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I have a hunch that Quantum of Solace will be a hit. Brave stance, I know, but when you look at the international numbers this film has managed in its first three days (it will be released in the U.S. on November 14th), the impression it leaves is pretty significant.

By the time it hits our shores, the film will very likely be a $100 million movie. I don't know how many movies can ever claim that, because for global successes, the United States is usually the first place a film targets, or if it's not, it will open here a week after it opens in the major markets like the UK and Japan. But because those release dates were already etched in stone and the studio(s) moved Solace from November 7th to the 14th in the U.S., the movie will already be well on its way to becoming the most successful 007 movie ever.

Despite never hitting number one in the U.S. thanks to Happy Feet, Casino Royale made $167 million here in the states and another $400 million or so overseas. I think $167 million is the lower end of the ballpark for Quantum of Solace, because sequels to big movies almost always outperform the original. Audiences are familiar with Daniel Craig as Bond now, the movie did very well on DVD, and it's been several months since the casual moviegoer had a movie they had to see, and it will also be several months more after this movie.

The Hollywood Reporter says Solace made $39 million on just 2,134 screens around the world this weekend, which is about four times what Changeling or Zack and Miri would've made domestically on a similar number of screens.

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