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Bridesmaids becomes the highest grossing R-rated female comedy

Despite its modest budget and a lack of A-list stars Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids has become the top R-rated female comedy ever.

The film, which is produced by Judd Apatow has become a constant stable on the box office charts since its release in May.

Since its release the film has amassed a domestic tally of $152.9 million, helping it to knock style queen Sarah Jessica Parker and her group of middle aged career girls off the top spot, which they previously held with Sex and the City, since its release in 2008.

Not a bad feat considering the millions of Sex and the City fans there are around the world.

The film has also become the highest grossing entry in American producer, director and screenwriter Judd Apatow’s library.

The film was written by star Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo and has appeared to have captured the hearts and tickled the funny bones of an incredibly sizeable audience. Along with the help of the films director Feig and the remainder of the cast that includes Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm, Chris O’Dowd, Rose Byrne and Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids has cemented its status of the one of the funniest and must see films of the year.

James Purefoy discusses John carter

British actor James Purefoy has spoken out about his involvement with sci-fi film John Carter.

Purefoy, who is known to audiences for his roles in Solomon Kane and for portraying Mark Antony in TV hit Rome, plays Kantos Kan, the captain of a futuristic airship in the film, which is set for release in 2012.

The actor said of the character, “he’s a very cheeky, mischievous solider/airman,” before adding, “he’s just very charming, he’s not frightened of getting involved in very sticky situations with John Carter.”

The film follows the titular human character, John Carter, who finds himself caught up in the middle of a Martian battle after he is transported to Mars.

Purefoy later added that John Carter is being set up as the first in a series of movies, which will allow his character more screen time in the future projects.

He said, “He’s not in this film very much.” He then added, “I think a lot of the characters in the first John Carter are established, but with the knowledge that they’re going to be bigger in the next two episodes of it.”

The film John Carter opens next year on March 9^th.