After the UK premiere and nationwide opening of Spectre on October 26, the James Bond franchise will be open to the highest bidder, as the four-movie distribution deal between Sony Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer expires. Given that each of the most recent Bond films has made an incredible amount of money – Skyfall being one of a very select number of films to trouser £100 million at the UK box office alone (look at the bar graph below!) – you can expect the competition for the rights to be fierce. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading #SPECTRE could be @007 James Bond’s last film for Sony Pictures – an annotated infographic