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Casino Royale Remains Solid; Worldwide Box Office Exceeds $530 Million

Strong staying power in UK, and a #1 opening in Italy

Written by Devin Zydel on 08 Jan, 2007

2007 is a good year for James Bond already. Variety reports that Casino Royale continues its international box office success for the eighth straight frame.

Taking in $19.2 million at 5,045 in 60 markets, Casino Royale came in second overall to Night at the Museum. The newest Bond film currently stands at $531 million worldwide, the 24th highest of all time.

Highlights included the UK, where the film took in $2.3 million—bringing the grand total up to $99.1 million.

Casino Royale also opened #1 in Italy with $4.6 million at 425, making it #1 within the Bond series.

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Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and opened on 16 November 2006 in the UK and worldwide starting on 17 November. The world premiere of Casino Royale took place on 14 November in London. The film stars Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.