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Drama box office · August 2008

Drama Box Office, August 2008: Top-Grossing Releases, Page 2

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in August 2008, with $96.4M worldwide, ahead of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) at $44.4M and Traitor (2008) at $27.7M. 66 drama films released in August 2008 report a worldwide gross, $365.7M in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 70% on July 2008, whose releases took $1.2B. By language, English leads with $255.3M across 25 drama releases.

August 2008 releases with a gross
66
combined worldwide
$365.7M
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), the #1
$96.4M
vs July 2008
−70%
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) movie poster #1 of 66
#1 drama movie of August 2008

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

2008 · Drama, Romance

$96.4M worldwide · 26% of the chart's total

$23.2M US & Canada · 24% $73.2M elsewhere · 76%
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Every Drama Release of August 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 66 of 66. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 2008.

  1. 51 What We Do Is Secret (2008) movie poster
    What We Do Is Secret (2008) Aug 8, 2008 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $58.8K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: $58.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58.8K
  2. 52 Show of Hands (2008) movie poster
    Show of Hands (2008) Aug 28, 2008 · English · Romance, Comedy, Drama $51K worldwide
    Aug 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51K
  3. 53 Story of Jen (2008) movie poster
    Story of Jen (2008) Aug 14, 2008 · French · Drama, Mystery $36.1K worldwide
    Aug 14, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.1K
  4. 54 Children of the Dark (2008) movie poster
    Children of the Dark (2008) Aug 2, 2008 · English · Drama $32.8K worldwide
    Aug 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.8K
  5. 55 Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008) movie poster
    Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008) Aug 15, 2008 · Portuguese · Drama $32.8K worldwide
    Aug 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.8K
  6. 56 If Nothing Else Works Out (2008) movie poster
    If Nothing Else Works Out (2008) Aug 8, 2008 · Portuguese · Drama $32.2K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.2K
  7. 57 Shirin (2008) movie poster
    Shirin (2008) Aug 27, 2008 · Persian · Drama $26.3K worldwide
    Aug 27, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.3K
  8. 58 Ride Away (2008) movie poster
    Ride Away (2008) Aug 7, 2008 · Korean · Drama $18.1K worldwide
    Aug 7, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.1K
  9. 59 Another Man (2008) movie poster
    Another Man (2008) Aug 9, 2008 · French · Drama $18.1K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.1K
  10. 60 Beket (2008) movie poster
    Beket (2008) Aug 9, 2008 · Italian · Drama $16.2K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2K
  11. 61 Red (2008) movie poster
    Red (2008) Aug 8, 2008 · English · Drama, Thriller $15.6K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: $4.6K Rest of the world: $11K Worldwide: $15.6K
  12. 62 Cthulhu (2008) movie poster
    Cthulhu (2008) Aug 22, 2008 · English · Drama, Thriller $15.2K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2008 US and Canada: $15.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2K
  13. 63 Nowhere to Turn (2008) movie poster
    Nowhere to Turn (2008) Aug 21, 2008 · Korean · Drama, Music, Romance $10.8K worldwide
    Aug 21, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8K
  14. 64 Zero Bridge (2008) movie poster
    Zero Bridge (2008) Aug 27, 2008 · Urdu · Drama $10.4K worldwide
    Aug 27, 2008 US and Canada: $10.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.4K
  15. 65 The Necessities of Life (2008) movie poster
    The Necessities of Life (2008) Aug 25, 2008 · French · Drama $8.4K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
  16. 66 Daylight Robbery (2008) movie poster
    Daylight Robbery (2008) Aug 29, 2008 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $2.6K worldwide
    Aug 29, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
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Drama Box Office in 2008, Month by Month

The months of 2008 with their totals: December leads with $2.2B, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).