#1 of 4 #1 romance movie of Week 28, 2023
2023 · Drama, Comedy
$2.3M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$244.8K US & Canada · 11% $2.1M elsewhere · 89%
Romance box office · Week 28 · Jul 9–15, 2023
Romance Box Office, Week 28 of 2023: Romance Releases of Jul 9–15
Afire (2023) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 28 of 2023 (Jul 9–15), with $2.3M worldwide, ahead of Baby (2023) at $13.8K and It Only Takes a Night (2023) at $6.5K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all, 11% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 28 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $2.3M
- Afire (2023), the #1
- $2.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 11%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 28 of 2023?
Afire (2023) leads with $2.3M, 99% of the total. The top 4 together took $2.3M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
-
Number 2 -
Number 3 -
Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 28 of 2023, 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 28 of 2023 (Jul 9–15).
- 1 Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: $244.8K Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $2.3M
- 2 Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K
- 3 Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K
- 4 Jul 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 28 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 28 releases took $2.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 29 (Jul 16–22) with $1.4B, led by Barbie (2023).
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 28–Jun 3 Past Lives (2023) $43.7M Past Lives (2023)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 4–10 Scarlet (2023) $522.1K Scarlet (2023)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 11–17 Asteroid City (2023) $54.1M Asteroid City (2023)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 18–24 The Perfect Find (2023) $232.5K The Perfect Find (2023)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 25–Jul 1 Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023) $5.1M Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 2–8 Biosphere (2023) $157.7K Biosphere (2023)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 9–15 Afire (2023) $2.3M Afire (2023)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 16–22 Barbie (2023) $1.4B Barbie (2023)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 23–29 Two Words as the Key (2023) $450.7K Two Words as the Key (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 28 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2016 earned the most: $199.8M from 7 films, led by Sultan (2016). Week 28, 2023 took $2.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 28, 2014 Jul 6–12 4 films | 4 | $23.8M | – | Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) $13.7M |
| Week 28, 2015 Jul 5–11 6 films · −90% | 6 | $2.5M | −90% | Forever Young (2015) $1.8M |
| Week 28, 2016 Jul 3–9 7 films · +8024% | 7 | $199.8M | +8024% | Sultan (2016) $98.3M |
| Week 28, 2017 Jul 9–15 7 films · −96% | 7 | $7.9M | −96% | No Game No Life: Zero (2017) $6.4M |
| Week 28, 2018 Jul 8–14 6 films · −39% | 6 | $4.8M | −39% | Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2018) $3.4M |
| Week 28, 2019 Jul 7–13 2 films · −59% | 2 | $2M | −59% | Homme Fatale (2019) $1.9M |
| Week 28, 2020 Jul 5–11 3 films · +106% | 3 | $4M | +106% | Kiss Him, Not Me (2020) $1.7M |
| Week 28, 2021 Jul 4–10 3 films · +153% | 3 | $10.2M | +153% | Honey Lemon Soda (2021) $8.4M |
| Week 28, 2022 Jul 3–9 10 films · +10% | 10 | $11.2M | +10% | My Boyfriend in Orange (2022) $5M |
| Week 28, 2023 Jul 9–15 4 films · −79% | 4 | $2.3M | −79% | Afire (2023) $2.3M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2023, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 16–22) with $1.4B, led by Barbie (2023).
- Week 1 $2.4M
- Week 2 $90K
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $13.9M
- Week 5 $1.3M
- Week 6 $60.3M
- Week 7 $1.1M
- Week 8 $69.1K
- Week 9 $6.1M
- Week 10 $4.8M
- Week 11 $24.8M
- Week 12 $497.3K
- Week 13 $1.9M
- Week 14 $10.5M
- Week 15 $594.4K
- Week 16 $2.9M
- Week 17 $86K
- Week 18 $24.1M
- Week 19 $29.9M
- Week 20 $2.9M
- Week 21 $574M
- Week 22 $43.7M
- Week 23 $522.1K
- Week 24 $54.1M
- Week 25 $232.5K
- Week 26 $5.1M
- Week 27 $157.7K
- Week 28 $2.3M
- Week 29 $1.4B
- Week 30 $450.7K
- Week 31 $6M
- Week 32 $58.3K
- Week 33 $10.8M
- Week 34 $5.3M
- Week 35 $2.3M
- Week 36 $38.9M
- Week 37 $13.5M
- Week 38 $627.3K
- Week 39 $1.3M
- Week 40 $20.1M
- Week 41 $11.3K
- Week 42 $1.8M
- Week 43 $1.4M
- Week 44 $3.5M
- Week 45 $5.9M
- Week 46 $50.3K
- Week 47 $386.5K
- Week 48 $3.1M
- Week 49 $130.8M
- Week 50 $10.5M
- Week 51 $240.6M
- Week 52 $452.4K
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 28 of 2023: 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 28 of 2023 (Jul 9–15)?
Afire (2023) leads with $2.3M worldwide, $244.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Baby (2023) at $13.8K and It Only Takes a Night (2023) at $6.5K.
How much did romance movies released in week 28 of 2023 (Jul 9–15) earn?
4 romance films released in week 28 of 2023 (Jul 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all, or $579.5K per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 28 of 2023 (Jul 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Afire (2023), earned $2.3M.
How is the week 28, 2023 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 28 of 2023 (Jul 9–15). 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 28, 2023 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.