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Romance Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies, Page 4

Cruella (2021) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 2021, with $233.5M worldwide, ahead of West Side Story (2021) at $76M and The French Dispatch (2021) at $46.3M. 153 romance films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $682.2M in all, 27% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 5% on 2020, whose releases took $715.7M. By language, English leads with $436.4M across 53 romance releases.

2021 releases with a gross
153
combined worldwide
$682.2M
film crossed $100M
1
vs 2020
−5%
Cruella (2021) movie poster #1 of 153
#1 romance movie of 2021

Cruella (2021)

2021 · Action, Thriller

$233.5M worldwide · 34% of the chart's total

$86.1M US & Canada · 37% $147.4M elsewhere · 63%
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Every Romance Release of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 151 to 153 of 153. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2021.

  1. 151 Anubhavinchu Raja (2021) movie poster
    Anubhavinchu Raja (2021) Nov 26, 2021 · Telugu · Romance, Comedy $896 worldwide
    Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $896
  2. 152 Thellavarithe Guruvaram (2021) movie poster
    Thellavarithe Guruvaram (2021) Mar 26, 2021 · Telugu · Comedy, Romance, Drama $149 worldwide
    Mar 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $149
  3. 153 The Grand Bolero (2021) movie poster
    The Grand Bolero (2021) Oct 24, 2021 · English · Thriller, Romance, Drama $32 worldwide
    Oct 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32
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Romance Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).

2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.8B
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
1950s 10 years · $375.5M
1940s 10 years · $454.7M
1930s 10 years · $187.6M
1920s 6 years · $9.4M
1910s 1 year · $160