One learns to approach debut recordings by such fixtures with caution, but this is an impressive beginning indeed.
Harry Kane was nine years old when Rooney made his England debut against Australia in February 2003 and the latter reflected on his own teenage thoughts as he approached his debut 12 years ago.
And even as the "Hobbit" films, years in the making, approached their debut, Mr. Key could not predict when a next major film would follow.
Beforehand, I was determined to enjoy every minute of that game because I did not know whether I would get another chance, and my advice to Kane would be to approach his debut the same way.
A more ambitious approach debuted on 1991's The Secret Of Monkey Island 2 - a point-and-click adventure on the PC and Amiga.
Budweiser had an even subtler approach, debuting a Super Bowl ad that illustrated the story of Adolphus Busch, the immigrant beer maker who originated the company, in a pro-immigrant tone.
Then, at the end of February with his debut approaching, the star striker was fined R$50,000£14,70000) for returning to the team hotel at 5.30am after a night on the tiles.
So, anything approaching a $20m debut and $50m domestic cume has to be a win.
When approaching a band's debut album, one should of course bear in mind the sage advice of George Michael and Listen Without Prejudice.
As the euro's debut approached, however, the risk premium on Greek bonds melted away.
As for Garland, we should not be surprised that he approaches his directorial debut with such confidence and wit.
