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Romantic Comedy's Top Openers
| Movie Summary |  Valentine's Day |  Hitch |  Sex and the City |  The Break-Up |  50 First Dates |
| Genre | Romantic Comedy | Romantic Comedy | Romantic Comedy | Romantic Comedy | Romantic Comedy |
| Studio | Warner Bros. | Sony / Columbia | Warner Bros. (New Line) | Universal | Sony / Columbia |
| Release Date | February 12, 2010 | February 11, 2005 | May 30, 2008 | June 2, 2006 | February 13, 2004 |
| Domestic Gross | $110,485,654 | $179,495,555 | $152,647,258 | $118,703,275 | $120,908,074 |
| Production Budget | $52 million | $70 million | $65 million | $52 million | $75 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 57 min. | 1 hr. 55 min. | 2 hrs. 15 min. | 1 hr. 46 min. | 1 hr. 36 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | R | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | some sexual material and brief partial nudity. | language and some strong sexual references | strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language | sexual content, some nudity and language | crude sexual humor and drug references |
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| Domestic Summary | Valentine's Day | Hitch | Sex and the City | The Break-Up | 50 First Dates |
| Total Gross | $110,485,654 | $179,495,555 | $152,647,258 | $118,703,275 | $120,908,074 |
| Opening Weekend* | $56,260,707 | $43,142,214 | $57,038,404 | $39,172,785 | $39,852,237 |
| Theaters | 3,665 | 3,575 | 3,285 | 3,070 | 3,591 |
| Average | $15,351 | $12,067 | $17,363 | $12,759 | $11,097 |
| Opening % of Total | 50.9% | 24.0% | 37.4% | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -70.4% | -27.3% | -62.8% | -48.1% | -48.7% |
| Widest Release | 3,665 | 3,575 | 3,325 | 3,146 | 3,612 |
| Close Date | May 6, 2010 | July 21, 2005 | September 18, 2008 | September 7, 2006 | July 8, 2004 |
| In Release | 84 days / 12 weeks | 119 days / 17 weeks | 112 days / 16 weeks | 98 days / 14 weeks | 147 days / 21 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | |||||
| Worldwide Summary | Valentine's Day | Hitch | Sex and the City | The Break-Up | 50 First Dates |
| Worldwide Gross | $216,485,654 | $368,100,420 | $415,253,641 | $204,999,686 | $196,482,882 |
| Foreign Gross | $106,000,000 | $188,604,865 | $262,606,383 | $86,296,411 | $75,574,808 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 49.0% | 51.2% | 63.2% | 42.1% | 38.5% |
| Domestic Gross | $110,485,654 | $179,495,555 | $152,647,258 | $118,703,275 | $120,908,074 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 51.0% | 48.8% | 36.8% | 57.9% | 61.5% |
| People Summary | Valentine's Day | Hitch | Sex and the City | The Break-Up | 50 First Dates |
| Actor: Kevin James | - | #1 | - | - | n/a |
| Genres & Franchises | Valentine's Day | Hitch | Sex and the City | The Break-Up | 50 First Dates |
| Genre: Romantic Comedy | #24 | #3 | #7 | #20 | #19 |
| Genre: Womanizer / Cad / Player | - | #3 | - | - | #5 |
| Showdown: Romantic Comedy's Top Openers | #5 | #1 | #2 | #4 | #3 |
| Showdown: Valentine's Day Massacre | #3 | #1 | - | - | #2 |
| Chart Rankings | Valentine's Day | Hitch | Sex and the City | The Break-Up | 50 First Dates |
| All Time Domestic | #449 | #171 | #239 | #401 | #383 |
| All Time Worldwide | #464 | #201 | #160 | #512 | - |
| Opening Weeks | #143 | #199 | #111 | #231 | #251 |
| Single Day Gross | #235 | #431 | #159 | - | #364 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #178 | #168 | #202 | - | #143 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #143 | - | #97 | - | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #128 | - | #93 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends | #103 | #184 | #101 | #225 | #220 |
| Opening Weekends - February | #3 | #5 | - | - | #12 |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | - | - | #67 | #141 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Winter | #3 | #5 | - | - | #13 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #99 | #173 | #97 | - | - |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | - | #204 | - | - | #243 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | - | #201 | - | - | #242 |
| President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekend Openers | #1 | - | - | - | #3 |
| President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #1 | #7 | - | - | #3 |
| Biggest 2nd Weekend Drops | #60 | - | #254 | - | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #640 | #55 | #594 | #319 | #335 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1274 | #127 | #1199 | #715 | #742 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1845 | #213 | #1740 | #1064 | #1099 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #3784 | #845 | #3587 | #2474 | #2538 |
| Rated PG-13 | - | #95 | - | #193 | #184 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #67 | #112 | - | #138 | #134 |
| Widest Releases | #142 | #183 | #343 | #500 | #169 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #122 | #169 | #341 | #539 | #164 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #64 | #90 | - | - | #87 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #78 | #101 | - | - | #94 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #230 | #171 | #138 | - | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #282 | #341 | #374 | #241 | #209 |
| BOM Users' Grades | - | #349 | #544 | #620 | #490 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #243 | #224 | #156 | #275 | #267 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | - | #168 | - | - | #134 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - February | #3 | #4 | - | - | #8 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #187 | #205 | #140 | #262 | #221 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | - | - | #97 | #166 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Winter | #4 | #5 | - | - | #9 |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | - | #108 | - | - | #193 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #115 | #125 | - | #153 | #132 |
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