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Drama box office · Week 19 · May 4–10, 1997

Drama Box Office, Week 19 of 1997: Drama Releases of May 4–10

Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 19 of 1997 (May 4–10), with $384.8K worldwide, ahead of Nowhere (1997) at $198K and Genealogies of a Crime (1997) at $78K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $660.8K in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 19 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$660.8K
Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997), the #1
$384.8K
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 19, 1997

Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)

1997 · Drama

$384.8K worldwide · 58% of the chart's total

$384.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 19 of 1997?

Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) leads with $384.8K, 58% of the total. The top 3 together took $660.8K, 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. Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) movie poster Number 1
    $384.8K Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)
    $384.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Nowhere (1997) movie poster Number 2
    $198K Nowhere (1997)
    $194.2K US & Canada · 98% $3.8K elsewhere · 2%
  3. Genealogies of a Crime (1997) movie poster Number 3
    $78K Genealogies of a Crime (1997)
    $78K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 19 of 1997, 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 19 of 1997 (May 4–10).

  1. 1 Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) movie poster
    Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) May 9, 1997 · Turkish · Drama $384.8K worldwide
    May 9, 1997 US and Canada: $384.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $384.8K
  2. 2 Nowhere (1997) movie poster
    Nowhere (1997) May 9, 1997 · Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy $198K worldwide
    May 9, 1997 US and Canada: $194.2K Rest of the world: $3.8K Worldwide: $198K
  3. 3 Genealogies of a Crime (1997) movie poster
    Genealogies of a Crime (1997) May 4, 1997 · French · Drama, Crime, Thriller $78K worldwide
    May 4, 1997 US and Canada: $78K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $78K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 19 of 1997?

Of the top 3, Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Nowhere (1997) made 2% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $657K (99%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) $384.8K
    $384.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Nowhere (1997) $198K
    $194.2K US & Canada · 98% $3.8K elsewhere · 2%
  3. 3 Genealogies of a Crime (1997) $78K
    $78K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 19 of 1997 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 19, 1996 earned the most: $499.4M from 4 films, led by Twister (1996). Week 19, 1997 took $660.8K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 19, 1988 May 1–7 5 films 5 $17M – Shakedown (1988) $10.1M
Week 19, 1989 May 7–13 1 film · −99% 1 $201.5K −99% The Rachel Papers (1989) $201.5K
Week 19, 1990 May 6–12 2 films · +1376% 2 $3M +1376% Dreams (1990) $3M
Week 19, 1991 May 5–11 2 films · +88% 2 $5.6M +88% Europa Europa (1991) $5.6M
Week 19, 1992 May 3–9 3 films · +15% 3 $6.4M +15% CrissCross (1992) $3.1M
Week 19, 1993 May 2–8 2 films · +890% 2 $63.6M +890% Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) $63.5M
Week 19, 1994 May 1–7 5 films · −88% 5 $7.3M −88% Burnt by the Sun (1994) $2.3M
Week 19, 1995 May 7–13 6 films · +2297% 6 $176.1M +2297% Crimson Tide (1995) $157.4M
Week 19, 1996 May 5–11 4 films · +184% 4 $499.4M +184% Twister (1996) $494.6M
Week 19, 1997 May 4–10 3 films · −100% 3 $660.8K −100% Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) $384.8K
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 19 of 1997: 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 19 of 1997 (May 4–10)?

Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) leads with $384.8K worldwide, $384.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nowhere (1997) at $198K and Genealogies of a Crime (1997) at $78K.

How much did drama movies released in week 19 of 1997 (May 4–10) earn?

3 drama films released in week 19 of 1997 (May 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $660.8K in all, or $220.3K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 19 of 1997 (May 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997), earned $384.8K.

How much of the Week 19, 1997 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$657K of the $660.8K total, or 99%, 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 19, 1997 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 19 of 1997 (May 4–10). 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 19, 1997 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.