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Yesterday’s school-off holiday did it for “Skyfall.” The 23rd James Bond film crossed the magic line and ended the day with $101.8 million in the till. “Skyfall” is not at $529,674,538– holy cow– and the US part is only since Thursday night. Somewhere in heaven, Cubby Broccoli is smiling that his daughter and step son have done such a great job keeping his dream alive. And I said before, none of the participants will be leaving this latest episode willingly. Suddenly, James Bond is hip again. And Adele’s “Skyfall” single is holding tight at number 3 on both iTunes and amazon this afternoon. “Skyfall” is a windfall!

Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. Friedman previously wrote the Intelligencer column at New York Magazine, He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of a film about R&B Music called “Only the Strong Survive,” which was released by Miramax in 2003 and was a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.