#1 of 4 #1 romance movie of Week 37, 2012
2012 · Drama, Comedy
$4.5M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
$2.8M US & Canada · 62% $1.7M elsewhere · 38%
Romance box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 2012
Romance Box Office, Week 37 of 2012: Romance Releases of Sep 9–15
Barfi! (2012) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15), with $4.5M worldwide, ahead of 10 Years (2012) at $286K and My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012) at $222.6K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.1M in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 88% on Week 36, 2012, whose releases took $40.6M.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $5.1M
- Barfi! (2012), the #1
- $4.5M
- vs Week 36, 2012
- −88%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 37 of 2012?
Barfi! (2012) leads with $4.5M, 89% of the total. The top 4 together took $5.1M, 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
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15).
- 1 Sep 13, 2012 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $4.5M
- 2 Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: $203.4K Rest of the world: $82.6K Worldwide: $286K
- 3 My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)Sep 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $222.6K
Sep 11, 2012 · English · Romance, Comedy, Drama $222.6K worldwide - 4 Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.7K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $5.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 5–11) with $121.5M, led by Hope Springs (2012).
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 360 (2012) $8.2M 360 (2012)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 Hope Springs (2012) $121.5M Hope Springs (2012)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Soar Into the Sun (2012) $19.5M Soar Into the Sun (2012)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Hit and Run (2012) $21.6M Hit and Run (2012)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012) $40.6M Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Barfi! (2012) $5.1M Barfi! (2012)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) $43.7M The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Pitch Perfect (2012) $116.4M Pitch Perfect (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2003 earned the most: $119.3M from 4 films, led by Lost in Translation (2003). Week 37, 2012 took $5.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 4 films | 4 | $119.3M | – | Lost in Translation (2003) $118.7M |
| Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 5 films · −95% | 5 | $6.1M | −95% | The Story Of My Life (2004) $5M |
| Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 9 films · +1104% | 9 | $73.3M | +1104% | Marrying the Mafia 2 (2005) $31.8M |
| Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 9 films · +19% | 9 | $87.5M | +19% | The Black Dahlia (2006) $49.3M |
| Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 11 films · −31% | 11 | $60.5M | −31% | Across the Universe (2007) $29.6M |
| Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 3 films · −83% | 3 | $10.2M | −83% | Tear This Heart Out (2008) $10M |
| Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 2 films · −44% | 2 | $5.7M | −44% | Mr. Nobody (2009) $3.6M |
| Week 37, 2010 Sep 5–11 4 films · +748% | 4 | $48.4M | +748% | Heartbreaker (2010) $48M |
| Week 37, 2011 Sep 4–10 7 films · −86% | 7 | $6.7M | −86% | Pain (2011) $4.4M |
| Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 4 films · −24% | 4 | $5.1M | −24% | Barfi! (2012) $4.5M |
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).
- Week 1 $3.7M
- Week 2 $1.9M
- Week 3 $26.4M
- Week 4 $869.8K
- Week 5 $31.3M
- Week 6 $213M
- Week 7 $169.1M
- Week 8 $40.3M
- Week 9 $11.9M
- Week 10 $44.7M
- Week 11 $61.6M
- Week 12 $110.2M
- Week 13 $6.5M
- Week 14 $261.2M
- Week 15 $2.6M
- Week 16 $96.6M
- Week 17 $63.5M
- Week 18 $18.7M
- Week 19 $1.3M
- Week 20 $124.9M
- Week 21 $68.3M
- Week 22 $13.7M
- Week 23 $33.6M
- Week 24 $84.5M
- Week 25 $111M
- Week 26 $1.3M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $2.7M
- Week 29 $13.4M
- Week 30 $152.1M
- Week 31 $8.2M
- Week 32 $121.5M
- Week 33 $19.5M
- Week 34 $21.6M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $40.6M
- Week 37 $5.1M
- Week 38 $43.7M
- Week 39 $116.4M
- Week 40 $7M
- Week 41 $3.6M
- Week 42 $11.2M
- Week 43 $7.1M
- Week 44 $47.8M
- Week 45 $22.2M
- Week 46 $1.1B
- Week 47 $36.3M
- Week 48 $18.3M
- Week 49 $63.5M
- Week 50 $522.6K
- Week 51 $52.7M
- Week 52 $443.9M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 37 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15)?
Barfi! (2012) leads with $4.5M worldwide, $2.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come 10 Years (2012) at $286K and My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012) at $222.6K.
How much did romance movies released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) earn?
4 romance films released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $5.1M in all, or $1.3M per film on average. Week 36, 2012 releases took $40.6M.
How many romance movies released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Barfi! (2012), earned $4.5M.
How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 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 37, 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.