<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> £ 2.8 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $245.7 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell . It was the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle of friends through a number of social occasions as they each encounter romance . Andie MacDowell stars as Charles' love interest Carrie, with Kristin Scott Thomas, James Fleet, Simon Callow, John Hannah, Charlotte Coleman, David Bower, Corin Redgrave and Rowan Atkinson in supporting roles . </P> <P> It was made in six weeks and cost under £ 3 million, becoming an unexpected success and the highest - grossing British film in cinema history at the time, with worldwide box office in excess of $245.7 million, and receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay . In addition to this, Grant won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the film also won the BAFTA Awards Best Film, Best Direction and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Scott Thomas . </P>

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