#1 of 3 #1 romance movie of Week 50, 2021
2021 · Drama, Romance
$76M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$38.5M US & Canada · 51% $37.5M elsewhere · 49%
Romance box office · Week 50 · Dec 5–11, 2021
Romance Box Office, Week 50 of 2021: Romance Releases of Dec 5–11
West Side Story (2021) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 50 of 2021 (Dec 5–11), with $76M worldwide, ahead of The Hating Game (2021) at $1.6M and Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021) at $179.9K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $77.7M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. That is 15.9 times the total of Week 49, 2021, whose releases took $4.9M.
- week 50 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $77.7M
- West Side Story (2021), the #1
- $76M
- vs Week 49, 2021
- ×15.9
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 50 of 2021?
West Side Story (2021) leads with $76M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $77.7M, 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.
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 50 of 2021, 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 50 of 2021 (Dec 5–11).
- 1 Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $37.5M Worldwide: $76M
- 2 Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: $5.6K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.6M
- 3 Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $179.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 50 releases took $77.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 50 (Dec 5–11) with $77.7M, led by West Side Story (2021).
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 24–30 The Souvenir: Part II (2021) $592K The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2021) $12.1M What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2021)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 Per tutta la vita (2021) $1.5M Per tutta la vita (2021)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 Mothering Sunday (2021) $3.9M Mothering Sunday (2021)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 Nothing Serious (2021) $8.4M Nothing Serious (2021)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 Benedetta (2021) $4.9M Benedetta (2021)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 West Side Story (2021) $77.7M West Side Story (2021)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 12–18 Boxing Day (2021) $1.4M Boxing Day (2021)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 Superheroes (2021) $1.4M Superheroes (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 50 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2016 earned the most: $545.8M from 7 films, led by La La Land (2016). Week 50, 2021 took $77.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 50, 2012 Dec 9–15 5 films | 5 | $522.6K | – | Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012) $501.4K |
| Week 50, 2013 Dec 8–14 3 films · +4650% | 3 | $24.8M | +4650% | The Liar and His Lover (2013) $16M |
| Week 50, 2014 Dec 7–13 5 films · +67% | 5 | $41.4M | +67% | Top Five (2014) $26.1M |
| Week 50, 2015 Dec 6–12 6 films · −53% | 6 | $19.6M | −53% | Palm Trees in the Snow (2015) $18.4M |
| Week 50, 2016 Dec 4–10 7 films · +2690% | 7 | $545.8M | +2690% | La La Land (2016) $509.2M |
| Week 50, 2017 Dec 10–16 3 films · −54% | 3 | $251.6M | −54% | Youth (2017) $227.1M |
| Week 50, 2018 Dec 9–15 3 films · −91% | 3 | $22.2M | −91% | If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) $20.6M |
| Week 50, 2019 Dec 8–14 3 films · −34% | 3 | $14.8M | −34% | Gone with the Light (2019) $10.1M |
| Week 50, 2020 Dec 6–12 2 films · −86% | 2 | $2.1M | −86% | Wild Mountain Thyme (2020) $1.5M |
| Week 50, 2021 Dec 5–11 3 films · +3536% | 3 | $77.7M | +3536% | West Side Story (2021) $76M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2021, Week by Week
50 weeks of 2021 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 23–29) with $233.9M, led by Cruella (2021).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $106.4K
- Week 3 $4.8M
- Week 4 $117.4K
- Week 5 $40.6M
- Week 6 $1.3M
- Week 7 $39.1M
- Week 8 $1M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $589.8K
- Week 11 $1M
- Week 12 $10.4M
- Week 13 $269.7K
- Week 14 $3.8M
- Week 15 $156.8K
- Week 16 $6.2M
- Week 17 $93.8K
- Week 18 $4.8M
- Week 19 $302.1K
- Week 20 $7.7M
- Week 21 $45.5M
- Week 22 $233.9M
- Week 23 $1.2M
- Week 24 $47.5M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $9.4K
- Week 27 $2.4M
- Week 28 $10.2M
- Week 29 $463.6K
- Week 30 $1.7M
- Week 31 $247.1K
- Week 32 $3.7M
- Week 33 $903.3K
- Week 34 $16.5M
- Week 35 $8.4M
- Week 36 $3.3M
- Week 37 $1.7M
- Week 38 $2.9M
- Week 39 $8.5M
- Week 40 $1.1M
- Week 41 $10.5K
- Week 42 $9.5M
- Week 43 $46.4M
- Week 44 $592K
- Week 45 $12.1M
- Week 46 $1.5M
- Week 47 $3.9M
- Week 48 $8.4M
- Week 49 $4.9M
- Week 50 $77.7M
- Week 51 $1.4M
- Week 52 $1.4M
- Week 53 $2M
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 50 of 2021: 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 50 of 2021 (Dec 5–11)?
West Side Story (2021) leads with $76M worldwide, $38.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hating Game (2021) at $1.6M and Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021) at $179.9K.
How much did romance movies released in week 50 of 2021 (Dec 5–11) earn?
3 romance films released in week 50 of 2021 (Dec 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $77.7M in all, or $25.9M per film on average. Week 49, 2021 releases took $4.9M.
How many romance movies released in week 50 of 2021 (Dec 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, West Side Story (2021), earned $76M.
How is the week 50, 2021 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 50 of 2021 (Dec 5–11). 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 50, 2021 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.