James Bond Stats
Popularity and profits
James Bond is one of the most successful film franchises ever. There have been 23 James Bond movies since 1962's Dr. No. Six actors have played Bond. So which is the best Bond film and which Bond film gained the most profit? We will answer these questions on this page. Let's start with the popularity. We have indexed the popularity of the films anno 2012. Many consider Sean Connery as the best Bond interpreter. However, if you look at our index, he comes in second, behind Daniel Craig. On the other hand, George Lazenby who's considered the worst Bond, is the number three.
The best films
Next, let's see what the Gonemovie index says about the individual films. It's the Critical Consensus. In this list, you can find
- The ranking
- The title
- The year
- The Box Office results corrected for inflation
Let's look at our number one: 1 Casino Royale (2006) B.O. $ 643457000. This means that Casino Royale (2006) is the most popular movie (number 1), but it hasn't earned the most money. It has got a Box Office total, corrected for inflation, of 643 million dollars. The adjustment for inflation better reflects the popularity of older films. Lists compiled without such adjustment will consist almost entirely of films released in the last 20 years.
The actors and their films
Pierce Brosnan
5 Goldeneye (1995) B.O. $ 510540000
18 Tomorrow never dies (1997) B.O. $ 461787000
19 The world is not enough (1999) B.O. $ 473970000
23 Die another day (2002) B.O. $ 524118000
Sean Connery
2 Goldfinger (1964) B.O. $ 879586000
3 From Russia with love (1963) B.O. $ 562902000
4 Dr. No (1962) B.O. $ 430840000
7 Thunderball (1965) B.O. $ 978592000
8 You only live twice (1967) B.O. $ 725527000
13 Diamonds are forever (1971) B.O. $ 625288000
22 Never say never again (1983) B.O. $ 350702000
Daniel Craig
1 Casino Royale (2006) B.O. $ 643457000
10 Quantum of solace (2008) B.O. $ 594291000
Timothy Dalton
14 The living daylights (1987) B.O. $ 357141000
16 Licence to kill (1989) B.O. $ 275002000
George Lazenby
9 On her Majesty's secret service (1969) B.O. $ 468673000
Roger Moore
6 The spy who loved me (1977) B.O. $ 667905000
11 Live and let die (1973) B.O. $ 795560000
12 For your eyes only (1981) B.O. $ 469046000
15 The man with the golden gun (1974) B.O. $ 432195000
17 Octopussy (1983) B.O. $ 410978000
20 From a view to a kill (1985) B.O. $ 309613000
21 Moonraker (1979) B.O. $ 632383000
Profits
The gross revenues of all the James Bond films, adjusted for inflation. The highest grossing Bond film is Thunderball which made almost a bilion dollars (adjusted for inflation) worldwide. It's also the 27th highest grossing movie of all time. The small graphic shows the boxoffice results through the years.
