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Story by: Jack Foley
IT SEEMS that Love, actually was all around cinemas this weekend!
Richard Curtis' star-studded Love Actually scored the highest
UK opening weekend takings of any British romantic comedy, setting
a new UK record and setting it well on its way to becoming one
of the most successful British films of all time.
The movie stars Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Colin Firth,
Liam Neeson and Keira Knightley (among others) and has taken £6.6m
across the country since Friday.
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It firmly beat the opening weekend box office receipts of previous
Brit hits, Bridget Jones'
Diary and Notting Hill - both of which Curtis had a hand in
as screenwriter.
Bridget Jones took £5.7m, when it opened, while Notting
Hill, which co-starred Julia Roberts, took £4.3m.
The healthy opening of Love Actually even compares favourably
with Hollywood blockbusters, such as The Matrix Revolutions, which
took last week's top spot with an £8.7m opening take.
Love Actually follows eight couples dealing with love and life
in loosely-related stories during a frantic week before Christmas
in London.
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