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Bridget Jones 4 records highest-ever opening for a romcom in the UK
Latest film in the series starring Renée Zellweger has posted record-breaking figures on its home turf
The film, which opened alongside new titles such as Captain America: Brave New World, accounted for 45% of the UK box office take over the weekend, while exhibitor Everyman delivered their largest ever three-day opening, beating the record previously set by the most recent James Bond film, No Time to Die. However, while pre-sales were reported last week to have outstripped Barbie, in the end Michael Morris’s fourquel fell short of that £18.5m opening enjoyed by Greta Gerwig’s satire. Mad About the Boy, which sees Renée Zellweger’s heroine now widowed with two young children, and choosing between suitors Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor, also opened strongly in territories such as Australia and Mexico, as well as across Europe.
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