ROMANTIC DRAMA
1980-Present
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
Rows: #1-100, #101-105| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
Titanic |
Par. |
$600,788,188 |
3,265 |
$28,638,131 |
2,674 |
12/19/97 |
| 2 |
Ghost |
Par. |
$217,631,306 |
1,766 |
$12,191,540 |
1,101 |
7/13/90 |
| 3 |
Pearl Harbor |
BV |
$198,542,554 |
3,255 |
$59,078,912 |
3,214 |
5/25/01 |
| 4 |
Jerry Maguire |
Sony |
$153,952,592 |
2,531 |
$17,084,296 |
2,531 |
12/13/96 |
| 5 |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Par. |
$129,795,554 |
1,050 |
$3,304,679 |
346 |
7/30/82 |
| 6 |
Cold Mountain |
Mira. |
$95,636,509 |
2,802 |
$14,574,213 |
2,163 |
12/25/03 |
| 7 |
Out of Africa |
Uni. |
$87,071,205 |
1,102 |
$3,637,290 |
922 |
12/20/85 |
| 8 |
Brokeback Mountain |
Focus |
$83,043,761 |
2,089 |
$547,425 |
5 |
12/9/05 |
| 9 |
The Notebook |
NL |
$81,001,787 |
2,323 |
$13,464,745 |
2,303 |
6/25/04 |
| 10 |
City of Angels |
WB |
$78,685,114 |
2,433 |
$15,369,048 |
2,212 |
4/10/98 |
| 11 |
The English Patient |
Mira. |
$78,676,425 |
1,409 |
$278,439 |
10 |
11/15/96 |
| 12 |
The Horse Whisperer |
BV |
$75,383,563 |
2,362 |
$13,685,488 |
2,039 |
5/15/98 |
| 13 |
The Bridges of Madison County |
WB |
$71,516,617 |
1,986 |
$10,519,257 |
1,805 |
6/2/95 |
| 14 |
Legends of the Fall |
Sony |
$66,638,883 |
2,038 |
$101,670 |
6 |
12/23/94 |
| 15 |
Dirty Dancing |
Vest |
$63,954,274 |
1,012 |
$3,900,000 |
975 |
8/21/87 |
| 16 |
The Time Traveler's Wife |
WB (NL) |
$63,356,179 |
2,988 |
$18,623,171 |
2,988 |
8/14/09 |
| 17 |
Hope Floats |
Fox |
$60,053,195 |
2,404 |
$14,210,464 |
2,367 |
5/29/98 |
| 18 |
Far and Away |
Uni. |
$58,883,840 |
1,885 |
$10,194,520 |
1,583 |
5/22/92 |
| 19 |
The Blue Lagoon |
Col. |
$58,853,106 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/20/80 |
| 20 |
P.S. I Love You |
WB |
$53,695,808 |
2,471 |
$6,481,221 |
2,454 |
12/21/07 |
| 21 |
Message in a Bottle |
WB |
$52,880,016 |
2,545 |
$16,751,560 |
2,538 |
2/12/99 |
| 22 |
The Lake House |
WB |
$52,330,111 |
2,645 |
$13,616,196 |
2,645 |
6/16/06 |
| 23 |
Up Close and Personal |
BV |
$51,088,705 |
1,639 |
$11,101,955 |
1,506 |
3/1/96 |
| 24 |
Sommersby |
WB |
$50,081,992 |
1,762 |
$8,104,624 |
1,432 |
2/5/93 |
| 25 |
A Walk in the Clouds |
Fox |
$50,008,143 |
1,755 |
$9,526,010 |
1,534 |
8/11/95 |
| 26 |
Urban Cowboy |
Par. |
$46,918,287 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/6/80 |
| 27 |
Romeo + Juliet |
Fox |
$46,351,345 |
1,963 |
$11,133,231 |
1,276 |
11/1/96 |
| 28 |
Meet Joe Black |
Uni. |
$44,619,100 |
2,527 |
$15,017,995 |
2,503 |
11/13/98 |
| 29 |
Always |
Uni. |
$43,858,790 |
1,206 |
$3,713,480 |
1,016 |
12/22/89 |
| 30 |
Sense and Sensibility |
Sony |
$43,182,776 |
1,054 |
$721,341 |
70 |
12/15/95 |
| 31 |
Nights in Rodanthe |
WB |
$41,850,659 |
2,704 |
$13,418,454 |
2,704 |
9/26/08 |
| 32 |
A Walk to Remember |
WB |
$41,281,092 |
2,420 |
$12,177,488 |
2,411 |
1/25/02 |
| 33 |
The Piano |
Mira. |
$40,157,856 |
671 |
$151,419 |
4 |
11/12/93 |
| 34 |
Autumn in New York |
MGM |
$37,761,915 |
2,282 |
$10,987,006 |
2,255 |
8/11/00 |
| 35 |
Bounce |
Mira. |
$36,805,288 |
2,028 |
$11,423,716 |
1,918 |
11/17/00 |
| 36 |
For Love of the Game |
Uni. |
$35,188,640 |
2,933 |
$13,041,685 |
2,829 |
9/17/99 |
| 37 |
Dying Young |
Fox |
$33,669,178 |
1,552 |
$9,725,885 |
1,552 |
6/21/91 |
| 38 |
The Accidental Tourist |
WB |
$32,632,093 |
954 |
$97,578 |
3 |
12/23/88 |
| 39 |
The Age of Innocence |
Col. |
$32,255,440 |
839 |
$2,317,289 |
83 |
9/17/93 |
| 40 |
Children of a Lesser God |
Par. |
$31,853,080 |
544 |
$1,909,084 |
215 |
10/3/86 |
| 41 |
Random Hearts |
Sony |
$31,502,583 |
2,697 |
$13,012,585 |
2,697 |
10/8/99 |
| 42 |
Endless Love |
Uni. |
$31,184,024 |
- |
$4,163,623 |
574 |
7/17/81 |
| 43 |
The French Lieutenant's Woman |
MGM |
$26,890,068 |
- |
n/a |
- |
9/18/81 |
| 44 |
Great Expectations |
Fox |
$26,420,672 |
1,906 |
$9,593,290 |
1,867 |
1/30/98 |
| 45 |
Shadowlands |
Sav. |
$25,842,377 |
1,023 |
$81,082 |
3 |
12/31/93 |
| 46 |
Captain Corelli's Mandolin |
Uni. |
$25,543,895 |
1,612 |
$7,209,345 |
1,595 |
8/17/01 |
| 47 |
Sweet November |
WB |
$25,288,103 |
2,268 |
$9,733,954 |
2,268 |
2/16/01 |
| 48 |
Angel Eyes |
WB |
$24,174,218 |
2,407 |
$9,225,575 |
2,375 |
5/18/01 |
| 49 |
Against All Odds |
Col. |
$21,689,062 |
979 |
$3,766,128 |
976 |
3/2/84 |
| 50 |
Shining Through |
Fox |
$21,633,781 |
1,433 |
$6,406,829 |
1,432 |
1/31/92 |
| 51 |
A Room with a View |
Cinc |
$20,966,644 |
150 |
$42,970 |
1 |
3/7/86 |
| 52 |
Say Anything |
Fox |
$20,781,385 |
1,113 |
$4,058,496 |
1,113 |
4/14/89 |
| 53 |
Bed of Roses |
NL |
$19,030,691 |
1,575 |
$6,117,558 |
1,545 |
1/26/96 |
| 54 |
Untamed Heart |
MGM |
$18,898,806 |
1,123 |
$4,125,556 |
1,123 |
2/12/93 |
| 55 |
Some Kind of Wonderful |
Par. |
$18,553,948 |
1,082 |
$3,486,701 |
1,082 |
2/27/87 |
| 56 |
Love Affair |
WB |
$18,272,894 |
1,585 |
$5,438,758 |
1,585 |
10/21/94 |
| 57 |
White Palace |
Uni. |
$17,487,531 |
892 |
$1,078,697 |
99 |
10/19/90 |
| 58 |
crazy/beautiful |
BV |
$16,937,988 |
1,603 |
$4,715,060 |
1,601 |
6/29/01 |
| 59 |
Mad Love |
BV |
$15,453,274 |
1,500 |
$6,820,171 |
1,500 |
5/26/95 |
| 60 |
In Love and War |
NL |
$14,481,231 |
1,612 |
$2,515 |
1 |
12/18/96 |
| 61 |
Snow Falling on Cedars |
Uni. |
$14,417,593 |
1,155 |
$32,135 |
3 |
12/22/99 |
| 62 |
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights |
Lions |
$14,161,590 |
2,042 |
$5,811,325 |
2,042 |
2/27/04 |
| 63 |
The Wings of the Dove |
Mira. |
$13,692,848 |
261 |
$183,610 |
7 |
11/7/97 |
| 64 |
Love Jones |
NL |
$12,479,335 |
821 |
$3,908,725 |
820 |
3/14/97 |
| 65 |
Falling in Love |
Par. |
$11,129,057 |
807 |
$2,293,710 |
305 |
11/21/84 |
| 66 |
The End of the Affair |
Sony |
$10,827,816 |
688 |
$198,535 |
7 |
12/3/99 |
| 67 |
Here on Earth |
Fox |
$10,522,168 |
1,713 |
$4,510,705 |
1,712 |
3/24/00 |
| 68 |
The Scarlet Letter |
BV |
$10,382,407 |
1,518 |
$4,119,086 |
1,510 |
10/13/95 |
| 69 |
Possession (2002) |
Focus |
$10,113,733 |
619 |
$1,575,214 |
270 |
8/16/02 |
| 70 |
Somewhere in Time |
Uni. |
$9,709,597 |
- |
$1,203,011 |
369 |
10/3/80 |
| 71 |
Mr. Jones |
TriS |
$8,345,845 |
1,483 |
$3,102,695 |
1,481 |
10/8/93 |
| 72 |
Mississippi Masala |
Gold. |
$7,308,786 |
335 |
$45,831 |
2 |
2/5/92 |
| 73 |
Before Sunset |
WIP |
$5,820,649 |
204 |
$219,425 |
20 |
7/2/04 |
| 74 |
Before Sunrise |
Sony |
$5,535,405 |
474 |
$1,423,537 |
363 |
1/27/95 |
| 75 |
Persuasion |
Sony |
$5,269,757 |
1 |
$30,986 |
1 |
9/29/95 |
| 76 |
Jane Eyre (1996) |
Mira. |
$5,200,601 |
35 |
$269,929 |
35 |
4/12/96 |
| 77 |
A Walk on the Moon |
Mira. |
$4,750,660 |
246 |
$78,709 |
7 |
3/26/99 |
| 78 |
Fire with Fire |
Par. |
$4,636,169 |
1,000 |
$1,770,043 |
1,000 |
5/9/86 |
| 79 |
Dangerous Beauty |
WB |
$4,553,271 |
313 |
$105,989 |
10 |
2/20/98 |
| 80 |
Beyond Borders |
Par. |
$4,430,101 |
1,798 |
$2,076,402 |
1,798 |
10/24/03 |
| 81 |
Mrs. Soffel |
MGM |
$4,385,312 |
801 |
$86,280 |
2 |
12/28/84 |
| 82 |
Playing by Heart |
Mira. |
$3,970,078 |
308 |
$26,669 |
1 |
1/1/99 |
| 83 |
Breaking the Waves |
Oct. |
$3,803,298 |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/13/96 |
| 84 |
Blue Sky |
Orion |
$3,359,465 |
205 |
$763,890 |
205 |
9/16/94 |
| 85 |
The Man in the Moon |
MGM |
$2,853,801 |
121 |
$109,935 |
24 |
10/4/91 |
| 86 |
Return to the Blue Lagoon |
Col. |
$2,807,854 |
1,246 |
$1,277,428 |
1,246 |
8/2/91 |
| 87 |
Washington Square |
BV |
$1,851,761 |
35 |
$14,352 |
1 |
10/5/97 |
| 88 |
Wide Sargasso Sea |
NL |
$1,614,784 |
1 |
$33,806 |
1 |
4/16/93 |
| 89 |
Deja Vu (1998) |
RBR |
$1,086,181 |
39 |
$29,018 |
7 |
4/24/98 |
| 90 |
84 Charing Cross Road |
Col. |
$1,083,486 |
24 |
$24,350 |
1 |
2/13/87 |
| 91 |
Love Field |
Orion |
$1,014,726 |
210 |
$301,000 |
210 |
2/12/93 |
| 92 |
Anna Karenina (1997) |
WB |
$858,553 |
34 |
$75,268 |
5 |
4/4/97 |
| 93 |
Firelight |
BV |
$785,482 |
39 |
$135,401 |
10 |
9/4/98 |
| 94 |
Passion of Mind |
Par. |
$769,272 |
122 |
$236,047 |
104 |
5/26/00 |
| 95 |
Guinevere |
Mira. |
$619,511 |
310 |
$54,145 |
10 |
9/24/99 |
| 96 |
All the Real Girls |
SPC |
$549,666 |
25 |
$39,417 |
6 |
2/14/03 |
| 97 |
Jude |
Gram. |
$409,144 |
20 |
$31,850 |
6 |
10/18/96 |
| 98 |
Swept from the Sea |
Sony |
$397,020 |
55 |
$163,289 |
55 |
1/23/98 |
| 99 |
Dogfight |
WB |
$394,631 |
24 |
$18,736 |
1 |
9/13/91 |
| 100 |
Every Time We Say Goodbye |
TriS |
$278,623 |
63 |
$118,200 |
63 |
11/14/86 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $3,870,009,908 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $36,857,237 | 1,153 | $5,205,646 | 965 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $3,564,941,912 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $53,208,088 | 1,743 | $10,228,980 | 1,840 | - | Rows: #1-100, #101-105
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
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