodger”

“The Traveling Song” from “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”

“The Story” from “My Blueberry Nights”

“The Code of Life” from “My Dream”

“In Rodanthe” from “Nights in Rodanthe”

“Nothing but the Truth” from “Nothing but the Truth”

“Djoyigbe” from “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”

“Waterline” from “Pride and Glory”

“Another Way to Die” from “Quantum of Solace”

“Up to Our Nex” from “Rachel Getting Married”

“Chase the Morning” from “Repo! The Genetic Opera”

“Chromaggia” from “Repo! The Genetic Opera”

“Zydrate Anatomy” from “Repo! The Genetic Opera”

“Broken and Bent” from “Role Models”

“Code of Silence” from “Save Me”

“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire”

“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire”

“Little Person” from “Synecdoche, New York”

“Right to Dream” from “Tennessee”

“Forever” from “They Killed Sister Dorothy”

“Trouble the Water” from “Trouble the Water”

“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E”

“The Little Things” from “Wanted”

“Count on Me” from “The Women”

“The Wrestler” from “The Wrestler”

“Sweet Ballad” from “Yes Man”

“Yes Man” from “Yes Man”

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It just says, that QOS beat everything in Zwitzerland


Bond-Film schlägt Ch'tis und Abba-Musical
James Bond hat seine Widersacher aus dem Weg geräumt: "Quantum of Solace" ist an den Schweizer Kinokassen zum erfolgreichsten Film des Jahres geworden.

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(sda) Rund 750 000 Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer sahen Marc Forsters Streifen mit Daniel Craig als James Bond und Anatole Taubmann als bösem Muttersöhnchen bislang, wie der Filmverleiher Disney in einem Communiqué mitteilte.

"Quantum of Solace" war damit erfolgreicher als der beste Beitrag des Kinojahres 2007 (der Gourmet-Maus-Trickfilm "Ratatouille" mit rund 700 000 Eintritten) und ist auch auf gutem Wege den bislang letzten Bond, Casino Royale aus dem Jahr 2006, zu übertreffen. Der hatte insgesamt 850 000 Zuschauer angelockt.

Die härtesten Konkurrenten für Bond im laufenden Jahr waren "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" mit 700 000 und "Mamma Mia!" mit rund 640 000 Zuschauern. Gut unterwegs - aber wohl zu spät gestartet für die Spitzenränge - ist "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa".
http://www.bielertagblatt.ch/News/Kultur/129008

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Omega launches `Quantum of Solace` themed event in Geneva
Event - 19-12-08

Following upon the global success of the 22nd James Bond adventure "Quantum of Solace", Swiss watchmaker Omega will hold a Geneva exhibition that showcases costumes and memorabilia from the film. The exhibition opened on December 17th, and will conclude on January 15, 2009 - ViaLuxe reports.

The Omega Seamaster watch has been a prominent symbol of the modern James Bond, appearing in every movie since 1995's "Goldeneye". Bond's current alter-ego, Daniel Craig, has kept the franchise strong, relying upon his Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Co-Axial Chronometer to coordinate his hazardous missions.

Visitors to Geneva's Cite du Temps can also view the Tom Ford tuxedo which Daniel Craig wears while seeking out the bad guys during the scene at the Tosca opera performance. Olga Kurylenko's black gown is featured with equal prominence, along with some distinctive jewelry pieces worn by the Ukrainian actress in her role as Bond girl Camille. A series of objects which are inseparable from the the imagery of Quantum of Solace join everything together, including an oil can and James Bond's famous martini glass.

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Special Effects Supervisor Chris Corbould talks about creating the big bangs for Bond in "Quantum of Solace"...

Chris Corbould On 007's SFX
16th December 2008

Chris Corbould is a stalwart of the 007 franchise, “I first started on The Spy Who Loved Me as a trainee when I was 17, after that I left the company I was working for and got my first freelance job on Moonraker, I’ve been with them ever since!”

Corbould explains how he works out the logistics of organizing the special effects on an action film like Quantum of Solace, “When I first get the script, I go through it and identify where all the effects are, then I split them between the first unit and the second unit. This film has been particularly difficult because at one stage we had two units filming in Panama, another unit prepping in Chile, three separate units prepping in Italy whilst working on six stages back at Pinewood Studios in the UK. Logistically, it has got to be one of the most difficult films I have done in terms of the geography and making sure the right crew are in the right place with the right equipment. I have a team of about 80 on this film but I always want to try to be there to see as much of the testing and the shooting as possible, so it has meant a lot of travel for me.”

Corbould and his team would usually start on a Bond film at least five months before filming begins, “This one was different because I had a commitment to another film, so I only got two months to prep but I had a team working on it and reporting back to me.”

During pre-production Corbould is part of the team that work together to make the script come alive on screen, Corbould explains, “When you are presented with a script, what we actually end up shooting is a lot different. The writers do their bit and then the creative people come on board and it can change quite radically in the few months before you start filming. I will pitch ideas for the special effects so we try to do things that haven’t been done before. Often I need to steer the team in a different direction if they want to do something that I know has already been done before and we would just end up copying.”

It is the first time Chris Corbould has worked with director Marc Forster, “It has been interesting working with Marc. I think one of the most interesting things is that Marc hasn’t done much action before. It is nice to get him involved and try to give him a liking and an understanding for it. Marc has very definite ideas of what he wants to see but at the same time he is very open to ideas. He’s a good guy, I like him a lot.”

Corbould talks about his department’s involvement in the boat chase sequence shot in Colon, Panama, “We were heavily involved in tricks like hidden drivers. Daniel did a lot of the driving himself but there are certain times where, for insurance reasons, it would have to be a stunt driver. We needed to hide a driver to do a particular stunt with Daniel at the wheel that might have been a bit risky. We had boats going over other boats and explosions knocking out out-boards. One of the boats somersaults which took quite a while to get right; we had a big cable under the water which, when the boat hit a certain mark, had a huge twist in it and it pulled the cable back which pulled the front of the boat down forcing it to flip over – there were a lot of mechanics under the water and on the bank for that particular sequence.”

To shoot the interior of the DC3 plane, when Bond and Camille are attacked by gunfire, the special effects department had to build the rig from scratch to simulate the effect of the plane losing control. The rig was then shot against a blue screen on Pinewood’s paddock tank. Corbould explains “We tried to give the illusion that the DC3 was going through a dog fight. The rig had the ability to go from horizontal to vertical and revolve around within itself - that was a lot of fun working with the hydraulics, I really like that sort of thing. Initially we got a museum piece for the body of the plane which we were going to mount within the rig but very soon it became apparent that we were going to have to put lots of bullet holes in it and cause other damage so we decided to build it from scratch and it actually worked out better that way.”

The Quantunm of Solace production filmed all the interior Perla De Las Dunas scenes back at Pinewood and Chris and his team had a heavy schedule of explosions to achieve in the final four weeks of filming, “We had a lot of explosions on a lot of different sets. On the 007 stage there are five different sections of the interior so quantity wise, there was a lot of explosions and a lot of fire.”

However, Special Effects is not just about explosions as Chris explains “It’s explosions, atmospheric; wind, smoke, rain, fog, snow. It’s gadgets; watches that fire darts, bag-pipes with flame throwers, adapting cars like the Jaguar and the Aston Martin in Die Another Day – we adapted them to 4 wheel drive for the chase on the ice lake – and rigs, really small rigs to four story sinking house rigs!”

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