How much of the Week 52, 2016 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$101.5M of the $395.8M total, or 26%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Romance box office · Week 52 · Dec 18–24, 2016

Romance Box Office, Week 52 of 2016: Romance Releases of Dec 18–24

Passengers (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 52 of 2016 (Dec 18–24), with $303.1M worldwide, ahead of See You Tomorrow (2016) at $70.1M and Julieta (2016) at $22.5M. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $395.8M in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.6 times the total of Week 51, 2016, whose releases took $108.9M. By language, English leads with $303.1M across 1 romance release.

week 52 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $395.8M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs Week 51, 2016: ×3.6

#1 of 5

#1 romance movie of Week 52, 2016

Passengers (2016)

2016 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

$303.1M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total

$100M US & Canada · 33% $203.1M elsewhere · 67%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 52 of 2016?

Passengers (2016) leads with $303.1M, 77% of the total. The top 5 together took $395.8M, 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.

Number 1

$303.1M Passengers (2016)
$100M US & Canada · 33% $203.1M elsewhere · 67%
Number 2

$70.1M See You Tomorrow (2016)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$22.5M Julieta (2016)
$1.5M US & Canada · 7% $21M elsewhere · 93%
Number 4

$12.7K Kaththi Sandai (2016)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$7.3K Dreamfish (2016)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2016 (Dec 18–24).

1
Passengers (2016) Dec 21, 2016 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama $303.1M worldwide

Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $203.1M Worldwide: $303.1M
2
See You Tomorrow (2016) Dec 23, 2016 · Cantonese · Comedy, Romance, Drama $70.1M worldwide

Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.1M
3
Julieta (2016) Dec 21, 2016 · Spanish · Drama, Romance $22.5M worldwide

Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $21M Worldwide: $22.5M
4
Kaththi Sandai (2016) Dec 23, 2016 · Tamil · Romance, Action $12.7K worldwide

Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.7K
5
Dreamfish (2016) Dec 22, 2016 · Russian · Comedy, Romance $7.3K worldwide

Dec 22, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $395.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 50 (Dec 4–10) with $545.8M, led by La La Land (2016).

Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2008 earned the most: $721.6M from 8 films, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Week 52, 2016 took $395.8M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 52, 2007 Dec 23–29 1 film	1	$2.3M	–	Playing Solo (2007) $2.3M
Week 52, 2008 Dec 21–27 8 films · +31410%	8	$721.6M	+31410%	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $335.8M
Week 52, 2009 Dec 20–26 5 films · −8%	5	$664.3M	−8%	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $443.1M
Week 52, 2010 Dec 19–25 3 films · −85%	3	$96.9M	−85%	If You Are the One 2 (2010) $76.1M
Week 52, 2011 Dec 18–24 5 films · −96%	5	$4M	−96%	Moy paren - angel (2011) $2.4M
Week 52, 2012 Dec 23–29 3 films · +10933%	3	$443.9M	+10933%	Les Miserables (2012) $442.8M
Week 52, 2013 Dec 22–28 1 film · −99%	1	$4M	−99%	The Invisible Woman (2013) $4M
Week 52, 2014 Dec 21–27 3 films · +162%	3	$10.4M	+162%	8 New Dates (2014) $7.8M
Week 52, 2015 Dec 20–26 7 films · +170%	7	$28.2M	+170%	45 Years (2015) $14.4M
Week 52, 2016 Dec 18–24 5 films · +1301%	5	$395.8M	+1301%	Passengers (2016) $303.1M

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).

FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 52 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 52 of 2016 (Dec 18–24)?

Passengers (2016) leads with $303.1M worldwide, $100M of it in the US & Canada. Next come See You Tomorrow (2016) at $70.1M and Julieta (2016) at $22.5M.

How much did romance movies released in week 52 of 2016 (Dec 18–24) earn?

5 romance films released in week 52 of 2016 (Dec 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $395.8M in all, or $79.2M per film on average. Week 51, 2016 releases took $108.9M.

How many romance movies released in week 52 of 2016 (Dec 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Passengers (2016) with $303.1M.

How is the week 52, 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 52 of 2016 (Dec 18–24). 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 52, 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.