SPECTRE gets 2 awards from Empire magazine

Empire, the U.K. film magazine gave SPECTRE two awards on Sunday.

The 24th James Bond film received awards for Best Thriller and Best British film. Here’s how Empire announced the news on Twitter.

And the winner of Best Thriller is a kite dancing in a hurricane. Sorry, wait, no, it’s SPECTRE. #JamesonEmpireAwards

— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) March 20, 2016

Best British Film (sponsored by @THR) next. A hotly-contested category…but SPECTRE wins its second gong of the night! #JamesonEmpireAwards

— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) March 20, 2016

Here’s a reaction:

Sam Mendes is here to accept. “Thank you to the readers of Empire – including my son, who is very excited about this.” #JamesonEmpireAwards

— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) March 20, 2016

And another, this one from Chris Corbould, the special effects wizard.

Very proud of this! Bond always holds a special place in my heart! 2 awards in 1 evening! https://t.co/pYYeYcps0n

— Chris Corbould OBE (@Chriscorbould1) March 20, 2016

SPECTRE projected to finally pass $200M in U.S.-Canada

Daniel Craig in SPECTRE’s main titles

SPECTRE is projected to finally pass the $200 million mark in the U.S. and Canada by the end of today, ACCORDING TO BOX OFFICE MOJO.

The website,which tracks box office performance, estimates the 24th James Bond film will finish the March 18-20 weekend with a cumulative total in the region of $200,002,111.

The movie’s estimated weekend total is $35,000 at just nine theaters, according to a Box Office Mojo chart.

SPECTRE has been in release for 136 days. That’s longer than its predecessor, Skyfall, which generated $304.4 million in U.S.-Canadian box office in 2012-13.

SPECTRE’s estimated worldwide total is $880.5 million.

UPDATE: At midday Saturday, Box Office Mojo listed SPECTRE’s U.S. box office as $3,000 for Friday, March 18. Today, IN THIS CHART,  the website has an estimate of $12,000 for March 18, $17,000 for March 19 and $6,000 for today. Those figures are subject to revision on Monday, when final figures for the weekend are due out.