Shelly’s husband, Andrew Ostroy, said he hoped the film would raise money for a foundation he created in his wife’s name to provide grants and scholarships to young women filmmakers.

“Obviously it’s incredibly bittersweet,” Ostroy said in an interview. “It’s been a real benefit to the foundation to be able to ride the wave of success and awareness that the film has given the foundation.”

Waitress registered the second-highest US box-office takings per screen on its opening weekend, second only to Spider-Man 3. The film is due for wider release in Australia on October 4.

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