Editing Die Another Day (section)

=== Box office ===
On the first day of release, ticket sales reached £1.2 million at the UK box office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2505000/2505093.stm |title=Die Another Day explodes at the box office |work=BBC News |access-date=21 September 2007 |date=22 November 2002 |archive-date=10 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110055820/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2505000/2505093.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Die Another Day'' grossed $47 million on its opening weekend in the US and Canada and was ranked number one at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title='Die Another Day' tops US box office |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/11/24/Die-Another-Day-tops-US-box-office/67221038164084/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |work=[[United Press International]] |date=24 November 2002 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313180112/https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/11/24/Die-Another-Day-tops-US-box-office/67221038164084/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film competed against ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' and ''[[The Santa Clause 2]]'' during the [[Thanksgiving]] weekend. Moreover, all three films were able to defeat the underperforming animated film ''[[Treasure Planet]]''. Later on, ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' and ''Die Another Day'' would simultaneously reclaim the number one spot at the box office.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Karger|first=Dave|title=Harry, Bond finish neck and neck at the box office|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/12/01/harry-bond-finish-neck-and-neck-box-office/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 1, 2022|date=December 1, 2002|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307012725/https://ew.com/article/2002/12/01/harry-bond-finish-neck-and-neck-box-office/|url-status=live}}
</ref> For six months, they were both the latest films to return to the top spot at the box office, until ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' joined the group in June 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Karger|first=Dave|title=''Finding Nemo'' scales to the top at the box office|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/06/13/finding-nemo-scales-top-box-office/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 7, 2022|date=June 13, 2003|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408050200/https://ew.com/article/2003/06/13/finding-nemo-scales-top-box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film earned $160.9 million in the US and Canada, and $432 million worldwide, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2002/|title=2002 Worldwide Box Office|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref> Not adjusting for inflation, ''Die Another Day'' was the highest-grossing ''James Bond'' film until the release of the next ''James Bond'' movie, ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', in 2006.