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Drama box office · Week 40 · Sep 26–Oct 2, 1993

Drama Box Office, Week 40 of 1993: Drama Releases of Sep 26–Oct 2

For Love or Money (1993) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 40 of 1993 (Sep 26–Oct 2), with $11.1M worldwide, ahead of M. Butterfly (1993) at $1.5M and For the Moment (1993) at $121.5K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $12.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 88% on Week 39, 1993, whose releases took $109.7M.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$12.8M
For Love or Money (1993), the #1
$11.1M
vs Week 39, 1993
−88%
For Love or Money (1993) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 40, 1993

For Love or Money (1993)

1993 · Drama, Comedy

$11.1M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total

$11.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 40 of 1993?

For Love or Money (1993) leads with $11.1M, 87% of the total. The top 3 together took $12.8M, 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. For Love or Money (1993) movie poster Number 1
    $11.1M For Love or Money (1993)
    $11.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. M. Butterfly (1993) movie poster Number 2
    $1.5M M. Butterfly (1993)
    $1.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. For the Moment (1993) movie poster Number 3
    $121.5K For the Moment (1993)
    $121.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 40 of 1993, 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 40 of 1993 (Sep 26–Oct 2).

  1. 1 For Love or Money (1993) movie poster
    For Love or Money (1993) Oct 1, 1993 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $11.1M worldwide
    Oct 1, 1993 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.1M
  2. 2 M. Butterfly (1993) movie poster
    M. Butterfly (1993) Oct 1, 1993 · English · Drama, Romance $1.5M worldwide
    Oct 1, 1993 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M
  3. 3 For the Moment (1993) movie poster
    For the Moment (1993) Oct 1, 1993 · English · Action, Drama, Romance $121.5K worldwide
    Oct 1, 1993 US and Canada: $121.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $121.5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 1993?

Of the top 3, For Love or Money (1993) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while For the Moment (1993) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $12.8M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 For Love or Money (1993) $11.1M
    $11.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 M. Butterfly (1993) $1.5M
    $1.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 For the Moment (1993) $121.5K
    $121.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 1993 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 1990 earned the most: $91.9M from 8 films, led by Marked for Death (1990). Week 40, 1993 took $12.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 1984 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films 4 $64.9M – Places in the Heart (1984) $34.9M
Week 40, 1985 Sep 29–Oct 5 3 films · −36% 3 $41.7M −36% Jagged Edge (1985) $40.5M
Week 40, 1986 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · −23% 2 $32.2M −23% Children of a Lesser God (1986) $31.9M
Week 40, 1987 Sep 27–Oct 3 2 films · −79% 2 $6.8M −79% Big Shots (1987) $3.4M
Week 40, 1988 Sep 25–Oct 1 7 films · +201% 7 $20.3M +201% Cinema Paradiso (1988) $13.5M
Week 40, 1989 Oct 1–7 2 films · +22% 2 $24.8M +22% An Innocent Man (1989) $20M
Week 40, 1990 Sep 30–Oct 6 8 films · +271% 8 $91.9M +271% Marked for Death (1990) $58M
Week 40, 1991 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · −69% 6 $28.9M −69% Ricochet (1991) $21.8M
Week 40, 1992 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films · +209% 5 $89.4M +209% The Mighty Ducks (1992) $50.8M
Week 40, 1993 Sep 26–Oct 2 3 films · −86% 3 $12.8M −86% For Love or Money (1993) $11.1M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 40 of 1993: 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 40 of 1993 (Sep 26–Oct 2)?

For Love or Money (1993) leads with $11.1M worldwide, $11.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come M. Butterfly (1993) at $1.5M and For the Moment (1993) at $121.5K.

How much did drama movies released in week 40 of 1993 (Sep 26–Oct 2) earn?

3 drama films released in week 40 of 1993 (Sep 26–Oct 2) report a worldwide gross, $12.8M in all, or $4.3M per film on average. Week 39, 1993 releases took $109.7M.

How many drama movies released in week 40 of 1993 (Sep 26–Oct 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, For Love or Money (1993), earned $11.1M.

How much of the Week 40, 1993 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$12.8M of the $12.8M 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 40, 1993 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 40 of 1993 (Sep 26–Oct 2). 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 40, 1993 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.