'Spectre' sets record in U.K. with $9.2 million first day

Bond, James Bond is back and setting records in the U.K.
"Spectre," the 24th installment of the James Bond series, opened to $9.2 million for its first full day in the United Kingdom on Tuesday.

This is the largest Tuesday ever at the U.K. box office and is a bigger total than the haul brought in by its 2012 predecessor "Skyfall," a film that eventually went on to make $1.1 billion worldwide.

Along with the $6.4 million the film made during its Monday night preview showings, the MGM and Sony film starring Daniel Craig has hauled in $15.6 million in the U.K. since Monday night.
"It's one of the most important franchises and movie characters to the country and these huge numbers show that," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak. "If you want to talk about national treasure, James Bond in the U.K. is a national treasure."