Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

James Bond in Quantum of Solace has destroyed all of its the competition in the first week of its release.

The film, starring Daniel Craig as 007, made over $106 million after opening in Britain and France, among other territories, 10 days ago.

The figure is the second largest international box office sales weekend in 2008, trailing only the $146.6 million debut of Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Quantum of Solace, which opens on Friday, smashed box office debut records in Finland, Nigeria, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.

The film is a direct sequel to the smash hit, Casino Royale, which marked Craig's debut at the suave spy in 2006.


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