Having toppled The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 to climb back to the top of the UK box office chart this past weekend, the James Bond franchise has celebrated its 50th anniversary in style with 007's 23rd official screen adventure Skyfall surpassing the £94 million haul of James Cameron's Avatar to become the UK's highest-grossing film of all time.Directed by Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty), Skyfall sees Daniel Craig reprising the role of 007 for a third time after Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, and features a supporting cast that includes Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Wishaw, Albert Finney, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe and Ola Rapace.
Globally, Skyfall has amassed $870 million to date to shatter the previous franchise high of $599 million set by Casino Royale back in 2006, and it is currently the fourth biggest film of 2012 behind Ice Age: Continental Drift ($874.9m), The Dark Knight Rises ($1,081m) and The Avengers ($1,511.8).
You can read our reviews of Skyfallhere, here, here and here.
