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Highest-Grossing Drama Movies of All Time, Page 27

Ne Zha 2 (2025) is the highest-grossing drama movie in our database, with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of Titanic (1997) at $2.3B and The Odyssey (2026) at $1.8B. 21,188 drama films in our database report a worldwide gross, $298.3B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 12 films crossed $1 billion and 674 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $225.7B across 9,185 drama releases.

films with a reported gross
21,188
combined worldwide
$298.3B
films crossed $100M
674
earned in the US & Canada
42%
Ne Zha 2 (2025) movie poster #1 of 21,188
Highest-grossing drama movie ever

Ne Zha 2 (2025)

2025 · Animation, Drama

$2.3B worldwide

$23.3M US & Canada · 1% $2.2B elsewhere · 99%
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The Top 5,000 Drama Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 1,301 to 1,350 of 5,000. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. The pages stop at the top 5,000 of 21,188 films.

  1. 1301 Song of Youth (2019) movie poster
    Song of Youth (2019) Mar 22, 2019 · Chinese · Drama $49.6M worldwide
    Mar 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.6M
  2. 1302 Death Wish (2018) movie poster
    Death Wish (2018) Mar 2, 2018 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $49.6M worldwide
    Mar 2, 2018 US and Canada: $34M Rest of the world: $15.5M Worldwide: $49.6M
  3. 1303 CJ7 (2008) movie poster
    CJ7 (2008) Mar 7, 2008 · Chinese · Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy $49.5M worldwide
    Mar 7, 2008 US and Canada: $207.4K Rest of the world: $49.3M Worldwide: $49.5M
  4. 1304 Primetime (2026) movie poster
    Primetime (2026) Sep 25, 2026 · English · Biography, Crime, Drama $49.5M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2026 US and Canada: $45.3M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $49.5M
  5. 1305 Shampoo (1975) movie poster
    Shampoo (1975) Mar 13, 1975 · English · Drama, Comedy $49.4M worldwide
    Mar 13, 1975 US and Canada: $49.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49.4M
  6. 1306 The New World (2005) movie poster
    The New World (2005) Dec 25, 2005 · English · Adventure, Biography, Drama $49.3M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2005 US and Canada: $12.7M Rest of the world: $36.6M Worldwide: $49.3M
  7. 1307 The Black Dahlia (2006) movie poster
    The Black Dahlia (2006) Sep 15, 2006 · English · Drama, History, Mystery $49.3M worldwide
    Sep 15, 2006 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $26.8M Worldwide: $49.3M
  8. 1308 Capote (2005) movie poster
    Capote (2005) Sep 30, 2005 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $49.3M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2005 US and Canada: $28.8M Rest of the world: $20.6M Worldwide: $49.3M
  9. 1309 May 18 (2007) movie poster
    May 18 (2007) Jul 25, 2007 · Korean · Drama, History $49.3M worldwide
    Jul 25, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.3M
  10. 1310 The Hurt Locker (2009) movie poster
    The Hurt Locker (2009) Jun 26, 2009 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $49.3M worldwide
    Jun 26, 2009 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $32.2M Worldwide: $49.3M
  11. 1311 Belfast (2021) movie poster
    Belfast (2021) Nov 12, 2021 · English · Drama $49.2M worldwide
    Nov 12, 2021 US and Canada: $9.3M Rest of the world: $39.9M Worldwide: $49.2M
  12. 1312 Bugsy (1991) movie poster
    Bugsy (1991) Dec 20, 1991 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $49.1M worldwide
    Dec 20, 1991 US and Canada: $49.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49.1M
  13. 1313 The Deer Hunter (1978) movie poster
    The Deer Hunter (1978) Dec 8, 1978 · English · Drama, War $49.1M worldwide
    Dec 8, 1978 US and Canada: $49M Rest of the world: $101K Worldwide: $49.1M
  14. 1314 Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) movie poster
    Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Aug 12, 2016 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $49.1M worldwide
    Aug 12, 2016 US and Canada: $27.4M Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $49.1M
  15. 1315 The Berlin File (2013) movie poster
    The Berlin File (2013) Feb 15, 2013 · Korean · Action, Drama, Thriller $49M worldwide
    Feb 15, 2013 US and Canada: $665.2K Rest of the world: $48.3M Worldwide: $49M
  16. 1316 Trouble with the Curve (2012) movie poster
    Trouble with the Curve (2012) Sep 21, 2012 · English · Drama $49M worldwide
    Sep 21, 2012 US and Canada: $35.8M Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $49M
  17. 1317 Push (2009) movie poster
    Push (2009) Feb 6, 2009 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $48.9M worldwide
    Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $48.9M
  18. 1318 The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015) movie poster
    The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015) Jan 2, 2015 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $48.9M worldwide
    Jan 2, 2015 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $22.4M Worldwide: $48.9M
  19. 1319 The Holdovers (2023) movie poster
    The Holdovers (2023) Oct 27, 2023 · English · Comedy, Drama $48.8M worldwide
    Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: $28.5M Worldwide: $48.8M
  20. 1320 Mother's Day (2016) movie poster
    Mother's Day (2016) Apr 29, 2016 · Drama, Comedy $48.8M worldwide
    Apr 29, 2016 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $16.3M Worldwide: $48.8M
  21. 1321 Missing (2023) movie poster
    Missing (2023) Jan 20, 2023 · English · Drama, Thriller $48.8M worldwide
    Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $16.3M Worldwide: $48.8M
  22. 1322 Flight Risk (2025) movie poster
    Flight Risk (2025) Jan 24, 2025 · English · Action, Crime, Drama $48.7M worldwide
    Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: $29.8M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $48.7M
  23. 1323 How Do You Know (2010) movie poster
    How Do You Know (2010) Dec 17, 2010 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $48.7M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2010 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $18.5M Worldwide: $48.7M
  24. 1324 Concussion (2015) movie poster
    Concussion (2015) Dec 25, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Sport $48.6M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $34.5M Rest of the world: $14.1M Worldwide: $48.6M
  25. 1325 Midsommar (2019) movie poster
    Midsommar (2019) Jul 3, 2019 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $48.5M worldwide
    Jul 3, 2019 US and Canada: $27.4M Rest of the world: $21.1M Worldwide: $48.5M
  26. 1326 Magnolia (1999) movie poster
    Magnolia (1999) Dec 17, 1999 · English · Drama $48.5M worldwide
    Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $26M Worldwide: $48.5M
  27. 1327 Logan Lucky (2017) movie poster
    Logan Lucky (2017) Aug 18, 2017 · English · Drama, Comedy, Crime $48.5M worldwide
    Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: $20.7M Worldwide: $48.5M
  28. 1328 Mr. Brooks (2007) movie poster
    Mr. Brooks (2007) Jun 1, 2007 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $48.4M worldwide
    Jun 1, 2007 US and Canada: $28.5M Rest of the world: $19.9M Worldwide: $48.4M
  29. 1329 9 (2009) movie poster
    9 (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · French · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama $48.4M worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: $31.7M Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $48.4M
  30. 1330 The Paper (1994) movie poster
    The Paper (1994) Mar 18, 1994 · English · Drama, Comedy $48.4M worldwide
    Mar 18, 1994 US and Canada: $38.8M Rest of the world: $9.6M Worldwide: $48.4M
  31. 1331 Girl, Interrupted (1999) movie poster
    Girl, Interrupted (1999) Dec 21, 1999 · English · Biography, Drama $48.4M worldwide
    Dec 21, 1999 US and Canada: $28.9M Rest of the world: $19.4M Worldwide: $48.4M
  32. 1332 The Last Sentence (2014) movie poster
    The Last Sentence (2014) Jun 20, 2014 · Swedish · Biography, Drama $48.3M worldwide
    Jun 20, 2014 US and Canada: $12.1M Rest of the world: $36.3M Worldwide: $48.3M
  33. 1333 Her (2013) movie poster
    Her (2013) Dec 18, 2013 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy $48.3M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2013 US and Canada: $25.6M Rest of the world: $22.7M Worldwide: $48.3M
  34. 1334 Secondhand Lions (2003) movie poster
    Secondhand Lions (2003) Sep 19, 2003 · English · Drama, Comedy, Family $48.3M worldwide
    Sep 19, 2003 US and Canada: $42.1M Rest of the world: $6.2M Worldwide: $48.3M
  35. 1335 Mask (1985) movie poster
    Mask (1985) Mar 8, 1985 · English · Drama $48.2M worldwide
    Mar 8, 1985 US and Canada: $48.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.2M
  36. 1336 Charlie St. Cloud (2010) movie poster
    Charlie St. Cloud (2010) Jul 30, 2010 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Romance $48.2M worldwide
    Jul 30, 2010 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $48.2M
  37. 1337 Malcolm X (1992) movie poster
    Malcolm X (1992) Nov 18, 1992 · Biography, Drama, History $48.2M worldwide
    Nov 18, 1992 US and Canada: $48.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.2M
  38. 1338 G.I. Jane (1997) movie poster
    G.I. Jane (1997) Aug 22, 1997 · English · Action, Drama $48.2M worldwide
    Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $48.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.2M
  39. 1339 Boyhood (2014) movie poster
    Boyhood (2014) Jul 11, 2014 · English · Drama $48.1M worldwide
    Jul 11, 2014 US and Canada: $25.4M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $48.1M
  40. 1340 Suite Dreams (2006) movie poster
    Suite Dreams (2006) Jan 14, 2006 · Japanese · Comedy, Romance, Drama $48.1M worldwide
    Jan 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.1M
  41. 1341 Sky (2016) movie poster
    Sky (2016) Apr 15, 2016 · English · Drama $48.1M worldwide
    Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.1M
  42. 1342 Single White Female (1992) movie poster
    Single White Female (1992) Aug 14, 1992 · English · Drama, Thriller $48M worldwide
    Aug 14, 1992 US and Canada: $48M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48M
  43. 1343 After We Collided (2020) movie poster
    After We Collided (2020) Oct 23, 2020 · English · Drama, Romance $48M worldwide
    Oct 23, 2020 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $45.6M Worldwide: $48M
  44. 1344 The Godfather: Part II (1974) movie poster
    The Godfather: Part II (1974) Dec 12, 1974 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $48M worldwide
    Dec 12, 1974 US and Canada: $47.8M Rest of the world: $149.1K Worldwide: $48M
  45. 1345 Return to Silent Hill (2026) movie poster
    Return to Silent Hill (2026) Jan 23, 2026 · English · Drama, Horror, Mystery $48M worldwide
    Jan 23, 2026 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: $42.4M Worldwide: $48M
  46. 1346 The Natural (1984) movie poster
    The Natural (1984) May 11, 1984 · Drama, Sport $48M worldwide
    May 11, 1984 US and Canada: $48M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48M
  47. 1347 From Today, It’s My Turn!!: Special (2020) movie poster
    From Today, It’s My Turn!!: Special (2020) Jul 17, 2020 · Japanese · Drama, Comedy $47.9M worldwide
    Jul 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.9M
  48. 1348 Queen & Slim (2019) movie poster
    Queen & Slim (2019) Nov 27, 2019 · English · Drama, Romance, Crime $47.8M worldwide
    Nov 27, 2019 US and Canada: $43.8M Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $47.8M
  49. 1349 The Nanny Diaries (2007) movie poster
    The Nanny Diaries (2007) Aug 24, 2007 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $47.8M worldwide
    Aug 24, 2007 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: $21.9M Worldwide: $47.8M
  50. 1350 To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) movie poster
    To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) Sep 8, 1995 · English · Drama, Comedy $47.8M worldwide
    Sep 8, 1995 US and Canada: $36.5M Rest of the world: $11.3M Worldwide: $47.8M
Archive

Drama Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).

2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
1970s 10 years · $5B
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
1910s 1 year · $160