The James Bond film series are British spy films inspired by Ian Fleming's novels about the fictional MI6 agent James Bond (codename 007). The franchise remains as one of the longest continually running film series in history, having been in ongoing production from 1962 to 2008. The twenty-two Bond films have grossed nearly $5 billion in the worldwide box office, being the most profitable film series ever. Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.