In the US: Bond makes its record-breaking debut in the States, with 007's best ever opening weekend -- beating Die Another Day's $47 million very comfortably. Indeed, QUANTUM OF SOLACE scared away any competition, with no other notable releases.
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Quantum Of Solace $67.5m
(1) 2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $35m
(2) 3. Role Models $11.2m
(3) 4. High School Musical 3: Senior Year $5.66m
(4) 5. Changeling $4.25m
(5) 6. Zack And Miri Make A Porno $3.15m
(6) 7. Soul Men $2.25m
(9) 8. The Secret Life Of Bees $2.34m
(7) 9. Saw V $1.77m
(R) 10. Beverly Hills Chihuahua $1.58m
In the UK: Mark Wahlberg's MAX PAYNE finds enough of an audience to debut at #2, although it trails far, far behind James Bond at #1... Kevin Smith's ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO doesn't fare very well, in at #4 with £798k... and another Bollywood surprise entry, DOSTANA, appears at #6.
UK TOP 10
(1) 1. Quantum Of Solace £5.1m
(-) 2. Max Payne £1m
(2) 3. High School Musical 3: Senior Year £975k
(-) 4. Zack And Miri Make A Porno £798k
(3) 5. Ghost Town £591k
(-) 6. Dostana £341k
(7) 7. Burn After Reading £252k
(8) 8. Easy Virtue £225k
(9) 9. Igor £220k
(4) 10. Saw V £219k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
Body Of Lies 
Action drama. A covert CIA operative working in Jordan searches for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets.
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Leonard DiCaprio, Russell Crowe & Mark Strong
US Box Office: $38 million
Tomatometer: 50% (Fresh; based on 176 reviews) "Body of Lies relies on the performances of Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio to elevate it beyond the conventional espionage thriller."
Blindness 
Thriller. A city is ravaged by an epidemic of blindness, where those affected are quarantined.
Director: Fernando Meirelles Starring: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Gael Garcia Bernal & Danny Glover
US Box Office: $3 million
Tomatometer: 41% (Rotten; based on 128 reviews) "This allegorical disaster film about society's reaction to mass blindness is mottled and self-satisfied; provocative but not as interesting as its premise implies."
Choke Comedy drama. A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of people who rescue him from "choking" to death in restaurants.
Director: Clark Gregg Starring: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald & Brad William Henke
US Box Office: $2.9 million
Tomatometer: 55% (Fresh; based on 129 reviews) "While bolstered by strong performances from Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston, Choke struggles to capture the tone of Chuck Palahniuk's novel."
My Best Friend's Girl Comedy. A man agrees to take his best friend's ex-girlfriend out on a terrible date, to make her realize how great her ex-boyfriend actually was.
Director: Howard Deutch Starring: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin & Jason Biggs
US Box Office: $19 million
Tomatometer: 16% (Rotten; based on 50 reviews) "My Best Friend's Girl spends too much time being vulgar and offensive, leaving little room for laughs."
Quarantine Horror thriller. A TV reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a quarantined building after following the night-shift of the fire brigade, unaware a mysterious virus is turning people into bloodthirsty killers inside.
Director: John Erick Dowdle Starring: Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Jay Hernandez, Johnathan Schaech & Columbus Short
US Box Office: $31 million
Tomatometer: 63% (Fresh; based on 62 reviews) "Quarantine uses effective atmosphere and consistent scares to stand above the crop of recent horror films."
Waltz With Bashir Animated biography. A veteran of the Lebanon War, who has blocked the memories of those events, tries to discover the truth by interviewing his friends and comrades.
Director: Ari Folman Voices: Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ari Folman, Dror Harazi &Yehezkel Lazarov
Tomatometer: 93% (Fresh; based on 30 reviews) "Wholly innovative, original, and vital history lesson, with pioneering animation. Waltz With Bashir delivers its message about the Middle East in a mesmerising fashion."
