Goldfinger (novel) "was presented as a complex character". Continuation author Raymond Benson agrees, and sees "Goldfinger" as a transitional novel, with Bond becoming more human than in previous books and more concerned with what Benson calls "the mortal trappings of life", which manifest itself with the opening chapter of the book as Bond sits in Miami airport and thinks through his fight with and killing of a Mexican thug. Benson also sees that Bond has developed something of a sense of humour in "Goldfinger", verbally abusing Oddjob, to Bond's own amusement. Auric Goldfinger was described by Raymond Benson as "Fleming's most successful
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