Bridget Jones 4 records highest-ever opening for a romcom in the UK
by Catherine Shoard from World news | The Guardian on (#6VAR0)
Latest film in the series starring Renee Zellweger has posted record-breaking figures on its home turf
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has exceeded expectations at the UK box office, becoming the best-performing romcom in the UK on opening weekend ever.
The fourth instalment in the adventures of Helen Fielding's bumbling diarist made $14.9m (11.8m) over its four-day opening weekend, beating all three previous instalments, the second of which, Edge of Reason, was the previous record-holder with $8.1m.
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