Licence to Kill
James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge.
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered.Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
- Director
- John Glen
- Signature
- Tension · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $156M
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After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
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Box Office & Release
Licence to Kill returned 4.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $32M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $156M
- Release date
- Jun 13, 1989
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United Kingdom, Mexico
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