Bond charges into the embassy, in direct contravention of international law and 121.40.40.177 his orders, and catches Mollaka. Bond fights his way through the halls of the embassy and finds himself surrounded by armed guards. Bond examines the man's messages briefly, seeing one with an American phone number and the word "ellipsis." Bond keeps the phone. The scene shifts to Uganda, where the terrorist group known as the Lord's Resistance Army is meeting with Le Chiffre, a private banker to terrorist groups around the world.
The film earned $167.4 million in the United States and Canada and $438.6 million from international territories, for a total of $606 million worldwide. It was the highest-grossing instalment of the James Bond series until Skyfall surpassed it in November 2012. On its US opening day, Casino Royale was on top with $14.7 million; throughout the weekend, it grossed a total of $40.8 million, ranking narrowly second behind Happy Feet. It earned $167.4 million by the end of its run in North America, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series, before being surpassed by Quantum of Solace's $168.4 million.