Skyfall the service. Javier Bardem was cast as the film's principal villain, Raoul Silva, a cyberterrorist who is seeking revenge against those he holds responsible for betraying him. Bardem described Silva as "more than a villain", while Craig stated that Bond has a "very important relationship" to Silva. In casting the role, director Sam Mendes admitted that he lobbied hard for Bardem to accept the part. Mendes saw the potential for the character to be recognised as one of the most memorable characters in the series and wanted to create "something [the audience] may consider to have been absent from the
Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) million ($15.4 million). Though the film was falling at a faster rate than "The Jungle Book", it had already surpassed the said film and its second weekend is the third-biggest ever (behind the two James Bond films "Skyfall" (2012) and "Spectre"). In India, despite facing heavy competitions from four new Hindi releases, two Tamils films and a Malayalam and a Punjabi release, the film managed to take an occupancy of 15% on its opening day, an impressive feat despite tremendous competitions. It earned around nett on its opening day from an estimated 600 screens which is more than the three