New James Bond film Skyfall clocks up £55,000 at Telford cinema

The new James Bond movie Skyfall is breaking records in Telford, taking thousands of pounds in its opening weekend.

The film, starring Daniel Craig as the legendary spy, took £55,000 at Telford's Odeon at the weekend – the vast majority of the cinema's overall box office takings.

Bosses said it had smashed the opening weekend of The Dark Knight Rises – the latest Batman blockbuster.

Andy Bird, manager at Telford Odeon, said: "We took £64,000 over the weekend and I'd say £55,000 of that was from the Bond film alone. It's been our highest grossing film of the year and has even beaten The Dark Knight Rises."

Bosses are now checking to see where the film stands in its overall opening weekend records.

Mr Bird said: "We had 2,691 people through the doors on Friday alone, when the film was first shown.

"We've also been sold out between 7-8pm on Saturday and Sunday."