List of highest-grossing films in Romania explained

The following lists represent the highest-grossing films in Romania. This lists only accounts for the films' theatrical box office earning and not their ancillary revenues (i.e. home video rental and sales and television broadcast).

In 2009 there was a significant increase in the Romanian box office due to rising of inflation, the appearance of new theaters in several cities of the country and a higher effort in promoting the films.[1] In April 2014, Cinema City International, who is the main cinema operator in Romania, plans 22 new cinema openings in Romania between 2014 and 2016.[2]

Romania's highest-grossing films

The most represented years on the list are 2022, and 2023 with 8 films each. Titanic is the first film in Romania to surpass the 1 million lei mark,[3] Avatar is the first film to surpass the 10 and 20 million lei mark, and is the first film to surpass the 30 million lei mark.

RankTitleRomanian LeuU.S. dollarYearRef
138,552,041$8,347,5552022[4]
2Teambuilding23,576,362$4,746,3322022[5]
3Avatar20,153,235$6,636,9742009[6]
4Aquaman15,722,391$3,848,7532018[7]
5Miami Bici 215,059,007$3,310,9852023[8]
614,401,724$3,379,4322019[9]
7Barbie13,839,596$3,073,4582023[10]
813,610,424$3,116,5982021[11]
913,515,925$3,256,9662015[12]
10Frozen II13,453,922$3,119,1542019[13]
11The Fate of the Furious13,316,052$3,171,0172017[14]
12Buzz House: The Movie13,271,011$2,865,1392024[15]
13Inside Out 212,543,777$2,717,4412024
14Oppenheimer12,176,560$2,699,6472023[16]
15Deadpool & Wolverine12,005,888$2,625,0732024
16Miami Bici11,658,637$2,679,3262020[17]
1711,531,846$2,517,9062024[18]
18Furious 711,187,310$2,739,7712015[19]
19Joker11,126,579$2,586,4932019[20]
2011,093,679$2,895,9082017[21]
21Part-Time Dads10,892,992$2,386,8032024[22]
22Fast X10,864,633$2,359,8662023[23]
2310,858,515$2,939,9622014[24]
2410,574,332$2,461,6072019[25]
25Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom10,291,249$2,268,9502023
26Venom10,029,468$2,467,8922018[26]
279,992,353$2,568,2522018[27]
28Hobbs & Shaw9,803,112$2,301,9292019[28]
29Romina, VTM9,499,089$2,045,9832023
309,479,985$2,015,5432022[29]
31Bad Boys for Life9,381,164$2,168,1782020[30]
32Bohemian Rhapsody9,213,080$2,245,6662018[31]
339,159,517$2,256,3562017[32]
34Money Wedding9,157,979$1,957,2422023[33]
35F99,119,763$2,195,8302021[34]
368,664,484$2,223,3292017[35]
378,614,875$1,779,2152022
388,599,664$1,765,9032022[36]
39Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness8,588,642$1,831,3602022[37]
40Suicide Squad8,323,197$2,089,6072016[38]
418,278,047$2,458,6472012[39]
428,228,799$1,916,1912019[40]
43Mirciulica8,219,341$1,646,0012022
44The Lion King8,199,103$1,931,6092019[41]
45Minions8,148,891$2,033,4052015[42]
468,112,273$2,054,3832017[43]
477,959,529$2,437,7232013[44]
48Action Pack7,901,750$1,729,6392023
49Black Panther7,590,824$2,013,5172018[45]
507,481,831$1,622,3662022[46]

Highest grossing films by admissions

This is a list by Romania's National Center for Cinematography sorted by the highest ticket sales[47] and adjusted gross as of 2023 with the average ticket price of 23.7.[48]

RankTitleYearTicket salesAdjusted gross
1Uncle Marin, the Billionaire197914,645,586
2Păcală197414,644,029
3Michael the Brave197113,340,304
4The Dacians196713,135,474
5The Family of The Soimărești196513,051,558
6Tudor196311,411,828
7The Column196810,508,376
8Outlaws19668,850,537
9Seven Boys and a Little Girl19677,547,339
10Stephen the Great - Vaslui 147519757,372,294
11The Immortals19747,292,165
12With Clean Hands19727,162,552
13The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians19786,831,053
14Adventures on the Black Sea19726,769,780
15Bone Path19806,587,344
16Revenge19786,359,884
17A Police Superintendent Accuses19746,146,991
18The Outlaws of Captain Anghel19716,003,214
19The Secret of Bacchus19845,673,841
20Miscellaneous Brigade on Alert!19715,649,946

Highest weekend gross

This list is ranked only in Romanian Lei. is the first film to gross over 1 million lei in a weekend, is the first to gross over 2 million lei in a weekend, is the first to gross over 3 million lei in a weekend and The Fate of the Furious is the first to gross over 4, 5, 6 and 7 million lei in a weekend.

RankTitleWeekendGross (RON)Ref
1The Fate of the FuriousApril 21–23, 20177,443,186[49]
2Buzz House: The MovieApril 26-28, 20247,211,155[50]
3Romina, VTMJanuary 6–8, 20236,553,905[51]
4December 16–18, 20226,305,847[52]
5Miami Bici 2November 24-26, 20235,281,140[53]
6TeambuildingSeptember 30-October 2, 20224,914,907[54]
7Part-Time DadsJanuary 5-7, 20244,220,824[55]
8December 18–20, 20153,975,328[56]
9Fast XMay 19–21, 20233,870,109[57]
10April 26–28, 20193,855,954[58]
11Frozen IINovember 22–24, 20193,782,858[59]
12Deadpool & WolverineJuly 26-28, 20243,679,086[60]
13Furious 7April 3–5, 20153,648,242[61]
14Miami BiciFebruary 21–23, 20203,354,715[62]
15April 27–29, 20183,162,752[63]
16December 19–21, 20143,137,138[64]
17Action PackMar 24-26, 20233,118,617[65]
18Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessMay 6–8, 20223,103,778[66]
19March 31-April 2, 20233,098,695[67]
20March 1-3, 20243,096,978[68]

Highest-grossing films by year

The charts are based on films that premiered on a Romanian release date and not the film's worldwide release date.

YearTitleGross (RON)Ref
1993Hot Shots! Part Deux[69]
1994The Second Fall of Constantinople[70]
Jurassic Park [71]
1995The Specialist[72]
1996Independence Day[73]
1997101 Dalmatians[74]
1998Titanic [75]
1999The Mummy[76]
[77]
2000Gladiator[78]
2001The Mummy Returns[79]
2002Garcea and the Oltenians[80]
2003The Matrix Reloaded[81]
2004[82]
2005[83]
2006The Da Vinci Code[84]
2007[85]
2008Journey to the Center of the Earth[86]
2009Avatar
2010Alice in Wonderland[87]
2011[88]
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016Suicide Squad
2017The Fate of the Furious
2018Aquaman
2019
2020Miami Bici
2021
2022
2023Miami Bici 2
2024Buzz House: The Movie

Highest-grossing animated films

This is the list of highest-grossing animated films. Six of these films are also in the Top 50 Romania's highest-grossing films list. 2024 is the most represented year with 4 films.

RankTitleRomanian LeuU.S. dollarYearRef
1Frozen II13,453,922$3,119,1542019
2Inside Out 212,543,777$2,717,4412024
38,614,875$1,779,2152022
4The Lion King8,199,103$1,931,6092019
5Minions8,148,891$2,033,4052015
67,481,831$1,622,3662022
77,036,356$1,905,3382012[89]
87,032,003$1,754,2032018[90]
96,876,271$2,298,0072009[91]
10Despicable Me 46,800,045$1,486,4032024
11The Super Mario Bros. Movie5,848,228$1,294,6102023
12Frozen5,369,078$1,634,4242013[92]
13Kung Fu Panda 45,306,336$1,153,7312024[93]
14Turning Red5,265,886$1,162,7602022
15The Boss Baby5,264,392$1,261,2902017[94]
16Zootopia5,190,703$1,300,4792016[95]
17The Grinch5,121,730$1,251,1962018[96]
18Despicable Me 35,113,509$1,294,0082017[97]
19The Garfield Movie5,023,345$1,093,1122024
20Ferdinand5,018,526$1,312,5072017[98]

Highest-grossing Romanian films

This is the list of highest-grossing Romanian films. Child's Pose is the first Romanian film to surpass the 1 million lei mark, Selfie 69 is the first romanian film to surpass the 2 million lei mark, Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time is the first romanian film to surpass the 3 million lei mark, Oh, Ramona! is the first romanian film to surpass the 4 and 5 lei marks, is the first romanian film to surpass the 6 million lei mark, and Miami Bici is the first romanian film to surpass the 7, 8, 9 and 10 million lei marks, Teambuilding is the first romanian film to surpass 20 million lei mark. 2023 is the most represented year with 6 films. Nine of this films are in the Top 50 Romania's highest-grossing films.

RankTitleRomanian LeuU.S. dollarYearRef
1Teambuilding23,576,222$4,746,3012022
2Miami Bici 215,059,007$3,310,9852023
3Buzz House: The Movie13,271,011$2,865,1392024
4Miami Bici11,658,637$2,679,3262020
5Part-Time Dads10,892,992$2,386,8032024
6Romina, VTM9,499,089$2,045,9832023
7Money Wedding9,157,979$1,957,2422023
8Mirciulica8,219,201$1,645,9702022
9Action Pack7,901,750$1,729,6392023
106,488,206$1,510,1742019
11Oh, Ramona!5,094,311$1,213,1822019[99]
12Ramon4,582,170$1,003,0122023[100]
13The Camp4,115,808$943,3292021[101]
14Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time3,793,151$923,7322018[102]
15Klaus & Barroso3,674,123$801,3632024[103]
16The Taxi Drivers3,352,362$740,0552023[104]
17Queen Marie of Romania2,948,435$682,9752019[105]
18The Goat with Three Kids2,722,782$561,5522022[106]
19Selfie 692,678,435$664,5552016[107]
20Two Lottery Tickets2,440,177$593,8942016[108]

Timeline of highest-grossing film in Romania

Timeline since 1996
TitleEstablishedRecord-setting grossRef
Independence Day1996148,436
101 Dalmatians1997215,238
Titanic19981,590,451
Journey to the Center of the Earth20081,984,880
20096,858,821
Avatar201018,537,471
202220,153,235
Teambuilding23,554,124[109]
202338,552,041

Highest-grossing franchises and film series in Romania

This is the list of highest-grossing franchises and film series in Romania ranked in Romanian lei. Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest-grossing franchise, with over 160 million lei. Avatar has the highest per-film average, with over 29 million lei. Fast & Furious & Marvel Cinematic Universe are the only franchises with 3 films to have crossed the 10 million lei mark, while Jumanji, Spider-Man, Avatar, Miami Bici, DC Extended Universe and Aquaman have two films to have crossed the 10 million lei mark, and Avatar is the only franchise with two films to have crossed the 20 million lei mark.

See also

References

Box office sources

External links

Notes and References

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  6. Avatar

    Original release: 18.537.471 ($6,317,366) Web site: Box Office Romania - 07.05.10-07.11.10. CineMagia.ro. October 17, 2022.

    Lifetime: Web site: Avatar. CineMagia.ro. October 17, 2022.

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  17. Miami Bici

    Original release: 11,633,276 ($2,673,828) Web site: Box Office Romania - 03.09.20-03.15.20. CineMagia.ro. March 16, 2020.

    2023 re-release: 25,361 ($5,498) Web site: Box Office Romania - 11.20.23-11.26.23. CineMagia.ro. November 27, 2023.

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  75. Titanic
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  77. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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  81. Web site: The Matrix Reloaded. CineMagia.ro. August 16, 2014.
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  87. Web site: Alice in Wonderland. CineMagia.ro. February 7, 2014.
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