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Quantum of Solace tops the box office with an estimated $70.4 million

Quantum of Solace tops Sunday's box office with an estimated $17.3 million

With last year's writers strike affecting this year's pre-holiday movie choices, some belieed we were in for a slower November than usual, especially prior to Thanksgiving. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince picked up and moved to next summer, leaving Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Quantum of Solace, Bolt and Twilight as the only breakout hopes for box office heading into the heady days of the holiday season.

Movie audiences embraced a gritty, edgier Bond over the weekend, buying $70.4 million-worth of tickets, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. That will put it among the top 50 weekends of all time and top 30 opening weekends when final numbers are released on Monday. It also blows away the record opening for the franchise, previously held by Die Another Day with $47 million back in 2002. By every measure, this was an impressive start, which confirms that the Bond franchise is as powerful as ever.

Movie audiences embraced a gritty, edgier Bond over the weekend, buying $70.4 million-worth of tickets, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. That will put it among the top 50 weekends of all time and top 30 opening weekends when final numbers are released on Monday. It also blows away the record opening for the franchise, previously held by Die Another Day with $47 million back in 2002. By every measure, this was an impressive start, which confirms that the Bond franchise is as powerful as ever.