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Romance box office · Week 49 · Nov 28–Dec 4, 2010

Romance Box Office, Week 49 of 2010: Romance Releases of Nov 28–Dec 4

I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 49 of 2010 (Nov 28–Dec 4), with $20.8M worldwide, ahead of Petty Romance (2010) at $14.2M and Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) at $14.1M. 6 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $49.5M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 76% on Week 48, 2010, whose releases took $205.8M. By language, English leads with $21.2M across 3 romance releases.

week 49 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$49.5M
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010), the #1
$20.8M
vs Week 48, 2010
−76%
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 romance movie of Week 49, 2010

I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)

2010 · Drama, Comedy

$20.8M worldwide · 42% of the chart's total

$2M US & Canada · 10% $18.7M elsewhere · 90%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 49 of 2010?

I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) leads with $20.8M, 42% of the total. The top 5 together took $49.5M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $20.8M I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
    $2M US & Canada · 10% $18.7M elsewhere · 90%
  2. Petty Romance (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $14.2M Petty Romance (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $14.1M Three Steps Above Heaven (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Dead Awake (2010) movie poster Number 4
    $318.3K Dead Awake (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Night Catches Us (2010) movie poster Number 5
    $76.2K Night Catches Us (2010)
    $76.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2010 (Nov 28–Dec 4).

  1. 1 I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) movie poster
    I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) Dec 3, 2010 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $20.8M worldwide
    Dec 3, 2010 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $18.7M Worldwide: $20.8M
  2. 2 Petty Romance (2010) movie poster
    Petty Romance (2010) Dec 1, 2010 · Korean · Comedy, Romance, Drama $14.2M worldwide
    Dec 1, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.2M
  3. 3 Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) movie poster
    Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) Dec 3, 2010 · Spanish · Drama, Romance $14.1M worldwide
    Dec 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.1M
  4. 4 Dead Awake (2010) movie poster
    Dead Awake (2010) Dec 3, 2010 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy $318.3K worldwide
    Dec 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $318.3K
  5. 5 Night Catches Us (2010) movie poster
    Night Catches Us (2010) Dec 3, 2010 · English · Drama, Romance $76.2K worldwide
    Dec 3, 2010 US and Canada: $76.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $76.2K
  6. 6 Chikku Bukku (2010) movie poster
    Chikku Bukku (2010) Dec 3, 2010 · Tamil · Drama, Romance $19.1K worldwide
    Dec 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2006 earned the most: $234M from 7 films, led by The Holiday (2006). Week 49, 2010 took $49.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2001 Dec 2–8 4 films 4 $230.4K – Baran (2001) $167K
Week 49, 2002 Dec 1–7 2 films · +1028% 2 $2.6M +1028% The Romantic President (2002) $2.6M
Week 49, 2003 Nov 30–Dec 6 3 films · +2459% 3 $66.5M +2459% Honey (2003) $62.2M
Week 49, 2004 Nov 28–Dec 4 4 films · +218% 4 $211.2M +218% Closer (2004) $116.7M
Week 49, 2005 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films · −99% 3 $2.7M −99% Perhaps Love (2005) $2.6M
Week 49, 2006 Dec 3–9 7 films · +8564% 7 $234M +8564% The Holiday (2006) $205.2M
Week 49, 2007 Dec 2–8 3 films · −45% 3 $129.7M −45% Atonement (2007) $129.3M
Week 49, 2008 Nov 30–Dec 6 6 films · −92% 6 $10.8M −92% Cadillac Records (2008) $8.9M
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 4 films · +1477% 4 $170.4M +1477% Up in the Air (2009) $166.8M
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 6 films · −71% 6 $49.5M −71% I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) $20.8M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 49 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 49 of 2010 (Nov 28–Dec 4)?

I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) leads with $20.8M worldwide, $2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Petty Romance (2010) at $14.2M and Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) at $14.1M.

How much did romance movies released in week 49 of 2010 (Nov 28–Dec 4) earn?

6 romance films released in week 49 of 2010 (Nov 28–Dec 4) report a worldwide gross, $49.5M in all, or $8.2M per film on average. Week 48, 2010 releases took $205.8M.

How many romance movies released in week 49 of 2010 (Nov 28–Dec 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, I Love You Phillip Morris (2010), earned $20.8M.

How much of the Week 49, 2010 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.1M of the $49.5M total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2010 (Nov 28–Dec 4). 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 49, 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.