<P> In 1961 producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman joined forces to purchase the filming rights to Fleming 's novels . They founded the production company Eon Productions and , with financial backing by United Artists , began working on Dr. No , which was directed by Terence Young and featured Connery as Bond . Following Dr. No 's release in 1962 , Broccoli and Saltzman created the holding company Danjaq to ensure future productions in the James Bond film series . The series currently encompasses twenty - four films , with the most recent , Spectre , released in October 2015 . With a combined gross of nearly $7 billion to date , the films produced by Eon constitute the Fourth - highest - grossing film series , behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Star Wars , and Wizarding World films . Accounting for the effects of inflation the Bond films have amassed over $14 billion at current prices . The films have won five Academy Awards : for Sound Effects ( now Sound Editing ) in Goldfinger ( at the 37th Awards ) , to John Stears for Visual Effects in Thunderball ( at the 38th Awards ) , to Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers for Sound Editing , and to Adele and Paul Epworth for Original Song in Skyfall ( at the 85th Awards ) , and to Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes for Original Song in Spectre ( at the 88th Awards ) . Additionally , several of the songs produced for the films have been nominated for Academy Awards for Original Song , including Paul McCartney 's `` Live and Let Die '' , Carly Simon 's `` Nobody Does It Better '' and Sheena Easton 's `` For Your Eyes Only '' . In 1982 , Albert R. Broccoli received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award . </P>
<P> In 1961 producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman joined forces to purchase the filming rights to Fleming 's novels . They founded the production company Eon Productions and , with financial backing by United Artists , began working on Dr. No , which was directed by Terence Young and featured Connery as Bond . Following Dr. No 's release in 1962 , Broccoli and Saltzman created the holding company Danjaq to ensure future productions in the James Bond film series . The series currently encompasses twenty - four films , with the most recent , Spectre , released in October 2015 . With a combined gross of nearly $7 billion to date , the films produced by Eon constitute the Fourth - highest - grossing film series , behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Star Wars , and Wizarding World films . Accounting for the effects of inflation the Bond films have amassed over $14 billion at current prices . The films have won five Academy Awards : for Sound Effects ( now Sound Editing ) in Goldfinger ( at the 37th Awards ) , to John Stears for Visual Effects in Thunderball ( at the 38th Awards ) , to Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers for Sound Editing , and to Adele and Paul Epworth for Original Song in Skyfall ( at the 85th Awards ) , and to Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes for Original Song in Spectre ( at the 88th Awards ) . Additionally , several of the songs produced for the films have been nominated for Academy Awards for Original Song , including Paul McCartney 's `` Live and Let Die '' , Carly Simon 's `` Nobody Does It Better '' and Sheena Easton 's `` For Your Eyes Only '' . In 1982 , Albert R. Broccoli received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award . </P>
how many james bond movies are there as of 2015
how many james bond movies are there as of 2015
twenty - four
twenty - four