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Romance box office · Week 5 · Jan 23–29, 2005

Romance Box Office, Week 5 of 2005: Romance Releases of Jan 23–29

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 5 of 2005 (Jan 23–29), with $4.8M worldwide, ahead of How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) at $215.3K and Fascination (2005) at $16.7K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5M in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada.

week 5 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$5M
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005), the #1
$4.8M
earned in the US & Canada
5%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 5 of 2005?

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) leads with $4.8M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $5M, 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. About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $4.8M About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $215.3K How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005)
    $215.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Fascination (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $16.7K Fascination (2005)
    $16.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 5 of 2005, 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 5 of 2005 (Jan 23–29).

  1. 1 About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) movie poster
    About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) Jan 27, 2005 · German · Comedy, Romance, Music $4.8M worldwide
    Jan 27, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M
  2. 2 How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) movie poster
    How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) Jan 23, 2005 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $215.3K worldwide
    Jan 23, 2005 US and Canada: $215.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $215.3K
  3. 3 Fascination (2005) movie poster
    Fascination (2005) Jan 28, 2005 · English · Thriller, Romance $16.7K worldwide
    Jan 28, 2005 US and Canada: $16.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 1999 earned the most: $103.3M from 2 films, led by She's All That (1999). Week 5, 2005 took $5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 5, 1996 Jan 28–Feb 3 1 film 1 $4M – Restoration (1996) $4M
Week 5, 1997 Jan 26–Feb 1 1 film · −100% 1 $8.2K −100% Leila (1997) $8.2K
Week 5, 1998 Jan 25–31 1 film · +674108% 1 $55.5M +674108% Great Expectations (1998) $55.5M
Week 5, 1999 Jan 24–30 2 films · +86% 2 $103.3M +86% She's All That (1999) $103.2M
Week 5, 2000 Jan 23–29 1 film · −97% 1 $3M −97% Isn't She Great (2000) $3M
Week 5, 2001 Jan 28–Feb 3 5 films · +879% 5 $29.4M +879% In the Mood for Love (2001) $15.8M
Week 5, 2002 Jan 27–Feb 2 5 films · −14% 5 $25.4M −14% Birthday Girl (2002) $16.2M
Week 5, 2003 Jan 26–Feb 1 4 films · +66% 4 $42.2M +66% The Guru (2003) $24.1M
Week 5, 2004 Jan 25–31 3 films · −97% 3 $1.4M −97% Latter Days (2004) $865K
Week 5, 2005 Jan 23–29 3 films · +262% 3 $5M +262% About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) $4.8M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 5 of 2005: 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 5 of 2005 (Jan 23–29)?

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) leads with $4.8M worldwide. Next come How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) at $215.3K and Fascination (2005) at $16.7K.

How much did romance movies released in week 5 of 2005 (Jan 23–29) earn?

3 romance films released in week 5 of 2005 (Jan 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $5M in all, or $1.7M per film on average.

How many romance movies released in week 5 of 2005 (Jan 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005), earned $4.8M.

How much of the Week 5, 2005 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$232K of the $5M total, or 5%, 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 5, 2005 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 5 of 2005 (Jan 23–29). 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 5, 2005 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.