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Romance box office · Week 32 · Jul 31–Aug 6, 2016

Romance Box Office, Week 32 of 2016: Romance Releases of Jul 31–Aug 6

Sweet Sixteen (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 32 of 2016 (Jul 31–Aug 6), with $22.8M worldwide, ahead of Desire (2016) at $442.5K and Front Cover (2016) at $26.4K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $23.3M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 32 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$23.3M
Sweet Sixteen (2016), the #1
$22.8M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Sweet Sixteen (2016) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 romance movie of Week 32, 2016

Sweet Sixteen (2016)

2016 · Drama, Romance

$22.8M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$34.3K US & Canada · <1% $22.8M elsewhere · 100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 32 of 2016?

Sweet Sixteen (2016) leads with $22.8M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $23.3M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Sweet Sixteen (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $22.8M Sweet Sixteen (2016)
    $34.3K US & Canada · <1% $22.8M elsewhere · 100%
  2. Desire (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $442.5K Desire (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Front Cover (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $26.4K Front Cover (2016)
    $26.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 32 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 32 of 2016 (Jul 31–Aug 6).

  1. 1 Sweet Sixteen (2016) movie poster
    Sweet Sixteen (2016) Aug 5, 2016 · Chinese · Drama, Romance $22.8M worldwide
    Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $34.3K Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $22.8M
  2. 2 Desire (2016) movie poster
    Desire (2016) Jul 31, 2016 · Indonesian · Romance, Drama, Comedy $442.5K worldwide
    Jul 31, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $442.5K
  3. 3 Front Cover (2016) movie poster
    Front Cover (2016) Aug 5, 2016 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $26.4K worldwide
    Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $26.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 32 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 32, 2014 earned the most: $199.3M from 5 films, led by The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014). Week 32, 2016 took $23.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 32, 2007 Aug 5–11 8 films 8 $164.3M – Stardust (2007) $137.5M
Week 32, 2008 Aug 3–9 6 films · −53% 6 $77.9M −53% The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) $44.4M
Week 32, 2009 Aug 2–8 4 films · +69% 4 $131.8M +69% Julie & Julia (2009) $129.5M
Week 32, 2010 Aug 1–7 7 films · +26% 7 $166.5M +26% Step Up 3-D (2010) $159.3M
Week 32, 2011 Jul 31–Aug 6 2 films · −99% 2 $1.1M −99% Habermann (2011) $881K
Week 32, 2012 Aug 5–11 2 films · +11429% 2 $121.5M +11429% Hope Springs (2012) $114.3M
Week 32, 2013 Aug 4–10 5 films · −45% 5 $66.3M −45% I Give It a Year (2013) $29.1M
Week 32, 2014 Aug 3–9 5 films · +200% 5 $199.3M +200% The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) $90.2M
Week 32, 2015 Aug 2–8 3 films · −85% 3 $29.2M −85% To The Fore (2015) $27.3M
Week 32, 2016 Jul 31–Aug 6 3 films · −20% 3 $23.3M −20% Sweet Sixteen (2016) $22.8M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 32 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 32 of 2016 (Jul 31–Aug 6)?

Sweet Sixteen (2016) leads with $22.8M worldwide, $34.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Desire (2016) at $442.5K and Front Cover (2016) at $26.4K.

How much did romance movies released in week 32 of 2016 (Jul 31–Aug 6) earn?

3 romance films released in week 32 of 2016 (Jul 31–Aug 6) report a worldwide gross, $23.3M in all, or $7.8M per film on average.

How many romance movies released in week 32 of 2016 (Jul 31–Aug 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sweet Sixteen (2016), earned $22.8M.

How much of the Week 32, 2016 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$60.7K of the $23.3M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 32, 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 32 of 2016 (Jul 31–Aug 6). 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 32, 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.