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    Bond, James Bond ....... @ the box office


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    The latest James Bond movie trumped the Harry Potter ( news - web sites) sequel at the North American weekend box office, setting a new record for the spy franchise, according to studio estimates issued Monday.

    "Die Another Day," marking Pierce Brosnan ( news)'s fourth assignment as the suave English spy, opened at No. 1 with an estimated three-day tally of $47 million. It beat the record held by the last Bond movie, "The World Is Not Enough" which opened with $35.5 million in 1999.

    Oscar-winner Halle Berry ( news) co-starred in the film, which cost about $125 million to produce. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

    "Die" pushed reigning champ "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" to No. 2 with $42.4 million in its second weekend.

    After 10 days, the boy wizard has conjured up $148.5 million. The Warner Bros. release passed the century mark in its sixth day of release, just one day slower than its 2001 predecessor. The studio is braced for a strong third weekend, when sales will benefit from the Thanksgiving holiday.

    "Friday After Next," the third installment in rapper Ice Cube's "Friday" comedies, opened at No. 3 with $13.1 million. Its predecessor, "Next Friday," opened at No. 1 with $13.9 million during the Martin Luther King holiday weekend in 2000. The series was released by New Line Cinema.

    Rounding out the top five were "The Santa Clause" at No. 4 with $10.3 million, and the Eminem ( news - web sites) drama "8 Mile" at No. 5 with $8.7 million. Their respective totals are $95 million after 24 days, and $97.7 million after 17 days.

    The top 10 contained one other new release, the Kevin Kline ( news) school drama "The Emperor's Club," which opened at No. 7 with $4.1 million from a barely wide release of just 809 theaters. By contrast, the top two movies played on more than 3,000 theaters each.

    Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema are units of AOL Time Warner Inc.

    "The Santa Clause 2" was released by Walt Disney Pictures, a unit of Walt Disney Co. "8 Mile" and "The Emperor's Club" were released by Universal Pictures, a unit of Vivendi Universal SA.
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    i would say it's definitely halle barry's part in DAD that made it such a huge opening. but look for next week's earnings to drop by at least 50%. probably 65% is my guess.

    but how about The Ring? my favorite movie this fall is still going strong...

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    Originally posted by impetigo
    i would say it's definitely halle barry's part in DAD that made it such a huge opening.
    Maybe, but it could also have something to do with the fact that audiences liked it.

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    Originally posted by moviebuff
    Maybe, but it could also have something to do with the fact that audiences liked it.
    I agree, i'm sure audiences liked it like they have liked all brosnan's bond flicks, just that halle was probably the force to push it that high. But who knows, it could be the fact that there's not much competition aside from potter, or that people just really love bond!

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    But you have to admit that the cloaking Vanquish and the duel between the Aston Martin and the souped up Volvo were quite silly. NOT TO MENTION a certain part that featured bond para-surfing on a glacier!! Talk about over the top!

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    Re: So any early opinions

    Originally posted by WolfHeart
    Any one saw the movie, i don't like what i have been hearing !
    It made $47 million this weekend in the US... you gotta like what that says! (umm... not much else to watch this weekend?)

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    Re: So any early opinions

    Originally posted by WolfHeart
    Any one saw the movie, i don't like what i have been hearing !
    Like I said in my review, if your a Bond fan then you'll probably like it, but if you aren't a Bond fan then you wont like it. That's all the info you really need in deciding if you watch it or not.

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    Re: So any early opinions

    Originally posted by WolfHeart
    Any one saw the movie, i don't like what i have been hearing !
    It's good but not great

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    I say go ahead and watch it. I didn't like it but a lot of ppl did. and there's not much else to watch this week anyway (until friday that is..).

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    Originally posted by WolfHeart
    Hmmm fair enough i ll watch it when it opens soon ! so how about Madonna's theme song, It took me time to like it, but i loved the video, so how is it in the movie ?

    i didn't like the madonna song at first, but now it's grown on me somewhat. it's okay in the movie, but the opening title sequence isn't as good as Tomorrow Never Dies (with sheryl crow's great bond song), which imo is the best title sequence of brosnan bond flicks (but i'm partial to TND..).

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