Perhaps ironically, given Equity's show of teeth of late, Working Title's monster hit, Bridget Jones has broken the $200m mark worldwide.
The rom com continues it's theatrical romp and needed a paltry £3m over the weekend to cross the golden benchmark. With $126m globally and a cool £71m plus change from North America. The film smacked £60m in the UK crucially opened in pole position in all but a couple of territories, France and Italy are yet to receive it.
Sharon Maguire's hit is about to be released on DVD Stateside and its prospects seem even more enormous.
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