#1 of 5 #1 romance movie of Week 40, 2020
2020 · Family, Drama
$7.1M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Romance box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 2020
Romance Box Office, Week 40 of 2020: Romance Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3
Silver Skates (2020) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $7.1M worldwide, ahead of On the Rocks (2020) at $992.1K and Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes (2020) at $190.7K. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.4M in all. By language, Russian leads with $7.1M across 1 romance release.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $8.4M
- Silver Skates (2020), the #1
- $7.1M
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 40 of 2020?
Silver Skates (2020) leads with $7.1M, 85% of the total. The top 5 together took $8.4M, 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 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 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3).
- 1 Oct 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1M
- 2 Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $992.1K
- 3 Sep 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $190.7K
- 4 Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.9K
- 5 Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $8.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 11–17) with $42.2M, led by Honest Thief (2020).
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) $25.2M Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Love Affair(s) (2020) $4.8M Love Affair(s) (2020)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) $1.5M The Butcher’s Daughter (2020)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) $5.2M The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 The Nest (2020) $3.4M The Nest (2020)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Streltsov (2020) $4.9M Streltsov (2020)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 Silver Skates (2020) $8.4M Silver Skates (2020)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 A Rainy Day in New York (2020) $23.8M A Rainy Day in New York (2020)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Honest Thief (2020) $42.2M Honest Thief (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2020 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, 2020 took $8.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films | 4 | $5.8M | – | 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 |
| Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films · −95% | 5 | $8.4M | −95% | Silver Skates (2020) $7.1M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2020, Week by Week
46 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 12–18) with $202.8M, led by Weathering with You (2020).
- Week 1 $95.4M
- Week 2 $23.6K
- Week 3 $202.8M
- Week 4 $5M
- Week 5 $13.9K
- Week 6 $23.9M
- Week 7 $39M
- Week 8 $25.8M
- Week 9 $289K
- Week 10 $7.6M
- Week 11 $16.1M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $297.5K
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $1.6M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $52.9M
- Week 19 $7.7K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $27.1K
- Week 22 $2.2M
- Week 23 $1.5M
- Week 24 $429.1K
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $74.1K
- Week 28 $4M
- Week 29 $1.3M
- Week 30 $3.6M
- Week 31 $4.4M
- Week 32 $323.9K
- Week 33 $26.6M
- Week 34 $25.2M
- Week 35 $4.8M
- Week 36 $1.5M
- Week 37 $5.2M
- Week 38 $3.4M
- Week 39 $4.9M
- Week 40 $8.4M
- Week 41 $23.8M
- Week 42 $42.2M
- Week 43 $57.3M
- Week 44 $5.2M
- Week 45 $351.3K
- Week 46 $2.8M
- Week 47 $88.2K
- Week 48 $6.6M
- Week 49 $4.8M
- Week 50 $2.1M
- Week 51 $542.4K
- Week 52 $185.2K
- Week 53 $1M
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 40 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 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?
Silver Skates (2020) leads with $7.1M worldwide. Next come On the Rocks (2020) at $992.1K and Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes (2020) at $190.7K.
How much did romance movies released in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?
5 romance films released in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $8.4M in all, or $1.7M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Silver Skates (2020), earned $7.1M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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, 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.