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Skyfall

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This article is about the James Bond film. For the film's theme song of the same name, by Adele,

see Skyfall (song). For other uses, seeSkyfall (disambiguation).Skyfall

British cinema poster forSkyfall, designed byEmpire Design

Directed by Sam Mendes

Produced by Michael G. Wilson

Barbara Broccoli

Screenplay by

Neal Purvis

Robert Wade

John Logan

Based onJames BondbyIan Fleming

Starring

Daniel Craig

Javier Bardem

Ralph Fiennes

Naomie Harris

Brnice Marlohe

Albert Finney

Judi Dench

Music by Thomas Newman

Cinematography Roger Deakins

Editing by Stuart Baird

Kate Baird

Studio Eon Productions

Danjaq LLC

Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Columbia Pictures
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Release date(s)

23 October 2012(London, premiere)

26 October 2012(United Kingdom)

9 November 2012(United States)

Running time 143 minutes[1]

Country United Kingdom

United States

Language English

Budget $150200 million

Box office $1,000,200,000

Skyfall is the twenty-thirdJames Bond film, produced by Eon Productions anddistributed by MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2012.[2] It features DanielCraig's third performance asJames Bond, andJavier Bardem as Raoul Silva, thefilm's antagonist. The film was directed by Sam Mendes and written by NealPurvis, Robert Wade andJohn Logan.

The film centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6; it transpires that the

attack is part of a plot by former MI6 operative Raoul Silva to humiliate, discredit,and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him. The film sees the return oftwo recurring characters after an absence of two films: Q, played by BenWhishaw, and Eve Moneypenny, played by Naomie Harris. Skyfall is the last film ofthe series forJudi Dench, who played M, a role that she had played in the previoussix films. The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes' character, GarethMallory.

Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release ofQuantum ofSolace in 2008. Development was suspended when MGM encountered financialtroubles and did not resume until December 2010; during this time, Mendesremained attached to the project as a consultant. The original screenwriter, Peter

Morgan, left the project during the suspension. When production resumed, Logan,Purvis, and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the script.Filming began in November 2011 and primarily took place in the United Kingdom,China and Turkey.

Skyfall premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012 and wasreleased in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012 and the United States on 9November 2012. It was the firstJames Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues,although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras. The film's release coincided withthe 50th anniversary of theJames Bond series, which began with Dr. No in1962. Skyfall was positively received by critics and at the box office, becoming the

14th film to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide. It is thus far the 14th highestgrossing film of all time and has become the highest-grossing film in the UK, thehighest-grossing film in theJames Bond series, the highest-grossing filmworldwide for Sony Pictures, and the third highest-grossing film of 2012.[3]
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1 Plot

2 Cast

3 Production

3.1 Development

3.2 Pre-production

3.2.1 Casting

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3.3 Filming

3.4 Music

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[edit]PlotIn Istanbul, MI6 agentsJames Bond and Eve chase a mercenary, Patrice, who hasstolen a computer hard drive containing details of undercover agents placed in
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terrorist organisations by NATO states. Patrice wounds Bond in the shoulder and,as the two men fight atop a train, Eve inadvertently shoots Bond, allowing Patriceto escape. Bond falls into a river and goes missing, presumed dead.

In the aftermath of the operation, M, the head of MI6, comes under politicalpressure to retire from Gareth Mallory, the Intelligence and SecurityCommittee Chairman. On her return from the meeting, MI6's servers

are breached and M receives a taunting message via computer moments beforethe offices explode, killing a number of employees. MI6 relocates to its emergencyoffices underground. Bond, having used his supposed death to retire, learns of theattack and returns to London. Although he fails a series of physical andpsychological examinations, M approves his return to the field nonetheless.Shrapnel taken from Bond's shoulder wound helps identify Patrice, andintelligence places him in Shanghai, where he is planning an assassination. Bondis ordered to identify Patrice's employer, recover the stolen hard drive and killPatrice.

After Patrice kills his target, he and Bond fight. Patrice falls to his death before

Bond can learn of his employer. Searching Patrice's equipment, Bond finds agambling chip intended as payment for the assassination, which leads him to acasino in Macau. Bond approaches Svrine, whom he witnessed as anaccomplice in the assassination, and asks to meet her employer, Raoul Silva. Shewarns him that he is about to be killed by her bodyguards, but promises to helphim if he will kill Silva. Bond defeats his attackers and joins Svrine on her boat.They travel to an abandoned island off the coast of Macau, where they are takenprisoner by the crew and delivered to Silva. A former MI6 agent who hadpreviously worked under M, Silva has turned to cyberterrorism, orchestrating theattacks on MI6. Silva kills Svrine, but Bond overpowers his guards and capturesSilva for removal to Britain.

At MI6's underground headquarters, Q attempts to decrypt Silva's laptop, butinadvertently enables it to access the MI6 systems, allowing Silva to escape fromMI6 custody. Realising Silva's capture was part of a plan to confront and kill M,Bond gives chase through the tunnel network under London. Silva attacks Mduring a public inquiry into her handling of the stolen hard drive. Bond arrives intime to join Mallory and Eve in repelling Silva's attack, and M is hurried from thebuilding by her aide, Bill Tanner. Bond drives M to Skyfall, his family estate andchildhood home in Scotland. Laying a trap, he instructs Q to leave an electronictrail for Silva to follow, a decision Mallory supports.

Bond and M are met by Kincade, the Skyfall gamekeeper. The trio are only lightly

armed, but they improvise a series of booby traps throughout the house. WhenSilva's men arrive, Bond, M and Kincade fight off the assault, although M iswounded. Silva arrives by helicopter to lead a second assault, and Bond sends Mand Kincade off through a secret tunnel at the back of a priest hole to a chapel onthe grounds. The second assault uses firepower from the helicopter, while Silvathrows incendiary grenades into the building. Bond detonates gas canisters with astick of dynamite and retreats down the same tunnel as M and Kincade. Theresulting blast causes the helicopter to crash, destroying the house and killingmost of Silva's men. Silva survives and, spotting Kincade's torch beam, follows
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Kincade and M to the chapel. He forces his gun into M's hand, begging her to killthem both. Bond, having been delayed fighting Silva's henchmen, arrives and killsSilva, but M succumbs to her earlier wound and dies. Following M's funeral, Eveformally introducing herself to Bond as Eve Moneypennyretires from field workto become secretary for the new head of MI6, Mallory, who assumes the title of M.

[edit]Cast Daniel Craig asJames Bond, agent 007. Judi Dench as M, the head of MI6 and Bond's senior. Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva (born Tiago Rodriguez),[4] the film's main antagonist. Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory, Chairman of the Intelligence and Security

Committee. Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny. Brnice Marlohe as Svrine, the leading 'Bond girl'. Albert Finney as Kincade, the gamekeeper of the Skyfall estate Ben Whishaw as Q, the MI6 quartermaster. Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner, the MI6 Chief of Staff. Ola Rapace as Patrice, a mercenary Helen McCrory as Clair Dowar MP, a British Member of Parliament who oversees

the public inquiry into M's leadership of MI6

[edit]Production

The cast and crew ofSkyfall on location in Istanbul (L-R): directorSam Mendes, actors Naomie Harris,DanielCraig,Brnice Marlohe andOla Rapace, with producersBarbara Broccoliand Michael G. Wilson.

[edit]DevelopmentProduction ofSkyfall was suspended throughout 2010 because ofMGM's financialtroubles. They resumed pre-production following MGM's exit from bankruptcy on21 December 2010 and in January 2011 the film was officially given a release dateof 9 November 2012 by MGM and the Broccoli family, with production scheduled

to start in late 2011. Since then, MGM and Sony Pictures had announced that theUK release date would be brought forward to 26 October 2012, two weeks aheadof the US release date, which was 9 November 2012.[5] The film's budget isestimated to be between US$150 million[6][7] and $200 million,[8] compared tothe $200 million spent on Quantum of Solace.[9]Skyfall is part of year-longcelebrations of the 50th anniversary ofDr. No and the Bond film series. Accordingto producer Michael G. Wilson, a documentary crew was scheduled to followproduction of the film to celebrate the anniversary.[10]
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[edit]Pre-productionIn August 2011 the Serbian newspaper Blic stating that Bond 23 would beentitled Carte Blanche and would be an adaptation of the recent continuationnovel byJeffery Deaver.[11] On 30 August Eon Productions officially denied anylink between Bond 23 and Carte Blanche, stating that "the new film is not going tobe called Carte Blanche and will have nothing to do with the Jeffery Deaver book".

[12] On 3 October 2011 fifteen domain names including 'jamesbond-skyfall.com'and 'skyfallthefilm.com' were reported to have been registered on behalfofMGM and Sony Pictures by Internet brand-protection service MarkMonitor. Thisled to supposition in media that the film had been given the name "Skyfall". Thesereports were not confirmed at the time by Eon Productions, Sony or MGM.[13]Skyfall was later confirmed as the title at the November press conference,during which co-producer Barbara Broccoli said that the title "has some emotionalcontext which will be revealed in the film".[14] The title refers to the name ofBond's childhood home "Skyfall", and the setting for the film's finale.[15]

[edit]CastingThe main cast ofSkyfall was officially announced at a press conference held at

the Corinthia Hotel in London on 3 November 2011,[16] fifty years to the daysince Sean Connery was announced to play James Bond in the film Dr. No.[10] Daniel Craig returned as James Bond for the third time,[17] saying he feltlucky to have the chance to appear as 007.[18] Director Sam Mendes describedBond as experiencing a "combination of lassitude, boredom, depression [and]difficulty with what he's chosen to do for a living".[19] Judi Dench returned as Mfor her seventh and final appearance in the role.[20] Over the course of the film,M's ability to run MI6 is repeatedly called into question, culminating in a publicinquiry into her running of the service. As the film's principal villain Javier Bardemwas cast, playing a cyberterrorist who is seeking revenge against those he holdsresponsible for betraying him.[21][22] Bardem described Silva as "more than a

villain", while Craig stated that Bond has a "very important relationship" to Silva.[23] In casting the role, director Sam Mendes admitted that he lobbied hard forBardem to accept the part. Mendes saw the potential for the character to berecognised as one of the most memorable characters in the franchise and wantedto create "something [the audience] may consider to have been absent from theBond movies for a long time".[24] He felt that Bardem was one of the few actorsup to the task of becoming "colourless" and existing within the world of the film assomething more than a function of the plot.[25] In preparing for the role, Bardemhad the script translated into his native Spanish in order to better understand hischaracter, which Mendes cited as being a sign of the actor's commitment to thefilm.[26] Bardem dyed his hair blond for the role after brainstorming ideas withMendes to come up with a distinct visual look for the character,[27] which ledsome commentators to observe a similarity between the characterwith WikiLeaks founderJulian Assange.[28][29]

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other than that it was a "really interesting part which is really quite fun".[33] Toplay the returning character of Miss Moneypenny, Naomie Harris was cast.[34] Harris' role was initially presented as that of Eve, an MI6 field agent whoworks closely with Bond. Despite ongoing speculation in the media that Harris hadbeen cast as Miss Moneypenny,[35][36] this was not confirmed by anyone involvedin production of the film, with Harris herself even going so far as to dismiss claims

that Eve was in fact Moneypenny, stating that "Eve is not remotely office-bound".[37] According to Harris, Eve "[believes] she is Bond's equal, but she is really hisjunior".[38] Another character returning to the series was Q, played by BenWhishaw.[39] Mendes had initially declined to confirm which part Wishaw wouldplay,[17] and later said the idea of the re-introduction was his, saying "I offeredideas about Moneypenny, Q and a flamboyant villain and they said yes".[34] Brnice Marlohe was cast as Svrine, a character who had been savedfrom the Macau sex trade by Silva and now works as his representative.[40][41] Marlohe described her character as being "glamorous and enigmatic",[17] andthat she drew inspiration from GoldenEye villain Xenia Onatopp (played by FamkeJanssen) in playing Svrine.[42] To play the part of Kincade, Mendes cast Albert

Finney.[43]The producers briefly considered approaching Sean Connery to play therole in a nod to the 50th anniversary of the film series, but elected not to as theyfelt Connery's presence would be seen asstunt casting and disengage audiencesfrom the film.[44]

[edit]CrewSkyfall was directed by Sam Mendes, who first signed on to the project shortlyafter Quantum of Solace was released, and remained on board as a consultantduring the period of uncertainty surrounding MGM's financial situation. Mendes,who had previously worked with Craig on Road to Perdition was approached afterseeing Craig in a production ofA Steady Rain. The two met backstage after thefirst showing, where Craig broached the subject of directing a Bond film for the

first time. Mendes was at first hesitant to accept the job as directing a Bond filmhad no appeal to him, but he did not reject the offer immediately because ofCraig's involvement and enthusiasm for the project; Mendes described Craig'scasting and performance in Casino Royale as being precisely what he felt theBond franchise needed in its lead actor. He agreed to direct after meeting withproducers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and seeing the early directionthe film was going to take.[45][not in citation given] Speculation in themedia[46] suggested that Mendes had commissioned rewrites of the script to"[remove] action scenes in favour of 'characterful performances'" with theintention of bidding for an Academy Award.[46] Mendes denied the reports,stating that the film's planned action scenes were an important part of the overall

film.[10]

Peter Morgan was originally commissioned to write a script, but left the projectwhen MGM filed for bankruptcy and production of the film stalled; despite hisdeparture, Morgan later stated that the final script was based on his original idea,retaining what he described as the film's "big hook".[47] Director Mendesadamantly denied this, stating that it was "just not true" and that Morgan's scripttreatment had been discarded once Mendes agreed to direct.[48] The final scriptwas written by Bond screenwriting regulars Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, as well
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asJohn Logan.[49] Logan recounted being brought into the project by his long-time friend Sam Mendes, describing the process between Mendes and the writersas "very collaborative", and that writing Skyfall was one of the best experienceshe had had in writing a film.[50]

Roger Deakins signed on as cinematographer, having previously worked withMendes onJarhead and Revolutionary Road. Dennis Gassner returned as

production designer, the costume designer was Jany Temime, Alexander Witt wasdirector of the second unit, the stunt co-ordinator was Gary Powell, and ChrisCorbould supervised the special effects, while the visual effects supervisor wasSteve Begg. All have worked on previous Bond films.[2]Daniel Kleinman returnedto design the film's title sequence after stepping aside to allow graphic designstudio MK12 to create theQuantum of Solace sequence.[51]

[edit]Location scoutingSam Mendes and Barbara Broccoli travelled to South Africa for location scouting inApril 2011.[52] With the film moving into pre-production in August, reportsemerged that shooting would take place in India,[53] with scenes to be shot inthe Sarojini Nagar district of New Delhi[54] and on railway linesbetween Goa and Ahmedabad.[55] The production crew faced complications insecuring permission to close sections of the Konkan Railway.[56] Similar problemsin obtaining filming permits were encountered by production crews for The DarkKnight Rises and Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.[57] Permission waseventually granted to the Bond production crew, with some additional restrictionsput in place at the request of the Indian authorities;[58] however, it was laterreported that the production crew had elected not to shoot in India.[59]

[edit]FilmingPrincipal photography was scheduled to take up 133 days,[60] although the actualfilming took 128.[61] Filming began on 7 November 2011 in and around London,

[10][62] with the cinematographer Roger Deakins using Arri Alexa cameras to filmthe entire film.[63] Scenes were shot in London Underground stations,[64]Smithfield car park in West Smithfield,[65] the National Gallery,Southwark,[66]Whitehall, Parliament Square,[67]Charing Cross station[68] the Old Royal NavalCollege in Greenwich,[69]Cadogan Square[65] andTower Hill.[70]St Bartholomew'sHospital[66] was used as the filming location for the scene in which Bond entersMI6's underground headquarters, while the Old Vic Tunnels underneath WaterlooStation in London served as the MI6 training grounds. For the meeting between Qand Bond, production worked during the National Gallery's closing hours at night.The Department of Energy and Climate Change was used in the scene when Bondstood on the roof near the end of the film.[65][71]The Vauxhall Bridge and Millbank

was closed to traffic for filming the explosion at the MI6 headquarters at VauxhallCross.[71] Unlike The World Is Not Enough, which also featured an explosion atthe buildingwhich was filmed at a large-scale replicathe explosionin Skyfall was added digitally in post-production.[72] Shooting of the finale wasplanned to take place at Duntrune Castle in Argyll,[73] but was cancelled shortlyafter filming began.[74]Glencoe was instead chosen for filming of these scenes.[71] Although supposedly based in Scotland, Bond's family home of Skyfall wasconstructed on Hankley Common in Surrey[75] using plywood and plaster to build afull-scale model of the building.[76]
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The Varda Viaduct was used in the scene of the shooting of Bond.

Production moved to Turkey in March 2012, with filming reported to be continuinguntil 6 May.[77] Production was expected to take three months in the country.[78]Adana stands in for the outskirts ofIstanbul in the film.[79] A group of Turkishteenagers infiltrated a closed set in a railway sidings in Adana to film rehearsals ofa fight scene on top of a train before being caught by security.[80] The train scenedepicted in trailers showed the Varda Viaduct outside of Adana. Bond stuntdouble, Andy Lister, dived backwards off the 300 foot drop for the scene. A cranewas set up on a train carriage to hold a safety line.[71] Parts of Istanbul

including the Spice Bazaar,Yeni Camii, the Imperial Post Office, SultanahmetSquare and the Grand Bazaar were closed for filming in April.[77] Store ownersin the affected areas were reportedly allowed to open their shops, but were notallowed to conduct business, instead being paid TRY 750 ($418) per day ascompensation.[77] Production faced criticism for allegedly damaging buildingswhile filming a motorcycle chase across rooftops in the city. Michael G.Wilson denied these claims, pointing out that the film crew had removed sectionsof rooftops before filming began and replaced them with replicas for the durationof the shoot; when filming finished, the original rooftops would be restored.[81] The production team negotiated with 613 part owners of the Calis Beachin Fethiye, to film along the coastline.[71]

Mendes confirmed that China would be featured in the film, with shootingscheduled to take place in Shanghai and "other parts" of the country.[10] JohnLogan described that production deliberately sought out locations that were "inopposition" to London with an exotic quality that made them "places for Bond tobe uncomfortable".[71] Many scenes were not filmed on location in Shanghai.Instead, the Virgin Active Pool in London's Canary Wharfacted as Bond's hotelpool in Shanghai,[66][71] and the entrance to London's fourth tallestbuilding, Broadgate Tower, was also lit up to look like an office building there; forthe aerial footage of Shanghai, the crew received rare access to shoot from ahelicopter on loan from the Chinese government.[71] The interior of the Golden

Dragon Casino where Bond met Svrine was constructed on a sound stage atPinewood, with 300 floating lanterns and two 30-foot high dragon heads lightingthe set.[71] Additional scenes were filmed at Ascot Racecourse, standing infor Shanghai Pudong International Airport.[82][83]The first official image from thefilm was released on 1 February 2012, showing Daniel Craig on set at PinewoodStudios, within a recreation of a skyscraper in Shanghai.[84]

Set reports dated April 2012 recorded that scenes would be set on HashimaIsland, an abandoned island off the coast ofNagasaki, Japan.[85][86] In actuality,the scene was set on an unnamed island off the coast of Macau, though based on
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the real-life Hashima. Sam Mendes explained that the location was a hybrid of aset and computer-generated images, with only external shots of Hashima includedin the film.[87] Production chose to include the Hashima model after DanielCraig met with Swedish film-maker Thomas Nordanstad whilst shooting The Girlwith the Dragon Tattoo in Stockholm. Nordanstad, who produced a shortdocumentary on Hashima Island in 2002 entitled Hashima, recalled Craig taking

extensive notes on the island at the time of the meeting, but was unaware of hisinterest in it until Skyfall was released.[88]

The film was later converted into the IMAX format for projection in IMAX cinemas.Deakins was unaware that the film was to be released on IMAX until after he hadmade the decision to shoot the film with the Arri Alexa cameras, and was unhappywith the IMAX tests made from his footage as the colours "didn't look great".[63] After exploring the IMAX system further and discovering that the IMAXCorporation was using their proprietary re-mastering process, Deakins had furthertests made without the process and found that "the images looked spectacular onthe big IMAX screen", quelling his doubts about the format.[63]

[edit]Music

Thomas Newmancomposed the film's score.

Main article: Skyfall (soundtrack)

Thomas Newman, who worked with Sam Mendes as composer forAmericanBeauty, Road to Perdition,Jarhead and Revolutionary Road, replaced DavidArnold as composer,[89] becoming the ninth composer in the series' history. Whenasked about the circumstances surrounding his departure from the role, DavidArnold commented that Newman had been selected by Mendes because of their

work together, rather than because of Arnold's commitment to working withdirectorDanny Boyle as composer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 SummerOlympics.[90] The soundtrack album was released on 29 October 2012 in theUnited Kingdom and on 6 November 2012 in the United States.[91]

The film also features Charles Trenet's 1938 song Boum ! during scenes in whichSilva shows Bond around his abandoned island, andThe Animals' 1964 coverofJohn Lee Hooker's Boom Boom when Silva assaults Skyfall in the film's finale.[92]
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In October 2012, British singer-songwriter Adele confirmed that she had writtenand recorded the film's theme song with her regular songwriter, Paul Epworth.[93][94]She later posted the cover for the "Skyfall" sheet music onTwitter, creditingthe songwriting to herself and Epworth, with arrangements to both Epworth andorchestratorJ. A. C. Redford.[95] The song was released online at 0:07 am BST on5 October 2012, a day dubbed "James Bond Day" by the producers as it marked

fifty years to the day of the release ofDr. No.[96][edit]Release and receptionThe premiere ofSkyfall was on 23 October 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall inLondon. The event was attended by Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla,Duchess of Cornwall.[97] The film was released in the UK three days later on 26October and into US cinemas on 8 November.[98]Skyfall was the first Bond film tobe screened in IMAX venues[99] and was released into IMAX cinemas in NorthAmerica a day earlier than the conventional cinema release.[100]

Skyfall attracted some criticism from the National Sexual Violence ResourceCenter which, without having screened the film, expressed concern that Bond

"abuses his power and authority" in a scene that suggests Bond initiates sexualintercourse with Svrine, a former victim ofsex trafficking.[101]

[edit]Box officeSkyfall has earned $1 billion worldwide,[8] and is the highest-grossing film worldwide for Sony Pictures,[102] the third highest-grossing film of 2012, and the 14th highest-grossing film of alltime.[103] On its opening weekend, it earned $80.6 million from25 markets.[104] In the UK the film grossed 20.1 million on itsopening weekend, making it the second-highest Friday-to-Sunday debut ever behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.[105] It also achieved the second-highest IMAX debutever behind The Dark Knight Rises.[104] The film set a recordfor the highest seven-day gross with 37.2 million, surpassingprevious record holder Deathly Hallows Part 2 (35.7 million).[106] By 9 November 2012 the film had earned over 57 millionto surpass The Dark Knight Rises as the highest grossing film of2012, and the highest grossing James Bond film of all time in theUK.[107] After forty days of release the total UK gross stood at94.28 million, makingSkyfall the highest-grossing film in theUK, surpassing the 94.03 million ofAvatar.[108] By 30December 2012, it became the first film to gross more than100 million ($161.6 million) in the UK.[109]

Skyfall set an opening weekend record in Switzerland($5.3 million) and recorded the second-largest opening weekendfor a Hollywood film in India ($5.1 million).[110] In Austria, itachieved the second-highest opening weekend ever($3.4 million) behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of theKing, while in Finland, it scored the largest opening weekendwhen excluding previews ($1.47 million).[111]

Daniel Craig,JavierBardemand BrniceMarlohein Paris at the film'sFrench premiere, October 2012.
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In North America, the film opened in 3,505 cinemas, the widest opening for aBond film.[112] The film earned $2.4 million from midnight showings on itsopening day and a further $2.2 million from IMAX and large-format cinemas.[112]CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade filmgoers gave the filmwas an "A" on an A+ to F scale.[113]Skyfall went on to gross $30.8 million on itsopening day in the US and Canada,[114] and $88.4 million in its opening

weekend, the biggest debut yet for a Bond film.[115][edit]Critical receptionSkyfall received generally positive reviews from critics; Rotten Tomatoes sampled278 reviewers and judged 92% of the reviews to be positive,[116] while the filmscored of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 43 reviews.[117] A number ofcritics, including Kate Muir, reviewing for The Times, Philip French, writing in TheObserver, IGN's Daniel Krupa and the reviewers for the Irish Independentandthe Daily Record, all asked whether Skyfall was the best Bond film produced.[118]The Daily Telegraph's film reviewer, Robbie Collin, considered Skyfall to be"often dazzling, always audacious",[28] with excellent action sequences in a filmthat contained humour and emotion.[28]Todd McCarthy ofThe Hollywood

Reporterthought that Skyfall was "dramatically gripping while still brandishing adroll undercurrent of humor",[119] going on to say that it was a film that had"some weight and complexity to it".[119]Variety's Peter DeBruge suggested thatthe film's greatest strength lay in its willingness to put as much focus oncharacterisation as it did action set-pieces, allowing the two to co-exist ratherthan compete for the audience's attention,[120] while Dave Itzkoff, reviewingfor The New York Times, considered Skyfall to be "a superior follow-up to CasinoRoyale"[121] which is "opulent rather than outlandish and insistently,progressively low-key".[121]Kim Newman, reviewing the film for Empire,concluded, "Skyfall is pretty much all you could want from a 21st Century Bond:cool but not camp, respectful of tradition but up to the moment, serious in its

thrills and relatively complex in its characters but with the sense of fun that hasn'talways been evident lately".[122]Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave thefilm 4 out of 4 stars, describing it as "a full-blooded, joyous, intelligent celebrationof a beloved cultural icon".[123] Reviewing for the New Statesman, Ryan Gilbeysaw that "nostalgia permeates the movie",[124] going on to say that "sometimesthe old ways are the best".[124]

A number of reviewers praised Daniel Craig in Skyfall. Roger Ebert believed thatin Skyfall "Daniel Craig [takes] full possession of a role he previously playedunconvincingly";[123] Philip French commented that "Craig manages to get out ofthe shadow of Connery";[125] while Daniel Krupa thought Craig's Bond was a

"defining performance" for "a great actor".[126] Edward Porter, writing in TheSunday Times, considered that "Craig has developed an authoritative Bondpersona, dry and intelligent".[127] Ryan Gilbey thought Craig had "relaxed intoBond without losing any steeliness".[124]

The supporting cast also received praise. Roger Ebert reflected that Skyfall "at lastprovides a role worthy of Judi Dench, one of the best actors of her generation. Sheis all but the co-star of the film, with a lot of screen time, poignant dialogue, and acharacter who is far more complex and sympathetic than we expect in thisseries".[123] Jenny McCartney, writing in The Sunday Telegraph, agreed,
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describing Dench as "compellingly luminous" in the film, and the one that "thecamera caresses most meaningfully and often".[128] McCartney thought JavierBardem played Silva "with worrisome lan",[128] while Henry K Miller consideredhis character "the most authentically Bondian Bond villain in decades".[129] Anumber of critics noted the strength of the supporting cast; Kim Newman foundthe "warmth and gravitas" of Finney's performance noteworthy,[122] while other

reviewers, including Edward Porter, Daniel Krupa and The Playlist's OliverLyttelton, singled out Ralph Fiennes as Mallory and Ben Whishaw as Q.[130]

Ann Hornaday, writing for The Washington Post, thought Sam Mendes hadreinvigorated the series, with Skyfall being "sleek, crisp, classy ... exhibiting justthe right proportion of respect for legacy and embrace of novelty".[131] Henry K.Miller ofSight & Sound agreed, and praised Mendes, who he thought was worthyof directing more Bond films.[129] Kim Newman also praised Mendes' direction ofthe action sequences.[122] The work of cinematographer Roger Deakins alsoreceived praise: Newman commented that he "delivers the most impressivevisuals this series has had since the 1960s",[122] and Miller described the film as"dazzlingly photographed".[129]

The film did not escape criticism, with reviews pointing to its two and a half-hourrunning time, and the final third of the film being "protracted", and not matchingthe first two thirds in its momentum as the underlying flaws in the film.[132][133] Xan Brooks ofThe Guardian, in an otherwise positive review, criticised the"touchy-feely indulgence" of "the bold decision to open Bond up to probe at thecharacter's back-story and raise a toast to his relationship with M".[134] DanielKrupa also singled out Naomie Harris as "awkward" and having a "virtually non-existent chemistry" with Daniel Craig.[126] Similarly Philip French in TheObservertempered his praise for the film by highlighting "some lazy repetition"and argued, "the badinage is often perfunctory and Bond is as usual captured too

easily and too easily escapes".[125] Edward Porter, writing in The Sunday Times,considered that while aspects of the film were "achieved with wit and panache",[127] he found that the climax to the film was slightly disappointing, although the"weaknesses in the final stages are not serious, however, and the film's briefepilogue is wonderful".[127]

[edit]Home mediaThe film will be released in North America on 12 February 2013 on DVD and Blu-ray,[135] and in the UK on 18 February 2013[136] by 20th Century Fox HomeEntertainment.[137]

[edit]Accolades

Award Year

Category Recipient Result Ref.

Broadcast FilmCritics AssociationAwards

2012

Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem Pending [138]

Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Pending

Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Pending

Best Action Movie Pending

Best Original Song "Skyfall" (Adele Pending
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