Jan 11, 2006–The new James Bond picture, Casino Royale, starring the new, blond Daniel Craig, has now officially become the most commercially successful of the 21 Bond films made so far. As of Jan 11, Casino Royale, which had opened Nov 17, it has grossed domestically $160,786,376 and over half a billion globally, or $531,177,569, to be exact. The movie is still playing in wide release.
The foreign grosses amount to 70 percent of the worldwide numbers; the domestic portion is 30 percent.
Most Popular Bond Films in the U.S.:
Die Another Day (2002)–$160.9 million
The World Is Not Enough (1999)–$126.9 mil
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)–$125.3 mil
GoldenEye (1995)–$106.4 mil
License to Kill (1989)–$34.7 mil
The Living Daylights (1987)–$51.2