Spectre is smashing box office records around the world and it hasn't been released in the USA or China yet. The movie has taken in over $80 million across Ireland and Europe, and will be released across the rest of the world this weekend including 3,600 cinemas in America.
The 24th James Bond adventure, continues the longest running and most successful film franchise in cinema history. The film opened in 647 cinemas and on 2,500 screens, making it the widest release of all time in the UK and Ireland.
Peter Taylor, Managing Director Sony Pictures UK, also commented "We are delighted that audiences in the UK and Ireland continue to embrace these stories about one of our biggest and best cultural icons. This opening proves once again, that the film world of James Bond speaks to cinema-goers like no other."
The movie is on course to beat Skyfall, which topped out at $1.1 billion.
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