#1 of 5 #1 romance movie of Week 21, 2014
2014 · Drama, Comedy
$3.4M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total
$2.2M US & Canada · 63% $1.3M elsewhere · 37%
Romance box office · Week 21 · May 18–24, 2014
Romance Box Office, Week 21 of 2014: Romance Releases of May 18–24
Words and Pictures (2014) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 21 of 2014 (May 18–24), with $3.4M worldwide, ahead of Cambio de ruta (2014) at $959.6K and Still the Water (2014) at $383.9K. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.9M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 79% on Week 20, 2014, whose releases took $23.8M. By language, English leads with $3.4M across 1 romance release.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $4.9M
- Words and Pictures (2014), the #1
- $3.4M
- vs Week 20, 2014
- −79%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 21 of 2014?
Words and Pictures (2014) leads with $3.4M, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.9M, 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.
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US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 21 of 2014, 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 21 of 2014 (May 18–24).
- 1 May 23, 2014 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $3.4M
- 2 May 23, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $959.6K
- 3 May 20, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $383.9K
- 4 May 23, 2014 US and Canada: $63.6K Rest of the world: $27.1K Worldwide: $90.8K
- 5 May 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 21 releases took $4.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 23 (Jun 1–7) with $312.7M, led by The Fault in Our Stars (2014).
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 6–12 Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) $8.2M Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 13–19 2 States (2014) $22.9M 2 States (2014)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 20–26 The Other Woman (2014) $310.9M The Other Woman (2014)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 Not My Type (2014) $4M Not My Type (2014)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 4–10 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 11–17 Chinese Puzzle (2014) $23.8M Chinese Puzzle (2014)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 18–24 Words and Pictures (2014) $4.9M Words and Pictures (2014)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 25–31 Maybe This Time (2014) $6.4M Maybe This Time (2014)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 1–7 The Fault in Our Stars (2014) $312.7M The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Earlier years
How Does Week 21 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2011 earned the most: $153.4M from 4 films, led by Midnight in Paris (2011). Week 21, 2014 took $4.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 21, 2005 May 15–21 7 films | 7 | $30.1M | – | Joyeux Noel (2005) $17.7M |
| Week 21, 2006 May 21–27 3 films · −20% | 3 | $24.2M | −20% | Fanaa (2006) $22.2M |
| Week 21, 2007 May 20–26 3 films · −24% | 3 | $18.5M | −24% | Cheeni Kum (2007) $9.2M |
| Week 21, 2008 May 18–24 4 films · −97% | 4 | $638.2K | −97% | Good Morning, Luang Prabang (2008) $313.9K |
| Week 21, 2009 May 17–23 1 film · +2793% | 1 | $18.5M | +2793% | Easy Virtue (2009) $18.5M |
| Week 21, 2010 May 16–22 5 films · +35% | 5 | $24.9M | +35% | Kites (2010) $11.9M |
| Week 21, 2011 May 15–21 4 films · +517% | 4 | $153.4M | +517% | Midnight in Paris (2011) $151.5M |
| Week 21, 2012 May 20–26 1 film · −55% | 1 | $68.3M | −55% | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) $68.3M |
| Week 21, 2013 May 19–25 4 films · −5% | 4 | $64.7M | −5% | A Wedding Invitation (2013) $30.7M |
| Week 21, 2014 May 18–24 5 films · −92% | 5 | $4.9M | −92% | Words and Pictures (2014) $3.4M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2014, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2014 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 23 (Jun 1–7) with $312.7M, led by The Fault in Our Stars (2014).
- Week 1 $36.1M
- Week 2 $5.6M
- Week 3 $11.2M
- Week 4 $19.8M
- Week 5 $84.9M
- Week 6 $15.3M
- Week 7 $221.2M
- Week 8 $119.1M
- Week 9 $17.1M
- Week 10 $2.1M
- Week 11 $83.9M
- Week 12 $293.8M
- Week 13 $616K
- Week 14 $11.9M
- Week 15 $8.2M
- Week 16 $22.9M
- Week 17 $310.9M
- Week 18 $4M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $23.8M
- Week 21 $4.9M
- Week 22 $6.4M
- Week 23 $312.7M
- Week 24 $288.1K
- Week 25 $78.3M
- Week 26 $84.9M
- Week 27 $3.9M
- Week 28 $23.8M
- Week 29 $16.5M
- Week 30 $77.2M
- Week 31 $9.1M
- Week 32 $199.3M
- Week 33 $10.2M
- Week 34 $83.2M
- Week 35 $942.4K
- Week 36 $41.2M
- Week 37 $8.6M
- Week 38 $2.4M
- Week 39 $5.2M
- Week 40 $56.1M
- Week 41 $15.6M
- Week 42 $140.6M
- Week 43 $15.4M
- Week 44 $7.1M
- Week 45 $131.6M
- Week 46 $42.5M
- Week 47 $625.5K
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $123.3M
- Week 50 $41.4M
- Week 51 $102.8M
- Week 52 $10.4M
- Week 53 $135.2K
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 21 of 2014: 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 21 of 2014 (May 18–24)?
Words and Pictures (2014) leads with $3.4M worldwide, $2.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cambio de ruta (2014) at $959.6K and Still the Water (2014) at $383.9K.
How much did romance movies released in week 21 of 2014 (May 18–24) earn?
5 romance films released in week 21 of 2014 (May 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $4.9M in all, or $982.3K per film on average. Week 20, 2014 releases took $23.8M.
How many romance movies released in week 21 of 2014 (May 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Words and Pictures (2014), earned $3.4M.
How is the week 21, 2014 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 21 of 2014 (May 18–24). 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 21, 2014 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.