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Romance box office · Week 8 · Feb 14–20, 2016

Romance Box Office, Week 8 of 2016: Romance Releases of Feb 14–20

Run for Love (2016) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20), with $7.3M worldwide, ahead of Kill Time (2016) at $2M and Miruthan (2016) at $21.4K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $9.3M in all. That is down 2% on Week 7, 2016, whose releases took $9.4M.

week 8 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$9.3M
Run for Love (2016), the #1
$7.3M
vs Week 7, 2016
−2%
Run for Love (2016) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 romance movie of Week 8, 2016

Run for Love (2016)

2016 · Drama, Comedy

$7.3M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 8 of 2016?

Run for Love (2016) leads with $7.3M, 78% of the total. The top 4 together took $9.3M, 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.

  1. Run for Love (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $7.3M Run for Love (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Kill Time (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $2M Kill Time (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Miruthan (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $21.4K Miruthan (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. In Your Dreams! (2016) movie poster Number 4
    $6.4K In Your Dreams! (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20).

  1. 1 Run for Love (2016) movie poster
    Run for Love (2016) Feb 14, 2016 · Chinese · Drama, Comedy, Family $7.3M worldwide
    Feb 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M
  2. 2 Kill Time (2016) movie poster
    Kill Time (2016) Feb 14, 2016 · Chinese · Mystery, Romance, Crime $2M worldwide
    Feb 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  3. 3 Miruthan (2016) movie poster
    Miruthan (2016) Feb 18, 2016 · Tamil · Thriller, Romance, Action $21.4K worldwide
    Feb 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K
  4. 4 In Your Dreams! (2016) movie poster
    In Your Dreams! (2016) Feb 15, 2016 · Czech · Drama, Romance $6.4K worldwide
    Feb 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 8 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 8, 2014 earned the most: $119.1M from 5 films, led by Pompeii (2014). Week 8, 2016 took $9.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 8, 2007 Feb 18–24 5 films 5 $39.7M – Amazing Grace (2007) $32.1M
Week 8, 2008 Feb 17–23 2 films · −96% 2 $1.7M −96% The Duchess of Langeais (2008) $982.8K
Week 8, 2009 Feb 15–21 1 film · −89% 1 $185.7K −89% Jag Jeondeyan De Mele (2009) $185.7K
Week 8, 2010 Feb 14–20 4 films · +83% 4 $340.1K +83% Au Revoir Taipei (2010) $140.2K
Week 8, 2011 Feb 13–19 2 films · +332% 2 $1.5M +332% My Valentine Girls (2011) $1M
Week 8, 2012 Feb 19–25 3 films · +2644% 3 $40.3M +2644% Good Deeds (2012) $35.6M
Week 8, 2013 Feb 17–23 5 films · −88% 5 $4.8M −88% Love and Lemons (2013) $1.8M
Week 8, 2014 Feb 16–22 5 films · +2376% 5 $119.1M +2376% Pompeii (2014) $117.8M
Week 8, 2015 Feb 15–21 5 films · −59% 5 $49.2M −59% Triumph in the Skies (2015) $28.1M
Week 8, 2016 Feb 14–20 4 films · −81% 4 $9.3M −81% Run for Love (2016) $7.3M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 8 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 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20)?

Run for Love (2016) leads with $7.3M worldwide. Next come Kill Time (2016) at $2M and Miruthan (2016) at $21.4K.

How much did romance movies released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) earn?

4 romance films released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $9.3M in all, or $2.3M per film on average. Week 7, 2016 releases took $9.4M.

How many romance movies released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Run for Love (2016), earned $7.3M.

How is the week 8, 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 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20). 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 8, 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.