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Highest-Grossing Drama Movies of All Time, Page 29

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 1,401 to 1,450 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. 1401 If You Are the One (2008) movie poster
    If You Are the One (2008) Dec 18, 2008 · Chinese · Romance, Comedy, Drama $45.5M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.5M
  2. 1402 Medicine Man (1992) movie poster
    Medicine Man (1992) Feb 7, 1992 · English · Adventure, Drama, Romance $45.5M worldwide
    Feb 7, 1992 US and Canada: $45.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $45.5M
  3. 1403 Good Boy! (2003) movie poster
    Good Boy! (2003) Oct 10, 2003 · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $45.5M worldwide
    Oct 10, 2003 US and Canada: $37.7M Rest of the world: $7.8M Worldwide: $45.5M
  4. 1404 Thelma & Louise (1991) movie poster
    Thelma & Louise (1991) May 24, 1991 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $45.5M worldwide
    May 24, 1991 US and Canada: $45.4M Rest of the world: $113K Worldwide: $45.5M
  5. 1405 Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) movie poster
    Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) Oct 24, 2025 · Biography, Drama, Music $45.2M worldwide
    Oct 24, 2025 US and Canada: $22.6M Rest of the world: $22.6M Worldwide: $45.2M
  6. 1406 Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020) movie poster
    Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020) Jan 10, 2020 · Hindi · Drama, Action, History $45.2M worldwide
    Jan 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.2M
  7. 1407 In Bruges (2008) movie poster
    In Bruges (2008) Feb 8, 2008 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $45.2M worldwide
    Feb 8, 2008 US and Canada: $7.8M Rest of the world: $37.4M Worldwide: $45.2M
  8. 1408 The Iron Claw (2023) movie poster
    The Iron Claw (2023) Dec 22, 2023 · English · Biography, Drama, Sport $45.2M worldwide
    Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $10.1M Worldwide: $45.2M
  9. 1409 Confessions (2010) movie poster
    Confessions (2010) Jun 4, 2010 · Japanese · Thriller, Drama, Mystery $45.2M worldwide
    Jun 4, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.2M
  10. 1410 In the Heights (2021) movie poster
    In the Heights (2021) Jun 11, 2021 · English · Drama, Romance, Music $45.2M worldwide
    Jun 11, 2021 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $45.2M
  11. 1411 Flatliners (2017) movie poster
    Flatliners (2017) Sep 29, 2017 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $45.2M worldwide
    Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $45.2M
  12. 1412 Love Will Tear Us Apart (2021) movie poster
    Love Will Tear Us Apart (2021) May 20, 2021 · Chinese · Drama, Romance $45.1M worldwide
    May 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.1M
  13. 1413 Monster's Ball (2001) movie poster
    Monster's Ball (2001) Dec 26, 2001 · English · Drama, Romance $45M worldwide
    Dec 26, 2001 US and Canada: $31.3M Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $45M
  14. 1414 The Way We Were (1973) movie poster
    The Way We Were (1973) Oct 19, 1973 · Drama, Romance $45M worldwide
    Oct 19, 1973 US and Canada: $45M Rest of the world: $493 Worldwide: $45M
  15. 1415 The End (1978) movie poster
    The End (1978) May 10, 1978 · Drama, Comedy $44.9M worldwide
    May 10, 1978 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.9M
  16. 1416 Cop Land (1997) movie poster
    Cop Land (1997) Aug 15, 1997 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $44.9M worldwide
    Aug 15, 1997 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.9M
  17. 1417 Midnight Cowboy (1969) movie poster
    Midnight Cowboy (1969) May 25, 1969 · English · Drama $44.8M worldwide
    May 25, 1969 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $17.9K Worldwide: $44.8M
  18. 1418 Still Alice (2014) movie poster
    Still Alice (2014) Dec 5, 2014 · English · Drama $44.8M worldwide
    Dec 5, 2014 US and Canada: $18.8M Rest of the world: $26M Worldwide: $44.8M
  19. 1419 In the Bedroom (2001) movie poster
    In the Bedroom (2001) Nov 23, 2001 · Drama, Crime $44.8M worldwide
    Nov 23, 2001 US and Canada: $35.9M Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $44.8M
  20. 1420 The Wrestler (2008) movie poster
    The Wrestler (2008) Dec 17, 2008 · English · Drama, Sport $44.7M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2008 US and Canada: $26.2M Rest of the world: $18.5M Worldwide: $44.7M
  21. 1421 The White Storm (2013) movie poster
    The White Storm (2013) Nov 29, 2013 · Cantonese · Drama, Action, Thriller $44.7M worldwide
    Nov 29, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.7M
  22. 1422 Prey (2022) movie poster
    Prey (2022) Aug 5, 2022 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $44.7M worldwide
    Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $19.8M Rest of the world: $24.9M Worldwide: $44.7M
  23. 1423 Lakeview Terrace (2008) movie poster
    Lakeview Terrace (2008) Sep 19, 2008 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $44.7M worldwide
    Sep 19, 2008 US and Canada: $39.3M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $44.7M
  24. 1424 Richard Jewell (2019) movie poster
    Richard Jewell (2019) Dec 13, 2019 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $44.6M worldwide
    Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $22.3M Rest of the world: $22.3M Worldwide: $44.6M
  25. 1425 Uptown Girls (2003) movie poster
    Uptown Girls (2003) Aug 15, 2003 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $44.6M worldwide
    Aug 15, 2003 US and Canada: $37.2M Rest of the world: $7.4M Worldwide: $44.6M
  26. 1426 Bad Genius (2017) movie poster
    Bad Genius (2017) May 3, 2017 · Thai · Crime, Drama, Thriller $44.6M worldwide
    May 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.6M
  27. 1427 The Negotiator (1998) movie poster
    The Negotiator (1998) Jul 29, 1998 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $44.5M worldwide
    Jul 29, 1998 US and Canada: $44.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.5M
  28. 1428 mother! (2017) movie poster
    mother! (2017) Sep 15, 2017 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $44.5M worldwide
    Sep 15, 2017 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: $26.7M Worldwide: $44.5M
  29. 1429 Notorious (2009) movie poster
    Notorious (2009) Jan 16, 2009 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $44.4M worldwide
    Jan 16, 2009 US and Canada: $36.8M Rest of the world: $7.6M Worldwide: $44.4M
  30. 1430 Carol (2015) movie poster
    Carol (2015) Nov 20, 2015 · English · Drama, Romance $44.4M worldwide
    Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $12.7M Rest of the world: $31.7M Worldwide: $44.4M
  31. 1431 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) movie poster
    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) Aug 6, 2008 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $44.4M worldwide
    Aug 6, 2008 US and Canada: $44.1M Rest of the world: $262.5K Worldwide: $44.4M
  32. 1432 A Man Apart (2003) movie poster
    A Man Apart (2003) Apr 4, 2003 · Action, Drama, Thriller $44.4M worldwide
    Apr 4, 2003 US and Canada: $26.7M Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $44.4M
  33. 1433 Picture Perfect (1997) movie poster
    Picture Perfect (1997) Aug 1, 1997 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $44.3M worldwide
    Aug 1, 1997 US and Canada: $31.4M Rest of the world: $12.9M Worldwide: $44.3M
  34. 1434 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2010) movie poster
    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2010) Oct 29, 2010 · Swedish · Drama, Thriller, Crime $44.3M worldwide
    Oct 29, 2010 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: $39.1M Worldwide: $44.3M
  35. 1435 Amistad (1997) movie poster
    Amistad (1997) Dec 10, 1997 · English · Drama, History, Mystery $44.2M worldwide
    Dec 10, 1997 US and Canada: $44.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.2M
  36. 1436 Wind River (2017) movie poster
    Wind River (2017) Aug 4, 2017 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $44.2M worldwide
    Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $33.8M Rest of the world: $10.4M Worldwide: $44.2M
  37. 1437 Hard Ball (2001) movie poster
    Hard Ball (2001) Sep 14, 2001 · English · Drama, Sport $44.1M worldwide
    Sep 14, 2001 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $44.1M
  38. 1438 The Great Hypnotist (2014) movie poster
    The Great Hypnotist (2014) Apr 29, 2014 · Chinese · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $44.1M worldwide
    Apr 29, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.1M
  39. 1439 The Last Emperor (1987) movie poster
    The Last Emperor (1987) Dec 18, 1987 · English · Biography, Drama, History $44M worldwide
    Dec 18, 1987 US and Canada: $44M Rest of the world: $47.3K Worldwide: $44M
  40. 1440 Brooklyn's Finest (2010) movie poster
    Brooklyn's Finest (2010) Mar 5, 2010 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $44M worldwide
    Mar 5, 2010 US and Canada: $27.2M Rest of the world: $16.9M Worldwide: $44M
  41. 1441 Battle of Memories (2017) movie poster
    Battle of Memories (2017) Apr 28, 2017 · Chinese · Thriller, Drama, Mystery $43.9M worldwide
    Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: $594.6K Rest of the world: $43.3M Worldwide: $43.9M
  42. 1442 Black Bag (2025) movie poster
    Black Bag (2025) Mar 14, 2025 · English · Drama, Thriller $43.9M worldwide
    Mar 14, 2025 US and Canada: $21.5M Rest of the world: $22.4M Worldwide: $43.9M
  43. 1443 Jungle Fever (1991) movie poster
    Jungle Fever (1991) Jun 7, 1991 · English · Drama, Romance $43.9M worldwide
    Jun 7, 1991 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $11.4M Worldwide: $43.9M
  44. 1444 Wall Street (1987) movie poster
    Wall Street (1987) Dec 11, 1987 · English · Drama, Crime $43.8M worldwide
    Dec 11, 1987 US and Canada: $43.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.8M
  45. 1445 Shining Through (1992) movie poster
    Shining Through (1992) Jan 31, 1992 · English · War, Drama, Thriller $43.8M worldwide
    Jan 31, 1992 US and Canada: $21.6M Rest of the world: $22.2M Worldwide: $43.8M
  46. 1446 Of Gods and Men (2011) movie poster
    Of Gods and Men (2011) Feb 25, 2011 · French · Drama, History $43.8M worldwide
    Feb 25, 2011 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $39.9M Worldwide: $43.8M
  47. 1447 Café Society (2016) movie poster
    Café Society (2016) Jul 15, 2016 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $43.8M worldwide
    Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: $32.7M Worldwide: $43.8M
  48. 1448 The Sea Inside (2004) movie poster
    The Sea Inside (2004) Dec 17, 2004 · Spanish · Biography, Drama $43.7M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $41.6M Worldwide: $43.7M
  49. 1449 Soul Food (1997) movie poster
    Soul Food (1997) Sep 26, 1997 · Drama, Comedy $43.7M worldwide
    Sep 26, 1997 US and Canada: $43.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.7M
  50. 1450 Ferrari (2023) movie poster
    Ferrari (2023) Dec 25, 2023 · English · Biography, Drama, History $43.6M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2023 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: $25.1M Worldwide: $43.6M
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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