Trainspotting director Danny Boyle finally has a hit rom-com

Himesh Patel (left) and Ed Sheeran in Yesterday. PHOTO: UIP
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LONDON - Danny Boyle has at last shot a successful romantic comedy.

The 62-year-old Trainspotting director's latest movie, Yesterday, has hit around US$120 million at the international box office, a decent return on the estimated US$26 million production cost.

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