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Romance box office · Week 34 · Aug 18–24, 2019

Romance Box Office, Week 34 of 2019: Romance Releases of Aug 18–24

Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24), with $23.4M worldwide, ahead of Someone, Somewhere (2019) at $5.5M and I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2019) at $3.4M. 7 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $36.1M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Japanese leads with $26.3M across 3 romance releases.

week 34 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$36.1M
Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019), the #1
$23.4M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 34 of 2019?

Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) leads with $23.4M, 65% of the total. The top 5 together took $36M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $23.4M Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Someone, Somewhere (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $5.5M Someone, Somewhere (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $3.4M I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. NiNoKuni (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $2.9M NiNoKuni (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Vita & Virginia (2019) movie poster Number 5
    $800.7K Vita & Virginia (2019)
    $42.7K US & Canada · 5% $757.9K elsewhere · 95%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 34 of 2019, 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 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24).

  1. 1 Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) movie poster
    Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) Aug 23, 2019 · Japanese · Comedy, Drama, Romance $23.4M worldwide
    Aug 23, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.4M
  2. 2 Someone, Somewhere (2019) movie poster
    Someone, Somewhere (2019) Aug 21, 2019 · French · Comedy, Romance, Drama $5.5M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M
  3. 3 I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2019) movie poster
    I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2019) Aug 24, 2019 · French · Romance, Drama $3.4M worldwide
    Aug 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
  4. 4 NiNoKuni (2019) movie poster
    NiNoKuni (2019) Aug 23, 2019 · Japanese · Family, Action, Romance $2.9M worldwide
    Aug 23, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
  5. 5 Vita & Virginia (2019) movie poster
    Vita & Virginia (2019) Aug 23, 2019 · English · Biography, Drama, Romance $800.7K worldwide
    Aug 23, 2019 US and Canada: $42.7K Rest of the world: $757.9K Worldwide: $800.7K
  6. 6 Just a Stranger (2019) movie poster
    Just a Stranger (2019) Aug 21, 2019 · Tagalog · Drama, Romance $57.3K worldwide
    Aug 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57.3K
  7. 7 It Feels So Good (2019) movie poster
    It Feels So Good (2019) Aug 23, 2019 · Japanese · Drama, Romance $32K worldwide
    Aug 23, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32K
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2013 earned the most: $97.5M from 4 films, led by The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). Week 34, 2019 took $36.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 5 films 5 $90.5M – The Switch (2010) $49.8M
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 4 films · −1% 4 $89.8M −1% One Day (2011) $59.4M
Week 34, 2012 Aug 19–25 4 films · −76% 4 $21.6M −76% Hit and Run (2012) $16.8M
Week 34, 2013 Aug 18–24 4 films · +352% 4 $97.5M +352% The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) $95.4M
Week 34, 2014 Aug 17–23 7 films · −15% 7 $83.2M −15% If I Stay (2014) $78.3M
Week 34, 2015 Aug 16–22 6 films · −42% 6 $48M −42% Bride Wars (2015) $27.7M
Week 34, 2016 Aug 14–20 2 films · −99% 2 $517.5K −99% Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016) $426.3K
Week 34, 2017 Aug 20–26 4 films · +3932% 4 $20.9M +3932% Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017) $17.3M
Week 34, 2018 Aug 19–25 9 films · +7% 9 $22.4M +7% On Your Wedding Day (2018) $17.1M
Week 34, 2019 Aug 18–24 7 films · +61% 7 $36.1M +61% Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) $23.4M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 34 of 2019: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24)?

Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) leads with $23.4M worldwide. Next come Someone, Somewhere (2019) at $5.5M and I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2019) at $3.4M.

How much did romance movies released in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24) earn?

7 romance films released in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $36.1M in all, or $5.2M per film on average.

How many romance movies released in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019), earned $23.4M.

How much of the Week 34, 2019 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$42.7K of the $36.1M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 2019 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 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24). 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 34, 2019 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.