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Romance box office · May 1983

Romance Box Office, May 1983: Top-Grossing Releases

Breathless (1983) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in May 1983, with $19.9M worldwide, ahead of Nostalgia (1983) at $328.2K. 2 romance films released in May 1983 report a worldwide gross, $20.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1983 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$20.2M
Breathless (1983), the #1
$19.9M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Breathless (1983) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 romance movie of May 1983

Breathless (1983)

1983 · Action, Drama

$19.9M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$19.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Romance Release of May 1983, 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 May 1983.

  1. 1 Breathless (1983) movie poster
    Breathless (1983) May 13, 1983 · Action, Drama, Thriller $19.9M worldwide
    May 13, 1983 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.9M
  2. 2 Nostalgia (1983) movie poster
    Nostalgia (1983) May 17, 1983 · Russian · Drama, Romance $328.2K worldwide
    May 17, 1983 US and Canada: $303K Rest of the world: $25.2K Worldwide: $328.2K
FAQ

Romance Box Office May 1983: 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 May 1983?

Breathless (1983) leads with $19.9M worldwide, $19.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nostalgia (1983) at $328.2K.

How much did romance movies released in May 1983 earn?

2 romance films released in May 1983 report a worldwide gross, $20.2M in all, or $10.1M per film on average.

How many romance movies released in May 1983 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Breathless (1983), earned $19.9M.

How much of the May 1983 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.2M of the $20.2M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 1983 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 May 1983. 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 May 1983 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.