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Romance box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 2019

Romance Box Office, Week 49 of 2019: Romance Releases of Dec 1–7

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7), with $9.9M worldwide, ahead of Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019) at $6.7M and The Aeronauts (2019) at $3.5M. 6 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.9M in all, 22% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 57% on Week 48, 2019, whose releases took $48.3M. By language, French leads with $9.9M across 1 romance release.

week 49 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$20.9M
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), the #1
$9.9M
vs Week 48, 2019
−57%
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 romance movie of Week 49, 2019

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

2019 · Drama, History

$9.9M worldwide · 47% of the chart's total

$3.8M US & Canada · 38% $6.1M elsewhere · 62%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 49 of 2019?

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) leads with $9.9M, 47% of the total. The top 5 together took $20.8M, 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.

  1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $9.9M Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    $3.8M US & Canada · 38% $6.1M elsewhere · 62%
  2. Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $6.7M Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019)
    $874K US & Canada · 13% $5.8M elsewhere · 87%
  3. The Aeronauts (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $3.5M The Aeronauts (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Neither with You (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $666.8K Neither with You (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Only You (2019) movie poster Number 5
    $98.7K Only You (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7).

  1. 1 Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) movie poster
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · French · Drama, History, Romance $9.9M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $9.9M
  2. 2 Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019) movie poster
    Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · Hindi · Comedy, Romance $6.7M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $874K Rest of the world: $5.8M Worldwide: $6.7M
  3. 3 The Aeronauts (2019) movie poster
    The Aeronauts (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Biography $3.5M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
  4. 4 Neither with You (2019) movie poster
    Neither with You (2019) Dec 5, 2019 · Hungarian · Comedy, Romance $666.8K worldwide
    Dec 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $666.8K
  5. 5 Only You (2019) movie poster
    Only You (2019) Dec 3, 2019 · English · Drama, Romance $98.7K worldwide
    Dec 3, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $98.7K
  6. 6 My Bossy Girl (2019) movie poster
    My Bossy Girl (2019) Dec 4, 2019 · Korean · Comedy, Romance $25.1K worldwide
    Dec 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2014 earned the most: $123.3M from 6 films, led by Fleet of Time (2014). Week 49, 2019 took $20.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 6 films 6 $49.5M – I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) $20.8M
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 4 films · −47% 4 $26.1M −47% Spellbound (2011) $18.9M
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 6 films · +143% 6 $63.5M +143% Playing for Keeps (2012) $31M
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 8 films · −58% 8 $26.4M −58% Night Train to Lisbon (2013) $12M
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 6 films · +368% 6 $123.3M +368% Fleet of Time (2014) $94.2M
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 8 films · −66% 8 $42M −66% Fall in Love Like a Star (2015) $22.9M
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 2 films · −78% 2 $9.2M −78% Super Express (2016) $9M
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 2 films · −83% 2 $1.6M −83% Gek van geluk (2017) $1.4M
Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 6 films · +1225% 6 $20.8M +1225% Kedarnath (2018) $14M
Week 49, 2019 Dec 1–7 6 films · ±0% 6 $20.9M ±0% Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) $9.9M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 49 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7)?

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) leads with $9.9M worldwide, $3.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019) at $6.7M and The Aeronauts (2019) at $3.5M.

How much did romance movies released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) earn?

6 romance films released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $20.9M in all, or $3.5M per film on average. Week 48, 2019 releases took $48.3M.

How many romance movies released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), earned $9.9M.

How much of the Week 49, 2019 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.6M of the $20.9M total, or 22%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7). 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 49, 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.