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Drama box office · Week 29 · Jul 14–20, 1996

Drama Box Office, Week 29 of 1996: Drama Releases of Jul 14–20

Trainspotting (1996) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 29 of 1996 (Jul 14–20), with $17M worldwide, ahead of Walking and Talking (1996) at $1.3M. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $18.3M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.

week 29 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$18.3M
Trainspotting (1996), the #1
$17M
earned in the US & Canada
97%
Trainspotting (1996) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 drama movie of Week 29, 1996

Trainspotting (1996)

1996 · Drama, Crime

$17M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$16.5M US & Canada · 97% $501.9K elsewhere · 3%
The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 29 of 1996, 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 29 of 1996 (Jul 14–20).

  1. 1 Trainspotting (1996) movie poster
    Trainspotting (1996) Jul 19, 1996 · English · Drama, Crime $17M worldwide
    Jul 19, 1996 US and Canada: $16.5M Rest of the world: $501.9K Worldwide: $17M
  2. 2 Walking and Talking (1996) movie poster
    Walking and Talking (1996) Jul 17, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $1.3M worldwide
    Jul 17, 1996 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 29 of 1996: 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 29 of 1996 (Jul 14–20)?

Trainspotting (1996) leads with $17M worldwide, $16.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Walking and Talking (1996) at $1.3M.

How much did drama movies released in week 29 of 1996 (Jul 14–20) earn?

2 drama films released in week 29 of 1996 (Jul 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $18.3M in all, or $9.1M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 29 of 1996 (Jul 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Trainspotting (1996), earned $17M.

How much of the Week 29, 1996 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$17.8M of the $18.3M total, or 97%, 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 29, 1996 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 29 of 1996 (Jul 14–20). 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 29, 1996 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.