Editing Down with Love (section)

===Box office===
''Down with Love'' was chosen as "the perfect film" to open the second [[Tribeca Film Festival]], where it made its premiere.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Eugene |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2003/03/down-with-love-to-kick-off-second-tribeca-fest-79870/ |title=''Down with Love'' to Kick-Off Second Tribeca Fest |date=March 17, 2003 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=July 18, 2017 |archive-date=May 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515044305/http://www.indiewire.com/2003/03/down-with-love-to-kick-off-second-tribeca-fest-79870/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film opened first in New York, and was released countrywide a week later on May 16, 2003. The film was released as counter programming against ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]''.<ref name="nyt-summer"/> Though the film was highly anticipated,<ref>{{cite news |title=Why we can't wait to see ''Down With Love'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/01/24/why-we-cant-wait-see-down-love/ |access-date=11 May 2023 |work=EW.com |date=January 24, 2003 |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511045333/https://ew.com/article/2003/01/24/why-we-cant-wait-see-down-love/ |url-status=live }}</ref> it performed far below box office expectations in comparison with other rom-coms released in the same year, such as ''[[How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days]]'' and ''[[Something's Gotta Give (film)|Something's Gotta Give]]'', both of which grossed over $100 million.<ref name="Loayza" /><ref name="BombReport">{{cite web |title=Down with Love |url=https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2003-2/down-with-love/ |website=Bomb Report |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511045339/https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2003-2/down-with-love/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Down with Love'' ultimately made just $39.5 million worldwide on a $35 million budget.<ref name="Mojo"/>