#1 of 5 #1 romance movie of Week 43, 2018
2018 · Drama, Thriller
$2.2M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$771.9K US & Canada · 35% $1.4M elsewhere · 65%
Romance box office · Week 43 · Oct 21–27, 2018
Romance Box Office, Week 43 of 2018: Romance Releases of Oct 21–27
Border (2018) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 43 of 2018 (Oct 21–27), with $2.2M worldwide, ahead of 5 Weddings (2018) at $27K and Mom + Mom (2018) at $11.7K. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.2M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 92% on Week 42, 2018, whose releases took $28.8M. By language, Swedish leads with $2.2M across 1 romance release.
- week 43 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $2.2M
- Border (2018), the #1
- $2.2M
- vs Week 42, 2018
- −92%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 43 of 2018?
Border (2018) leads with $2.2M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.2M, 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.
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 43 of 2018, 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 43 of 2018 (Oct 21–27).
- 1 Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: $771.9K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $2.2M
- 2 Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27K
- 3 Oct 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K
- 4 Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9K
- 5 Oct 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 43 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 43 releases took $2.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $447.5M, led by A Star Is Born (2018).
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 The Butler (2018) $3.6M The Butler (2018)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 Life Itself (2018) $9.7M Life Itself (2018)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Battle (2018) $946.8K Battle (2018)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 A Star Is Born (2018) $447.5M A Star Is Born (2018)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 More Than Blue (2018) $148.6M More Than Blue (2018)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Badhaai Ho (2018) $28.8M Badhaai Ho (2018)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 Border (2018) $2.2M Border (2018)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 Nobody's Fool (2018) $39.5M Nobody's Fool (2018)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 4–10 Last Letter (2018) $21.6M Last Letter (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 43 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2011 earned the most: $139.2M from 2 films, led by The Three Musketeers (2011). Week 43, 2018 took $2.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 43, 2009 Oct 18–24 6 films | 6 | $74.2M | – | Pope Joan (2009) $28.7M |
| Week 43, 2010 Oct 17–23 3 films · −88% | 3 | $8.8M | −88% | The Lightning Tree (2010) $5.5M |
| Week 43, 2011 Oct 16–22 2 films · +1488% | 2 | $139.2M | +1488% | The Three Musketeers (2011) $132.3M |
| Week 43, 2012 Oct 21–27 3 films · −95% | 3 | $7.1M | −95% | This Guy’s In Love With U Mare! (2012) $6.1M |
| Week 43, 2013 Oct 20–26 7 films · +284% | 7 | $27.2M | +284% | Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) $19.8M |
| Week 43, 2014 Oct 19–25 8 films · −43% | 8 | $15.4M | −43% | Two Hearts As One (2014) $5.6M |
| Week 43, 2015 Oct 18–24 10 films · +7% | 10 | $16.5M | +7% | Shaandaar (2015) $14.1M |
| Week 43, 2016 Oct 16–22 5 films · +159% | 5 | $42.9M | +159% | The Handmaiden (2016) $37.9M |
| Week 43, 2017 Oct 22–28 8 films · −61% | 8 | $16.8M | −61% | Mathilde (2017) $9.4M |
| Week 43, 2018 Oct 21–27 5 films · −87% | 5 | $2.2M | −87% | Border (2018) $2.2M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2018, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $447.5M, led by A Star Is Born (2018).
- Week 1 $46.2M
- Week 2 $11.3K
- Week 3 $38.8M
- Week 4 $70.3M
- Week 5 $3.9M
- Week 6 $383.1M
- Week 7 $35.3M
- Week 8 $29.8M
- Week 9 $10.1M
- Week 10 $11.5M
- Week 11 $108.4M
- Week 12 $37.3M
- Week 13 $24.7M
- Week 14 $2.5M
- Week 15 $5.3M
- Week 16 $1.9M
- Week 17 $73M
- Week 18 $92.6M
- Week 19 $6.1M
- Week 20 $121.4M
- Week 21 $10.1M
- Week 22 $75.9M
- Week 23 $4.5M
- Week 24 $127.4K
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $3.5M
- Week 27 $25.7M
- Week 28 $4.8M
- Week 29 $407.4M
- Week 30 $856.2K
- Week 31 $12.1M
- Week 32 $23.1M
- Week 33 $245.6M
- Week 34 $22.4M
- Week 35 $4.8M
- Week 36 $3.6M
- Week 37 $3.6M
- Week 38 $9.7M
- Week 39 $946.8K
- Week 40 $447.5M
- Week 41 $148.6M
- Week 42 $28.8M
- Week 43 $2.2M
- Week 44 $39.5M
- Week 45 $21.6M
- Week 46 $76.6M
- Week 47 $3.1M
- Week 48 $8.5M
- Week 49 $20.8M
- Week 50 $22.2M
- Week 51 $112.2M
- Week 52 $30.6M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 43 of 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 43 of 2018 (Oct 21–27)?
Border (2018) leads with $2.2M worldwide, $771.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come 5 Weddings (2018) at $27K and Mom + Mom (2018) at $11.7K.
How much did romance movies released in week 43 of 2018 (Oct 21–27) earn?
5 romance films released in week 43 of 2018 (Oct 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $2.2M in all, or $445.9K per film on average. Week 42, 2018 releases took $28.8M.
How many romance movies released in week 43 of 2018 (Oct 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Border (2018), earned $2.2M.
How is the week 43, 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 week 43 of 2018 (Oct 21–27). 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 43, 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.