[q url="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=165837"]The dancing penguins of Happy Feet stayed atop the North American box office, while the new James Bond shot toward a box office record for the franchise, according to estimates issued on Sunday by box office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations.
The animated tale of Happy Feet, released by Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros, earned $US37.9 million ($A48.59 million) over the three-day weekend in the United States and Canada, bringing its two-week box office take to $US100.1 million ($A128.34 million).
The latest James Bond movie, Casino Royale, featuring actor Daniel Craig as the franchise's newest Bond, pulled in $US31 million ($A39.75 million), bringing its domestic total for two weeks to $US94.2 million ($A120.78 million). The film's distributor, Sony Corp's Columbia Pictures, said Casino Royale's worldwide sales of $US224.4 million ($A287.71 million) put it on track to become the biggest Bond ever.
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