'Skyfall' breaks James Bond's previous UK box office records

'Skyfall' set the record for the biggest UK weekend box office takings of any James Bond film, its producers said on Monday. The 23rd official cinematic adventure of the suave, but brutal 007, earned 20.1 million pounds after opening last Friday Oct 26,2012 at 587 cinemas across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

 

The film opens in the United States on Nov 9, 2012 bringsDaniel Craig on his third outing on Her Majesty's secret service and introduces Spanish Oscar-winnerJavier Bardem as a flamboyant villain complete with dyed blond hair.

Skyfall gives James Bond his biggest opening weekend in UK

Skyfall has had the biggest Bond opening weekend of all time, according to figures from film company Sony Pictures.It took £20.1m following its release on Friday making it the biggest UK opening of 2012 so far and the third biggest UK opening of all time.

Skyfall failed to smash the record set by last year's Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2.
The final film in the wizard franchise, in 3D, took £23m in its first weekend.
It is also just behind Toy Story 3, which took £21.2m in its openingweekend.

Skyfall Tops UK All-time Box Office

The latest James Bond film, Skyfall has become the highest-grossing movie in UK box office history after just 40 days.

To date, the 23rd Bond Film has earned £94.3m in the UK, beating the previous record holder, Avatar, which grossed £94m in 11 months.