Die Another Day (song) For Grabs". In the meantime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) was filming the twentieth James Bond film, "Die Another Day", directed by Lee Tamahori. The previous film in the franchise, "The World Is Not Enough" (1999) was a box office success earning US$362 million worldwide. However, the eponymous soundtrack single by alternative rock group Garbage failed to gain commercial success in the United States. The music management at MGM went to look for a high-profile artist to write and perform the title song for "Die Another Day". Madonna was their first choice, since she had been successful with soundtrack singles in the US,
A Good Day to Die Hard grossed an estimated $840,000 from its night showings at 2,328 locations on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. The next day, at an additional 1,225 locations, the film managed to accumulate $8,239,116, opening at #2 behind "Safe Haven". However, for the whole 4-day Presidents' Day weekend, "A Good Day to Die Hard" opened in first place with $28,640,657, bringing its total at that point to $36,879,773. Overseas, "A Good Day to Die Hard" grossed $10,860,000 in its first weekend. Opening in seven Asian markets at 1,182 locations a week before North America's release (February 6–7) to take advantage of the Chinese New