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Drama box office · Week 18 · Apr 28–May 4, 1985

Drama Box Office, Week 18 of 1985: Drama Releases of Apr 28–May 4

Code of Silence (1985) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 18 of 1985 (Apr 28–May 4), with $20.3M worldwide, ahead of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) at $10.6M. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $31M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 18 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$31M
Code of Silence (1985), the #1
$20.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Code of Silence (1985) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 drama movie of Week 18, 1985

Code of Silence (1985)

1985 · Action, Drama

$20.3M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total

$20.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 18 of 1985, 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 18 of 1985 (Apr 28–May 4).

  1. 1 Code of Silence (1985) movie poster
    Code of Silence (1985) May 3, 1985 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $20.3M worldwide
    May 3, 1985 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.3M
  2. 2 The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) movie poster
    The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) May 2, 1985 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $10.6M worldwide
    May 2, 1985 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.6M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 18 of 1985: 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 drama movie in week 18 of 1985 (Apr 28–May 4)?

Code of Silence (1985) leads with $20.3M worldwide, $20.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) at $10.6M.

How much did drama movies released in week 18 of 1985 (Apr 28–May 4) earn?

2 drama films released in week 18 of 1985 (Apr 28–May 4) report a worldwide gross, $31M in all, or $15.5M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 18 of 1985 (Apr 28–May 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Code of Silence (1985), earned $20.3M.

How much of the Week 18, 1985 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$31M of the $31M total, or 100%, 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 18, 1985 drama 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 18 of 1985 (Apr 28–May 4). 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 18, 1985 drama 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.