#Skyfall is now the UK's highest grossing movie of all time! Thank you everyone who went to see it!! Amazing!! Xx
The biggest grossing British film EVER! Skyfall smashes box office records as it takes in £94million in just 40 days
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Skyfall has become the most successful film in British box office history.
The 23rd official installment of the James Bond movie has so far earned a stunning £94.3million ($152million) according the producers of the blockbuster.
In just over 40 days, the film which stars Daniel Craig has outdone the efforts of the 2009 adventure film Avatar which in 11 months made £94.0million.
Making history: Skyfall has become the most successful film in British box office earning £94.3million
Although the figures do not take inflation into account, co-producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli revealed how proud they are of how well the 007 movie has done.
In a statement they said: 'We are very proud of this film and thank everybody, especially Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes, who have contributed to its success'.
The motion picture which sees Bond and his spymaster M battle villain wizard Silva, played by Javier Bardem, received rave reviews when it was released in October.
Winning! In just over 40 days the 23rd official installment of the James Bond movie has surpassed the efforts of the 2009 adventure film Avatar which in 11 months made £94.0million
Directed by Sam Mendes, the film bagged $870million in ticket sales around the world, according to movie tracking site Boxofficemojo.com.
However globally, the spy movie is yet to match Avatar's record ticket sales which satnds at $2.8billion.
And reports on the same website suggest that the James Cameron's film ranks 14th in cinema history, with the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind in pole position.
Ready for more action: Daniel Craig, seen here with Bond girl Berenice Marlohe who stars in the film, has signed up to star as Bond in two more films
In November it was reported that Daniel Craig is being paid over £31million to play the British spy in two more outings.
The deal makes Craig, 44, the best-paid Bond to date, even taking into account the effects of inflation on his predecessors' paypackets.
It is a far leap from his first Bond role which saw him earn £1.9million in Casino Royale in 2006, and also the £4.4million he received for Quantum of Solace in 2008.
Craig received £10.7 million for Skyfall, which is more than the £7.5million paid to his predecessor Pierce Brosnan for The World Is Not Enough in 1999 and the £10.3million for Die Another Day in 2002.
The financial deal will see him placed near the top of Hollywood’s leading men - vying for position just below Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The financial deal will see him placed near the top of Hollywood’s leading men - vying for position just below Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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