New Bond film breaks UK box office records

Daniel Craig’s latest outing as suave secret agent James Bond has broken UK box office records to take £4.9m (€6.2m) in ticket sales on its opening day, Sony Pictures said today.

The film, 'Quantum of Solace', has shattered the previous record for a Friday opening held by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which took £4.025m (€5.1m).