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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

Bridget Jones 4 records highest-ever opening for a romcom in the UK

Renée Zellweger with Mila Jankovic and Casper Knopf in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
Renée Zellweger with Mila Jankovic and Casper Knopf in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Photograph: Landmark Media/Alamy

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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