#1 of 2 #1 romance movie of Week 52, 1997
1997 · Drama, Comedy
$314.2M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$148.5M US & Canada · 47% $165.7M elsewhere · 53%
Romance box office · Week 52 · Dec 21–27, 1997
Romance Box Office, Week 52 of 1997: Romance Releases of Dec 21–27
As Good as It Gets (1997) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 52 of 1997 (Dec 21–27), with $314.2M worldwide, ahead of Afterglow (1997) at $2.5M. 2 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $316.6M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- week 52 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $316.6M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 48%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 52 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 52 of 1997 (Dec 21–27).
- 1 Dec 23, 1997 US and Canada: $148.5M Rest of the world: $165.7M Worldwide: $314.2M
- 2
Dec 26, 1997 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5M
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 52 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 52 of 1997 (Dec 21–27)?
As Good as It Gets (1997) leads with $314.2M worldwide, $148.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Afterglow (1997) at $2.5M.
How much did romance movies released in week 52 of 1997 (Dec 21–27) earn?
2 romance films released in week 52 of 1997 (Dec 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $316.6M in all, or $158.3M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 52 of 1997 (Dec 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by As Good as It Gets (1997) with $314.2M.
How is the week 52, 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 52 of 1997 (Dec 21–27). 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 52, 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.