#1 of 2 #1 romance movie of Week 21, 1998
1998 · Drama, Comedy
$29.2M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total
$26.5M US & Canada · 91% $2.7M elsewhere · 9%
Romance box office · Week 21 · May 17–23, 1998
Romance Box Office, Week 21 of 1998: Romance Releases of May 17–23
Bulworth (1998) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 21 of 1998 (May 17–23), with $29.2M worldwide, ahead of The Opposite of Sex (1998) at $5.9M. 2 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35.1M in all, 92% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $35.1M
- Bulworth (1998), the #1
- $29.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 92%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 21 of 1998, 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 21 of 1998 (May 17–23).
- 1 May 19, 1998 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $29.2M
- 2
May 22, 1998 US and Canada: $5.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9M
Archive
Romance Box Office in 1998, Week by Week
48 weeks of 1998 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 12–18) with $620.2M, led by There's Something About Mary (1998).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $27.5K
- Week 3 $1.8M
- Week 4 $238.5K
- Week 5 $55.5M
- Week 6 $11.2M
- Week 7 $123.3M
- Week 8 $23.3M
- Week 9 $4.2M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $98.2K
- Week 12 $500K
- Week 13 $1.5M
- Week 14 $7.9K
- Week 15 $198.7M
- Week 16 $46.9M
- Week 17 $12M
- Week 18 $16.6M
- Week 19 $8.2M
- Week 20 $186.9M
- Week 21 $35.1M
- Week 22 $84.5M
- Week 23 $332K
- Week 24 $193.7M
- Week 25 $2M
- Week 26 $80.2M
- Week 27 $553.7M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $620.2M
- Week 30 $3.1M
- Week 31 $101.7M
- Week 32 $2.7K
- Week 33 $47.6M
- Week 34 $20.5M
- Week 35 $12.5M
- Week 36 $54.1K
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $1.2M
- Week 39 $2.1K
- Week 40 $58.7M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $46.7M
- Week 43 $230.6M
- Week 44 $18.3M
- Week 45 $82.2M
- Week 46 $142.9M
- Week 47 $163
- Week 48 $10.6M
- Week 49 $4.6M
- Week 50 $289.3M
- Week 51 $250.8M
- Week 52 $389.3K
- Week 53 $166.1K
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 21 of 1998: 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 21 of 1998 (May 17–23)?
Bulworth (1998) leads with $29.2M worldwide, $26.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Opposite of Sex (1998) at $5.9M.
How much did romance movies released in week 21 of 1998 (May 17–23) earn?
2 romance films released in week 21 of 1998 (May 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $35.1M in all, or $17.5M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 21 of 1998 (May 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Bulworth (1998), earned $29.2M.
How is the week 21, 1998 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 21 of 1998 (May 17–23). 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 21, 1998 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.