Melissa McCarthy's Spy scores big at the box office worldwide

The new comedy from the director of Bridesmaids has made a huge entry into the global box office this past weekend

Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy and directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) is a very funny film and one which had been picking up strong reviews from critics ahead of release. And now it's also a massive box office success, scoring big in the US and worldwide in its opening weekend.

The film took a cool $30 million in America, and that's in the face of considerable competition from horror entry Insidious Chapter 3 which managed a strong Friday off the back of genre fans eager for another entry in the series. Better still, Spy picked up a further $56.5 million in its international locations for a grand total of $85.6 million worldwide on a 60 or so budget.