#1 of 11 #1 romance movie of Week 38, 2016
2016 · Comedy, Romance
$212M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total
$24.3M US & Canada · 11% $187.7M elsewhere · 89%
Romance box office · Week 38 · Sep 11–17, 2016
Romance Box Office, Week 38 of 2016: Romance Releases of Sep 11–17
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17), with $212M worldwide, ahead of SoulMate (2016) at $24.9M and Text for You (2016) at $5.8M. 11 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $245M in all, 10% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 11.1 times the total of Week 37, 2016, whose releases took $22.2M. By language, English leads with $213.4M across 5 romance releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 11
- combined worldwide
- $245M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 37, 2016
- ×11.1
#1 of 11 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 38 of 2016?
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) leads with $212M, 86% of the total. The top 5 together took $244.1M, almost all of what the 11 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17).
- 1 Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: $24.3M Rest of the world: $187.7M Worldwide: $212M
- 2 Sep 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.9M
- 3 Sep 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M
- 4 Sep 13, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $827.9K
- 5 Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $664.4K
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Sep 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $505.8K - 7
Sep 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $238.5K - 8
Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: $46.7K Rest of the world: $55.6K Worldwide: $102.3K - 9
Sep 17, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.1K - 10
Sep 13, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K - 11
Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
Gross bands
How Many Week 38 of 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 11 films crossed $100M and took $212M between them, 86% of the total. 9 films, 82% of the list, earned under $10M.
86% 10%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 9% of the list $212M · 86% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 9% of the list $24.9M · 10% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 82% of the list $8.2M · 3% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $245M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 11–17) with $245M, led by Bridget Jones's Baby (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)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) $245M Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 My Blind Brother (2016) $13.4M My Blind Brother (2016)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2016 earned the most: $245M from 11 films, led by Bridget Jones's Baby (2016).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 5 films | 5 | $81.6M | – | Good Luck Chuck (2007) $59.8M |
| Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 10 films · +62% | 10 | $132M | +62% | The Duchess (2008) $43.3M |
| Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 9 films · −18% | 9 | $107.9M | −18% | Love Happens (2009) $36.1M |
| Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 11 films · +16% | 11 | $124.7M | +16% | Easy A (2010) $75M |
| Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 3 films · −87% | 3 | $15.6M | −87% | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) $12M |
| Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 6 films · +180% | 6 | $43.7M | +180% | The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) $33.4M |
| Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 1 film · −100% | 1 | $88.3K | −100% | Jewtopia (2013) $88.3K |
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 4 films · +2660% | 4 | $2.4M | +2660% | Khoobsurat (2014) $1.4M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 4 films · +775% | 4 | $21.3M | +775% | The Anthem of the Heart (2015) $8.9M |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 11 films · +1048% | 11 | $245M | +1048% | Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) $212M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in Week 38 of 2016?
English-language romance films took $213.4M across 5 films, 87% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language romance films ($24.9M) and German-language romance films ($5.8M).
Week 38 of 2016 Romance Box Office by Language
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English $213.4M5 films · #1 Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) -
Chinese $24.9M1 film · #1 SoulMate (2016) -
German $5.8M1 film · #1 Text for You (2016) -
Romanian $664.4K1 film · #1 #Selfie 69 (2016) -
Tagalog $238.5K1 film · #1 Barcelona: A Love Untold (2016) -
Japanese $42.1K1 film · #1 Over the Fence (2016) -
French $4.6K1 film · #1 Please Love Me Forever (2016)
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 38 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 11 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17)?
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) leads with $212M worldwide, $24.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come SoulMate (2016) at $24.9M and Text for You (2016) at $5.8M.
How much did romance movies released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) earn?
11 romance films released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $245M in all, or $22.3M per film on average. Week 37, 2016 releases took $22.2M.
How many romance movies released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) with $212M.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17). 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 38, 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.