James Bond Box Office

23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, has opened to record num- bers at the European box office and is drawing rave reviews from critics. It earned $287 million in its first 10 days, boding well for the picture’s Nov. 9 debut in the U.S.

Skyfall has been a gigantic hit overseas for two weeks already, so the question upon its North American debut this weekend wasn't whether or not it would be big, but just how incredibly gigantic it might be. The result is good news for Bond fans. Skyfall made an estimated $32 million on Friday, which sets it up for an $88 million weekend and make it the biggest-opening Bond ever, by a wide margin.