#1 of 3 #1 romance movie of Week 18, 2010
2010 · Comedy, Romance
$2.3M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total
$1.2M US & Canada · 51% $1.2M elsewhere · 49%
Romance box office · Week 18 · Apr 25–May 1, 2010
Romance Box Office, Week 18 of 2010: Romance Releases of Apr 25–May 1
Housefull (2010) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 18 of 2010 (Apr 25–May 1), with $2.3M worldwide, ahead of A Distant Place (2010) at $488.8K and Mercy (2010) at $6.8K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 97% on Week 17, 2010, whose releases took $83.1M.
- week 18 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $2.8M
- Housefull (2010), the #1
- $2.3M
- vs Week 17, 2010
- −97%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 18 of 2010?
Housefull (2010) leads with $2.3M, 83% of the total. The top 3 together took $2.8M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 18 of 2010, 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 18 of 2010 (Apr 25–May 1).
- 1 Apr 30, 2010 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $2.3M
- 2 Apr 29, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $488.8K
- 3 Apr 30, 2010 US and Canada: $6.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.8K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 18 releases took $2.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 15 (Apr 4–10) with $179.7M, led by Date Night (2010).
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 14–20 The Bounty Hunter (2010) $146.8M The Bounty Hunter (2010)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 21–27 Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010) $5.4M Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 28–Apr 3 The Last Song (2010) $99.8M The Last Song (2010)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 4–10 Date Night (2010) $179.7M Date Night (2010)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010) $127.5M Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 The Back-up Plan (2010) $83.1M The Back-up Plan (2010)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 Housefull (2010) $2.8M Housefull (2010)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 2–8 Fenomen (2010) $217.2K Fenomen (2010)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 9–15 Letters to Juliet (2010) $103.1M Letters to Juliet (2010)
Earlier years
How Does Week 18 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2004 earned the most: $163.1M from 5 films, led by Pride and Prejudice (2004). Week 18, 2010 took $2.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18, 2001 Apr 29–May 5 1 film | 1 | $37K | – | Pavilion of Women (2001) $37K |
| Week 18, 2002 Apr 28–May 4 4 films · +65407% | 4 | $24.2M | +65407% | Hollywood Ending (2002) $14.6M |
| Week 18, 2003 Apr 27–May 3 2 films · +130% | 2 | $55.8M | +130% | The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) $55.5M |
| Week 18, 2004 Apr 25–May 1 5 films · +192% | 5 | $163.1M | +192% | Pride and Prejudice (2004) $129.3M |
| Week 18, 2005 Apr 24–30 5 films · −76% | 5 | $38.7M | −76% | Ladies in Lavender. (2005) $20.4M |
| Week 18, 2006 Apr 30–May 6 3 films · −94% | 3 | $2.2M | −94% | The Mistress of Spices (2006) $1.3M |
| Week 18, 2007 Apr 29–May 5 9 films · +2571% | 9 | $58.6M | +2571% | Waitress (2007) $22.2M |
| Week 18, 2008 Apr 27–May 3 5 films · +87% | 5 | $109.9M | +87% | Made of Honor (2008) $106.4M |
| Week 18, 2009 Apr 26–May 2 3 films · −6% | 3 | $103.8M | −6% | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) $102.4M |
| Week 18, 2010 Apr 25–May 1 3 films · −97% | 3 | $2.8M | −97% | Housefull (2010) $2.3M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2010, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2010 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 27–Jul 3) with $714.2M, led by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $21.9M
- Week 3 $6.4M
- Week 4 $17.5M
- Week 5 $45.2M
- Week 6 $118.1M
- Week 7 $345.9M
- Week 8 $340.1K
- Week 9 $8.3M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $130.7M
- Week 12 $146.8M
- Week 13 $5.4M
- Week 14 $99.8M
- Week 15 $179.7M
- Week 16 $127.5M
- Week 17 $83.1M
- Week 18 $2.8M
- Week 19 $217.2K
- Week 20 $103.1M
- Week 21 $24.9M
- Week 22 $673M
- Week 23 $131.2M
- Week 24 $6.1M
- Week 25 $3.5M
- Week 26 $5.4M
- Week 27 $714.2M
- Week 28 $10.2M
- Week 29 $328.9K
- Week 30 $1.5M
- Week 31 $51.8M
- Week 32 $166.5M
- Week 33 $269.1M
- Week 34 $90.5M
- Week 35 $826.9K
- Week 36 $45.4M
- Week 37 $48.4M
- Week 38 $124.7M
- Week 39 $63.1M
- Week 40 $47.5M
- Week 41 $5.2M
- Week 42 $4.5M
- Week 43 $8.8M
- Week 44 $37.2M
- Week 45 $11.7M
- Week 46 $61.1M
- Week 47 $78.2M
- Week 48 $205.8M
- Week 49 $49.5M
- Week 50 $8M
- Week 51 $58.4M
- Week 52 $96.9M
- Week 53 $33.4M
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 18 of 2010: 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 18 of 2010 (Apr 25–May 1)?
Housefull (2010) leads with $2.3M worldwide, $1.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Distant Place (2010) at $488.8K and Mercy (2010) at $6.8K.
How much did romance movies released in week 18 of 2010 (Apr 25–May 1) earn?
3 romance films released in week 18 of 2010 (Apr 25–May 1) report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, or $945.4K per film on average. Week 17, 2010 releases took $83.1M.
How many romance movies released in week 18 of 2010 (Apr 25–May 1) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Housefull (2010), earned $2.3M.
How is the week 18, 2010 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 18 of 2010 (Apr 25–May 1). 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 18, 2010 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.