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Thunderball

Thunderball

Dec 11, 1965
130 min
AdventureActionThriller
6.7/ 10
2,483 votes

Overview

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.7/10
2,483 votes
IMDB
6.9/10
133,237 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
64/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$9,000,000Production cost
Box Office$141,200,000Worldwide gross
Profit$132,200,000Profitable
ROI
+1468.9%Return on investment
US Box Office$63,595,658Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 5 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Look up! Look down! Look out! Here comes the biggest Bond of all!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$141,200,000

Production Companies

James Bond CollectionEON Productions

Cast & Crew

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