James Bond in film "Die Another Day" was written and performed by Madonna, who also had a cameo appearance in the film as a fencing instructor. "Die Another Day" had a budget of $142 million and earned $431.9 million at the box office. In 1999 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer obtained the rights to the 1967 film "Casino Royale" from Sony Pictures Entertainment for $10 million in the out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit. The case was brought by MGM after Sony had announced a deal with Kevin McClory to produce a third version of the "Thunderball" novel, for which McClory held the film rights. McClory had previously acted
A Good Day to Die Hard in Berlin, Germany on February 4 and the second in London, England on February 7. "A Good Day to Die Hard" was commercially released first in Indonesia on February 6, 2013, and then opened in certain East and Southeast Asian territories on February 7. In the United States and Canada, the film was distributed to 2,328 theaters for night showings on February 13. Select theaters also held a one-time special marathon of all "Die Hard" films to lead up to "A Good Day to Die Hard"'s nationwide release, with Bruce Willis making a personal appearance at one of these marathons