'Slumdog' breaks $200m box office barrier

Slumdog Millionaire has taken more than $200 million (£140 million) at the worldwide box office.

Variety reports that the Oscar-winning movie has now reached the $217 million (£153 million) mark for cinema takings.

The rags to riches tale cost $15 million (£10.6 million) to make and distributors Fox Searchlight predict that the box office total will end up topping $250 million (£177 million).

Fox's Steve Gilula said: "It's extraordinary. Very, very few films get past $200 million worldwide."