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Romance box office · Week 20 · May 13–19, 2012

Romance Box Office, Week 20 of 2012: Romance Releases of May 13–19

What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 20 of 2012 (May 13–19), with $84.4M worldwide, ahead of All About My Wife (2012) at $29.4M and Hysteria (2012) at $9.6M. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $124.9M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $85.5M across 2 romance releases.

week 20 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$124.9M
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), the #1
$84.4M
earned in the US & Canada
34%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 20 of 2012?

What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) leads with $84.4M, 68% of the total. The top 5 together took $124.9M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $84.4M What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
    $41.2M US & Canada · 49% $43.2M elsewhere · 51%
  2. All About My Wife (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $29.4M All About My Wife (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Hysteria (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $9.6M Hysteria (2012)
    $1.8M US & Canada · 19% $7.8M elsewhere · 81%
  4. Every Breath U Take (2012) movie poster Number 4
    $1.2M Every Breath U Take (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Orange Honey (2012) movie poster Number 5
    $414.8K Orange Honey (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 20 of 2012, 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 20 of 2012 (May 13–19).

  1. 1 What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) movie poster
    What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) May 18, 2012 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $84.4M worldwide
    May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $41.2M Rest of the world: $43.2M Worldwide: $84.4M
  2. 2 All About My Wife (2012) movie poster
    All About My Wife (2012) May 17, 2012 · Korean · Romance, Comedy $29.4M worldwide
    May 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.4M
  3. 3 Hysteria (2012) movie poster
    Hysteria (2012) May 18, 2012 · Comedy, Romance $9.6M worldwide
    May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $7.8M Worldwide: $9.6M
  4. 4 Every Breath U Take (2012) movie poster
    Every Breath U Take (2012) May 16, 2012 · English · Comedy, Romance $1.2M worldwide
    May 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  5. 5 Orange Honey (2012) movie poster
    Orange Honey (2012) May 18, 2012 · Spanish · Romance, Drama $414.8K worldwide
    May 18, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $414.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 20 releases took $124.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 14 (Apr 1–7) with $261.2M, led by American Reunion (2012).

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 1–7 American Reunion (2012) $261.2M American Reunion (2012)
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 8–14 Plan de table (2012) $2.6M Plan de table (2012)
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 15–21 Think Like a Man (2012) $96.6M Think Like a Man (2012)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 22–28 The Five-Year Engagement (2012) $63.5M The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 29–May 5 Jannat 2 (2012) $18.7M Jannat 2 (2012)
  6. Week 19 Wk 19 May 6–12 Dangerous Ishhq (2012) $1.3M Dangerous Ishhq (2012)
  7. Week 20 Wk 20 May 13–19 What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) $124.9M What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
  8. Week 21 Wk 21 May 20–26 Moonrise Kingdom (2012) $68.3M Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
  9. Week 22 Wk 22 May 27–Jun 2 Runway Cop (2012) $13.7M Runway Cop (2012)
Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2004 earned the most: $518.5M from 5 films, led by Troy (2004). Week 20, 2012 took $124.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 20, 2003 May 11–17 4 films 4 $10.7M – Carmen (2003) $8.1M
Week 20, 2004 May 9–15 5 films · +4764% 5 $518.5M +4764% Troy (2004) $497.4M
Week 20, 2005 May 8–14 8 films · −60% 8 $208.6M −60% Monster-in-Law (2005) $155.5M
Week 20, 2006 May 14–20 1 film · −100% 1 $632K −100% Summer ’04 (2006) $632K
Week 20, 2007 May 13–19 5 films · +3609% 5 $23.4M +3609% Once (2007) $22.3M
Week 20, 2008 May 11–17 3 films · −73% 3 $6.2M −73% Cloud 9 (2008) $5M
Week 20, 2009 May 10–16 5 films · +92% 5 $12M +92% The Brothers Bloom (2009) $5.5M
Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 3 films · +760% 3 $103.1M +760% Letters to Juliet (2010) $79.3M
Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 1 film · −100% 1 $483.8K −100% Love U… Mr. Kalakaar! (2011) $483.8K
Week 20, 2012 May 13–19 5 films · +25720% 5 $124.9M +25720% What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) $84.4M
Archive

Romance Box Office in 2012, Week by Week

50 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 46 (Nov 11–17) with $1.1B, led by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012).

FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 20 of 2012: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 20 of 2012 (May 13–19)?

What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) leads with $84.4M worldwide, $41.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come All About My Wife (2012) at $29.4M and Hysteria (2012) at $9.6M.

How much did romance movies released in week 20 of 2012 (May 13–19) earn?

5 romance films released in week 20 of 2012 (May 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $124.9M in all, or $25M per film on average.

How many romance movies released in week 20 of 2012 (May 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), earned $84.4M.

How much of the Week 20, 2012 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$43M of the $124.9M total, or 34%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 20, 2012 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 20 of 2012 (May 13–19). 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 20, 2012 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.