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Article: 'Casino hits the jackpot o'seas.(WORLD WATCH)(Casino Royale)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- November 20, 2006
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James Bond returned with a bang at the international box office as "Casino Royale" dominated the weekend with $42.2 million at 3,063 playdates in 27 markets.
"Casino" hit the jackpot in its U.K. launch with $25.6 million at 988, including $3.7 million in previews. Friday-Sunday take tied that of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" as the second-highest weekend launch in Brit history, trailing only "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
With Daniel Craig in his first turn as Bond, the Blighty opening handily topped the previous Bond pic, "Die Another Day," by 46%.
"Casino Royale" took in more than the combined foreign grosses of the ...