From Tokyo to Chennai, everyone lucky enough to get their seats (or even to the halls on time, given the crowds!) watched the first shows of the film with the usual energy generated by a Bond film opening. Box office collections seem to be soaring. We are still waiting for reports from the West on the film's opening mania. For the numbers game on 007 Casino Royale, stay tuned to Galatta.com.

Daniel Craig is the new James Bond 007 and in the coming days, we will keep you posted on the audience response to the film and its lead stars.

Click here to read the review of James Bond 007 - Casino Royale.

In Chennai, the film is brought to all of us by Anu Roshni Films, who has also brought us some of the biggest English films to the city, like Spiderman and Da Vinci Code.

 The movie is playing at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai's coolest and hippest theatre complex; as well as other major cinema halls in the city.

Buy tickets to watch Casino Royale in Sathyam Cinemas at www.thecinema.in.

Some other theatres playing the movie, in other cities of India: Fame Cinemas in Mumbai, Pune and Surat; PVR Cinemas in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Indore and the Delhi-Haryana-U.P. regions; Fun Cinemas in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Delhi; and at INOX theatres across the country.

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