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Romance box office · Week 29 · Jul 16–22, 2023

Romance Box Office, Week 29 of 2023: Romance Releases of Jul 16–22

Barbie (2023) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22), with $1.4B worldwide, ahead of See You on Venus (2023) at $170.9K and After Sundown (2023) at $17K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion. That is 624.4 times the total of Week 28, 2023, whose releases took $2.3M.

week 29 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.4B
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 28, 2023
×624.4
Barbie (2023) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 romance movie of Week 29, 2023

Barbie (2023)

2023 · Adventure, Drama

$1.4B worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$636.2M US & Canada · 44% $810.9M elsewhere · 56%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 29 of 2023?

Barbie (2023) leads with $1.4B, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.4B, 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. Barbie (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $1.4B Barbie (2023)
    $636.2M US & Canada · 44% $810.9M elsewhere · 56%
  2. See You on Venus (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $170.9K See You on Venus (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. After Sundown (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $17K After Sundown (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 29 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 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22).

  1. 1 Barbie (2023) movie poster
    Barbie (2023) Jul 21, 2023 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $1.4B worldwide
    Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: $636.2M Rest of the world: $810.9M Worldwide: $1.4B
  2. 2 See You on Venus (2023) movie poster
    See You on Venus (2023) Jul 20, 2023 · English · Drama, Romance $170.9K worldwide
    Jul 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $170.9K
  3. 3 After Sundown (2023) movie poster
    After Sundown (2023) Jul 18, 2023 · Thai · Drama, Mystery, Horror $17K worldwide
    Jul 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17K
Earlier years

How Does Week 29 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2023 earned the most: $1.4B from 3 films, led by Barbie (2023).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 29, 2014 Jul 13–19 3 films 3 $16.5M – Mood Indigo (2014) $10.4M
Week 29, 2015 Jul 12–18 3 films · +1031% 3 $186.9M +1031% Trainwreck (2015) $140.8M
Week 29, 2016 Jul 10–16 7 films · −60% 7 $74.8M −60% Café Society (2016) $43.8M
Week 29, 2017 Jul 16–22 2 films · −87% 2 $10M −87% Our Shining Days (2017) $9.9M
Week 29, 2018 Jul 15–21 5 films · +3967% 5 $407.4M +3967% Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) $395.6M
Week 29, 2019 Jul 14–20 4 films · −99% 4 $2.7M −99% A Faithful Man (2019) $1.7M
Week 29, 2020 Jul 12–18 3 films · −54% 3 $1.3M −54% A Nice Girl Like You (2020) $771.2K
Week 29, 2021 Jul 11–17 3 films · −63% 3 $463.6K −63% The Story of My Wife (2021) $326.6K
Week 29, 2022 Jul 10–16 4 films · −80% 4 $94.3K −80% Fearless Love (2022) $59.8K
Week 29, 2023 Jul 16–22 3 films · +1534353% 3 $1.4B +1534353% Barbie (2023) $1.4B
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 29 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22)?

Barbie (2023) leads with $1.4B worldwide, $636.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come See You on Venus (2023) at $170.9K and After Sundown (2023) at $17K.

How much did romance movies released in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22) earn?

3 romance films released in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, or $482.4M per film on average. Week 28, 2023 releases took $2.3M.

How many romance movies released in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Barbie (2023). 1 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 29, 2023 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$636.2M of the $1.4B total, or 44%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 29, 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 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22). 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 29, 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.