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Romance box office · Week 21 · May 15–21, 2016

Romance Box Office, Week 21 of 2016: Romance Releases of May 15–21

Maggie's Plan (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 21 of 2016 (May 15–21), with $5.9M worldwide, ahead of Night Peacock (2016) at $5M and The Red Thread (2016) at $3.2M. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.2M in all, 24% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 74% on Week 20, 2016, whose releases took $53.7M. By language, English leads with $5.9M across 1 romance release.

week 21 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$14.2M
Maggie's Plan (2016), the #1
$5.9M
vs Week 20, 2016
−74%
Maggie's Plan (2016) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 romance movie of Week 21, 2016

Maggie's Plan (2016)

2016 · Drama, Comedy

$5.9M worldwide · 42% of the chart's total

$3.4M US & Canada · 57% $2.5M elsewhere · 43%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 21 of 2016?

Maggie's Plan (2016) leads with $5.9M, 42% of the total. The top 5 together took $14.2M, 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. Maggie's Plan (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $5.9M Maggie's Plan (2016)
    $3.4M US & Canada · 57% $2.5M elsewhere · 43%
  2. Night Peacock (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $5M Night Peacock (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Red Thread (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $3.2M The Red Thread (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Maruthu (2016) movie poster Number 4
    $7.5K Maruthu (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Brahmotsavam (2016) movie poster Number 5
    $541 Brahmotsavam (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 21 of 2016, 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 2016 (May 15–21).

  1. 1 Maggie's Plan (2016) movie poster
    Maggie's Plan (2016) May 20, 2016 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $5.9M worldwide
    May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $5.9M
  2. 2 Night Peacock (2016) movie poster
    Night Peacock (2016) May 20, 2016 · Chinese · Romance, Drama $5M worldwide
    May 20, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  3. 3 The Red Thread (2016) movie poster
    The Red Thread (2016) May 19, 2016 · Spanish · Drama, Romance $3.2M worldwide
    May 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
  4. 4 Maruthu (2016) movie poster
    Maruthu (2016) May 20, 2016 · Tamil · Comedy, Action, Romance $7.5K worldwide
    May 20, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5K
  5. 5 Brahmotsavam (2016) movie poster
    Brahmotsavam (2016) May 20, 2016 · Telugu · Romance, Family $541 worldwide
    May 20, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $541
Earlier years

How Does Week 21 of 2016 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, 2016 took $14.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 21, 2007 May 20–26 3 films 3 $18.5M – 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
Week 21, 2015 May 17–23 3 films · +60% 3 $7.9M +60% Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) $4.2M
Week 21, 2016 May 15–21 5 films · +80% 5 $14.2M +80% Maggie's Plan (2016) $5.9M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 21 of 2016: 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 2016 (May 15–21)?

Maggie's Plan (2016) leads with $5.9M worldwide, $3.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Night Peacock (2016) at $5M and The Red Thread (2016) at $3.2M.

How much did romance movies released in week 21 of 2016 (May 15–21) earn?

5 romance films released in week 21 of 2016 (May 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $14.2M in all, or $2.8M per film on average. Week 20, 2016 releases took $53.7M.

How many romance movies released in week 21 of 2016 (May 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Maggie's Plan (2016), earned $5.9M.

How much of the Week 21, 2016 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.4M of the $14.2M total, or 24%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 2016 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 2016 (May 15–21). 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, 2016 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.