The film "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" set a record for romantic comedies in the UK.

The new film from Universal, "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," has premiered in theaters across the UK and Ireland, achieving record-breaking box office earnings: in its first three days, the film grossed $14.9 million, and over the four-day weekend, it earned $15.5 million. This marks not only the best opening of 2025 but also the highest-grossing debut for a romantic comedy in the history of the British box office.

This is reported by Variety, according to UNN.

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Universal states that "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" earned $14.9 million over its three-day weekend in the UK and Ireland, across 2,250 screens since its premiere. This performance surpasses that of films like "Fifty Shades of Grey" and "Fifty Shades Freed."

Additionally, it ranks as the 11th largest opening for Universal in the UK, even exceeding "Oppenheimer," "Minions," and "Despicable Me 3."

In second place was the superhero film "Captain America: A Strange New World" from Disney, which earned $8 million.

Universal's animated film "Dogman" dropped to third place in its second weekend, grossing $2.3 million, bringing its total to $7.1 million.

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Paramount's "Eyes of the Heart" debuted in fourth place with $895,867. Disney's "Mufasa: The Lion King" took the fifth spot with $572,194 in its ninth weekend, totaling $39 million. The prequel remains one of the highest-grossing films of the season.

In sixth place, Disney's "Unknown" collected $445,505 over five weekends, reaching a total of $13.7 million.

"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" maintained its seventh position with $299,600 in its eighth week since release, bringing its overall total to $31.6 million. “Chhaava” from Yash Raj Films secured the eighth position with $290,777, marking a strong debut for the Indian historical epic.

Universal's "Brutalist" earned $204,109 over its fourth weekend, landing in ninth place. Overall, the film has grossed $3.7 million.

Closing out the top ten is Paramount's "September 5," which collected $195,654 in its second weekend, bringing its total to $1.4 million.

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