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Drama box office · Week 10 · Mar 2–8, 1986

Drama Box Office, Week 10 of 1986: Drama Releases of Mar 2–8

Desert Hearts (1986) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 10 of 1986 (Mar 2–8), with $2.5M worldwide, ahead of Nomads (1986) at $2.3M and Matador (1986) at $286.1K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 88% on Week 9, 1986, whose releases took $43.6M.

week 10 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$5.1M
Desert Hearts (1986), the #1
$2.5M
vs Week 9, 1986
−88%
Desert Hearts (1986) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 10, 1986

Desert Hearts (1986)

1986 · Drama, Romance

$2.5M worldwide · 49% of the chart's total

$2.5M US & Canada · 100% $408 elsewhere · <1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 10 of 1986?

Desert Hearts (1986) leads with $2.5M, 49% of the total. The top 3 together took $5.1M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Desert Hearts (1986) movie poster Number 1
    $2.5M Desert Hearts (1986)
    $2.5M US & Canada · 100% $408 elsewhere · <1%
  2. Nomads (1986) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M Nomads (1986)
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Matador (1986) movie poster Number 3
    $286.1K Matador (1986)
    $279.4K US & Canada · 98% $6.7K elsewhere · 2%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 10 of 1986, 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 10 of 1986 (Mar 2–8).

  1. 1 Desert Hearts (1986) movie poster
    Desert Hearts (1986) Mar 7, 1986 · English · Drama, Romance $2.5M worldwide
    Mar 7, 1986 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $408 Worldwide: $2.5M
  2. 2 Nomads (1986) movie poster
    Nomads (1986) Mar 7, 1986 · English · Thriller, Drama, Fantasy $2.3M worldwide
    Mar 7, 1986 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 Matador (1986) movie poster
    Matador (1986) Mar 7, 1986 · Spanish · Drama, Thriller $286.1K worldwide
    Mar 7, 1986 US and Canada: $279.4K Rest of the world: $6.7K Worldwide: $286.1K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 10 of 1986?

Of the top 3, Nomads (1986) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Matador (1986) made 2% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $5M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Desert Hearts (1986) $2.5M
    $2.5M US & Canada · 100% $408 elsewhere · <1%
  2. 2 Nomads (1986) $2.3M
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Matador (1986) $286.1K
    $279.4K US & Canada · 98% $6.7K elsewhere · 2%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 10 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 10 releases took $5.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 5 (Jan 26–Feb 1) with $67.1M, led by Hannah and Her Sisters (1986).

  1. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 19–25 The Trip to Bountiful (1986) $7.9M The Trip to Bountiful (1986)
  2. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 26–Feb 1 Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) $67.1M Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
  3. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 2–8 The Assault (1986) $852.8K The Assault (1986)
  4. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 9–15 The Delta Force (1986) $25.4M The Delta Force (1986)
  5. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 16–22 Dream Lover (1986) $502.2K Dream Lover (1986)
  6. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 23–Mar 1 Pretty in Pink (1986) $43.6M Pretty in Pink (1986)
  7. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 2–8 Desert Hearts (1986) $5.1M Desert Hearts (1986)
  8. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 9–15 Gung Ho (1986) $42.5M Gung Ho (1986)
  9. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 16–22 Just Between Friends (1986) $6.4M Just Between Friends (1986)
Earlier years

How Does Week 10 of 1986 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 10, 1980 earned the most: $67.2M from 1 film, led by Coal Miner's Daughter (1980). Week 10, 1986 took $5.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 10, 1977 Feb 27–Mar 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 10, 1978 Mar 5–11 1 film 1 $5.4M – Gray Lady Down (1978) $5.4M
Week 10, 1979 Mar 4–10 1 film · −80% 1 $1.1M −80% The Passage (1979) $1.1M
Week 10, 1980 Mar 2–8 1 film · +6001% 1 $67.2M +6001% Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) $67.2M
Week 10, 1981 Mar 1–7 3 films · −91% 3 $6.4M −91% The Boy Soldier (1981) $6.3M
Week 10, 1982 Feb 28–Mar 6 4 films · +222% 4 $20.5M +222% Diner (1982) $14.1M
Week 10, 1983 Feb 27–Mar 5 1 film · −59% 1 $8.4M −59% Tender Mercies (1983) $8.4M
Week 10, 1984 Mar 4–10 2 films · +44% 2 $12.2M +44% Alphabet City (1984) $7M
Week 10, 1985 Mar 3–9 2 films · +303% 2 $49.1M +303% Mask (1985) $48.2M
Week 10, 1986 Mar 2–8 3 films · −90% 3 $5.1M −90% Desert Hearts (1986) $2.5M
Archive

Drama Box Office in 1986, Week by Week

42 weeks of 1986 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 20 (May 11–17) with $357.3M, led by Top Gun (1986).

FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 10 of 1986: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 10 of 1986 (Mar 2–8)?

Desert Hearts (1986) leads with $2.5M worldwide, $2.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nomads (1986) at $2.3M and Matador (1986) at $286.1K.

How much did drama movies released in week 10 of 1986 (Mar 2–8) earn?

3 drama films released in week 10 of 1986 (Mar 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $5.1M in all, or $1.7M per film on average. Week 9, 1986 releases took $43.6M.

How many drama movies released in week 10 of 1986 (Mar 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Desert Hearts (1986), earned $2.5M.

How much of the Week 10, 1986 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$5M of the $5.1M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 10, 1986 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 10 of 1986 (Mar 2–8). 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 10, 1986 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.