Movie Details:
| Based on | The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding |
| Country | United Kingdom France Ireland United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Release date | 28 October 2004 (Sydney) November 11, 2004 (EMEA, APAC) 12 November 2004 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 1hr 48min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Renée Zellweger Hugh Grant Colin Firth Jim Broadbent Gemma Jones |
| Directed by | Beeban Kidron |
| Screenplay by | Adam Brooks Richard Curtis Andrew Davies Helen Fielding |
| Produced by | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Jonathan Cavendish |
| Cinematography by | Adrian Biddle |
| Edited by | Greg Hayden |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Production Company | Miramax Films StudioCanal Working Title Films Little Bird |
| Distributor | Universal Pictures (North America; internationally through United International Pictures) Mars Distribution (France) |
Cast & Characters:
- Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones
- Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver
- Colin Firth as Mark Darcy
- Jim Broadbent as Mr. Colin Jones
- Gemma Jones as Mrs. Pamela Jones
- Jacinda Barrett as Rebecca Gillies
- James Callis as Tom
- Shirley Henderson as Jude
- Sally Phillips as Sharon “Shazza”
- Neil Pearson as Richard Finch
- Jessica Stevenson as Magda
- Celia Imrie as Una Alconbury
- James Faulkner as Uncle Geoffrey
- Donald Douglas as Admiral Darcy
- Shirley Dixon as Mrs. Darcy
- David Verrey as Giles
- Jeremy Paxman as himself
- Ian McNeice as Quizmaster
- Paul Nicholls (special participation) as Jed
- Lucy Robinson as Janey
- Wolf Kahler as Commentator
- Catherine Russell as Camilla
- Alex Jennings as Horatio
- Ting-Ting Hu as Thai prostitute
- Jason Watkins as Charlie Parker-Knowles
- Vee Vimolmal as Phrao
- Patrick Baladi as Flight attendant
- Neil Dudgeon as Taxi driver
- Pui Fan Lee and Melissa Ashworth as Thai jail girls
Storyline:
After finding love, Bridget Jones questions if she really has everything she’d ever dreamed of having.
About Movie:
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and written by Adam Brooks, Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding, based on Fielding’s 1999 novel of the same name. It stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, and Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver. It is the sequel to Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001).
Principal photography began on 6 October 2003 and concluded on 15 February 2004. Filming took place in Southwark and Primrose Hill. The skiing scenes took place in Lech, western Austria.
The film was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2004 and a week later in the United States, to mixed reviews from film critics. Despite this, the film was a box office success, grossing over $260 million worldwide. Zellweger received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her performance.
A third film, Bridget Jones’s Baby, was released in 2016.
Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $40-50 million |
| Domestic Opening | $8,684,055 |
| Domestic Collection | $40,226,215 |
| International Collection | $224,900,703 |
| Worldwide Collection | $265,126,918 |
