Bonds in numbers: "Live and Let Die" (1973)

"Live and Let Die" introduced Roger Moore as new James Bond - more witty, less chauvinistic and far more tongue-in-cheek. Despite obvious dubity about the reception of a totally different Bond, the makers of "Live and Let Die" could feel quite secure. Roger Moore wasn't a nowhere man. He had already became a world famous actor and celebrity thanks to "The Saint". When his debut 007 picture had soon turned out to be a worldwide success, a new, constant ground was prepared for the future of the Bond movies.

Worldwide incomes: 126,4 million $

US premiere: 27 June 1973

UK premiere: 6 July 1973

Other European premiere showings: Denmark - 17 Dec 1973; Finland - 21 Dec 1973; Sweden - 22 Dec 1973; Western Germany - 19 Dec 1973

Cinema incomes in the US: 35,4 million $

Number of cinema clients (watching the film): 20,1 million

Music hits: "Live And Let Die" (Performer: Paul McCartney & Wings; Composers: Paul and Linda McCartney)
UK - reached place no 9.
US - reached place no 2. on "Billboard Pop Singles" list
Soundtrack: in the USA reached place no 17. on "Billboard Album" list

Awards: nominations for the Academy Award (Oscar) and Grammy (best song - "Live And Let Die"); Evening Standard British Film Award and German Golden Screen for the Best Picture of the Year

Estimated number of Bond films watchers until 1973: 700 million

US TV premiere: 31 Oct 1976 on ABC

UK TV premiere: 20 Jan 1980 on ITV

Rank (the most seen programmes in the year of 1973): 1

Number of people who saw the film on TV in the UK in 1980: 23,5 million

First ever cableTV transmission: 7 Mar 1991 on TBS

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