Penguins beat Bond to top of US box office
20/11/2006 - 07:48:48The animated penguins of Happy Feet have stunned America by beating the new James Bond to the top of the weekend box office.
Both films topped $40m (€31m) in their opening weekends but Happy Feet edged ahead with an estimated three-day $42.3m (€33m) take.
Happy Feet features the voices of Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Robin Williams in the story of an penguin who cannot carry a tune like his brethren but can tap-dance up a storm.
Daniel Craig's 007 debut in Casino Royale debuted with a stunning $40.6m (€32m).
The placings of the two films could change when the official box office list is released today.
The films ended the two-week box office-topping reign of Sacha Baron Cohen's comic creation Borat, who fell to number three.
