Arts, Briefly James Bond Box Office Lowered by a Quantum
Posted on Tuesday, November 18 @ 18:32:23 CST by Raulken |
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When final weekend box-office figures were reported for “Quantum of Solace,” this new James Bond movie saw its record-breaking numbers stirred, but not dramatically shaken: “Quantum,” the 22nd official entry in the Bond franchise, earned $67.5 million...
 Quantum of Solace has captured a record opening for a Bond film at the North American box office, with takings of more than $70m (£47.4m). The previous biggest debut was 2002's Die Another Day, while the last Bond film, Casino Royale, took $30m less. The action film pushed last week's top film, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, into second place, taking $36.1m (£24m). Box office returns in the US are up 54% compared to the same weekend last year, based on the top 12 movies. Big weekend Analysts Media By Numbers also said that takings for 2008 are currently running 1% ahead of last year, which set a record of more than $9bn (£6bn). But it added that ticket sales are still 3.5% down last year after inflation is taken into account. US BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE 1 Quantum of Solace - $70.4m 2 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - $36.1m 3 Role Models - $11.7m 4 High School Musical 3: Senior Year - $5.9m 5 Changeling - $4.2m Source: Media By Numbers There were no other major new film...
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