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Romance box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 2020

Romance Box Office, Week 36 of 2020: Romance Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5

The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $1.1M worldwide, ahead of Dreamchild (2020) at $425K and Coming Home (2020) at $1.1K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all. That is down 69% on Week 35, 2020, whose releases took $4.8M.

week 36 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.5M
The Butcher’s Daughter (2020), the #1
$1.1M
vs Week 35, 2020
−69%
The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 romance movie of Week 36, 2020

The Butcher’s Daughter (2020)

2020 · Romance, Comedy

$1.1M worldwide · 72% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 36 of 2020?

The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) leads with $1.1M, 72% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.5M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $1.1M The Butcher’s Daughter (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Dreamchild (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $425K Dreamchild (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Coming Home (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $1.1K Coming Home (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5).

  1. 1 The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) movie poster
    The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) Sep 3, 2020 · French · Romance, Comedy $1.1M worldwide
    Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  2. 2 Dreamchild (2020) movie poster
    Dreamchild (2020) Aug 30, 2020 · French · Romance, Drama $425K worldwide
    Aug 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $425K
  3. 3 Coming Home (2020) movie poster
    Coming Home (2020) Sep 4, 2020 · Japanese · Drama, Romance $1.1K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2011 earned the most: $44.8M from 8 films, led by Bodyguard (2011). Week 36, 2020 took $1.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 8 films 8 $44.8M – Bodyguard (2011) $31.5M
Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 6 films · −9% 6 $40.6M −9% Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012) $17.9M
Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 2 films · −66% 2 $13.7M −66% Ask This of Rikyu (2013) $7M
Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 7 films · +201% 7 $41.2M +201% But Always (2014) $38M
Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 6 films · −77% 6 $9.4M −77% All You Need Is Love (2015) $5.2M
Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 1 film · +176% 1 $26M +176% The Light Between Oceans (2016) $26M
Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 7 films · +58% 7 $41.1M +58% Home Again (2017) $37.3M
Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 5 films · −91% 5 $3.6M −91% God Bless the Broken Road (2018) $2.8M
Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 5 films · +24% 5 $4.5M +24% Chhichhore (2019) $3.3M
Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 3 films · −66% 3 $1.5M −66% The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) $1.1M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 36 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?

The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) leads with $1.1M worldwide. Next come Dreamchild (2020) at $425K and Coming Home (2020) at $1.1K.

How much did romance movies released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?

3 romance films released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all, or $503.8K per film on average. Week 35, 2020 releases took $4.8M.

How many romance movies released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Butcher’s Daughter (2020), earned $1.1M.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 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 36, 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.