#1 of 6 #1 romance movie of Week 49, 2012
2012 · Drama, Sport
$31M worldwide · 49% of the chart's total
$13.1M US & Canada · 42% $17.9M elsewhere · 58%
Romance box office · Week 49 · Dec 2–8, 2012
Romance Box Office, Week 49 of 2012: Romance Releases of Dec 2–8
Playing for Keeps (2012) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 49 of 2012 (Dec 2–8), with $31M worldwide, ahead of Love for Beginners (2012) at $19.5M and Whatcha Wearin’? (2012) at $12.5M. 6 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $63.5M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. That is 3.5 times the total of Week 48, 2012, whose releases took $18.3M. By language, English leads with $31M across 2 romance releases.
- week 49 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $63.5M
- Playing for Keeps (2012), the #1
- $31M
- vs Week 48, 2012
- ×3.5
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 49 of 2012?
Playing for Keeps (2012) leads with $31M, 49% of the total. The top 5 together took $63.5M, 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.
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2012 (Dec 2–8).
- 1 Dec 7, 2012 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: $17.9M Worldwide: $31M
- 2 Dec 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.5M
- 3 Dec 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5M
- 4 Dec 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $438.7K
- 5 Dec 7, 2012 US and Canada: $15.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.3K
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Dec 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 49 releases took $63.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 11–17) with $1.1B, led by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012).
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 This Guy’s In Love With U Mare! (2012) $7.1M This Guy’s In Love With U Mare! (2012)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 A Werewolf Boy (2012) $47.8M A Werewolf Boy (2012)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 4–10 A Royal Affair (2012) $22.2M A Royal Affair (2012)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 11–17 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) $1.1B The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 18–24 Rust and Bone (2012) $36.3M Rust and Bone (2012)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 What a Man (2012) $18.3M What a Man (2012)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 Playing for Keeps (2012) $63.5M Playing for Keeps (2012)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012) $522.6K Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 Amour (2012) $52.7M Amour (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 49 of 2012 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, 2012 took $63.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 49, 2003 Nov 30–Dec 6 3 films | 3 | $66.5M | – | 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 |
| Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 4 films · −47% | 4 | $26.1M | −47% | Spellbound (2011) $18.9M |
| Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 6 films · +143% | 6 | $63.5M | +143% | Playing for Keeps (2012) $31M |
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 49 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 49 of 2012 (Dec 2–8)?
Playing for Keeps (2012) leads with $31M worldwide, $13.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Love for Beginners (2012) at $19.5M and Whatcha Wearin’? (2012) at $12.5M.
How much did romance movies released in week 49 of 2012 (Dec 2–8) earn?
6 romance films released in week 49 of 2012 (Dec 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $63.5M in all, or $10.6M per film on average. Week 48, 2012 releases took $18.3M.
How many romance movies released in week 49 of 2012 (Dec 2–8) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Playing for Keeps (2012), earned $31M.
How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2012 (Dec 2–8). 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, 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.