Casino Royale UK Box Office Overtakes Die Another Day
According to Variety, Casino Royale has already earned more money from the UK box office in its first two full weeks than the entire UK box office take for 2002’s Die Another Day.
The newest James Bond film, in only two full weeks of release in the UK, has already earned $60 million. The most recent 007 film, Die Another Day grossed roughly $59 million in its entire UK box office.
Casino Royale was the 9th biggest all time UK opening day of £1.7 million as well as the biggest ever opening in the UK for a James Bond film. It beat the previous record holder, 2002’s Die Another Day (which took in £1.1 million), by 46%.
Casino Royale also made its way into the top three all time biggest UK weekend openings with $25,524,511 (about £13.49 million).
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