#1 of 6,767 Highest-grossing romance movie ever
1997 · Drama, Romance
$2.3B worldwide
$674.4M US & Canada · 30% $1.6B elsewhere · 70%
Romance box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Romance Movies of All Time
Titanic (1997) is the highest-grossing romance movie in our database, with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of Barbie (2023) at $1.4B and Beauty and the Beast (2017) at $1.3B. 6,767 romance films in our database report a worldwide gross, $125.7B in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $1 billion and 310 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $103B across 3,104 romance releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 6,767
- combined worldwide
- $125.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 310
- earned in the US & Canada
- 47%
#1 of 6,767 Top 5
What Are the Highest-Grossing Romance Movies Ever?
Titanic (1997) leads with $2.3B, $817.7M ahead of Barbie (2023). The top 5 were released between 1997 and 2023 and took $7B together; every one of them earned more than half of their gross outside the US & Canada.
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Number 5 $941.1M Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)$302.3M US & Canada · 32% $638.7M elsewhere · 68%
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The chart
The Top 5,000 Romance Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 5,000. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. The pages stop at the top 5,000 of 6,767 films.
- 1 Dec 19, 1997 US and Canada: $674.4M Rest of the world: $1.6B Worldwide: $2.3B
- 2 Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: $636.2M Rest of the world: $810.9M Worldwide: $1.4B
- 3 Mar 17, 2017 US and Canada: $504.5M Rest of the world: $761.6M Worldwide: $1.3B
- 4 May 24, 2019 US and Canada: $355.6M Rest of the world: $698.7M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)Jul 15, 2009 US and Canada: $302.3M Rest of the world: $638.7M Worldwide: $941.1M
Jul 15, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Mystery $941.1M worldwide - 6
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)Jul 1, 2009 US and Canada: $196.6M Rest of the world: $690.1M Worldwide: $886.7M Jul 1, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $886.7M worldwide - 7
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)Nov 16, 2012 US and Canada: $292.3M Rest of the world: $556.3M Worldwide: $848.6M Nov 16, 2012 · English · Adventure, Drama, Thriller $848.6M worldwide - 8
Nov 22, 2024 US and Canada: $475M Rest of the world: $289M Worldwide: $764M - 9
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)Nov 18, 2011 US and Canada: $281.3M Rest of the world: $430.9M Worldwide: $712.2M Nov 18, 2011 · English · Drama, Thriller, Fantasy $712.2M worldwide - 10
Nov 20, 2009 US and Canada: $297.8M Rest of the world: $413.2M Worldwide: $711M - 11
Jul 18, 2008 US and Canada: $144.3M Rest of the world: $558.9M Worldwide: $703.2M - 12
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)Jun 30, 2010 US and Canada: $300.5M Rest of the world: $398M Worldwide: $698.5M Jun 30, 2010 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $698.5M worldwide - 13
Jul 6, 1994 US and Canada: $330.5M Rest of the world: $347.8M Worldwide: $678.2M - 14
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)Jul 9, 2003 US and Canada: $305.4M Rest of the world: $348.9M Worldwide: $654.3M Jul 9, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $654.3M worldwide - 15
Feb 13, 2015 US and Canada: $166.2M Rest of the world: $403.5M Worldwide: $569.7M - 16
May 26, 2023 US and Canada: $298.2M Rest of the world: $271.5M Worldwide: $569.6M - 17
Dec 14, 2005 US and Canada: $218.1M Rest of the world: $338.8M Worldwide: $556.9M - 18
Jul 1, 1998 US and Canada: $201.6M Rest of the world: $352.1M Worldwide: $553.7M - 19
Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: $342.9M Rest of the world: $197.9M Worldwide: $540.8M - 20
Jun 27, 2008 US and Canada: $223.8M Rest of the world: $303.6M Worldwide: $527.4M - 21
Dec 22, 2004 US and Canada: $279.3M Rest of the world: $243.4M Worldwide: $522.7M - 22
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $151.1M Rest of the world: $358.1M Worldwide: $509.2M - 23
Jul 13, 1990 US and Canada: $217.6M Rest of the world: $288.1M Worldwide: $505.7M - 24
May 14, 2004 US and Canada: $133.4M Rest of the world: $364M Worldwide: $497.4M - 25
Jun 10, 2005 US and Canada: $186.3M Rest of the world: $301M Worldwide: $487.3M - 26
Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: $174.3M Rest of the world: $294.7M Worldwide: $469.1M - 27
Mar 23, 1990 US and Canada: $178.4M Rest of the world: $285M Worldwide: $463.4M - 28
Nov 22, 1991 US and Canada: $219M Rest of the world: $232.3M Worldwide: $451.3M - 29
May 25, 2001 US and Canada: $198.5M Rest of the world: $250.7M Worldwide: $449.2M - 30
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)Dec 23, 2009 US and Canada: $219.6M Rest of the world: $223.5M Worldwide: $443.1M Dec 23, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $443.1M worldwide - 31
Dec 25, 2012 US and Canada: $149.3M Rest of the world: $293.5M Worldwide: $442.8M - 32
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $215.3M Rest of the world: $221.1M Worldwide: $436.4M - 33
May 30, 2008 US and Canada: $152.6M Rest of the world: $266.1M Worldwide: $418.8M - 34
Nov 25, 1992 US and Canada: $122M Rest of the world: $289M Worldwide: $411M - 35
Nov 21, 2008 US and Canada: $194M Rest of the world: $214.6M Worldwide: $408.5M - 36
Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $400.3M Worldwide: $405.3M - 37
Feb 14, 2019 US and Canada: $85.8M Rest of the world: $319.1M Worldwide: $405M - 38
Jan 17, 1940 US and Canada: $200.9M Rest of the world: $201.5M Worldwide: $402.4M - 39
Jun 16, 1978 US and Canada: $190.1M Rest of the world: $206.2M Worldwide: $396.3M - 40
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)Jul 20, 2018 US and Canada: $120.6M Rest of the world: $275M Worldwide: $395.6M Jul 20, 2018 · English · Comedy, Romance, Musical $395.6M worldwide - 41
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)Jun 14, 1991 US and Canada: $165.5M Rest of the world: $225M Worldwide: $390.5M Jun 14, 1991 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $390.5M worldwide - 42
Nov 17, 2006 US and Canada: $198M Rest of the world: $186.3M Worldwide: $384.3M - 43
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $114.6M Rest of the world: $267M Worldwide: $381.5M - 44
Jul 15, 1994 US and Canada: $146.3M Rest of the world: $232.6M Worldwide: $378.9M - 45
Nov 12, 2008 US and Canada: $141.3M Rest of the world: $237.1M Worldwide: $378.4M - 46
Dec 15, 2000 US and Canada: $182.8M Rest of the world: $191.3M Worldwide: $374.1M - 47
Feb 9, 2018 US and Canada: $100.4M Rest of the world: $271.6M Worldwide: $372M - 48
Feb 11, 2005 US and Canada: $179.5M Rest of the world: $192.1M Worldwide: $371.6M - 49
Jul 15, 1998 US and Canada: $176.5M Rest of the world: $193.4M Worldwide: $369.9M - 50
Apr 19, 2002 US and Canada: $241.4M Rest of the world: $127.3M Worldwide: $368.7M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Biggest Romance Movies Make Their Money?
Of the top 10, Wicked (2024) earned the biggest share at home (62% in the US & Canada), while Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) made 78% of its gross abroad. Across all 6,767 films, $58.6B (47%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Titanic (1997) $2.3B $674.4M US & Canada · 30% $1.6B elsewhere · 70%
- 2 Barbie (2023) $1.4B $636.2M US & Canada · 44% $810.9M elsewhere · 56%
- 3 Beauty and the Beast (2017) $1.3B $504.5M US & Canada · 40% $761.6M elsewhere · 60%
- 4 Aladdin (2019) $1.1B $355.6M US & Canada · 34% $698.7M elsewhere · 66%
- 5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M $302.3M US & Canada · 32% $638.7M elsewhere · 68%
- 6 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $886.7M $196.6M US & Canada · 22% $690.1M elsewhere · 78%
- 7 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) $848.6M $292.3M US & Canada · 34% $556.3M elsewhere · 66%
- 8 Wicked (2024) $764M $475M US & Canada · 62% $289M elsewhere · 38%
- 9 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M $281.3M US & Canada · 39% $430.9M elsewhere · 61%
- 10 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) $711M $297.8M US & Canada · 42% $413.2M elsewhere · 58%
Gross bands
How Many Romance Movies Crossed $100 Million?
310 of 6,767 films crossed $100M and took $77B between them, 61% of the total. 5,197 films, 77% of the list, earned under $10M.
10% 47% 33%
- $1B or more 4 films, <1% of the list $6B · 5% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 19 films, <1% of the list $12.5B · 10% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 287 films, 4% of the list $58.5B · 47% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 1,260 films, 19% of the list $41.3B · 33% of the gross
- Under $10M 5,197 films, 77% of the list $7.5B · 6% of the gross
By decade
Which Decade's Romance Movies Earned the Most?
Films released in the 2000s lead with $45.5B from 1,880 titles, led by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009). Each column links to the decade's biggest year.
- 1920s 1920s Peak year 1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) $10.1M The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1930s 1930s Peak year 1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) $188.1M Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1940s 1940s Peak year 1940 Gone with the Wind (1940) $456.6M Gone with the Wind (1940)
- 1950s 1950s Peak year 1950 Cinderella (1950) $378.8M Cinderella (1950)
- 1960s 1960s Peak year 1965 The Sound of Music (1965) $620.8M The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1970s 1970s Peak year 1978 Grease (1978) $1.8B Grease (1978)
- 1980s 1980s Peak year 1988 Top Gun (1986) $8.3B Top Gun (1986)
- 1990s 1990s Peak year 1997 Titanic (1997) $25.7B Titanic (1997)
- 2000s 2000s Peak year 2008 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $45.5B Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2010s 2010s Peak year 2010 Beauty and the Beast (2017) $33.7B Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2020s 2020s Peak year 2023 Barbie (2023) $9.1B Barbie (2023)
Biggest years
Which Years Had the Highest-Grossing Romance Movies?
2008 releases earned the most: $7.3B from 263 films, led by Mamma Mia! (2008). The 10 biggest years, each linking to its chart.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Biggest film |
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| 2008 263 films | 263 | $7.3B | Mamma Mia! (2008) $703.2M |
| 2009 202 films | 202 | $6.6B | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M |
| 2005 184 films | 184 | $5.5B | King Kong (2005) $556.9M |
| 2010 236 films | 236 | $4.6B | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) $698.5M |
| 2004 186 films | 186 | $4.5B | Meet the Fockers (2004) $522.7M |
| 1997 75 films | 75 | $4.2B | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 2007 237 films | 237 | $4.1B | Enchanted (2007) $340.5M |
| 2012 216 films | 216 | $4B | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) $848.6M |
| 2019 261 films | 261 | $4B | Aladdin (2019) $1.1B |
| 2001 149 films | 149 | $3.9B | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak?
English-language romance films took $103B across 3,104 films, 82% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language romance films ($4.5B) and Japanese-language romance films ($2.5B).
All-Time Romance Box Office by Language
- English $103B3,104 films · #1 Titanic (1997)
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Chinese $4.5B265 films · #1 Sex and the City (2008) -
Japanese $2.5B269 films · #1 Your Name. (2017) -
French $2.1B424 films · #1 Welcome to the Sticks (2008) -
Hindi $1.8B371 films · #1 PK (2014) -
Korean $1.4B256 films · #1 A Werewolf Boy (2012) -
Spanish $1B255 films -
Italian $485.9M136 films · #1 Manual of Love 2 (2007) -
German $463.6M116 films · #1 Rabbit Without Ears (2007) -
Cantonese $317.9M133 films · #1 See You Tomorrow (2016)
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office All Time: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 6,767 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie of all time?
Titanic (1997) leads with $2.3B worldwide, $674.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Barbie (2023) at $1.4B and Beauty and the Beast (2017) at $1.3B.
How much have romance movies earned at the box office?
6,767 romance films in our database report a worldwide gross, $125.7B in all, or $18.6M per film on average.
How many romance movies have made $1 billion?
4 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Titanic (1997), Barbie (2023), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Aladdin (2019). 310 crossed $100 million.
How is the all-time romance box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the all-time romance box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.