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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

Don’t Worry Darling shows all publicity is good publicity at the box office

Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don’t Worry Darling.
Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don’t Worry Darling. Photograph: Warner Bros/Allstar

Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde’s much-anticipated suburban thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, has opened strongly in the UK despite – or perhaps thanks to – the considerable iffy publicity surrounding the film.

Wilde’s film became the UK and Ireland’s widest-ever opener by a female director, debuting in 694 locations on its first weekend of release. It will shortly expand to 783 screens.

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