#1 of 5 #1 romance movie of Week 43, 2016
2016 · Drama, Thriller
$37.9M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total
$2M US & Canada · 5% $35.9M elsewhere · 95%
Romance box office · Week 43 · Oct 16–22, 2016
Romance Box Office, Week 43 of 2016: Romance Releases of Oct 16–22
The Handmaiden (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22), with $37.9M worldwide, ahead of For Both of Us (2016) at $4.4M and Until Forever (2016) at $277.7K. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42.9M in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada. That is 28.3 times the total of Week 42, 2016, whose releases took $1.5M. By language, Korean leads with $37.9M across 1 romance release.
- week 43 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $42.9M
- The Handmaiden (2016), the #1
- $37.9M
- vs Week 42, 2016
- ×28.3
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 43 of 2016?
The Handmaiden (2016) leads with $37.9M, 88% of the total. The top 5 together took $42.9M, 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.
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 43 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 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22).
- 1 Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $35.9M Worldwide: $37.9M
- 2 Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
- 3 Oct 20, 2016 US and Canada: $141.2K Rest of the world: $136.5K Worldwide: $277.7K
- 4 Oct 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $277.3K
- 5 Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 43 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 43 releases took $42.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 11–17) with $245M, led by Bridget Jones's Baby (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
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Being 17 (2016) $3.1M Being 17 (2016)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 Priceless (2016) $1.5M Priceless (2016)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 The Handmaiden (2016) $42.9M The Handmaiden (2016)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) $38.4M Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 Hacksaw Ridge (2016) $199.5M Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Earlier years
How Does Week 43 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2008 earned the most: $282.7M from 10 films, led by High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). Week 43, 2016 took $42.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 43, 2007 Oct 21–27 4 films | 4 | $90.8M | – | Dan in Real Life (2007) $68.5M |
| Week 43, 2008 Oct 19–25 10 films · +211% | 10 | $282.7M | +211% | High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) $252.9M |
| Week 43, 2009 Oct 18–24 6 films · −74% | 6 | $74.2M | −74% | Pope Joan (2009) $28.7M |
| Week 43, 2010 Oct 17–23 3 films · −88% | 3 | $8.8M | −88% | The Lightning Tree (2010) $5.5M |
| Week 43, 2011 Oct 16–22 2 films · +1488% | 2 | $139.2M | +1488% | The Three Musketeers (2011) $132.3M |
| Week 43, 2012 Oct 21–27 3 films · −95% | 3 | $7.1M | −95% | This Guy’s In Love With U Mare! (2012) $6.1M |
| Week 43, 2013 Oct 20–26 7 films · +284% | 7 | $27.2M | +284% | Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) $19.8M |
| Week 43, 2014 Oct 19–25 8 films · −43% | 8 | $15.4M | −43% | Two Hearts As One (2014) $5.6M |
| Week 43, 2015 Oct 18–24 10 films · +7% | 10 | $16.5M | +7% | Shaandaar (2015) $14.1M |
| Week 43, 2016 Oct 16–22 5 films · +159% | 5 | $42.9M | +159% | The Handmaiden (2016) $37.9M |
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 43 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 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22)?
The Handmaiden (2016) leads with $37.9M worldwide, $2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come For Both of Us (2016) at $4.4M and Until Forever (2016) at $277.7K.
How much did romance movies released in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22) earn?
5 romance films released in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $42.9M in all, or $8.6M per film on average. Week 42, 2016 releases took $1.5M.
How many romance movies released in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Handmaiden (2016), earned $37.9M.
How is the week 43, 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 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22). 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 43, 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.