#1 of 6 #1 romance movie of Week 17, 2017
This Is Not What I Expected (2017)
2017 · Romance, Comedy
$31M worldwide · 51% of the chart's total
$337.7K US & Canada · 1% $30.7M elsewhere · 99%
Romance box office · Week 17 · Apr 23–29, 2017
Romance Box Office, Week 17 of 2017: Romance Releases of Apr 23–29
This Is Not What I Expected (2017) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 17 of 2017 (Apr 23–29), with $31M worldwide, ahead of Love Off the Cuff (2017) at $26M and Wedding Unplanned (2017) at $3.6M. 6 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $61M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is 3.1 times the total of Week 16, 2017, whose releases took $19.8M. By language, Chinese leads with $57M across 2 romance releases.
- week 17 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $61M
- This Is Not What I Expected (2017), the #1
- $31M
- vs Week 16, 2017
- ×3.1
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 17 of 2017?
This Is Not What I Expected (2017) leads with $31M, 51% of the total. The top 5 together took $60.9M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 17 of 2017, 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 17 of 2017 (Apr 23–29).
- 1 Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: $337.7K Rest of the world: $30.7M Worldwide: $31M
- 2 Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26M
- 3 Apr 26, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
- 4 Apr 25, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $198.3K
- 5 Apr 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $175.7K
- 6
Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 17 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 17 releases took $61M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 11 (Mar 12–18) with $1.3B, led by Beauty and the Beast (2017).
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 12–18 Beauty and the Beast (2017) $1.3B Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 19–25 Daytime Shooting Star (2017) $15.5M Daytime Shooting Star (2017)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 26–Apr 1 Despite the Falling Snow (2017) $107.3K Despite the Falling Snow (2017)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 2–8 Your Name. (2017) $418.3M Your Name. (2017)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 9–15 Tommy's Honour (2017) $1.7M Tommy's Honour (2017)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 16–22 Mr. Pride VS Miss. Prejudice (2017) $19.8M Mr. Pride VS Miss. Prejudice (2017)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 23–29 This Is Not What I Expected (2017) $61M This Is Not What I Expected (2017)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 CIA: Comrade In America (2017) $383.2K CIA: Comrade In America (2017)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 Paris Can Wait (2017) $19.1M Paris Can Wait (2017)
Earlier years
How Does Week 17 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 17, 2014 earned the most: $310.9M from 8 films, led by The Other Woman (2014). Week 17, 2017 took $61M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 17, 2008 Apr 20–26 7 films | 7 | $102.5M | – | Baby Mama (2008) $64.4M |
| Week 17, 2009 Apr 19–25 5 films · −100% | 5 | $510.8K | −100% | My Last Five Girlfriends (2009) $257.3K |
| Week 17, 2010 Apr 18–24 3 films · +16165% | 3 | $83.1M | +16165% | The Back-up Plan (2010) $77.5M |
| Week 17, 2011 Apr 17–23 3 films · −100% | 3 | $253.8K | −100% | Mr. Perfect (2011) $211.9K |
| Week 17, 2012 Apr 22–28 5 films · +24922% | 5 | $63.5M | +24922% | The Five-Year Engagement (2012) $54.2M |
| Week 17, 2013 Apr 21–27 3 films · +122% | 3 | $140.8M | +122% | So Young (2013) $114.9M |
| Week 17, 2014 Apr 20–26 8 films · +121% | 8 | $310.9M | +121% | The Other Woman (2014) $196.7M |
| Week 17, 2015 Apr 19–25 3 films · −54% | 3 | $143.7M | −54% | The Left Ear (2015) $78M |
| Week 17, 2016 Apr 17–23 5 films · −69% | 5 | $44.2M | −69% | Yesterday Once More (2016) $27.4M |
| Week 17, 2017 Apr 23–29 6 films · +38% | 6 | $61M | +38% | This Is Not What I Expected (2017) $31M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2017, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2017 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 11 (Mar 12–18) with $1.3B, led by Beauty and the Beast (2017).
- Week 1 $2.3M
- Week 2 $12.1M
- Week 3 $7.6M
- Week 4 $130.2K
- Week 5 $23.8M
- Week 6 $396M
- Week 7 $23.2M
- Week 8 $5.9M
- Week 9 $5.7M
- Week 10 $15M
- Week 11 $1.3B
- Week 12 $15.5M
- Week 13 $107.3K
- Week 14 $418.3M
- Week 15 $1.7M
- Week 16 $19.8M
- Week 17 $61M
- Week 18 $383.2K
- Week 19 $19.1M
- Week 20 $66.1M
- Week 21 $3.1M
- Week 22 $1.4M
- Week 23 $9.3M
- Week 24 $13.7M
- Week 25 $57.1M
- Week 26 $23.3M
- Week 27 $3.4M
- Week 28 $7.9M
- Week 29 $10M
- Week 30 $25.6M
- Week 31 $18.4M
- Week 32 $36.7M
- Week 33 $1.5M
- Week 34 $20.9M
- Week 35 $20.2M
- Week 36 $41.1M
- Week 37 $4.7M
- Week 38 $2.5M
- Week 39 $32.1M
- Week 40 $72.9M
- Week 41 $30M
- Week 42 $32.7M
- Week 43 $16.8M
- Week 44 $151.2K
- Week 45 $20.9M
- Week 46 $139.5K
- Week 47 $68.3M
- Week 48 $1.2M
- Week 49 $1.6M
- Week 50 $251.6M
- Week 51 $472.4M
- Week 52 $56.4M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 17 of 2017: 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 17 of 2017 (Apr 23–29)?
This Is Not What I Expected (2017) leads with $31M worldwide, $337.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Love Off the Cuff (2017) at $26M and Wedding Unplanned (2017) at $3.6M.
How much did romance movies released in week 17 of 2017 (Apr 23–29) earn?
6 romance films released in week 17 of 2017 (Apr 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $61M in all, or $10.2M per film on average. Week 16, 2017 releases took $19.8M.
How many romance movies released in week 17 of 2017 (Apr 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, This Is Not What I Expected (2017), earned $31M.
How is the week 17, 2017 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 17 of 2017 (Apr 23–29). 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 17, 2017 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.