James Bond’s ‘Spectre,’ ‘Peanuts’ Nostalgia Drive Social Media Buzz

Charlie Brown and friends couldn’t quite triumph on Facebook and Twitter in the days leading up to the film’s release

This week marks the return of two beloved characters to the big screen: the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond, in “Spectre” and Charlie Brown in “The Peanuts Movie,” but one is, by far, ahead of the game on social media.

The first week of November is a large nostalgia play, with “Spectre” enticing long-standing 007 aficionados to flock to movie theaters, while families and old fans of Charles M. Schulz’s famous comic strip head to see the 3D animation film on the big screen.

Surprisingly, “Peanuts” hasn’t been too popular on social media, only garnering about 33,348 tweets in the week of Oct.

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