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Romance box office · Week 22 · May 22–28, 2016

Romance Box Office, Week 22 of 2016: Romance Releases of May 22–28

Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 22 of 2016 (May 22–28), with $10.6M worldwide, ahead of Love Me Tomorrow (2016) at $37K and Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) at $19.9K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.7M in all. That is down 24% on Week 21, 2016, whose releases took $14.2M.

week 22 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$10.7M
Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016), the #1
$10.6M
vs Week 21, 2016
−24%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 22 of 2016?

Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) leads with $10.6M, 99% of the total. The top 4 together took $10.7M, 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.

  1. Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $10.6M Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Love Me Tomorrow (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $37K Love Me Tomorrow (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $19.9K Idhu Namma Aalu (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Fathers (2016) movie poster Number 4
    $8.4K Fathers (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 22 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 22 of 2016 (May 22–28).

  1. 1 Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) movie poster
    Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) May 28, 2016 · Japanese · Romance $10.6M worldwide
    May 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.6M
  2. 2 Love Me Tomorrow (2016) movie poster
    Love Me Tomorrow (2016) May 25, 2016 · Tagalog · Romance, Comedy $37K worldwide
    May 25, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37K
  3. 3 Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) movie poster
    Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) May 27, 2016 · Tamil · Romance, Comedy $19.9K worldwide
    May 27, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.9K
  4. 4 Fathers (2016) movie poster
    Fathers (2016) May 26, 2016 · Thai · Drama, Romance $8.4K worldwide
    May 26, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 22 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 22, 2010 earned the most: $673M from 7 films, led by Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010). Week 22, 2016 took $10.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 22, 2007 May 27–Jun 2 5 films 5 $225.3M – Knocked Up (2007) $219.9M
Week 22, 2008 May 25–31 3 films · +89% 3 $426M +89% Sex and the City (2008) $418.8M
Week 22, 2009 May 24–30 1 film · −100% 1 $11.3K −100% Dawn of the World (2009) $11.3K
Week 22, 2010 May 23–29 7 films · +5972284% 7 $673M +5972284% Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) $336.4M
Week 22, 2011 May 22–28 4 films · −99% 4 $4.1M −99% We Are the Night (2011) $2.4M
Week 22, 2012 May 27–Jun 2 5 films · +236% 5 $13.7M +236% Runway Cop (2012) $8.2M
Week 22, 2013 May 26–Jun 1 3 films · +182% 3 $38.5M +182% Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) $31M
Week 22, 2014 May 25–31 3 films · −83% 3 $6.4M −83% Maybe This Time (2014) $3.1M
Week 22, 2015 May 24–30 6 films · +407% 6 $32.4M +407% Aloha (2015) $26.3M
Week 22, 2016 May 22–28 4 films · −67% 4 $10.7M −67% Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) $10.6M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 22 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 22 of 2016 (May 22–28)?

Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) leads with $10.6M worldwide. Next come Love Me Tomorrow (2016) at $37K and Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) at $19.9K.

How much did romance movies released in week 22 of 2016 (May 22–28) earn?

4 romance films released in week 22 of 2016 (May 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $10.7M in all, or $2.7M per film on average. Week 21, 2016 releases took $14.2M.

How many romance movies released in week 22 of 2016 (May 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016), earned $10.6M.

How is the week 22, 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 22 of 2016 (May 22–28). 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 22, 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.