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Romance box office · Week 35 · Aug 20–26, 2000

Romance Box Office, Week 35 of 2000: Romance Releases of Aug 20–26

Love & Sex (2000) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 35 of 2000 (Aug 20–26), with $580.4K worldwide, ahead of Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) at $392.1K and Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire (2000) at $278.5K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.

week 35 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$1.4M
Love & Sex (2000), the #1
$580.4K
earned in the US & Canada
97%
Love & Sex (2000) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 romance movie of Week 35, 2000

Love & Sex (2000)

2000 · Drama, Comedy

$580.4K worldwide · 41% of the chart's total

$543.9K US & Canada · 94% $36.5K elsewhere · 6%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 35 of 2000?

Love & Sex (2000) leads with $580.4K, 41% of the total. The top 4 together took $1.4M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Love & Sex (2000) movie poster Number 1
    $580.4K Love & Sex (2000)
    $543.9K US & Canada · 94% $36.5K elsewhere · 6%
  2. Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) movie poster Number 2
    $392.1K Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000)
    $392.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire (2000) movie poster Number 3
    $278.5K Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire (2000)
    $278.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Solomon & Gaenor (2000) movie poster Number 4
    $165.5K Solomon & Gaenor (2000)
    $165.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 35 of 2000, 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 2000 (Aug 20–26).

  1. 1 Love & Sex (2000) movie poster
    Love & Sex (2000) Aug 25, 2000 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $580.4K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2000 US and Canada: $543.9K Rest of the world: $36.5K Worldwide: $580.4K
  2. 2 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) movie poster
    Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) Aug 24, 2000 · Hindi · Romance, Drama $392.1K worldwide
    Aug 24, 2000 US and Canada: $392.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $392.1K
  3. 3 Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire (2000) movie poster
    Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire (2000) Aug 25, 2000 · Comedy, Romance $278.5K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2000 US and Canada: $278.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $278.5K
  4. 4 Solomon & Gaenor (2000) movie poster
    Solomon & Gaenor (2000) Aug 25, 2000 · English · Drama, Romance $165.5K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2000 US and Canada: $165.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $165.5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 35 of 2000?

Of the top 4, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Love & Sex (2000) made 6% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $1.4M (97%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Love & Sex (2000) $580.4K
    $543.9K US & Canada · 94% $36.5K elsewhere · 6%
  2. 2 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) $392.1K
    $392.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire (2000) $278.5K
    $278.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Solomon & Gaenor (2000) $165.5K
    $165.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 35 of 2000 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, 2000 took $1.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
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
Week 35, 1998 Aug 23–29 1 film · −50% 1 $12.5M −50% Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) $12.5M
Week 35, 1999 Aug 22–28 3 films · −17% 3 $10.3M −17% Dudley Do-Right (1999) $10M
Week 35, 2000 Aug 20–26 4 films · −86% 4 $1.4M −86% Love & Sex (2000) $580.4K
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 35 of 2000: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 35 of 2000 (Aug 20–26)?

Love & Sex (2000) leads with $580.4K worldwide, $543.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) at $392.1K and Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire (2000) at $278.5K.

How much did romance movies released in week 35 of 2000 (Aug 20–26) earn?

4 romance films released in week 35 of 2000 (Aug 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, or $354.1K per film on average.

How many romance movies released in week 35 of 2000 (Aug 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Love & Sex (2000), earned $580.4K.

How much of the Week 35, 2000 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.4M of the $1.4M total, or 97%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 35, 2000 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 2000 (Aug 20–26). 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, 2000 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.