Many people criticized the choice of Daniel Craig as the newest 007 now that Pierce Brosnan has officially left the franchise, but Daniel’s getting the last laugh now that Casino Royale is, so far, a critical and commercial success. It was number two in its opening weekend, only second to the animated film Happy Feet which beat it by 1.5 million dollars.

It made 40 million in the states, and has so far grossed about 42 million outside of the states. For a movie with a budget of about 150 million dollars, it looks like things are going well. I still have no desire to see the movie, as I hate spy movies and have never enjoyed the James Bond films, but it seems people are enjoying this one.

Maybe I would’ve pushed myself to the theater if they’d chosen Nip/Tuck hottie Julian McMahon.