Goldfinger was Sean Connery's third Bond film, whereas QOS is Daniel Craig's second. Goldfinger cemented Sean Connery as James Bond for a generation (or more) and Skyfall is doing the same for Daniel Craig. The record breaking success of Goldfinger catapulted Thunderball to greater box office heights and, hopefully, Skyfall does the same for Bond 24. Skyfall is a huge suceess and will probably outgross Thunderball's adjusted for inflation WW box office gross, but there is still room for Bond 24 to expand in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and North America.