“Bridget Jones’s Baby” did fare better overseas, the Hollywood Reporter noted Monday.
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The romantic comedy cost $35 million to produce.
New openers Blair Witch (another belated sequel) and Snowden disappointed in the USA, the former failing to make $10m, as well as earning poor audience feedback, while Oliver Stone’s film was his lowest ever opener for a movie debuting in over 2,000 cinemas.
The long awaited and much anticipated third movie in the franchise starring Renee Zellweger only pulled in $8.2 million, coming in a poor third behind fright fest Blair Witch with $9.7 million and high-flyer Sully, which jetted into top spot for a second weekend. It also opened at No. 1 in 24 countries.
The Clint Eastwood-directed biopic of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, which stars Tom Hanks in the titular role, wins the race again with an estimated $22 million, bringing its total domestic cume to $70.5 million so far, AceShowbiz said.
Bridget Jones” cinematic return was a hit over the weekend, with Universal’s “Bridget Jones’s Baby’ taking a worldwide total of $38.1 million, according to ComScore.
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Open Road Films’ Snowden, which features Joseph Gordon-Levitt portraying NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, domestically opened at number four with US$8 million. It saw record-breaking numbers in the United Kingdom where it made over $29.9 million.
