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

<p>Latest film in the series starring Renée Zellweger has posted record-breaking figures on its home turf</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/16/bridget-jones-4-records-highest-ever-opening-for-uk-romcom">Continue reading...</a>