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Romance box office · Week 34 · Aug 16–22, 2020

Romance Box Office, Week 34 of 2020: Romance Releases of Aug 16–22

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 34 of 2020 (Aug 16–22), with $20.5M worldwide, ahead of Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) at $3.2M and Given (2020) at $930.4K. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.2M in all, 10% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 5% on Week 33, 2020, whose releases took $26.6M. By language, Japanese leads with $21.4M across 2 romance releases.

week 34 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$25.2M
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020), the #1
$20.5M
vs Week 33, 2020
−5%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 34 of 2020?

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) leads with $20.5M, 81% of the total. The top 5 together took $25.2M, 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.

  1. Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $20.5M Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $3.2M Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
    $2.5M US & Canada · 81% $609.3K elsewhere · 19%
  3. Given (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $930.4K Given (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $322.6K Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020) movie poster Number 5
    $322.6K Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 34 of 2020, 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 2020 (Aug 16–22).

  1. 1 Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) movie poster
    Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) Aug 21, 2020 · Japanese · Romance $20.5M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.5M
  2. 2 Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) movie poster
    Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) Aug 21, 2020 · English · Drama, Romance $3.2M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $609.3K Worldwide: $3.2M
  3. 3 Given (2020) movie poster
    Given (2020) Aug 22, 2020 · Japanese · Music, Drama, Animation $930.4K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $930.4K
  4. 4 Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020) movie poster
    Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020) Aug 21, 2020 · Chinese · Romance, Drama $322.6K worldwide
    Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $322.6K
  5. 5 Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020) movie poster
    Do You Love Me as I Love You (2020) Aug 21, 2020 · Chinese · Romance, Drama $322.6K worldwide
    Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $322.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2020 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, 2020 took $25.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 4 films 4 $89.8M – 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
Week 34, 2020 Aug 16–22 5 films · −30% 5 $25.2M −30% Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) $20.5M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 34 of 2020: 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 34 of 2020 (Aug 16–22)?

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) leads with $20.5M worldwide. Next come Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) at $3.2M and Given (2020) at $930.4K.

How much did romance movies released in week 34 of 2020 (Aug 16–22) earn?

5 romance films released in week 34 of 2020 (Aug 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $25.2M in all, or $5M per film on average. Week 33, 2020 releases took $26.6M.

How many romance movies released in week 34 of 2020 (Aug 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020), earned $20.5M.

How much of the Week 34, 2020 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.5M of the $25.2M total, or 10%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 2020 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 2020 (Aug 16–22). 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, 2020 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.