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Romance box office · Week 24 · Jun 8–14, 2008

Romance Box Office, Week 24 of 2008: Romance Releases of Jun 8–14

Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 24 of 2008 (Jun 8–14), with $7.4M worldwide, ahead of Chris & Don. A Love Story (2008) at $216.1K and For My Father (2008) at $186.9K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.8M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 71% on Week 23, 2008, whose releases took $27.1M.

week 24 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$7.8M
Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008), the #1
$7.4M
vs Week 23, 2008
−71%
Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 romance movie of Week 24, 2008

Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008)

2008 · Romance, Comedy

$7.4M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$113.6K US & Canada · 2% $7.3M elsewhere · 98%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 24 of 2008?

Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) leads with $7.4M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $7.8M, 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. Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $7.4M Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008)
    $113.6K US & Canada · 2% $7.3M elsewhere · 98%
  2. Chris & Don. A Love Story (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $216.1K Chris & Don. A Love Story (2008)
    $216.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. For My Father (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $186.9K For My Father (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 24 of 2008, 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 24 of 2008 (Jun 8–14).

  1. 1 Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) movie poster
    Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) Jun 13, 2008 · Hindi · Romance, Comedy $7.4M worldwide
    Jun 13, 2008 US and Canada: $113.6K Rest of the world: $7.3M Worldwide: $7.4M
  2. 2 Chris & Don. A Love Story (2008) movie poster
    Chris & Don. A Love Story (2008) Jun 13, 2008 · English · Biography, Romance, Documentary $216.1K worldwide
    Jun 13, 2008 US and Canada: $216.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $216.1K
  3. 3 For My Father (2008) movie poster
    For My Father (2008) Jun 13, 2008 · Hebrew · Drama, Romance $186.9K worldwide
    Jun 13, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $186.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 24 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 24, 2005 earned the most: $515M from 6 films, led by Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). Week 24, 2008 took $7.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 24, 1999 Jun 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 24, 2000 Jun 4–10 3 films 3 $8.6M – Sunshine (2000) $7.9M
Week 24, 2001 Jun 10–16 3 films · −77% 3 $2M −77% Never Mind the Wall (2001) $1.3M
Week 24, 2002 Jun 9–15 3 films · +3908% 3 $78.9M +3908% Windtalkers (2002) $77.6M
Week 24, 2003 Jun 8–14 4 films · −80% 4 $15.5M −80% Jet Lag (2003) $8.2M
Week 24, 2004 Jun 6–12 1 film · −98% 1 $383.1K −98% Imagining Argentina (2004) $383.1K
Week 24, 2005 Jun 5–11 6 films · +134322% 6 $515M +134322% Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $487.3M
Week 24, 2006 Jun 11–17 6 films · −77% 6 $117.2M −77% The Lake House (2006) $114.8M
Week 24, 2007 Jun 10–16 4 films · −86% 4 $16.1M −86% Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) $11.9M
Week 24, 2008 Jun 8–14 3 films · −51% 3 $7.8M −51% Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) $7.4M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 24 of 2008: 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 24 of 2008 (Jun 8–14)?

Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) leads with $7.4M worldwide, $113.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Chris & Don. A Love Story (2008) at $216.1K and For My Father (2008) at $186.9K.

How much did romance movies released in week 24 of 2008 (Jun 8–14) earn?

3 romance films released in week 24 of 2008 (Jun 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $7.8M in all, or $2.6M per film on average. Week 23, 2008 releases took $27.1M.

How many romance movies released in week 24 of 2008 (Jun 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008), earned $7.4M.

How much of the Week 24, 2008 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$329.7K of the $7.8M total, or 4%, 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 24, 2008 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 24 of 2008 (Jun 8–14). 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 24, 2008 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.