#1 of 249 #1 romance movie of 2018
2018 · Drama, Romance
$436.4M worldwide · 15% of the chart's total
$215.3M US & Canada · 49% $221.1M elsewhere · 51%
Romance box office · 2018
Romance Box Office 2018: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
A Star Is Born (2018) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 2018, with $436.4M worldwide, ahead of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) at $395.6M and Fifty Shades Freed (2018) at $372M. 249 romance films released in 2018 report a worldwide gross, $2.9B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 6 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 22% on 2017, whose releases took $3.7B. By language, English leads with $2.1B across 76 romance releases.
- 2018 releases with a gross
- 249
- combined worldwide
- $2.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 6
- vs 2017
- −22%
#1 of 249 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 2018?
A Star Is Born (2018) leads with $436.4M, 15% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.6B, 54% of what all 249 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 2018, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 249. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2018.
- 1 Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $215.3M Rest of the world: $221.1M Worldwide: $436.4M
- 2 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)Jul 20, 2018 US and Canada: $120.6M Rest of the world: $275M Worldwide: $395.6M
Jul 20, 2018 · English · Comedy, Romance, Musical $395.6M worldwide - 3 Feb 9, 2018 US and Canada: $100.4M Rest of the world: $271.6M Worldwide: $372M
- 4 Aug 15, 2018 US and Canada: $174.8M Rest of the world: $64.5M Worldwide: $239.3M
- 5 Oct 7, 2018 US and Canada: $722.7K Rest of the world: $142.2M Worldwide: $143M
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May 18, 2018 US and Canada: $68.6M Rest of the world: $35.9M Worldwide: $104.4M - 7
May 4, 2018 US and Canada: $50.3M Rest of the world: $40.9M Worldwide: $91.2M - 8
Nov 16, 2018 US and Canada: $42.4M Rest of the world: $33.6M Worldwide: $76M - 9
Dec 21, 2018 US and Canada: $39.3M Rest of the world: $33M Worldwide: $72.3M - 10
Mar 16, 2018 US and Canada: $40.8M Rest of the world: $25.9M Worldwide: $66.7M - 11
Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: $11.8M Rest of the world: $48.7M Worldwide: $60.5M - 12
Jun 1, 2018 US and Canada: $31.4M Rest of the world: $28.5M Worldwide: $59.9M - 13
Apr 22, 2018 US and Canada: $563.7K Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $54.7M - 14
Jan 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.2M - 15
Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $31.7M Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $33.7M - 16
Feb 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.8M - 17
Mar 23, 2018 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: $17.8M Worldwide: $27.4M - 18
Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.1M - 19
Jul 3, 2018 US and Canada: $525.3K Rest of the world: $25.1M Worldwide: $25.7M - 20
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)Aug 10, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.1M Aug 10, 2018 · English · Drama, History, Romance $23.1M worldwide - 21
Jan 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.4M - 22
Dec 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.1M - 23
Dec 14, 2018 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $20.6M - 24
Dec 21, 2018 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: $15.9M Worldwide: $20.5M - 25
Mar 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.7M - 26
Dec 21, 2018 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $17.4M Worldwide: $18.4M - 27
Aug 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.1M - 28
Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.4M - 29
Mar 30, 2018 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $14.4M Worldwide: $15.8M - 30
Feb 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.9M - 31
Dec 7, 2018 US and Canada: $901.1K Rest of the world: $13.1M Worldwide: $14M - 32
Mar 17, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6M - 33
May 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.1M - 34
Nov 9, 2018 US and Canada: $180.9K Rest of the world: $11.7M Worldwide: $11.8M - 35
Jun 1, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.5M - 36
Feb 9, 2018 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $11M - 37
Jul 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.6M - 38
Mar 9, 2018 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $7.2M Worldwide: $10.5M - 39
Feb 23, 2018 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: $4.3M Worldwide: $10.4M - 40
The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018)Feb 28, 2018 US and Canada: $78.9K Rest of the world: $9.8M Worldwide: $9.9M
Feb 28, 2018 · Korean · History, Romance, Comedy $9.9M worldwide - 41
Nov 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2M - 42
Mar 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M - 43
Apr 27, 2018 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $8M - 44
Sep 21, 2018 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $8M - 45
Nov 29, 2018 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $5.2M Worldwide: $7.8M - 46
Dec 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M - 47
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1M - 48
May 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8M - 49
Jan 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1M - 50
May 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2018?
Of the top 10, Crazy Rich Asians (2018) earned the biggest share at home (73% in the US & Canada), while More Than Blue (2018) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 249 films, $1B (35%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 A Star Is Born (2018) $436.4M $215.3M US & Canada · 49% $221.1M elsewhere · 51%
- 2 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) $395.6M $120.6M US & Canada · 30% $275M elsewhere · 70%
- 3 Fifty Shades Freed (2018) $372M $100.4M US & Canada · 27% $271.6M elsewhere · 73%
- 4 Crazy Rich Asians (2018) $239.3M $174.8M US & Canada · 73% $64.5M elsewhere · 27%
- 5 More Than Blue (2018) $143M $722.7K US & Canada · <1% $142.2M elsewhere · 99%
- 6 Book Club (2018) $104.4M $68.6M US & Canada · 66% $35.9M elsewhere · 34%
- 7 Overboard (2018) $91.2M $50.3M US & Canada · 55% $40.9M elsewhere · 45%
- 8 Widows (2018) $76M $42.4M US & Canada · 56% $33.6M elsewhere · 44%
- 9 Second Act (2018) $72.3M $39.3M US & Canada · 54% $33M elsewhere · 46%
- 10 Love, Simon (2018) $66.7M $40.8M US & Canada · 61% $25.9M elsewhere · 39%
Gross bands
How Many 2018 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
6 of 249 films crossed $100M and took $1.7B between them, 58% of the total. 210 films, 84% of the list, earned under $10M.
58% 34% 8%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 6 films, 2% of the list $1.7B · 58% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 33 films, 13% of the list $985.9M · 34% of the gross
- Under $10M 210 films, 84% of the list $246.4M · 8% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2018 Earned the Most?
October releases took the most, $628.6M from 27 films, led by A Star Is Born (2018). September was the quietest month ($17.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Padmaavat (2018) $155.3M Padmaavat (2018)
- February Feb Fifty Shades Freed (2018) $461.9M Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
- March Mar Love, Simon (2018) $182.1M Love, Simon (2018)
- April Apr The Cat Returns (2002) $82.7M The Cat Returns (2002)
- May May Book Club (2018) $231.4M Book Club (2018)
- June Jun Adrift (2018) $82.8M Adrift (2018)
- July Jul Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) $438.7M Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
- August Aug Crazy Rich Asians (2018) $308M Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
- September Sep Life Itself (2018) $17.9M Life Itself (2018)
- October Oct A Star Is Born (2018) $628.6M A Star Is Born (2018)
- November Nov Widows (2018) $147.9M Widows (2018)
- December Dec Second Act (2018) $185.8M Second Act (2018)
Last 10 years
How Does 2018 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2009 earned the most: $6.6B from 202 films, led by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009). 2018 took $2.9B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2009 202 films | 202 | $6.6B | – | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M |
| 2010 236 films · −31% | 236 | $4.6B | −31% | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) $698.5M |
| 2011 170 films · −36% | 170 | $2.9B | −36% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M |
| 2012 216 films · +36% | 216 | $4B | +36% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) $848.6M |
| 2013 205 films · −42% | 205 | $2.3B | −42% | The Great Gatsby (2013) $353.7M |
| 2014 216 films · +29% | 216 | $2.9B | +29% | The Fault in Our Stars (2014) $307.2M |
| 2015 248 films · +6% | 248 | $3.1B | +6% | Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) $569.7M |
| 2016 242 films · +5% | 242 | $3.3B | +5% | La La Land (2016) $509.2M |
| 2017 246 films · +14% | 246 | $3.7B | +14% | Beauty and the Beast (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 249 films · −22% | 249 | $2.9B | −22% | A Star Is Born (2018) $436.4M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 2018?
English-language romance films took $2.1B across 76 films, 73% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language romance films ($175.3M) and Hindi-language romance films ($149.5M).
2018 Romance Box Office by Language
- English $2.1B76 films · #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
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Chinese $175.3M6 films · #1 More Than Blue (2018) -
Hindi $149.5M13 films · #1 Padmaavat (2018) -
Japanese $127.9M14 films · #1 The Cat Returns (2002) -
French $69.3M17 films · #1 Rolling to You (2018) - Korean $55.6M8 films · #1 Be with You (2018)
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Polish $44.4M7 films · #1 Cold War (2018) -
Spanish $30.8M18 films · #1 La Boda de Valentina (2018) -
Russian $30.1M3 films · #1 Ice (2018) -
Portuguese $21.7M5 films · #1 Minha Vida em Marte (2018)
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 2018: 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 249 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 2018?
A Star Is Born (2018) leads with $436.4M worldwide, $215.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) at $395.6M and Fifty Shades Freed (2018) at $372M.
How much did romance movies released in 2018 earn?
249 romance films released in 2018 report a worldwide gross, $2.9B in all, or $11.7M per film on average. 2017 releases took $3.7B.
How many romance movies released in 2018 made $1 billion?
None. 6 films crossed $100 million, led by A Star Is Born (2018) with $436.4M.
How is the 2018 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 2018. 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 2018 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.