#1 of 3 #1 romance movie of Week 35, 1997
1997 · Action, Comedy
$14.5M worldwide · 58% of the chart's total
$14.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Romance box office · Week 35 · Aug 24–30, 1997
Romance Box Office, Week 35 of 1997: Romance Releases of Aug 24–30
Excess Baggage (1997) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30), with $14.5M worldwide, ahead of She's So Lovely (1997) at $7.3M and A Smile Like Yours (1997) at $3.3M. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $25.1M
- Excess Baggage (1997), the #1
- $14.5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 35 of 1997?
Excess Baggage (1997) leads with $14.5M, 58% of the total. The top 3 together took $25.1M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 35 of 1997, 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 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30).
- 1 Aug 29, 1997 US and Canada: $14.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.5M
- 2 Aug 29, 1997 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.3M
- 3 Aug 27, 1997 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 35 of 1997?
Of the top 3, Excess Baggage (1997) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while A Smile Like Yours (1997) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $25.1M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Excess Baggage (1997) $14.5M $14.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 She's So Lovely (1997) $7.3M $7.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 A Smile Like Yours (1997) $3.3M $3.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $25.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $183.7M, led by George of the Jungle (1997).
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 George of the Jungle (1997) $183.7M George of the Jungle (1997)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Picture Perfect (1997) $44.3M Picture Perfect (1997)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Conspiracy Theory (1997) $151M Conspiracy Theory (1997)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Fire (1997) $16.2M Fire (1997)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 Excess Baggage (1997) $25.1M Excess Baggage (1997)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Mrs. Dalloway (1997) $5.5M Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Hav Plenty (1997) $2.7M Hav Plenty (1997)
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 1997 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 1994 earned the most: $50.3M from 1 film, led by Natural Born Killers (1994). Week 35, 1997 took $25.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 1988 Aug 21–27 2 films | 2 | $12.8M | – | Stealing Home (1988) $7.5M |
| Week 35, 1989 Aug 27–Sep 2 1 film · −53% | 1 | $6.1M | −53% | Shirley Valentine (1989) $6.1M |
| Week 35, 1990 Aug 26–Sep 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1991 Aug 25–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1992 Aug 23–29 1 film | 1 | $35.2M | – | Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) $35.2M |
| Week 35, 1993 Aug 22–28 1 film · −97% | 1 | $1M | −97% | The Thing Called Love (1993) $1M |
| Week 35, 1994 Aug 21–27 1 film · +4784% | 1 | $50.3M | +4784% | Natural Born Killers (1994) $50.3M |
| Week 35, 1995 Aug 27–Sep 2 2 films · −99% | 2 | $706.7K | −99% | Stonewall (1995) $692.4K |
| Week 35, 1996 Aug 25–31 1 film · −97% | 1 | $20.7K | −97% | I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) $20.7K |
| Week 35, 1997 Aug 24–30 3 films · +121423% | 3 | $25.1M | +121423% | Excess Baggage (1997) $14.5M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 1997, Week by Week
44 weeks of 1997 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $2.3B, led by Titanic (1997).
- Week 1 $52.4K
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $9.1K
- Week 4 $375.6K
- Week 5 $8.2K
- Week 6 $11.7M
- Week 7 $29.9M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $20.1M
- Week 10 $532.7K
- Week 11 $12.8M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $294.7K
- Week 14 $153.5M
- Week 15 $37.6M
- Week 16 $828.1K
- Week 17 $292.6K
- Week 18 $548.6K
- Week 19 $292.5M
- Week 20 $3M
- Week 21 $37.3M
- Week 22 $14.6M
- Week 23 $2.4M
- Week 24 $164.5M
- Week 25 $300M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $30.7M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $183.7M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $44.3M
- Week 32 $151M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $16.2M
- Week 35 $25.1M
- Week 36 $5.5M
- Week 37 $2.7M
- Week 38 $785.5K
- Week 39 $21.7K
- Week 40 $5.3M
- Week 41 $5.9M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $18M
- Week 44 $28.4M
- Week 45 $13.7M
- Week 46 $1.1M
- Week 47 $285K
- Week 48 $496.1K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $10.7M
- Week 51 $2.3B
- Week 52 $316.6M
- Week 53 $1.9M
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 35 of 1997: 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30)?
Excess Baggage (1997) leads with $14.5M worldwide, $14.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come She's So Lovely (1997) at $7.3M and A Smile Like Yours (1997) at $3.3M.
How much did romance movies released in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30) earn?
3 romance films released in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $25.1M in all, or $8.4M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Excess Baggage (1997), earned $14.5M.
How is the week 35, 1997 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 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30). 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 35, 1997 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.