Auric Goldfinger is initially led to believe Goldfinger is going to steal the gold, the real plot is revealed to be to render the gold contained in the Depository radioactive and useless, crippling the gold standard-based economy and thereby dramatically driving up the price of the gold Goldfinger already owns. A scene in the film even uses a confrontation between Goldfinger and Bond to point out logistical flaws in the plan as set out in the original novel. In the film, Goldfinger is a successful businessman, owning many properties throughout the world including "Auric Enterprises, AG" in Switzerland, and a stud-farm in
Goldfinger (film) lines ('A martini. Shaken, not stirred') and a wide range of gadgets that would become the series' trademark". "Goldfinger" is the highest-rated James Bond film on Rotten Tomatoes. "Goldfinger"s $3 million budget was recouped in two weeks, and it broke box office records in multiple countries around the world. The "Guinness Book of World Records" went on to list "Goldfinger" as the fastest grossing film of all time. Demand for the film was so high that the DeMille cinema in New York City had to stay open twenty-four hours a day. The film closed its original box office run having