Skip to content
What's After the Movie?
Romance box office · Week 53 · Dec 25–31, 2016

Romance Box Office, Week 53 of 2016: Romance Releases of Dec 25–31

Paterson (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31), with $9.6M worldwide, ahead of I Love You Two (2016) at $464.5K and Vince & Kath & James (2016) at $15.4K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.1M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 97% on Week 52, 2016, whose releases took $395.8M.

week 53 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$10.1M
Paterson (2016), the #1
$9.6M
vs Week 52, 2016
−97%
Paterson (2016) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 romance movie of Week 53, 2016

Paterson (2016)

2016 · Drama, Comedy

$9.6M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$2.2M US & Canada · 22% $7.4M elsewhere · 78%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 53 of 2016?

Paterson (2016) leads with $9.6M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $10.1M, 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. Paterson (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $9.6M Paterson (2016)
    $2.2M US & Canada · 22% $7.4M elsewhere · 78%
  2. I Love You Two (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $464.5K I Love You Two (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Vince & Kath & James (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $15.4K Vince & Kath & James (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31).

  1. 1 Paterson (2016) movie poster
    Paterson (2016) Dec 28, 2016 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $9.6M worldwide
    Dec 28, 2016 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $7.4M Worldwide: $9.6M
  2. 2 I Love You Two (2016) movie poster
    I Love You Two (2016) Dec 28, 2016 · Thai · Romance, Comedy $464.5K worldwide
    Dec 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $464.5K
  3. 3 Vince & Kath & James (2016) movie poster
    Vince & Kath & James (2016) Dec 25, 2016 · Tagalog · Comedy, Romance $15.4K worldwide
    Dec 25, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 53 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 53, 2010 earned the most: $33.4M from 3 films, led by The Last Godfather (2010). Week 53, 2016 took $10.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 53, 2007 Dec 30–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2008 Dec 28–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2009 Dec 27–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2010 Dec 26–31 3 films 3 $33.4M – The Last Godfather (2010) $16.9M
Week 53, 2011 Dec 25–31 1 film · −92% 1 $2.8M −92% Bangkok Sweety (2011) $2.8M
Week 53, 2012 Dec 30–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2013 Dec 29–31 1 film 1 $11.8M – Up in the Wind (2013) $11.8M
Week 53, 2014 Dec 28–31 1 film · −99% 1 $135.2K −99% Vellaikaara Durai (2014) $135.2K
Week 53, 2015 Dec 27–31 2 films · +4609% 2 $6.4M +4609% Anomalisa (2015) $5.7M
Week 53, 2016 Dec 25–31 3 films · +58% 3 $10.1M +58% Paterson (2016) $9.6M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 53 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 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31)?

Paterson (2016) leads with $9.6M worldwide, $2.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come I Love You Two (2016) at $464.5K and Vince & Kath & James (2016) at $15.4K.

How much did romance movies released in week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31) earn?

3 romance films released in week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $10.1M in all, or $3.4M per film on average. Week 52, 2016 releases took $395.8M.

How many romance movies released in week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Paterson (2016), earned $9.6M.

How much of the Week 53, 2016 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.2M of the $10.1M total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 53, 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 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31). 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 53, 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.