BRIDGET Jones is prone to disaster, but it seems her luck could be changing.
The beloved character, created by author Helen Fielding, has proved so popular amongst cinema-goers in Bridget Jones’ Baby this year that it’s been announced as the highest-grossing UK film of 2016.
The hilarious movie earned £46.27million at the box office, beating Disney’s live-action remake of The Jungle Book to the top spot (£46.1million).
Meanwhile the other runners-up include Pixar's Finding Dory (£42.6million), Deadpool(£37.9million) and Captain America: Civil War (£37.09million).
Girl on the Train also earned a notable achievement, becoming the 13th film to earn £20million in the UK this year.
The Revenant, Batman v Superman, Zootropolis, Jason Bourne and Suicide Squad were also amongst the film that managed the same triumph.
Renée Zellweger starred in this year's third Bridget Jones movie alongside original co-star Colin Firth and newbie Patrick Dempsey.
Hugh Grant passed up the opportunity to be involved with the third chapter and Firth admitted he had fears at how it would fare without him.
Speaking to The Independent, he said, "At first I thought, 'it can't possibly work.' I had no idea [Hugh] would prove to be completely irrelevant."
"I thought it couldn't work without Hugh. I think it was really only once Patrick showed up and [defined] it so well that I thought 'no, we're fine.'"
The Love Actually actor, who plays Bridget's love interest Mark Darcy in the film, also admitted her performance gave him confidence.
"[Seeing Renée] was when I knew or started to become optimistic that this was worth doing because I had as many doubts as everyone else - we all have a reasonable scepticism of sequels.
"But when I saw how alive she was in the role, I thought this may be in good shape."
We love you Bridge, just as you are!
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