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Romance box office · Week 21 · May 16–22, 2004

Romance Box Office, Week 21 of 2004: Romance Releases of May 16–22

Love Me If You Dare (2004) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 21 of 2004 (May 16–22), with $8.6M worldwide, ahead of The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) at $1.8M and Stateside (2004) at $174.3K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.6M in all, 7% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 98% on Week 20, 2004, whose releases took $518.5M.

week 21 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$10.6M
Love Me If You Dare (2004), the #1
$8.6M
vs Week 20, 2004
−98%
Love Me If You Dare (2004) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 romance movie of Week 21, 2004

Love Me If You Dare (2004)

2004 · Drama, Comedy

$8.6M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$553.5K US & Canada · 6% $8.1M elsewhere · 94%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 21 of 2004?

Love Me If You Dare (2004) leads with $8.6M, 81% of the total. The top 3 together took $10.6M, 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.

  1. Love Me If You Dare (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $8.6M Love Me If You Dare (2004)
    $553.5K US & Canada · 6% $8.1M elsewhere · 94%
  2. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $1.8M The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Stateside (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $174.3K Stateside (2004)
    $174.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 21 of 2004, 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 2004 (May 16–22).

  1. 1 Love Me If You Dare (2004) movie poster
    Love Me If You Dare (2004) May 21, 2004 · French · Drama, Comedy, Romance $8.6M worldwide
    May 21, 2004 US and Canada: $553.5K Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $8.6M
  2. 2 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) movie poster
    The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) May 21, 2004 · English · Drama, Romance, Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    May 21, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  3. 3 Stateside (2004) movie poster
    Stateside (2004) May 21, 2004 · English · Drama, Romance $174.3K worldwide
    May 21, 2004 US and Canada: $174.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $174.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 21 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2001 earned the most: $450.5M from 2 films, led by Pearl Harbor (2001). Week 21, 2004 took $10.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 21, 1995 May 21–27 2 films 2 $18.7M – Mad Love (1995) $15.5M
Week 21, 1996 May 19–25 1 film · −97% 1 $605.4K −97% Love Serenade (1996) $605.4K
Week 21, 1997 May 18–24 2 films · +6056% 2 $37.3M +6056% Addicted to Love (1997) $34.7M
Week 21, 1998 May 17–23 2 films · −6% 2 $35.1M −6% Bulworth (1998) $29.2M
Week 21, 1999 May 16–22 2 films · −97% 2 $993.9K −97% The Five Senses (1999) $515.8K
Week 21, 2000 May 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 21, 2001 May 20–26 2 films 2 $450.5M – Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M
Week 21, 2002 May 19–25 6 films · −68% 6 $145.3M −68% Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) $122.6M
Week 21, 2003 May 18–24 2 films · −98% 2 $3.5M −98% Andaaz (2003) $3.5M
Week 21, 2004 May 16–22 3 films · +198% 3 $10.6M +198% Love Me If You Dare (2004) $8.6M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 21 of 2004: 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 21 of 2004 (May 16–22)?

Love Me If You Dare (2004) leads with $8.6M worldwide, $553.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) at $1.8M and Stateside (2004) at $174.3K.

How much did romance movies released in week 21 of 2004 (May 16–22) earn?

3 romance films released in week 21 of 2004 (May 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $10.6M in all, or $3.5M per film on average. Week 20, 2004 releases took $518.5M.

How many romance movies released in week 21 of 2004 (May 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Love Me If You Dare (2004), earned $8.6M.

How much of the Week 21, 2004 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$727.8K of the $10.6M total, or 7%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 2004 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 2004 (May 16–22). 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, 2004 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.