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Mamma Mia’s charm has gone over seas

Stage-to-film musical adaptation- Mammia Mia has created a profound uproar among mothers overseas.

The Swedish band Abba- inspired movie is the highest grossing musical in the history of the United Kingdom, topping to the 19th-highest grossing movie in the history of British cinema.

Staggering Box-office results continued to emerge: Korea held at No. 1 for a third week; it was the biggest opening ever for a musical in Singapore; it became the highest-grossing film of all time in Iceland; the worldwide gross has reached $476.1 million.

Mamma Mia became a Broadway smash when it hit Broadway back in 2001.

With a story framed around the music of the Swedish pop band Abba, crowds loved its vivacious, dance party vibe. Now it comes to the silver screen, with some truly delightful performances from the likes of Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan.

It is the story of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) a young woman living on a picturesque Greek island with her mother, Donna (Streep.) Together, Donna and Sophie run an island inn, and they are in the midst of preparing for Sophie's wedding.

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