Casino Royale, the long-awaited 21st film in the series, took more than £13 million at the box office this weekend in UK.

In the United States, Casino Royale was pushed into second place by a tap-dancing cartoon penguin. According to studio estimates, Happy Feet took $42.3 million (£22.3 million), $1.7 million more than Bond.

Peter Taylor, of Sony Pictures, said yesterday: “It’s the most successful opening weekend of any Bond film. The takings are 40 per cent ahead of Die Another Day. It is in the top three [British] weekend openings of all time. We are delighted — it’s a great testament to the quality of the movie.

Mistakes:

  • Daniel Craig’s white fire-proof suit is visible in a scene in which he climbs into a burst fuel tanker
  • 007 uses a nail gun to kill one of the villains the final battle, but guns can be fired only when they are pressed up against a hard surface
  • Vesper’s chest fails to rise during mouth-to-mouth resuscitation Source: moviemistakes.com