According to weekend estimates, Quantum of Solace easily represents the #1 Bond opening weekend of all time.

No other Bond film has even come close to what Solace delivered this weekend, which means that the decision to take the series in a new, darker direction is paying off big time.

Top 10 James Bond Opening Weekends:

1. Quantum of Solace (2008): $70.4 million (estimated)
2. Die Another Day (2002): $47 million
3. Casino Royale (2006): $40.8 million
4. The World Is Not Enough (1999): $35.5 million
5. GoldenEye (1995): $26.2 million
6. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997): $25.1 million
7. A View to Kill (1985): $13.3 million
8. The Living Daylights (1987): $11.0 million
9. Never Say Never Again (1983): $9.7 million
10. Octopussy (1983): $8.9 million