Casino Royale has surpassed all expectations with the crossing of the $300 million mark internationally this week. Here’s the news from movieweb.com:
According to Variety, Casino Royale has shot past the worldwide record for a James Bond movie, thanks mostly to strong international performance over the Christmas holiday weekend.
Sony’s Casino Royale cashed in overseas with $14.5 million at 6,300 during the weekend through Sunday, lifting the foreign total to $304.4 million — the 41st biggest international gross of all time. It’s only the fourth 2006 pic to clear $300 million, joining “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” The Da Vinci Code and Ice Age: The Meltdown.
In total the movie has made over $448 million dollars, 17 million more than Die Another Day. Wow that’s a lot of money! Especially considering all the controversy with the leading man. But with all of the hard work Daniel Craig put in (cracked teeth anyone) not to mention the producers, the directors and all of the people behind the scenes on this movie it is good to see it paying off so nicely for everyone involved.
Just goes to show that sticking to your vision and casting someone who isn’t pretty can still pay off in the movie industry today….as long as the bond girls are still hot that is.
