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Biography box office · Week 39 · Sep 24–30, 2017

Biography Box Office, Week 39 of 2017: Biography Releases of Sep 24–30

Chasing the Dragon (2017) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in week 39 of 2017 (Sep 24–30), with $88M worldwide, ahead of Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) at $4.4M. 2 biography films released that week report a worldwide gross, $92.3M in all, 1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 39 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$92.3M
Chasing the Dragon (2017), the #1
$88M
earned in the US & Canada
1%
Chasing the Dragon (2017) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 biography movie of Week 39, 2017

Chasing the Dragon (2017)

2017 · Action, Biography

$88M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$456.9K US & Canada · <1% $87.5M elsewhere · 99%
The chart

Every Biography Release of Week 39 of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 39 of 2017 (Sep 24–30).

  1. 1 Chasing the Dragon (2017) movie poster
    Chasing the Dragon (2017) Sep 29, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Biography, History $88M worldwide
    Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $456.9K Rest of the world: $87.5M Worldwide: $88M
  2. 2 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) movie poster
    Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) Sep 29, 2017 · English · Biography, Drama, History $4.4M worldwide
    Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $768.9K Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $4.4M
FAQ

Biography Box Office Week 39 of 2017: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing biography movie in week 39 of 2017 (Sep 24–30)?

Chasing the Dragon (2017) leads with $88M worldwide, $456.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) at $4.4M.

How much did biography movies released in week 39 of 2017 (Sep 24–30) earn?

2 biography films released in week 39 of 2017 (Sep 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $92.3M in all, or $46.2M per film on average.

How many biography movies released in week 39 of 2017 (Sep 24–30) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Chasing the Dragon (2017), earned $88M.

How much of the Week 39, 2017 Biography box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.2M of the $92.3M total, or 1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 39, 2017 biography box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 39 of 2017 (Sep 24–30). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 39, 2017 biography box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.