JamesG
02-12-2013, 08:05 PM
Top 10 Highest Grossing Valentine's Day Rom Coms
2/12/2013
by Mia Galuppo
No plans for Feb. 14? Not a problem.
These films -- the top earning Valentine's Day-tied releases-- are bound to remind viewers that it could always be worse. After all, you could lose your short term memory or be the lead singer in a 1980s wedding band.
Hitch (2005)
$368,100,420
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Will Smith’s romantic comedy opened on Feb. 11, 2005, and grossed over $43 million in its opening weekend.
In the movie, Smith plays a “date doctor” that attempts to help his blundering friend (Kevin James) find love, while he attempts to romance a gossip columnist (Eva Mendes) that is unwittingly trying to unearth the secret identity of Smith’s character.
Valentine's Day (2010)
$216,485,654
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Garry Marshall’s ensemble film opened on Feb. 12, 2010, and grossed $56,260,707 in its opening weekend.
The movie contains multiple, intertwining narratives about couples and single people coping with the expectations of Valentine’s Day while living in Los Angeles.
The all-star cast incudes Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx, Bradley Cooper and Julia Roberts.
Just Go With It (2011)
$214,945,591
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Released on Feb. 11, 2011, the movie made over $30 million in its opening weekend despite scathing reviews.
Adam Sandler is a playboy plastic surgeon that bribes his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) into pretending to be his ex-wife so he can cover-up the lies he told his much younger girlfriend (Brooklyn Decker).
50 First Dates (2004)
$196,482,882
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Adam Sandler’s film hit theaters on Feb. 13, 2004, and grossed nearly $40 million in its opening weekend.
Sandler plays a marine biologist that thinks he's finally found the girl of his dreams (Drew Barrymore), until he finds out that she has short-term memory loss that inhibits her from remembering she ever met him.
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
$178,846,899
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Released on Feb. 6, 2009, the ensemble pic grossed over $27 million in its opening weekend.
The film is an adaptation of a self-help book of the same name and follows a large cast, which includes Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin and Jennifer Connelly, as they cope with the challenges of properly deciphering human behavior.
How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days (2003)
$177,371,441
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The movie opened on Feb. 7, 2003, and in its opening weekend grossed nearly $24 million.
Kate Hudson plays a journalist that writes a “How to” article for a fashion magazine, her next article is entitled “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.” Her victim is an advertising exec (Matthew McConaughey) who recently made a bet that he can get any girl to fall in love with him in 10 days.
Music and Lyrics (2007)
$145,896,422
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The rom-com opened on Valentine’s Day in 2007 and grossed $13,623,630 in its opening weekend.
A washed-up '80s one-hit-wonder (Hugh Grant) employs the help of a young lyricist (Drew Barrymore) to create a hit single for a teen sensation.
The Wedding Singer (1998)
$123,306,987
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Adam Sandler’s third film (and Drew Barrymore's fourth) on this list opened on Feb. 13, 1998, and made over $18 million in its first weekend.
The film is set in the 1980s and has Sandler playing a hopelessly romantic wedding singer that falls in love with a waitress (Barrymore). Both are engaged to be married, just not to each other.
Fool's Gold (2008)
$111,231,041
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Grossing over $21 million in its first weekend, Fool’s Gold opened Feb 8, 2008.
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson teamed-up again to play an estranged husband and wife who are brought back together when a clue to a long lost treasure is revealed.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
$108,333,222
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/1c4aca55-81d5-4c13-a03c-3f7b3264efc1_zps021663ec.jpg
This film is adapted from a novel of the same name and was released on Feb. 13, 2009, grossing $15 million in its opening weekend.
The movie and book follow Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher), a recent college graduate that fosters a very unhealthy shopping addiction. Coincidentally, she works as a financial journalist and falls in love with an entrepreneur, played by Hugh Dancy.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/top-10-highest-grossing-valentines-419302
2/12/2013
by Mia Galuppo
No plans for Feb. 14? Not a problem.
These films -- the top earning Valentine's Day-tied releases-- are bound to remind viewers that it could always be worse. After all, you could lose your short term memory or be the lead singer in a 1980s wedding band.
Hitch (2005)
$368,100,420
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/afbf8a56-c28b-4ebb-84e6-d38bb02e7a4b_zpse03c753b.jpg
Will Smith’s romantic comedy opened on Feb. 11, 2005, and grossed over $43 million in its opening weekend.
In the movie, Smith plays a “date doctor” that attempts to help his blundering friend (Kevin James) find love, while he attempts to romance a gossip columnist (Eva Mendes) that is unwittingly trying to unearth the secret identity of Smith’s character.
Valentine's Day (2010)
$216,485,654
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/f55d7668-b5a7-435a-ae36-a634f13963c0_zps4838d4b3.jpg
Garry Marshall’s ensemble film opened on Feb. 12, 2010, and grossed $56,260,707 in its opening weekend.
The movie contains multiple, intertwining narratives about couples and single people coping with the expectations of Valentine’s Day while living in Los Angeles.
The all-star cast incudes Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx, Bradley Cooper and Julia Roberts.
Just Go With It (2011)
$214,945,591
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/963767a4-02da-4f46-b174-5ff82f2635e8_zps4e8fced4.jpg
Released on Feb. 11, 2011, the movie made over $30 million in its opening weekend despite scathing reviews.
Adam Sandler is a playboy plastic surgeon that bribes his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) into pretending to be his ex-wife so he can cover-up the lies he told his much younger girlfriend (Brooklyn Decker).
50 First Dates (2004)
$196,482,882
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/df0ff170-0623-4db6-a433-05e171fcbea8_zpsd8814f4b.jpg
Adam Sandler’s film hit theaters on Feb. 13, 2004, and grossed nearly $40 million in its opening weekend.
Sandler plays a marine biologist that thinks he's finally found the girl of his dreams (Drew Barrymore), until he finds out that she has short-term memory loss that inhibits her from remembering she ever met him.
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
$178,846,899
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/086f79ee-9e02-4a8d-b932-39c01f32192f_zps3074dcce.jpg
Released on Feb. 6, 2009, the ensemble pic grossed over $27 million in its opening weekend.
The film is an adaptation of a self-help book of the same name and follows a large cast, which includes Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin and Jennifer Connelly, as they cope with the challenges of properly deciphering human behavior.
How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days (2003)
$177,371,441
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/b510458a-3dd2-4f0e-a266-625b7d6cb7ce_zps1b8f8e79.jpg
The movie opened on Feb. 7, 2003, and in its opening weekend grossed nearly $24 million.
Kate Hudson plays a journalist that writes a “How to” article for a fashion magazine, her next article is entitled “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.” Her victim is an advertising exec (Matthew McConaughey) who recently made a bet that he can get any girl to fall in love with him in 10 days.
Music and Lyrics (2007)
$145,896,422
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/a3e4dd7b-ae3a-4616-b0e6-2891c27923d1_zps2dbce618.jpg
The rom-com opened on Valentine’s Day in 2007 and grossed $13,623,630 in its opening weekend.
A washed-up '80s one-hit-wonder (Hugh Grant) employs the help of a young lyricist (Drew Barrymore) to create a hit single for a teen sensation.
The Wedding Singer (1998)
$123,306,987
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/d386799e-0696-41e8-b030-ef9ba723d6b6_zpseccecf5c.jpg
Adam Sandler’s third film (and Drew Barrymore's fourth) on this list opened on Feb. 13, 1998, and made over $18 million in its first weekend.
The film is set in the 1980s and has Sandler playing a hopelessly romantic wedding singer that falls in love with a waitress (Barrymore). Both are engaged to be married, just not to each other.
Fool's Gold (2008)
$111,231,041
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/28bd9b41-a6f5-436a-9da6-2403e2ac2a62_zpsa6c07e11.jpg
Grossing over $21 million in its first weekend, Fool’s Gold opened Feb 8, 2008.
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson teamed-up again to play an estranged husband and wife who are brought back together when a clue to a long lost treasure is revealed.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
$108,333,222
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/JamesGrec/1c4aca55-81d5-4c13-a03c-3f7b3264efc1_zps021663ec.jpg
This film is adapted from a novel of the same name and was released on Feb. 13, 2009, grossing $15 million in its opening weekend.
The movie and book follow Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher), a recent college graduate that fosters a very unhealthy shopping addiction. Coincidentally, she works as a financial journalist and falls in love with an entrepreneur, played by Hugh Dancy.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/top-10-highest-grossing-valentines-419302