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Article: Bond circles birds: 4th win o'seas toos 'Happy Feet' bow.("Casino Royale" and "Happy Feet")
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- December 11, 2006
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James Bond fended off a horde of penguins at the international box office as "Casino Royale" won its fourth straight weekend with $36.2 million at 7,730 playdates in 63 markets.
Sony's "Casino" faced its first serious rival for the top overseas slot, with Warner Bros.' "Happy Feet" stepping its way into major markets with a solid $25.4 million at 6,000 prints in 37 territories.
Warners also saw impressive takings from the worldwide launch of Clint Eastwood's "Letters From Iwo Jima" in Japan, where it finished first with $4.4 million at 402--nearly triple the take for the launch of "Flags of Our Fathers," which has grossed $13 million of its $22 million ...