The 21st adventure of Agent 007 had the best opening day of any of the James Bond films to date. According to public figures released by Columbia Pictures, Casino Royale earned more than 1.7 million pounds on Thursday.
The film stars actor Daniel Craig for the first time in the role of the well-known agent from the books by Ian Fleming.
This weekend, Casino Royale will open in theatres in 27 other countries.
Producers of the feature film are also happy that the movie will be shown in China. All of the previous Bond films were banned by Chinese authorities.