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Drama box office · Week 35 · Aug 25–31, 1996

Drama Box Office, Week 35 of 1996: Drama Releases of Aug 25–31

The Trigger Effect (1996) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 35 of 1996 (Aug 25–31), with $3.6M worldwide, ahead of Box of Moonlight (1996) at $782.6K and I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) at $20.7K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 56% on Week 34, 1996, whose releases took $10.2M.

week 35 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$4.4M
The Trigger Effect (1996), the #1
$3.6M
vs Week 34, 1996
−56%
The Trigger Effect (1996) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 35, 1996

The Trigger Effect (1996)

1996 · Drama, Thriller

$3.6M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total

$3.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 35 of 1996?

The Trigger Effect (1996) leads with $3.6M, 82% of the total. The top 3 together took $4.4M, 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. The Trigger Effect (1996) movie poster Number 1
    $3.6M The Trigger Effect (1996)
    $3.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Box of Moonlight (1996) movie poster Number 2
    $782.6K Box of Moonlight (1996)
    $782.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) movie poster Number 3
    $20.7K I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
    $20.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 35 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 35 of 1996 (Aug 25–31).

  1. 1 The Trigger Effect (1996) movie poster
    The Trigger Effect (1996) Aug 30, 1996 · English · Drama, Thriller $3.6M worldwide
    Aug 30, 1996 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M
  2. 2 Box of Moonlight (1996) movie poster
    Box of Moonlight (1996) Aug 29, 1996 · English · Comedy, Drama $782.6K worldwide
    Aug 29, 1996 US and Canada: $782.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $782.6K
  3. 3 I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) movie poster
    I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) Aug 28, 1996 · English · Drama, Family, Romance $20.7K worldwide
    Aug 28, 1996 US and Canada: $20.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.7K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 35 of 1996?

Of the top 3, The Trigger Effect (1996) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $4.4M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 The Trigger Effect (1996) $3.6M
    $3.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Box of Moonlight (1996) $782.6K
    $782.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) $20.7K
    $20.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 35 of 1996 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 35, 1987 earned the most: $231.8M from 7 films, led by Dirty Dancing (1987). Week 35, 1996 took $4.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 35, 1987 Aug 23–29 7 films 7 $231.8M – Dirty Dancing (1987) $214.6M
Week 35, 1988 Aug 21–27 3 films · −83% 3 $38.6M −83% Betrayed (1988) $25.8M
Week 35, 1989 Aug 27–Sep 2 3 films · −79% 3 $8.1M −79% Shirley Valentine (1989) $6.1M
Week 35, 1990 Aug 26–Sep 1 4 films · +526% 4 $50.5M +526% Goodfellas (1990) $47.1M
Week 35, 1991 Aug 25–31 2 films · −100% 2 $121.5K −100% Shakes the Clown (1991) $115.1K
Week 35, 1992 Aug 23–29 2 films · +3751% 2 $4.7M +3751% Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) $4.3M
Week 35, 1993 Aug 22–28 4 films · +846% 4 $44.3M +846% The Man Without a Face (1993) $24.8M
Week 35, 1994 Aug 21–27 2 films · +37% 2 $60.8M +37% Natural Born Killers (1994) $50.3M
Week 35, 1995 Aug 27–Sep 2 7 films · −81% 7 $11.4M −81% Kids (1995) $7.4M
Week 35, 1996 Aug 25–31 3 films · −61% 3 $4.4M −61% The Trigger Effect (1996) $3.6M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 35 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 35 of 1996 (Aug 25–31)?

The Trigger Effect (1996) leads with $3.6M worldwide, $3.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Box of Moonlight (1996) at $782.6K and I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) at $20.7K.

How much did drama movies released in week 35 of 1996 (Aug 25–31) earn?

3 drama films released in week 35 of 1996 (Aug 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, or $1.5M per film on average. Week 34, 1996 releases took $10.2M.

How many drama movies released in week 35 of 1996 (Aug 25–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Trigger Effect (1996), earned $3.6M.

How much of the Week 35, 1996 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.4M of the $4.4M 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 35, 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 35 of 1996 (Aug 25–31). 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 35, 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.