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Romance box office · Week 43 · Oct 20–26, 2013

Romance Box Office, Week 43 of 2013: Romance Releases of Oct 20–26

Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 43 of 2013 (Oct 20–26), with $19.8M worldwide, ahead of Beyond the Memories (2013) at $4.3M and The Swimmer (2013) at $2.5M. 7 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $27.2M in all, 8% of it from the US & Canada. By language, French leads with $19.8M across 1 romance release.

week 43 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$27.2M
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013), the #1
$19.8M
earned in the US & Canada
8%
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 romance movie of Week 43, 2013

Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

2013 · Drama, Romance

$19.8M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total

$2.2M US & Canada · 11% $17.6M elsewhere · 89%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 43 of 2013?

Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) leads with $19.8M, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $27.1M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $19.8M Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
    $2.2M US & Canada · 11% $17.6M elsewhere · 89%
  2. Beyond the Memories (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $4.3M Beyond the Memories (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Swimmer (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $2.5M The Swimmer (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Şevkat Yerimdar (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $299.4K Şevkat Yerimdar (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Am Hang (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $144.8K Am Hang (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 43 of 2013, 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 43 of 2013 (Oct 20–26).

  1. 1 Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) movie poster
    Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) Oct 25, 2013 · French · Drama, Romance $19.8M worldwide
    Oct 25, 2013 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $19.8M
  2. 2 Beyond the Memories (2013) movie poster
    Beyond the Memories (2013) Oct 26, 2013 · Japanese · Romance $4.3M worldwide
    Oct 26, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
  3. 3 The Swimmer (2013) movie poster
    The Swimmer (2013) Oct 20, 2013 · Spanish · Drama, Romance $2.5M worldwide
    Oct 20, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M
  4. 4 Şevkat Yerimdar (2013) movie poster
    Şevkat Yerimdar (2013) Oct 25, 2013 · Turkish · Romance, Comedy $299.4K worldwide
    Oct 25, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $299.4K
  5. 5 Am Hang (2013) movie poster
    Am Hang (2013) Oct 23, 2013 · German · Drama, Romance $144.8K worldwide
    Oct 23, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $144.8K
  6. 6 The Almost Perfect Man (2013) movie poster
    The Almost Perfect Man (2013) Oct 24, 2013 · German · Comedy, Romance $114.9K worldwide
    Oct 24, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $114.9K
  7. 7 Al final todos mueren (2013) movie poster
    Al final todos mueren (2013) Oct 25, 2013 · Spanish · Romance, Comedy, Action $2.4K worldwide
    Oct 25, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 43 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2008 earned the most: $282.7M from 10 films, led by High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). Week 43, 2013 took $27.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 43, 2004 Oct 17–23 5 films 5 $125.5M – Sideways (2004) $109.7M
Week 43, 2005 Oct 16–22 3 films · −85% 3 $18.8M −85% Shopgirl (2005) $11.7M
Week 43, 2006 Oct 22–28 4 films · −46% 4 $10.2M −46% Heavenly Forest (2006) $5.9M
Week 43, 2007 Oct 21–27 4 films · +788% 4 $90.8M +788% Dan in Real Life (2007) $68.5M
Week 43, 2008 Oct 19–25 10 films · +211% 10 $282.7M +211% High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) $252.9M
Week 43, 2009 Oct 18–24 6 films · −74% 6 $74.2M −74% Pope Joan (2009) $28.7M
Week 43, 2010 Oct 17–23 3 films · −88% 3 $8.8M −88% The Lightning Tree (2010) $5.5M
Week 43, 2011 Oct 16–22 2 films · +1488% 2 $139.2M +1488% The Three Musketeers (2011) $132.3M
Week 43, 2012 Oct 21–27 3 films · −95% 3 $7.1M −95% This Guy’s In Love With U Mare! (2012) $6.1M
Week 43, 2013 Oct 20–26 7 films · +284% 7 $27.2M +284% Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) $19.8M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 43 of 2013: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 43 of 2013 (Oct 20–26)?

Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) leads with $19.8M worldwide, $2.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beyond the Memories (2013) at $4.3M and The Swimmer (2013) at $2.5M.

How much did romance movies released in week 43 of 2013 (Oct 20–26) earn?

7 romance films released in week 43 of 2013 (Oct 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $27.2M in all, or $3.9M per film on average.

How many romance movies released in week 43 of 2013 (Oct 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013), earned $19.8M.

How much of the Week 43, 2013 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.2M of the $27.2M total, or 8%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 43, 2013 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 43 of 2013 (Oct 20–26). 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 43, 2013 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.