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James Bond movie is No. 1

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Bond, James Bond, is No. 1 in U.S. movie theaters again with "Quantum of Solace" opening to huge audiences, Box Office Mojo said Sunday.

"Quantum of Solace," starring Daniel Craig in the latest incarnation of British secret agent 007, raked in an estimated $70.4 million in its opening weekend, knocking the animated "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" to No. 2 despite pulling in $36.13 million for a two-week total of $118.02 million.

Next up were "Role Models" at $11.71 million; "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," $5.88 million; and "Changeling," $4.25 million.

Filling out the Top 10 were "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," $3.2 million; "Soul Men," $2.43 million; "The Secret Life of Bees," $2.4 million; "Saw V," $1.79 million; and "The Haunting of Molly Hartley," $1.65 million."

Bounced out by Bond was "Eagle Eye."

McCartney wants to release 'Carnival'

LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney says he wants to release the song "Carnival of Light," a 14-minute track created by the British rock band more than 40 years ago.

McCartney said while the rare track was thought to have been lost after his fellow Beatles members deemed it too adventurous at the time it was written, he is determined to finally unveil "Carnival" to the public, The Observer reported Sunday.

"It does exist," McCartney said of the track.

"Carnival" was recorded by McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon in 1967 after McCartney lobbied his band mates.

"I said to the guys, this is a bit indulgent but would you mind giving me 10 minutes? I've been asked to do this thing," McCartney reminisced. "All I want you to do is just wander round all of the stuff and bang it, shout, play it."

Journalist John Wilson told The Observer McCartney will release the track, which was created for an electronic music festival, if he receives blessing from Starr, Harrison's widow Olivia and Lennon's widow Yoko Ono.

Spacek says new movies offer diverse fare

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Sissy Spacek says her two new U.S. movies, "Four Christmases" and "Lake City," offer viewers very different experiences.

The 58-year-old star of "Carrie" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" said while "City" allowed her to show the emotional depth of her acting talents, "Christmases" gave her a chance to engage in some carefree fun, the New York Post reported Sunday.

"The problem was trying to, you know, not have it all burst out on the first take, trying to pace yourself a bit," Spacek said regarding the filming of "City." The movie follows a mother whose son comes back home after apparent problems with drug dealers.

Spacek told the Post that performing with Troy Garity in "City" was very emotional, while acting alongside Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn was pure entertainment.

"'Four Christmases' is just ridiculously … ridiculous. I play Vince Vaughn's mother and Robert Duvall plays his father. I said, how did he and I have such a tall son? Amazing gene pool. And Jon Voight and Mary Steenburgen play Reese (Witherspoon)'s parents. We're four highly dysfunctional characters," Spacek said.

Man stabbed during London awards show

LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A man was in critical condition after being stabbed during the Urban Music Awards in London, attendees say.

An unidentified representative for the O2 Arena said the incident occurred at indigO2, a venue outside the London arena, in the middle of the event's award presentations, the BBC reported Sunday.

"Nothing of this nature has ever taken place in the venue before and all the usual stringent security measures were in place," the representative said of Saturday's incident.

Event attendee Mike Muller said his company, Intensify Youth, was the awards recipient being honored when the attack occurred.

"The irony is Intensify Youth is a project that aims to combat knife crime so this is really disappointing," the 38-year-old told the BBC.

Two people received minor injuries in the ensuing confusion and no arrests were reported.

Reviewer Chris Miller told the BBC security at the event was relaxed.

"Even when we were waiting outside in the press area for stars to arrive, it was a melee," he said. "The security was so slack."