Quantum of Solace Breaks Record

03 November 2008

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Quantum of Solace, the 22nd James Bond adventure, made box office history for a second time this weekend as it opened to an incredible £15.4million, at the UK box office making it the biggest weekend opening of all time. This smashes the previous record held by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which took £14.93million.

Quantum of Solace, the latest instalment from the longest running franchise in film history, becomes the most successful opening of any Bond film ever as it has also beaten the opening weekend figure for the last Bond movie, Casino Royale, which took £11.4m on its opening 3-day weekend.

The film opened in 540 cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Friday 31st October and made box office history on its opening day in the UK, taking a staggering £4.94m and making it the biggest Friday opening of all time. It will release in the US on November 14th.

The film, which received a royal world premiere at the London Film Festival last week with both Prince William and Harry in attendance, is the second outing for Daniel Craig's 007 after he was cast in 2005, taking over from Pierce Brosnan.

Despite, at first, not being a popular choice Casino Royale went onto become the most successful Bond movie of all time resulting in Quantum of Solace being one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2008 as well as Daniel Craig becoming one of the most popular actors to take on the role of the super spy.

Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said, 'We are absolutely delighted that Quantum of Solace has broken box office records in the UK and would like to thank the British public for going to the cinema in such incredible numbers to see James Bond in his 22nd adventure.'

Produced for EON Productions by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, Quantum of Solace is directed by Marc Forster and stars Daniel Craig as the legendary secret agent, James Bond. With a screenplay by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Oscar® winner Paul Haggis, the film picks up the storyline just one hour after the end of CASINO ROYALE, marking the first direct sequel produced by EON Productions.

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