An animated film about tap-dancing penguins topped North American box office charts over the weekend of 18-19 November 2006, edging out a highly anticipated spy thriller, according to preliminary studio figures.
Happy Feet, a family-oriented musical set among Antarctic penguins with an environmental message, earned $42.3 million in its opening weekend, timed to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday period.
The newly relaunched James Bond franchise came in a close second. Casino Royale, featuring Daniel Craig in his debut as Agent 007, brought in $40.6 million during the same period.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, the satirical mockumentary comedy, slipped from the top spot after two consecutive weeks at number one. In its third weekend, the film generated $14.4 million, landing in third place.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in November 2006, in its own words.