#1 of 2 #1 romance movie of Week 51, 1981
1981 · Drama, Thriller
$40.7M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
$40.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Romance box office · Week 51 · Dec 13–19, 1981
Romance Box Office, Week 51 of 1981: Romance Releases of Dec 13–19
Absence of Malice (1981) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 51 of 1981 (Dec 13–19), with $40.7M worldwide, ahead of Heartbeeps (1981) at $2.2M. 2 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $42.9M
- Absence of Malice (1981), the #1
- $40.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 51 of 1981, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1981 (Dec 13–19).
- 1 Dec 18, 1981 US and Canada: $40.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.7M
- 2
Dec 18, 1981 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M
Archive
Romance Box Office in 1981, Week by Week
24 weeks of 1981 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 14–20) with $216.4M, led by Superman II (1981).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $8.4K
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $6.4M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $4.5M
- Week 11 $14.7M
- Week 12 $12.4M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $13.3M
- Week 15 $35M
- Week 16 $16M
- Week 17 $17.6M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $50.4M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $216.4M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $128M
- Week 30 $17.6M
- Week 31 $29
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $9.8K
- Week 35 $917.3K
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $15.6M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $18.8M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $26.9M
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $12K
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $406
- Week 50 $10.9M
- Week 51 $42.9M
- Week 52 $40.4M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 51 of 1981: 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 51 of 1981 (Dec 13–19)?
Absence of Malice (1981) leads with $40.7M worldwide, $40.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Heartbeeps (1981) at $2.2M.
How much did romance movies released in week 51 of 1981 (Dec 13–19) earn?
2 romance films released in week 51 of 1981 (Dec 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $42.9M in all, or $21.4M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 51 of 1981 (Dec 13–19) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Absence of Malice (1981), earned $40.7M.
How is the week 51, 1981 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, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1981 (Dec 13–19). 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 week 51, 1981 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.