Thunderball (1965)

Thunderball
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $63,600,000Details
International Box Office $77,600,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $141,200,000
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Metrics

Domestic Share:45.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$9,000,000 (worldwide box office is 15.7 times production budget)

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 29th, 1965 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: December 11th, 1965 (Limited), released as Thunderball (007 サンダーボール作戦) (Japan)
March 20th, 2020 (Limited), released as Thunderball (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
March 24th, 2022 (Wide), released as Thunderball (Re: 2022) (United Kingdom)
November 17th, 2023 (Limited), released as Thunderball (007 サンダーボール作戦) (Japan)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 19th, 1999 by MGM Video
MPA Rating: PG (1994 re-issue)
Running Time: 130 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Cast, crew, or production detail: Prologue
Geographical setting: Jamaica
Plot point: Inventor, No Honor Among Thieves, On a Boat, Secret Agent, Shadowy Organization, Stolen Identity, Underwater, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Social setting: Health Spa
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, United Artists
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 3/20/2020 $0 0 98 100 $27,784 12/17/2025
  
Rest of World $77,572,216
  
International Total $77,600,000 12/17/2025

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Sean Connery    James Bond
Bernard Lee    M
Desmond Llewelyn    Q
Lois Maxwell    Miss Moneypenny

Supporting

Claudine Auger    Dominic 'Domino' Derval

Adolfo Celi    Emilio Largo, SPECTRE #2

Production and Technical Credits

Terence Young    Director
Richard Maibaum    Screenwriter
John Hopkins    Screenwriter
Jack Whittingham    Screenwriter
Kevin McClory    Story Creator
Ian Fleming    Story Creator
Harry Saltzman    Executive Producer
Albert R. Broccoli    Executive Producer
Kevin McClory    Producer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Domestic Share:45.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$9,000,000 (worldwide box office is 15.7 times production budget)

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 29th, 1965 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: December 11th, 1965 (Limited), released as Thunderball (007 サンダーボール作戦) (Japan)
March 20th, 2020 (Limited), released as Thunderball (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
March 24th, 2022 (Wide), released as Thunderball (Re: 2022) (United Kingdom)
November 17th, 2023 (Limited), released as Thunderball (007 サンダーボール作戦) (Japan)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 19th, 1999 by MGM Video
MPA Rating: PG (1994 re-issue)
Running Time: 130 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Cast, crew, or production detail: Prologue
Geographical setting: Jamaica
Plot point: Inventor, No Honor Among Thieves, On a Boat, Secret Agent, Shadowy Organization, Stolen Identity, Underwater, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Social setting: Health Spa
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, United Artists
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 3/20/2020 $0 0 98 100 $27,784 12/17/2025
  
Rest of World $77,572,216
  
International Total $77,600,000 12/17/2025

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Sean Connery    James Bond
Bernard Lee    M
Desmond Llewelyn    Q
Lois Maxwell    Miss Moneypenny

Supporting

Claudine Auger    Dominic 'Domino' Derval

Adolfo Celi    Emilio Largo, SPECTRE #2

Production and Technical Credits

Terence Young    Director
Richard Maibaum    Screenwriter
John Hopkins    Screenwriter
Jack Whittingham    Screenwriter
Kevin McClory    Story Creator
Ian Fleming    Story Creator
Harry Saltzman    Executive Producer
Albert R. Broccoli    Executive Producer
Kevin McClory    Producer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.