#1 of 18 2008 · Drama, Comedy
$10.9M worldwide · 37% of the chart's total
Son of Rambow (2008) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3), with $10.9M worldwide, ahead of Daddy Cool (2008) at $4.3M and XXY (2008) at $2.7M. 18 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $29.6M in all, 22% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 34% on Week 17, 2008, whose releases took $44.8M. By language, English leads with $16.3M across 7 drama releases.
#1 of 18 2008 · Drama, Comedy
$10.9M worldwide · 37% of the chart's total
Son of Rambow (2008) leads with $10.9M, 37% of the total. The top 5 together took $22.6M, 77% of what all 18 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3).
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $9.1M Worldwide: $10.9M
Apr 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $48.3K Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $2.7M
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $328.1K Worldwide: $2.7M
Apr 29, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
Apr 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Apr 27, 2008 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
May 3, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $635.8K Rest of the world: $208.2K Worldwide: $843.9K
Apr 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $475.4K
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $167.4K Rest of the world: $240.3K Worldwide: $407.7K
Apr 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.8K
Apr 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $271.5K
May 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $161.3K
May 3, 2008 US and Canada: $5K Rest of the world: $140.6K Worldwide: $145.6K
Apr 29, 2008 US and Canada: $116.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $116.4K
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.9K
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.7K Of the top 10, The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while XXY (2008) made 98% of its gross abroad. Across all 18 films, $6.5M (22%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
None of the 18 films reached $100M. 17 films, 94% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $29.6M total.
Week 18 releases took $29.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 13 (Mar 23–29) with $195.8M, led by 21 (2008).
Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2004 earned the most: $179.3M from 13 films, led by Mean Girls (2004). Week 18, 2008 took $29.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18, 1999 Apr 25–May 1 4 films | 4 | $6.4M | – | The Winslow Boy (1999) $4M |
| Week 18, 2000 Apr 23–29 7 films · +1738% | 7 | $118.3M | +1738% | Frequency (2000) $68.1M |
| Week 18, 2001 Apr 29–May 5 10 films · −89% | 10 | $13.5M | −89% | Under the Sand (2001) $6.5M |
| Week 18, 2002 Apr 28–May 4 4 films · −48% | 4 | $7M | −48% | The Blue Room (2002) $6.1M |
| Week 18, 2003 Apr 27–May 3 7 films · +5% | 7 | $7.3M | +5% | The Dancer Upstairs (2003) $5.2M |
| Week 18, 2004 Apr 25–May 1 13 films · +2345% | 13 | $179.3M | +2345% | Mean Girls (2004) $130.2M |
| Week 18, 2005 Apr 24–30 5 films · −78% | 5 | $39M | −78% | Ladies in Lavender. (2005) $20.4M |
| Week 18, 2006 Apr 30–May 6 12 films · +87% | 12 | $73.1M | +87% | Limit of Love: Umizaru (2006) $60.6M |
| Week 18, 2007 Apr 29–May 5 12 films · −19% | 12 | $58.9M | −19% | Waitress (2007) $22.2M |
| Week 18, 2008 Apr 27–May 3 18 films · −50% | 18 | $29.6M | −50% | Son of Rambow (2008) $10.9M |
English-language drama films took $16.3M across 7 films, 55% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($4.8M) and Spanish-language drama films ($3.1M).
53 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $1B, led by The Dark Knight (2008).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 18 films as the chart.
Son of Rambow (2008) leads with $10.9M worldwide, $1.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Daddy Cool (2008) at $4.3M and XXY (2008) at $2.7M.
18 drama films released in week 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3) report a worldwide gross, $29.6M in all, or $1.6M per film on average. Week 17, 2008 releases took $44.8M.
None. The biggest, Son of Rambow (2008), earned $10.9M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3). 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.
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.