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Romance box office · Week 9 · Feb 22–28, 2004

Romance Box Office, Week 9 of 2004: Romance Releases of Feb 22–28

Goodbye Lenin! (2004) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 9 of 2004 (Feb 22–28), with $79.3M worldwide, ahead of Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) at $27.7M and Agatha and the Storm (2004) at $3.3M. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $111.1M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 99% on Week 8, 2004, whose releases took $55.9M.

week 9 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$111.1M
Goodbye Lenin! (2004), the #1
$79.3M
vs Week 8, 2004
+99%
Goodbye Lenin! (2004) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 romance movie of Week 9, 2004

Goodbye Lenin! (2004)

2004 · Drama, Comedy

$79.3M worldwide · 71% of the chart's total

$4.1M US & Canada · 5% $75.3M elsewhere · 95%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 9 of 2004?

Goodbye Lenin! (2004) leads with $79.3M, 71% of the total. The top 4 together took $111.1M, 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. Goodbye Lenin! (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $79.3M Goodbye Lenin! (2004)
    $4.1M US & Canada · 5% $75.3M elsewhere · 95%
  2. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $27.7M Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
    $14.2M US & Canada · 51% $13.5M elsewhere · 49%
  3. Agatha and the Storm (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $3.3M Agatha and the Storm (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Sex and the Beauties (2004) movie poster Number 4
    $753.4K Sex and the Beauties (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2004 (Feb 22–28).

  1. 1 Goodbye Lenin! (2004) movie poster
    Goodbye Lenin! (2004) Feb 27, 2004 · German · Drama, Comedy, Romance $79.3M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2004 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $75.3M Worldwide: $79.3M
  2. 2 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) movie poster
    Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) Feb 27, 2004 · English · Drama, Romance $27.7M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2004 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: $13.5M Worldwide: $27.7M
  3. 3 Agatha and the Storm (2004) movie poster
    Agatha and the Storm (2004) Feb 27, 2004 · Italian · Comedy, Romance $3.3M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M
  4. 4 Sex and the Beauties (2004) movie poster
    Sex and the Beauties (2004) Feb 26, 2004 · Cantonese · Comedy, Romance, Drama $753.4K worldwide
    Feb 26, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $753.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2001 earned the most: $148.4M from 2 films, led by The Mexican (2001). Week 9, 2004 took $111.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 1995 Feb 26–Mar 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1996 Feb 25–Mar 2 1 film 1 $100.7M – Up Close & Personal (1996) $100.7M
Week 9, 1997 Feb 23–Mar 1 1 film · −80% 1 $20.1M −80% Booty Call (1997) $20.1M
Week 9, 1998 Feb 22–28 2 films · −79% 2 $4.2M −79% Kissing a Fool (1998) $4.1M
Week 9, 1999 Feb 21–27 4 films · +750% 4 $35.6M +750% The Other Sister (1999) $27.8M
Week 9, 2000 Feb 20–26 1 film · −99% 1 $512.4K −99% Mifune's Last Song (2000) $512.4K
Week 9, 2001 Feb 25–Mar 3 2 films · +28861% 2 $148.4M +28861% The Mexican (2001) $147.8M
Week 9, 2002 Feb 24–Mar 2 2 films · −36% 2 $95.2M −36% 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) $95.1M
Week 9, 2003 Feb 23–Mar 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2004 Feb 22–28 4 films 4 $111.1M – Goodbye Lenin! (2004) $79.3M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 9 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 9 of 2004 (Feb 22–28)?

Goodbye Lenin! (2004) leads with $79.3M worldwide, $4.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) at $27.7M and Agatha and the Storm (2004) at $3.3M.

How much did romance movies released in week 9 of 2004 (Feb 22–28) earn?

4 romance films released in week 9 of 2004 (Feb 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $111.1M in all, or $27.8M per film on average. Week 8, 2004 releases took $55.9M.

How many romance movies released in week 9 of 2004 (Feb 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Goodbye Lenin! (2004), earned $79.3M.

How much of the Week 9, 2004 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$18.2M of the $111.1M total, or 16%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2004 (Feb 22–28). 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 9, 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.