‘Skyfall’ opens strong overseas
“Skyfall”
doesn’t open in the States until the weekend after next, but moviegoers
overseas have already kicked-off the Daniel Craig-starrer’s box office
success.
The 23rd James Bond film in the series grossed $77.7 million from 25 markets over the weekend,
The flick earned $32.4 in the United
Kingdom setting a new Saturday attendance record. (“Skyfall” marks the
United Kingdom’s second biggest opening weekend, behind Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”)
The film also earned $9.1 million in France and $8.6 million in Russia.
“This picture has such an incredible DNA and to be so loved by
critics and audiences alike will push it be one of the biggest, if not
biggest, Bond pics,” Sony worldwide president of distribution Rory
Bruer said
“Quantum of Solace” earned $575 million at the worldwide box office in 2008, while 2006’s “Casino Royale” earned $594 million.
“Skyfall,” Craig’s third turn as Bond, opens domestically on November 9.
by cnn
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