Highest-grossing romantic comedy at the global box office
- Who
- Mei Ren Yu (aka The Mermaid)
- What
- 552,198,479 US dollar(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 12 January 2018
Released worldwide in February 2016, Stephen Chow’s fantasy adventure film Mei Ren Yu (aka The Mermaid; China, 2016) earned a total of US$552,198,479 (£379,654) at the box office worldwide – according to The Numbers (www.the-numbers.com). Although this currently makes it only the 140th highest-grossing film of all-time overall, it is nonetheless the highest-grossing romantic comedy film ever.