#1 of 4 #1 romance movie of Week 51, 2010
2010 · Drama, Comedy
$48.7M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total
$30.2M US & Canada · 62% $18.5M elsewhere · 38%
Romance box office · Week 51 · Dec 12–18, 2010
Romance Box Office, Week 51 of 2010: Romance Releases of Dec 12–18
How Do You Know (2010) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18), with $48.7M worldwide, ahead of A View of Love (2010) at $8.5M and Inadequate People (2010) at $638.7K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $58.4M in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. That is 7.3 times the total of Week 50, 2010, whose releases took $8M.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $58.4M
- How Do You Know (2010), the #1
- $48.7M
- vs Week 50, 2010
- ×7.3
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 51 of 2010?
How Do You Know (2010) leads with $48.7M, 83% of the total. The top 4 together took $58.4M, 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.
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Number 4
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The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18).
- 1 Dec 17, 2010 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $18.5M Worldwide: $48.7M
- 2 Dec 15, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5M
- 3 Dec 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $638.7K
- 4 Dec 16, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $552.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 51 releases took $58.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 48 (Nov 21–27) with $205.8M, led by Love and Other Drugs (2010).
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 Action Replayy (2010) $11.7M Action Replayy (2010)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 Morning Glory (2010) $61.1M Morning Glory (2010)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 The Next Three Days (2010) $78.2M The Next Three Days (2010)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 Love and Other Drugs (2010) $205.8M Love and Other Drugs (2010)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) $49.5M I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) $8M Finding Mr. Destiny (2010)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 12–18 How Do You Know (2010) $58.4M How Do You Know (2010)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 If You Are the One 2 (2010) $96.9M If You Are the One 2 (2010)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 26–31 The Last Godfather (2010) $33.4M The Last Godfather (2010)
Earlier years
How Does Week 51 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2005 earned the most: $673.7M from 3 films, led by King Kong (2005). Week 51, 2010 took $58.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 5 films | 5 | $141M | – | Kate & Leopold (2001) $76M |
| Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 3 films · +58% | 3 | $222.4M | +58% | Two Weeks Notice (2002) $199M |
| Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 3 films · −35% | 3 | $144.4M | −35% | Mona Lisa Smile (2003) $141.3M |
| Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 3 films · −46% | 3 | $78.2M | −46% | Spanglish (2004) $55.5M |
| Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 3 films · +761% | 3 | $673.7M | +761% | King Kong (2005) $556.9M |
| Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 6 films · −79% | 6 | $139M | −79% | Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) $78.6M |
| Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 7 films · +81% | 7 | $251.4M | +81% | P.S. I Love You (2007) $156.8M |
| Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 4 films · +8% | 4 | $271.9M | +8% | Yes Man (2008) $223.2M |
| Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 4 films · −21% | 4 | $215.9M | −21% | Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $85.3M |
| Week 51, 2010 Dec 12–18 4 films · −73% | 4 | $58.4M | −73% | How Do You Know (2010) $48.7M |
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 51 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 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18)?
How Do You Know (2010) leads with $48.7M worldwide, $30.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A View of Love (2010) at $8.5M and Inadequate People (2010) at $638.7K.
How much did romance movies released in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18) earn?
4 romance films released in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $58.4M in all, or $14.6M per film on average. Week 50, 2010 releases took $8M.
How many romance movies released in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, How Do You Know (2010), earned $48.7M.
How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18). 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 51, 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.