Now given that the box office is split between the cinematic exhibitor and the film’s distributors, MGM will expect to make around 50 per cent of every dollar spent on cinema tickets worldwide.

So No Time To Die would now need to make at least $928 million worldwide to not lose money, something no movie has achieved since the pandemic began.

For example, Fast and Furious 9, from Vin Diesel’s car franchise that has hit the billion-dollar mark the last few outing, has so far only made $642 million since its release in June.

MI6 HQ pointed out that the 2021 box office has seen huge movies like Fast 9 and Black Widow see steep drop-offs in second-week ticket sales despite little completion.