The new Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, opened two weekends ago to $67 million approval. In my unadulterated loathing for long lines and crowds of people, I waited until this past Saturday to brave the movie theater. Yet, despite two hours lead time, the movie was SOLD OUT. So, I’m thinking, what’s all this about an economic recession… right?

I mention this to Scamper and he’s dumbfounded… Mumbles something about how it’s been out forever, then mumbles something about the movie “Twilight” and its crazy opening weekend.

So I get back and do the Google. Website extraordinaire “The Numbers” has box-office information for Bonds’ second weekend: a respectable but admittedly underwhelming $26 million… certainly not enough to cause a sell-out at the ol’ Varsity.

But crap. This Twilight movie? $69 million on its opening weekend. Not only did it beat Quantum of Solace’s $67 million, but it also beat out every other Bond movie opening weekend. The historic weekend places the movie 35th on the all time biggest weekends at the box office. Ever. And the only thing I know about it is that it stars the guy who died in the fourth Harry Potter movie. And vampires. Lots of vampires.

I suppose it’s time to climb out from under that rock.