QoS U.S. Release Moved to November 14
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It's official: according to ComingSoon.net, MGM/Sony have decided that, with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince dropped as a Thanksgiving release, November 14 will be a better day to debut QoS in America. That means us Yanks have to wait two freakin' weeks after the Brits get it! Anyway, here's the story:
Quantum of Solace Moved Back a Week
Source: Columbia Pictures August 21, 2008
Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures announced today that it will release Quantum of Solace on November 14th in North America. "The strategic move places the highly-anticipated James Bond adventure one week closer to the prime movie-going holiday window and takes advantage of last week's decision to move the release date of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,'" said the studios.
"We saw the film recently in London and Marc Forster, Daniel Craig and the entire team at EON have truly delivered another extraordinary Bond adventure," said Jeff Blake, Chairman of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for the Columbia Tristar Motion Picture Group. "'Quantum of Solace' is a seamless continuation of the storyline that began with the last film. We believe November 14th is a great date that allows us to play straight through Thanksgiving and right into Christmas. The Bond films have a long history of entertaining audiences in this holiday corridor going back to Goldeneye in 1995. The studio enjoyed tremendous success opening 'Casino Royale' in North America on November 17, 2006, and we believe this decision will give the public a wider opportunity to see the film over the holiday."
Quantum of Solace will begin its worldwide roll out on October 31.
The move makes Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa the only wide release on Nov. 7 (at least for now), and puts Quantum of Solace up against Australia, Nothing Like the Holidays, Role Models and Soul Men on Nov. 14.
Well, at least Bond won't go head-to-head with any CG animals this time around. . .
Quantum of Solace Moved Back a Week
Source: Columbia Pictures August 21, 2008
Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures announced today that it will release Quantum of Solace on November 14th in North America. "The strategic move places the highly-anticipated James Bond adventure one week closer to the prime movie-going holiday window and takes advantage of last week's decision to move the release date of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,'" said the studios.
"We saw the film recently in London and Marc Forster, Daniel Craig and the entire team at EON have truly delivered another extraordinary Bond adventure," said Jeff Blake, Chairman of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for the Columbia Tristar Motion Picture Group. "'Quantum of Solace' is a seamless continuation of the storyline that began with the last film. We believe November 14th is a great date that allows us to play straight through Thanksgiving and right into Christmas. The Bond films have a long history of entertaining audiences in this holiday corridor going back to Goldeneye in 1995. The studio enjoyed tremendous success opening 'Casino Royale' in North America on November 17, 2006, and we believe this decision will give the public a wider opportunity to see the film over the holiday."
Quantum of Solace will begin its worldwide roll out on October 31.
The move makes Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa the only wide release on Nov. 7 (at least for now), and puts Quantum of Solace up against Australia, Nothing Like the Holidays, Role Models and Soul Men on Nov. 14.
Well, at least Bond won't go head-to-head with any CG animals this time around. . .
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And I still get to see this film a full two weeks before you ?
And me as well, as my Hardy-smacked thread ignominiously confirms ;%
Terrible news for American Bond junkies desperately in need of a fix---and an appropriate exclamation point on the day/week I've had...
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Anyway, now I'm wondering what they'll do with all the posters--like the ones they have at the local mall theater--with "NOV 007" on them. A lot of paper gone to waste. . .
;% As I said, I'm in a bit of a slump. I meant to say:
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At any rate...it will be a difficult extra seven days for me, that much is certain. While I'm virtually immune to spoilers, it will likely be an impossible task to read reviews for fourteen straight days before seeing it with my own eyes.
I can easily envision time tangibly slowing down---as it so frequently does at my day job---during the lag-time between 31st October...and 14th November
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I mean MGM did that for both Die Another Day and Casino Royale and I am sure that helped them make money by the truckload in really fast.
Still a least it's being moved to next year like many films currently are thanks to the writers stike n Hollywood.
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Madagascar 2 will definitely have a dropoff next weekend but it'll probably still bite into QoS' boxoffice since it doesn't seem to be as "family friendly" a Bond film as prior entries.
Those CGI lions and penguins sure are tough little critters.
Yes indeed, Craig's Bond has been defeated by CGI penguins once already...Happy Feet, anyone?
Or at least...I hope they don't! :007)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM