The movie has had the biggest opening of all time in the United Kingdom, with an estimated U.K. 41.7 million pounds taken at the British box-office in its first seven days of release. The official statement from the film's official site regarding the movie's record-breaking opening states: "'Spectre' has broken all of the records to become the biggest opening of all time in U.K. box-office history. In its first seven days of release, it has made an estimated 41.7 million British pounds ($63.8 million U.S.) from 647 cinemas, and on 2,500 screens, making it the widest release of all time in the U.K. and Ireland. It also made box-office history for the biggest openings in the Netherlands (3.3 million euro, $3.7 million U.S.), Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden (a combined total for the Nordics of $12.7 million U.S.) taking the total for its release in the six territories to $80.4 million U.S. In response to the numbers from the U.K. opening, Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said, "We're so grateful to all our James Bond fans and the British public for making 'Spectre''s debut in the U.K. box-office history!" "What an incredible thrill it is for us at MGM to see how James Bond continues to deliver such excitement to his fans. This record-breaking support from U.K. audiences, for what is our twenty-fourth outing, is nothing short of amazing. We can't wait for the rest of the world to see 'Spectre'," said Gary Barber, MGM Chairman and CEO. Peter Taylor, Managing Director of Sony Pictures U.K., also commented, "We are delighted that audiences in the U.K. and Ireland continue to embrace these stories about one of our biggest and best cultural icons. This opening proves once again, that the film world of James Bond speaks to cinemagoers like no other."
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