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Romance box office · Week 42 · Oct 9–15, 2011

Romance Box Office, Week 42 of 2011: Romance Releases of Oct 9–15

Chalet Girl (2011) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 42 of 2011 (Oct 9–15), with $5.5M worldwide, ahead of 30+ Single On Sale (2011) at $2.3M and Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011) at $304.9K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 61% on Week 41, 2011, whose releases took $5.1M.

week 42 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$8.3M
Chalet Girl (2011), the #1
$5.5M
vs Week 41, 2011
+61%
Chalet Girl (2011) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 romance movie of Week 42, 2011

Chalet Girl (2011)

2011 · Comedy, Romance

$5.5M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total

$1.7K US & Canada · <1% $5.5M elsewhere · 100%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 42 of 2011?

Chalet Girl (2011) leads with $5.5M, 66% of the total. The top 4 together took $8.3M, 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. Chalet Girl (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $5.5M Chalet Girl (2011)
    $1.7K US & Canada · <1% $5.5M elsewhere · 100%
  2. 30+ Single On Sale (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M 30+ Single On Sale (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $304.9K Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Love You You (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $206.6K Love You You (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 42 of 2011, 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 42 of 2011 (Oct 9–15).

  1. 1 Chalet Girl (2011) movie poster
    Chalet Girl (2011) Oct 14, 2011 · English · Comedy, Romance $5.5M worldwide
    Oct 14, 2011 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $5.5M
  2. 2 30+ Single On Sale (2011) movie poster
    30+ Single On Sale (2011) Oct 13, 2011 · Thai · Comedy, Romance $2.3M worldwide
    Oct 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011) movie poster
    Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011) Oct 13, 2011 · Spanish · Drama, Romance $304.9K worldwide
    Oct 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $304.9K
  4. 4 Love You You (2011) movie poster
    Love You You (2011) Oct 13, 2011 · Chinese · Romance, Comedy $206.6K worldwide
    Oct 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $206.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2004 earned the most: $190.2M from 8 films, led by Shall We Dance? (2004). Week 42, 2011 took $8.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 2002 Oct 13–19 1 film 1 $100.5K – Road Movie (2002) $100.5K
Week 42, 2003 Oct 12–18 2 films · +3208% 2 $3.3M +3208% Sylvia (2003) $2.9M
Week 42, 2004 Oct 10–16 8 films · +5621% 8 $190.2M +5621% Shall We Dance? (2004) $170.1M
Week 42, 2005 Oct 9–15 4 films · −70% 4 $56.2M −70% Elizabethtown (2005) $52.2M
Week 42, 2006 Oct 15–21 5 films · −91% 5 $5.3M −91% Extended Play (2006) $2.7M
Week 42, 2007 Oct 14–20 2 films · −84% 2 $860.4K −84% Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007) $454K
Week 42, 2008 Oct 12–18 4 films · +2930% 4 $26.1M +2930% Sex Drive (2008) $18.8M
Week 42, 2009 Oct 11–17 4 films · −29% 4 $18.6M −29% New York, I Love You (2009) $10M
Week 42, 2010 Oct 10–16 5 films · −76% 5 $4.5M −76% Samson and Delilah (2010) $2.5M
Week 42, 2011 Oct 9–15 4 films · +82% 4 $8.3M +82% Chalet Girl (2011) $5.5M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 42 of 2011: 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 42 of 2011 (Oct 9–15)?

Chalet Girl (2011) leads with $5.5M worldwide, $1.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come 30+ Single On Sale (2011) at $2.3M and Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011) at $304.9K.

How much did romance movies released in week 42 of 2011 (Oct 9–15) earn?

4 romance films released in week 42 of 2011 (Oct 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, or $2.1M per film on average. Week 41, 2011 releases took $5.1M.

How many romance movies released in week 42 of 2011 (Oct 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Chalet Girl (2011), earned $5.5M.

How much of the Week 42, 2011 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.7K of the $8.3M total, or <1%, 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 42, 2011 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 42 of 2011 (Oct 9–15). 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 42, 2011 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.