Casino Royale is the all-time King Shit among the James Bond movies with a worldwide gross of $304.4 million. The super-succcessful Daniel Craig vehicle (no thanks to deadhead producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli) took in $14.5 million at 6,300 European theatres over the holidays. Royale is “only the fourth 2006 pic to clear $300 million, joining Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, The Da Vinci Code and Ice Age: The Meltdown,” says Dave McNary‘s Variety story.
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