By accumulating a total of $454 million, Casino Royale tops all the James Bond movies released so far. The movie has surpassed the previous record of $431 million made by the last Bond movie, Die Another Day , in 2002. Daniel Craig made his debut as 007 in Casino Royale.
The movie was released on November 17th, 2006 and was screened in 64 countries. It is based on the 1953 novel Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. It was directed by Martin Campbell.