The espionage genre had been turned on its head at the turn of the millennium, with the disappointing reception to Die Another Day raising questions about the long-term viability of the James Bond franchise, especially when 24‘s Jack Bauer and Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne had emerged to drag the spy story into the 21st Century.
Not to be forgotten, of course, Frankie Muniz’s Agent Cody Banks arrived on the scene in March 2003, and proved surprisingly popular. Not only did the kid-friendly caper earn close to $60 million at the box office on a budget of under $30 million, but it would go on to become a staple of home viewing after the fact, cultivating a decent-sized audience in the process.
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