This Warner Brothers movie was intended to go head-to-head with the official Eon Productions Bond film, Octopussy - Operazione piovra (1983) at the box office. This movie was released four months after Octopussy (1983). Because the movies starred Sir Roger Moore and Sir Sean Connery, each equally recognized to the movie-going public as James Bond at the time, much of the talk in the press was of a "Bond vs. Bond" or "Battle of the Bonds" showdown at the box office. Most industry analysts predicted that this movie would win out at the box office, due to the return of Connery, more press, and a significantly larger production budget than Octopussy (1983). According to a press release from Variety in 1985, this was not the case. Variety quoted figures from MGM and Warner Brothers that listed Octopussy (1983)'s U.S. gross at $67.9 million, and this movie's U.S. gross at $55.4 million. It also listed Octopussy (1983)'s worldwide gross at $187.5 million, and this movie's worldwide gross at $160 million. The article also stated that, according to the studios, Octopussy (1983) had $34.031 million in U.S. rentals, while this movie had $28.2 million in U.S. rentals. When the final results were in, this movie, and Sir Sean Connery, ended up losing the "Bond vs. Bond" showdown.
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