‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’ Sets U.K. and Ireland Box Office Records With Historic Opening, ‘Captain America’ Takes Second Place

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy” delivered a record-breaking debut at the U.K. and Ireland box office, grossing £12.3 million ($15.5 million) in its opening four-day weekend, according to Comscore.

The highly anticipated fourth installment in the “Bridget Jones” franchise not only secured the biggest opening of the year but also made history as the highest-grossing romantic comedy debut ever in the region, surpassing the previous record set by “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.” Universal reports that the U.K.

and Ireland opening for “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy” reached a phenomenal $14.9 million (£11.8 million) across 2,250 screens over its three-day weekend, outperforming “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed.” The film also claimed the title of the highest-ever opening for a Working Title production and landed as the 11th biggest Universal opening of all time in the market, ranking just behind “Jurassic World Dominion” and ahead of the opening weekends of “Oppenheimer,” “Minions” and “Despicable Me 3.” The romantic comedy accounted for a staggering 45% of all box office takings in the U.K.

and Ireland on Saturday, demonstrating its dominance over the weekend. The film also far outpaced Disney’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” which opened in second place with $8 million.