More dust is settling after the HARRY POTTER push-back last week: Sony's QUANTUM OF SOLACE has been moved to a November 14 opening, per VARIETY.
The new James Bond flick had been slated to open November 7 with DreamWorks Animation's MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA, which for now has the weekend to itself. Bond titles have traditionally opened the weekend before Thanksgiving, but HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE was set to open November 21 -- it's now set for July 2009.
"We believe November 14 is a great date that allows us to play straight through Thanksgiving and right into Christmas," said Jeff Blake. Sony chair of worldwide marketing and distribution. "We believe this decision will give the public a wider opportunity to see the film over the holiday."
QUANTUM, featuring the return of Daniel Craig as 007, is now up against Fox's epic AUSTRALIA, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman from director Baz Luhrmann.
Summit Ent's TWILIGHT and Disney's BOLT were shifted to November 21 in wake of the POTTER vacancy.
