How much of the Week 50, 2006 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$930.5K of the $52.4M total, or 2%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Romance box office · Week 50 · Dec 10–16, 2006

Romance Box Office, Week 50 of 2006: Romance Releases of Dec 10–16

200 Pounds Beauty (2006) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16), with $42M worldwide, ahead of Breaking and Entering (2006) at $9M and Happy Family (2006) at $1.3M. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.4M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 78% on Week 49, 2006, whose releases took $234M. By language, Korean leads with $42M across 1 romance release.

week 50 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $52.4M
200 Pounds Beauty (2006), the #1: $42M
vs Week 49, 2006: −78%

#1 of 5

#1 romance movie of Week 50, 2006

200 Pounds Beauty (2006)

2006 · Comedy, Romance

$42M worldwide · 80% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 50 of 2006?

200 Pounds Beauty (2006) leads with $42M, 80% of the total. The top 5 together took $52.4M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$42M 200 Pounds Beauty (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$9M Breaking and Entering (2006)
$930.5K US & Canada · 10% $8M elsewhere · 90%
Number 3

$1.3M Happy Family (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$119K Mia Sarah (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$36.8K Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 50 of 2006, 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 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16).

1
200 Pounds Beauty (2006) Dec 14, 2006 · Korean · Comedy, Romance, Drama $42M worldwide

Dec 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42M
2
Breaking and Entering (2006) Dec 15, 2006 · English · Drama, Thriller, Romance $9M worldwide

Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $930.5K Rest of the world: $8M Worldwide: $9M
3
Happy Family (2006) Dec 14, 2006 · Dutch · Romance, Comedy $1.3M worldwide

Dec 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
4
Mia Sarah (2006) Dec 15, 2006 · Spanish · Romance, Comedy $119K worldwide

Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $119K
5
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006) Dec 15, 2006 · Tamil · Romance, Comedy $36.8K worldwide

Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.8K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $52.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 12–18) with $388.4M, led by Happy Feet (2006).

Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2005 earned the most: $359M from 5 films, led by Brokeback Mountain (2005). Week 50, 2006 took $52.4M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 50, 1997 Dec 7–13 2 films	2	$10.7M	–	Deconstructing Harry (1997) $10.7M
Week 50, 1998 Dec 6–12 1 film · +2604%	1	$289.3M	+2604%	Shakespeare in Love (1998) $289.3M
Week 50, 1999 Dec 5–11 1 film · −69%	1	$88.5M	−69%	The Cider House Rules (1999) $88.5M
Week 50, 2000 Dec 3–9 2 films · +213%	2	$276.7M	+213%	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) $214M
Week 50, 2001 Dec 9–15 2 films · −21%	2	$219.5M	−21%	Vanilla Sky (2001) $203.4M
Week 50, 2002 Dec 8–14 5 films · +10%	5	$242.4M	+10%	Maid in Manhattan (2002) $154.9M
Week 50, 2003 Dec 7–13 5 films · +36%	5	$328.7M	+36%	Something's Gotta Give (2003) $265.3M
Week 50, 2004 Dec 5–11 2 films · −100%	2	$25.5K	−100%	Cowgirl (2004) $21.4K
Week 50, 2005 Dec 4–10 5 films · +1410080%	5	$359M	+1410080%	Brokeback Mountain (2005) $178.1M
Week 50, 2006 Dec 10–16 5 films · −85%	5	$52.4M	−85%	200 Pounds Beauty (2006) $42M

Romance Box Office in 2006, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2006 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 46 (Nov 12–18) with $388.4M, led by Happy Feet (2006).

FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 50 of 2006: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16)?

200 Pounds Beauty (2006) leads with $42M worldwide. Next come Breaking and Entering (2006) at $9M and Happy Family (2006) at $1.3M.

How much did romance movies released in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16) earn?

5 romance films released in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $52.4M in all, or $10.5M per film on average. Week 49, 2006 releases took $234M.

How many romance movies released in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 200 Pounds Beauty (2006), earned $42M.

How is the week 50, 2006 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 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16). 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 50, 2006 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.