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Drama box office · Week 25 · Jun 16–22, 1991

Drama Box Office, Week 25 of 1991: Drama Releases of Jun 16–22

Dying Young (1991) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 25 of 1991 (Jun 16–22), with $82.3M worldwide, ahead of Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) at $1.4M and Whore (1991) at $1M. 4 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $85M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada.

week 25 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$85M
Dying Young (1991), the #1
$82.3M
earned in the US & Canada
43%
Dying Young (1991) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 drama movie of Week 25, 1991

Dying Young (1991)

1991 · Drama, Romance

$82.3M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$33.7M US & Canada · 41% $48.6M elsewhere · 59%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 25 of 1991?

Dying Young (1991) leads with $82.3M, 97% of the total. The top 4 together took $85M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Dying Young (1991) movie poster Number 1
    $82.3M Dying Young (1991)
    $33.7M US & Canada · 41% $48.6M elsewhere · 59%
  2. Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) movie poster Number 2
    $1.4M Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
    $1.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Whore (1991) movie poster Number 3
    $1M Whore (1991)
    $1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Riff-Raff (1991) movie poster Number 4
    $295.4K Riff-Raff (1991)
    $295.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 25 of 1991, 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 25 of 1991 (Jun 16–22).

  1. 1 Dying Young (1991) movie poster
    Dying Young (1991) Jun 20, 1991 · English · Drama, Romance $82.3M worldwide
    Jun 20, 1991 US and Canada: $33.7M Rest of the world: $48.6M Worldwide: $82.3M
  2. 2 Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) movie poster
    Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) Jun 21, 1991 · English · Drama, Romance $1.4M worldwide
    Jun 21, 1991 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
  3. 3 Whore (1991) movie poster
    Whore (1991) Jun 21, 1991 · English · Drama, Comedy $1M worldwide
    Jun 21, 1991 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M
  4. 4 Riff-Raff (1991) movie poster
    Riff-Raff (1991) Jun 21, 1991 · English · Drama, Comedy $295.4K worldwide
    Jun 21, 1991 US and Canada: $295.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $295.4K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 25 of 1991?

Of the top 4, Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Dying Young (1991) made 59% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $36.4M (43%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Dying Young (1991) $82.3M
    $33.7M US & Canada · 41% $48.6M elsewhere · 59%
  2. 2 Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) $1.4M
    $1.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Whore (1991) $1M
    $1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Riff-Raff (1991) $295.4K
    $295.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 25 of 1991 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 25, 1984 earned the most: $91.2M from 2 films, led by The Karate Kid (1984). Week 25, 1991 took $85M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 25, 1982 Jun 13–19 1 film 1 $13.1M – Author! Author! (1982) $13.1M
Week 25, 1983 Jun 12–18 1 film · −48% 1 $6.8M −48% Fanny and Alexander (1983) $6.8M
Week 25, 1984 Jun 17–23 2 films · +1231% 2 $91.2M +1231% The Karate Kid (1984) $91.1M
Week 25, 1985 Jun 16–22 1 film · −73% 1 $24.5M −73% The Emerald Forest (1985) $24.5M
Week 25, 1986 Jun 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 25, 1987 Jun 14–20 2 films 2 $2.7M – Withnail & I (1987) $2M
Week 25, 1988 Jun 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 25, 1989 Jun 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 25, 1990 Jun 17–23 1 film 1 $83.5K – Fools of Fortune (1990) $83.5K
Week 25, 1991 Jun 16–22 4 films · +101675% 4 $85M +101675% Dying Young (1991) $82.3M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 25 of 1991: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 25 of 1991 (Jun 16–22)?

Dying Young (1991) leads with $82.3M worldwide, $33.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) at $1.4M and Whore (1991) at $1M.

How much did drama movies released in week 25 of 1991 (Jun 16–22) earn?

4 drama films released in week 25 of 1991 (Jun 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $85M in all, or $21.2M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 25 of 1991 (Jun 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dying Young (1991), earned $82.3M.

How much of the Week 25, 1991 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$36.4M of the $85M total, or 43%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 25, 1991 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 25 of 1991 (Jun 16–22). 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 25, 1991 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.