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Romance box office · Week 40 · Sep 26–Oct 2, 2010

Romance Box Office, Week 40 of 2010: Romance Releases of Sep 26–Oct 2

Let Me In (2010) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 40 of 2010 (Sep 26–Oct 2), with $27.1M worldwide, ahead of Hot Summer Days (Chuen sing yit luen - yit lat lat) (2010) at $19.6M and Saturday Killer (2010) at $597.9K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $47.5M in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 25% on Week 39, 2010, whose releases took $63.1M.

week 40 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$47.5M
Let Me In (2010), the #1
$27.1M
vs Week 39, 2010
−25%
Let Me In (2010) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 romance movie of Week 40, 2010

Let Me In (2010)

2010 · Drama, Mystery

$27.1M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total

$12.1M US & Canada · 45% $15M elsewhere · 55%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 40 of 2010?

Let Me In (2010) leads with $27.1M, 57% of the total. The top 4 together took $47.5M, 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. Let Me In (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $27.1M Let Me In (2010)
    $12.1M US & Canada · 45% $15M elsewhere · 55%
  2. Hot Summer Days (Chuen sing yit luen - yit lat lat) (2010) movie poster Number 2
  3. Saturday Killer (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $597.9K Saturday Killer (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Leaving (2010) movie poster Number 4
    $252.9K Leaving (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2010 (Sep 26–Oct 2).

  1. 1 Let Me In (2010) movie poster
    Let Me In (2010) Oct 1, 2010 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $27.1M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2010 US and Canada: $12.1M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $27.1M
  2. 2 Hot Summer Days (Chuen sing yit luen - yit lat lat) (2010) movie poster
    Hot Summer Days (Chuen sing yit luen - yit lat lat) (2010) Oct 1, 2010 · Chinese · Comedy, Romance $19.6M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6M
  3. 3 Saturday Killer (2010) movie poster
    Saturday Killer (2010) Sep 30, 2010 · Thai · Action, Crime, Romance $597.9K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $597.9K
  4. 4 Leaving (2010) movie poster
    Leaving (2010) Oct 1, 2010 · French · Drama, Romance $252.9K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $252.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2008 earned the most: $271.6M from 9 films, led by Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008). Week 40, 2010 took $47.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2001 Sep 30–Oct 6 2 films 2 $77.7M – Serendipity (2001) $77.5M
Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 3 films · −94% 3 $4.3M −94% Heaven (2002) $4.3M
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · +114% 2 $9.2M +114% Untold Scandal (2003) $5.8M
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film · −100% 1 $6.3K −100% Owner of the Story (2004) $6.3K
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films · +177617% 3 $11.2M +177617% The Samurai I Loved (2005) $9.9M
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 7 films · +447% 7 $61.2M +447% Employee of the Month (2006) $38.5M
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 7 films · +128% 7 $139.7M +128% The Heartbreak Kid (2007) $128.5M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 9 films · +94% 9 $271.6M +94% Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) $149.3M
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 3 films · −86% 3 $36.7M −86% The Invention of Lying (2009) $32.4M
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 4 films · +30% 4 $47.5M +30% Let Me In (2010) $27.1M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 40 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 40 of 2010 (Sep 26–Oct 2)?

Let Me In (2010) leads with $27.1M worldwide, $12.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hot Summer Days (Chuen sing yit luen - yit lat lat) (2010) at $19.6M and Saturday Killer (2010) at $597.9K.

How much did romance movies released in week 40 of 2010 (Sep 26–Oct 2) earn?

4 romance films released in week 40 of 2010 (Sep 26–Oct 2) report a worldwide gross, $47.5M in all, or $11.9M per film on average. Week 39, 2010 releases took $63.1M.

How many romance movies released in week 40 of 2010 (Sep 26–Oct 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Let Me In (2010), earned $27.1M.

How much of the Week 40, 2010 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$12.1M of the $47.5M total, or 26%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2010 (Sep 26–Oct 2). 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 40, 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.