#1 of 4 #1 romance movie of Week 35, 2016
2016 · Biography, Drama
$6.6M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total
$6.3M US & Canada · 95% $324.4K elsewhere · 5%
Romance box office · Week 35 · Aug 21–27, 2016
Romance Box Office, Week 35 of 2016: Romance Releases of Aug 21–27
Southside with You (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27), with $6.6M worldwide, ahead of The Hollars (2016) at $1.1M and Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor (2016) at $63.3K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.8M in all, 93% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $7.8M
- Southside with You (2016), the #1
- $6.6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 93%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 35 of 2016?
Southside with You (2016) leads with $6.6M, 85% of the total. The top 4 together took $7.8M, 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.
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Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 35 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 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27).
- 1 Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: $324.4K Worldwide: $6.6M
- 2 Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $121.6K Worldwide: $1.1M
- 3 Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor (2016)Aug 25, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $63.3K
Aug 25, 2016 · Portuguese · Romance, Music, Comedy $63.3K worldwide - 4 Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $7.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 7–13) with $104.4M, led by Florence Foster Jenkins (2016).
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 10–16 Café Society (2016) $74.8M Café Society (2016)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 17–23 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 24–30 Ignatius of Loyola (2016) $259.3K Ignatius of Loyola (2016)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Sweet Sixteen (2016) $23.3M Sweet Sixteen (2016)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) $104.4M Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016) $517.5K Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Southside with You (2016) $7.8M Southside with You (2016)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 The Light Between Oceans (2016) $26M The Light Between Oceans (2016)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Your Lie in April (2016) $22.2M Your Lie in April (2016)
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2007 earned the most: $45.8M from 8 films, led by Balls of Fury (2007). Week 35, 2016 took $7.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 2007 Aug 26–Sep 1 8 films | 8 | $45.8M | – | Balls of Fury (2007) $41.7M |
| Week 35, 2008 Aug 24–30 3 films · −93% | 3 | $3.4M | −93% | For the First Time (2008) $2.9M |
| Week 35, 2009 Aug 23–29 3 films · −71% | 3 | $995.2K | −71% | Play the Game (2009) $659.5K |
| Week 35, 2010 Aug 22–28 2 films · −17% | 2 | $826.9K | −17% | All About Love (2010) $463.8K |
| Week 35, 2011 Aug 21–27 4 films · +773% | 4 | $7.2M | +773% | Men in Hope (2011) $6.1M |
| Week 35, 2012 Aug 26–Sep 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 2013 Aug 25–31 5 films | 5 | $28.9M | – | The Stolen Years (2013) $26.2M |
| Week 35, 2014 Aug 24–30 3 films · −97% | 3 | $942.4K | −97% | Chiang Khan Story (2014) $658.1K |
| Week 35, 2015 Aug 23–29 7 films · +2394% | 7 | $23.5M | +2394% | We Are Your Friends (2015) $10.3M |
| Week 35, 2016 Aug 21–27 4 films · −67% | 4 | $7.8M | −67% | Southside with You (2016) $6.6M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2016, Week by Week
48 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 50 (Dec 4–10) with $545.8M, led by La La Land (2016).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $8.1M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $5.9M
- Week 6 $50.6M
- Week 7 $9.4M
- Week 8 $9.3M
- Week 9 $8.5M
- Week 10 $1.4M
- Week 11 $26.3M
- Week 12 $49.4M
- Week 13 $92.4M
- Week 14 $25.2M
- Week 15 $3.3M
- Week 16 $30.4M
- Week 17 $44.2M
- Week 18 $21.5M
- Week 19 $216.3K
- Week 20 $53.7M
- Week 21 $14.2M
- Week 22 $10.7M
- Week 23 $226M
- Week 24 $6.1M
- Week 25 $2.2M
- Week 26 $5.5M
- Week 27 $357.8M
- Week 28 $199.8M
- Week 29 $74.8M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $259.3K
- Week 32 $23.3M
- Week 33 $104.4M
- Week 34 $517.5K
- Week 35 $7.8M
- Week 36 $26M
- Week 37 $22.2M
- Week 38 $245M
- Week 39 $13.4M
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $3.1M
- Week 42 $1.5M
- Week 43 $42.9M
- Week 44 $38.4M
- Week 45 $199.5M
- Week 46 $21K
- Week 47 $270.7K
- Week 48 $137.7M
- Week 49 $9.2M
- Week 50 $545.8M
- Week 51 $108.9M
- Week 52 $395.8M
- Week 53 $10.1M
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 35 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 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27)?
Southside with You (2016) leads with $6.6M worldwide, $6.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hollars (2016) at $1.1M and Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor (2016) at $63.3K.
How much did romance movies released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) earn?
4 romance films released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $7.8M in all, or $2M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Southside with You (2016), earned $6.6M.
How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27). 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 35, 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.