Sam Mendes' Skyfall, the latest James Bond franchise entry starring Daniel Craig, is now the highest grossing film at the U.K. box office in 2012.

With its massive take of £57 million after 12 days in release, the 007 thriller has overtaken The Dark Knight Rises, which had been year's most successful release to date.

It is now also the biggest Bond movie of all time in the U.K. exceeding the £55.6 million ($88.9 million) achieved by Casino Royale in 2006, according to figures released by Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond adventure, continuing the longest running and most successful franchise in film history, opened in 587 cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland Oct. 26.

It released in the US on Nov. 9 and is tracking for a massive opening there also.

The movie is produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and sees Craig return for his third outing as Ian Fleming’s 007 to find his loyalty to M tested as her past comes back to haunt her in the film written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan.

沪江娱乐快讯：自10月26日在全球多个国家和地区公映以来，《007：大破天幕杀机》展示出了惊人的吸金态势，目前全球票房已经超过3亿。美国影评界对此部影片赞不绝口，从而使得这部影片成为了史上最好的邦德电影之一。

美国著名影评人和剧作家，罗杰·埃伯特称其“成功地让007改头换面”，“对于007这个备受喜爱的文化符号来说，新片是一部有血有肉、幽默而富有智慧的纪念之作，丹尼尔·克雷格继续在影片中将这个角色诠释出令人难以置信的魅力。我并不清楚自己期待在第23部邦德中看到什么，但如此令人畅快淋漓的观影体验绝对是在我的意料之外！” 除此之外，北美不少媒体都给《007》打了满分。由此可见，此部影片在北美地区可谓是叫好之声一片。

《007》将于本周末在北美上映，据外媒预测，影片有望在首周末拿到7000万以上的票房，突破007系列之《大破量子危机》所创下的6752万，创系列票房新高。不过，片方索尼公司依旧保持着乐观并且谨慎的态度，给出的首周预期票房是6700万。