Quantum posts Bond's best opening
VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Solace grosses $70.4 million at box office
By Pamela McClintock of Variety -- Video Business, 11/17/2008
NOV. 17 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Hollywood let out a collective sigh of relief as moviegoers set aside worries about the economy to deliver a $70.4 million opening for Sony/MGM's Quantum of Solace, the biggest opening ever for a James Bond title and a major victory for a film franchise nearly half a century old.Previous record-holder for best Bond opening was the $47.1 million for Die Another Day. Director Marc Forster's Solace, playing in 3,451 runs, opened 74% higher than the 2006 critically acclaimed Casino Royale, which gave a new look and feel to the Bond franchise, as well as a new 007--Daniel Craig.
The specialty side also made headlines over the weekend. Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire scored the best location average of the year among specialty titles and the fourth best of the year among all titles. Film grossed an estimated $350,434 from 10 theaters for a per-screen average of $35,043 and a cume of $418,131. (It opened Wednesday.)
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