Working Title Films & Their Success

Four Weddings and a Funeral;
Budget of $4.5 million and grossed $244 million worldwide, meaning a profit of $239 million. The film is a romantic comedy, and at the time of release in 1994 it was the highest grossing British film of all time.

Shaun of the Dead;
Budget of £4 million, grossed $13.5 million (£8.6 million). The film is a horror comedy, starring Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield and Simon Pegg and was released in 2004.

Johnny English Reborn;
Budget of $45 million, and grossed $8 million, meaning a loss of $37 million. The film is an adventure comedy, starring Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike and Dominic West and was released in 2011.

He's Just Not That Into You;
Budget of $40 million, grossed $165 million, meaning a profit of $125 million. The film is a comedy/drama/romance, starring Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly and Morgan Lily and was released in 2009.

Notting Hill;
Budget of $42 million, grossed $247 million, meaning a profit of $205 million. The film is a romantic comedy, starring Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts and Richard McCabe and was released in 1999.

Bridget Jones Diary;
Had a budget of $26 million, grossed $71.5 million, meaning a profit of $45.5 million. The film is a romantic comedy, starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant and was released in 2001.

We have noticed a pattern in that the most successful Working Title films are romantic comedies or comedies of another type.