Bridget Jones’s Baby screams into top spot at box office

Miranda Ward

September 19, 2016 5:29

Bridget Jones’s Baby stormed to the top of the box office on its second weekend taking $3.689m.

The third in the rom com series based on Helen Fielding’s books played on 483 screens and was too strong for last week’s chart topper The Secret Life of Pets, which managed $3.518m in second place.

Pete’s Dragon, a remake of the 1977 classic was the highest new entry in fourth with $992,543 on 414 screens, behind Tom Hanks film Sully in third on $2.135m.

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Miranda Ward

Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.

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