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Drama box office · Week 40 · Sep 25–Oct 1, 1994

Drama Box Office, Week 40 of 1994: Drama Releases of Sep 25–Oct 1

Jason’s Lyric (1994) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 40 of 1994 (Sep 25–Oct 1), with $20.9M worldwide, ahead of Ed Wood (1994) at $5.9M and Dear Diary (1994) at $173.7K. 4 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $26.9M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$26.9M
Jason’s Lyric (1994), the #1
$20.9M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Jason’s Lyric (1994) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 drama movie of Week 40, 1994

Jason’s Lyric (1994)

1994 · Crime, Drama

$20.9M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total

$20.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 40 of 1994?

Jason’s Lyric (1994) leads with $20.9M, 77% of the total. The top 4 together took $26.9M, 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. Jason’s Lyric (1994) movie poster Number 1
    $20.9M Jason’s Lyric (1994)
    $20.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Ed Wood (1994) movie poster Number 2
    $5.9M Ed Wood (1994)
    $5.9M US & Canada · 100% $785 elsewhere · <1%
  3. Dear Diary (1994) movie poster Number 3
    $173.7K Dear Diary (1994)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Somebody to Love (1994) movie poster Number 4
    $18.1K Somebody to Love (1994)
    $18.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 40 of 1994, 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 1994 (Sep 25–Oct 1).

  1. 1 Jason’s Lyric (1994) movie poster
    Jason’s Lyric (1994) Sep 28, 1994 · English · Crime, Drama, Romance $20.9M worldwide
    Sep 28, 1994 US and Canada: $20.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.9M
  2. 2 Ed Wood (1994) movie poster
    Ed Wood (1994) Sep 28, 1994 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $5.9M worldwide
    Sep 28, 1994 US and Canada: $5.9M Rest of the world: $785 Worldwide: $5.9M
  3. 3 Dear Diary (1994) movie poster
    Dear Diary (1994) Sep 30, 1994 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $173.7K worldwide
    Sep 30, 1994 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $173.7K
  4. 4 Somebody to Love (1994) movie poster
    Somebody to Love (1994) Sep 27, 1994 · English · Comedy, Drama $18.1K worldwide
    Sep 27, 1994 US and Canada: $18.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.1K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 1994?

Of the top 4, Jason’s Lyric (1994) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Ed Wood (1994) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $26.8M (99%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Jason’s Lyric (1994) $20.9M
    $20.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Ed Wood (1994) $5.9M
    $5.9M US & Canada · 100% $785 elsewhere · <1%
  3. 3 Dear Diary (1994) $173.7K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 4 Somebody to Love (1994) $18.1K
    $18.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $26.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 9–15) with $227.6M, led by Pulp Fiction (1994).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Nostradamus (1994) $364.2K Nostradamus (1994)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Natural Born Killers (1994) $60.8M Natural Born Killers (1994)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) $59.2M The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 The Next Karate Kid (1994) $24.1M The Next Karate Kid (1994)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Quiz Show (1994) $36.9M Quiz Show (1994)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Colonel Chabert (1994) $664.4K Colonel Chabert (1994)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Jason’s Lyric (1994) $26.9M Jason’s Lyric (1994)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Maybe… Maybe Not (1994) $468.9K Maybe… Maybe Not (1994)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 Pulp Fiction (1994) $227.6M Pulp Fiction (1994)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 1994 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, 1994 took $26.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 1985 Sep 29–Oct 5 3 films 3 $41.7M – 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
Week 40, 1994 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · +111% 4 $26.9M +111% Jason’s Lyric (1994) $20.9M
Archive

Drama Box Office in 1994, Week by Week

50 weeks of 1994 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 12–18) with $1.1B, led by The Lion King (1994).

FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 40 of 1994: 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 40 of 1994 (Sep 25–Oct 1)?

Jason’s Lyric (1994) leads with $20.9M worldwide, $20.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ed Wood (1994) at $5.9M and Dear Diary (1994) at $173.7K.

How much did drama movies released in week 40 of 1994 (Sep 25–Oct 1) earn?

4 drama films released in week 40 of 1994 (Sep 25–Oct 1) report a worldwide gross, $26.9M in all, or $6.7M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 40 of 1994 (Sep 25–Oct 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Jason’s Lyric (1994), earned $20.9M.

How much of the Week 40, 1994 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$26.8M of the $26.9M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 1994 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 1994 (Sep 25–Oct 1). 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, 1994 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.