#1 of 5 #1 romance movie of Week 40, 2019
2019 · Action, Adventure
$156.9M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
$487.2K US & Canada · <1% $156.4M elsewhere · 100%
Romance box office · Week 40 · Sep 29–Oct 5, 2019
Romance Box Office, Week 40 of 2019: Romance Releases of Sep 29–Oct 5
The Climbers (2019) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5), with $156.9M worldwide, ahead of Crazy Romance (2019) at $21.4M and #Iamhere (2019) at $1.6M. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $180.1M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.9 times the total of Week 39, 2019, whose releases took $46.2M. By language, Chinese leads with $156.9M across 1 romance release.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $180.1M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 39, 2019
- ×3.9
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 40 of 2019?
The Climbers (2019) leads with $156.9M, 87% of the total. The top 5 together took $180.1M, 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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The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5).
- 1 Sep 30, 2019 US and Canada: $487.2K Rest of the world: $156.4M Worldwide: $156.9M
- 2 Oct 2, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4M
- 3 Oct 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
- 4 Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $219.6K
- 5 Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $55.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $180.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 15–21) with $196.1M, led by Downton Abbey (2019).
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019) $36.1M Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead (2019)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Official Secrets (2019) $10.5M Official Secrets (2019)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 Chhichhore (2019) $4.5M Chhichhore (2019)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 Jade Dynasty (2019) $75.1M Jade Dynasty (2019)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Downton Abbey (2019) $196.1M Downton Abbey (2019)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 Judy (2019) $46.2M Judy (2019)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 The Climbers (2019) $180.1M The Climbers (2019)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 Her Blue Sky (2019) $8.1M Her Blue Sky (2019)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 So What Is Love (2019) $2.6M So What Is Love (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2018 earned the most: $447.5M from 7 films, led by A Star Is Born (2018). Week 40, 2019 took $180.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 4 films | 4 | $47.5M | – | Let Me In (2010) $27.1M |
| Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · −88% | 4 | $5.8M | −88% | The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) $5.3M |
| Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 5 films · +21% | 5 | $7M | +21% | Almost Perfect (2012) $2.6M |
| Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · +119% | 6 | $15.3M | +119% | Pulling Strings (2013) $13.7M |
| Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 8 films · +266% | 8 | $56.1M | +266% | Bang Bang! (2014) $42M |
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 8 films · +321% | 8 | $236.2M | +321% | Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015) $228.1M |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 4 films | 4 | $72.9M | – | The Mountain Between Us (2017) $62.8M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 7 films · +514% | 7 | $447.5M | +514% | A Star Is Born (2018) $436.4M |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films · −60% | 5 | $180.1M | −60% | The Climbers (2019) $156.9M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2019, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 19–25) with $1.1B, led by Aladdin (2019).
- Week 1 $1.9M
- Week 2 $18.9M
- Week 3 $7M
- Week 4 $9.3M
- Week 5 $21.7M
- Week 6 $117.5M
- Week 7 $466.3M
- Week 8 $266.1K
- Week 9 $18.5M
- Week 10 $15.4M
- Week 11 $126.4M
- Week 12 $3.5M
- Week 13 $630K
- Week 14 $2.1M
- Week 15 $126.6M
- Week 16 $28.8M
- Week 17 $4.9M
- Week 18 $76.9M
- Week 19 $2.6M
- Week 20 $14.8M
- Week 21 $1.1B
- Week 22 $4.8M
- Week 23 $64.2M
- Week 24 $5.1M
- Week 25 $6.3M
- Week 26 $156.8M
- Week 27 $906.3K
- Week 28 $2M
- Week 29 $2.7M
- Week 30 $4.3M
- Week 31 $2.9M
- Week 32 $36.4M
- Week 33 $433.2K
- Week 34 $36.1M
- Week 35 $10.5M
- Week 36 $4.5M
- Week 37 $75.1M
- Week 38 $196.1M
- Week 39 $46.2M
- Week 40 $180.1M
- Week 41 $8.1M
- Week 42 $2.6M
- Week 43 $10.8M
- Week 44 $7.6M
- Week 45 $360.4M
- Week 46 $104.2M
- Week 47 $697.9K
- Week 48 $48.3M
- Week 49 $20.9M
- Week 50 $14.8M
- Week 51 $75.3M
- Week 52 $345.2M
- Week 53 $9.1M
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 40 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5)?
The Climbers (2019) leads with $156.9M worldwide, $487.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Crazy Romance (2019) at $21.4M and #Iamhere (2019) at $1.6M.
How much did romance movies released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) earn?
5 romance films released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) report a worldwide gross, $180.1M in all, or $36M per film on average. Week 39, 2019 releases took $46.2M.
How many romance movies released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Climbers (2019) with $156.9M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5). 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 40, 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.