From "Wedding Crashers" to "Baby Boy": Romance picks by state
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Valentine's Day might be a national holiday, but America's taste in romantic movies differs across the country.
Between the lines: Roku search data exclusively shared with Axios reveals the romance title each state is unusually into, and the results range from "Wedding Crashers" to "When Harry Met Sally."
- Yes, "Sleepless in Seattle" is popular in Washington, and "Sweet Home Alabama" is big in Alabama — but not all titles are so obvious.
Case in point: John Singleton's cult classic, "Baby Boy," starring Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson and Snoop Dogg overindexed in mostly southern states, despite being set in Los Angeles.
- Viewers in Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina and Washington, D.C., were more likely to search for the 2001 drama than the average U.S. household.
Here are the other most-searched romance flicks:
"Coyote Ugly"
Overindexed in: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
"Crazy Rich Asians"
Overindexed in: Arizona, California, Hawaii and New Mexico.
"A Knight's Tale"
Overindexed in: Alaska, Idaho and Montana.
"Sweet Home Alabama"
Overindexed in: Alabama, Arkansas and Virginia.
"When Harry Met Sally"
Overindexed in: Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
"Walk the Line"
Overindexed in: Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.
"The Fall Guy"
Overindexed in: Colorado and Utah.
"The Phantom of the Opera (2004)"
Overindexed in: Illinois and Wyoming.
"Save the Last Dance"
Overindexed in: Indiana and Ohio.
"The Wedding Singer"
Overindexed in: Michigan and Vermont.
"Safe Haven"
Overindexed in: North Carolina and North Dakota.
"Wedding Crashers"
Overindexed in: New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
"A Silent Voice"
Overindexed in: Nevada and Oklahoma.
"Pitch Perfect"
Overindexed in: Minnesota.
"Anyone But You"
Overindexed in: Nebraska.
"The Map That Leads to You"
Overindexed in: South Dakota.
"Maudie"
Overindexed in: Texas.
"Sleepless in Seattle"
Overindexed in: Washington.
"Call Me By Your Name"
Overindexed in: Delaware.
"Under the Tuscan Sun"
Overindexed in: Florida.
"Love Actually"
Overindexed in: Massachusetts.
"Sense and Sensibility"
Overindexed in: Maine.
"Overboard (1987)"
Overindexed in: Oregon.
