MUMBAI: The latest 007 film Skyfall is set to be the most successful James Bond film in the 50-year history of the franchise.
Having met with universal praise following its preview, it is predicted to rake in more than $1 billion at the box office.
Experts are of the opinion that the stunts in the film are some of the best ever seen in a Bond film. One critic even wrote that the dramatic opening sequence should merit an Oscar in itself, it is understood.
The early signs of success will be welcomed by Skyfall‘s producers after work on the film was suspended in 2010 when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, its studio, fell into severe financial difficulties.
The film, Daniel Craig‘s third appearance as 007, received four and five-star reviews recently in the Daily Telegraph, Times, and Daily Mail as well as in the Empire magazine.