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Drama box office · Week 20 · May 11–17, 2008

Drama Box Office, Week 20 of 2008: Drama Releases of May 11–17

Cloud 9 (2008) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 20 of 2008 (May 11–17), with $5M worldwide, ahead of Super Typhoon (2008) at $2.3M and Sangre De Mi Sangre (2008) at $1M. 9 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $9.3M in all, 1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 9% on Week 19, 2008, whose releases took $8.5M. By language, German leads with $5M across 1 drama release.

week 20 releases with a gross
9
combined worldwide
$9.3M
Cloud 9 (2008), the #1
$5M
vs Week 19, 2008
+9%
Cloud 9 (2008) movie poster #1 of 9
#1 drama movie of Week 20, 2008

Cloud 9 (2008)

2008 · Romance, Drama

$5M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total

$91.7K US & Canada · 2% $4.9M elsewhere · 98%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 20 of 2008?

Cloud 9 (2008) leads with $5M, 53% of the total. The top 5 together took $9.2M, 98% of what all 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Cloud 9 (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $5M Cloud 9 (2008)
    $91.7K US & Canada · 2% $4.9M elsewhere · 98%
  2. Super Typhoon (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M Super Typhoon (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Sangre De Mi Sangre (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $1M Sangre De Mi Sangre (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Salt of This Sea (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $736.5K Salt of This Sea (2008)
    $11.7K US & Canada · 2% $724.8K elsewhere · 98%
  5. Four Nights with Anna (2008) movie poster Number 5
    $153.6K Four Nights with Anna (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 20 of 2008, 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 20 of 2008 (May 11–17).

  1. 1 Cloud 9 (2008) movie poster
    Cloud 9 (2008) May 17, 2008 · German · Romance, Drama $5M worldwide
    May 17, 2008 US and Canada: $91.7K Rest of the world: $4.9M Worldwide: $5M
  2. 2 Super Typhoon (2008) movie poster
    Super Typhoon (2008) May 12, 2008 · Chinese · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $2.3M worldwide
    May 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 Sangre De Mi Sangre (2008) movie poster
    Sangre De Mi Sangre (2008) May 16, 2008 · English · Drama, Thriller $1M worldwide
    May 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
  4. 4 Salt of This Sea (2008) movie poster
    Salt of This Sea (2008) May 16, 2008 · Arabic · Drama, Romance $736.5K worldwide
    May 16, 2008 US and Canada: $11.7K Rest of the world: $724.8K Worldwide: $736.5K
  5. 5 Four Nights with Anna (2008) movie poster
    Four Nights with Anna (2008) May 15, 2008 · Polish · Crime, Thriller, Drama $153.6K worldwide
    May 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $153.6K
  6. 6 I Want to See (2008) movie poster
    I Want to See (2008) May 16, 2008 · French · Documentary, History, Drama $90.4K worldwide
    May 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $90.4K
  7. 7 Better Things (2008) movie poster
    Better Things (2008) May 17, 2008 · English · Drama $40K worldwide
    May 17, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40K
  8. 8 Yo soy sola (2008) movie poster
    Yo soy sola (2008) May 15, 2008 · Spanish · Comedy, Drama $38.5K worldwide
    May 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.5K
  9. 9 Soi Cowboy (2008) movie poster
    Soi Cowboy (2008) May 16, 2008 · Thai · Drama $5.7K worldwide
    May 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 20 releases took $9.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 22 (May 25–31) with $506.7M, led by Sex and the City (2008).

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 30–Apr 5 Leatherheads (2008) $69.9M Leatherheads (2008)
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 6–12 Street Kings (2008) $120.9M Street Kings (2008)
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 13–19 Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) $153.8M Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 20–26 Deception (2008) $44.8M Deception (2008)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 Son of Rambow (2008) $29.6M Son of Rambow (2008)
  6. Week 19 Wk 19 May 4–10 Frontier(s) (2008) $8.5M Frontier(s) (2008)
  7. Week 20 Wk 20 May 11–17 Cloud 9 (2008) $9.3M Cloud 9 (2008)
  8. Week 21 Wk 21 May 18–24 The Edge of Heaven (2008) $39M The Edge of Heaven (2008)
  9. Week 22 Wk 22 May 25–31 Sex and the City (2008) $506.7M Sex and the City (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2001 earned the most: $214.8M from 4 films, led by Moulin Rouge! (2001). Week 20, 2008 took $9.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 20, 1999 May 9–15 2 films 2 $15.2M – Tea with Mussolini (1999) $14.4M
Week 20, 2000 May 7–13 6 films · +188% 6 $43.8M +188% Center Stage (2000) $26.4M
Week 20, 2001 May 13–19 4 films · +390% 4 $214.8M +390% Moulin Rouge! (2001) $184.9M
Week 20, 2002 May 12–18 10 films · −32% 10 $146.5M −32% About a Boy (2002) $130.5M
Week 20, 2003 May 11–17 11 films · −89% 11 $16.5M −89% Carmen (2003) $8.1M
Week 20, 2004 May 9–15 15 films · +171% 15 $44.7M +171% Carandiru (2004) $10.8M
Week 20, 2005 May 8–14 20 films · +156% 20 $114.4M +156% Unleashed (2005) $50.9M
Week 20, 2006 May 14–20 6 films · −95% 6 $6.1M −95% Lemming (2006) $3.6M
Week 20, 2007 May 13–19 17 films · +634% 17 $44.8M +634% Once (2007) $22.3M
Week 20, 2008 May 11–17 9 films · −79% 9 $9.3M −79% Cloud 9 (2008) $5M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 20 of 2008?

German-language drama films took $5M across 1 film, 53% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language drama films ($2.3M) and English-language drama films ($1.1M).

Week 20 of 2008 Drama Box Office by Language

  1. German $5M
    1 film · #1 Cloud 9 (2008)
  2. Chinese $2.3M
    1 film · #1 Super Typhoon (2008)
  3. English $1.1M
    2 films · #1 Sangre De Mi Sangre (2008)
  4. Arabic $736.5K
    1 film · #1 Salt of This Sea (2008)
  5. Polish $153.6K
    1 film · #1 Four Nights with Anna (2008)
  6. French $90.4K
    1 film · #1 I Want to See (2008)
  7. Spanish $38.5K
    1 film · #1 Yo soy sola (2008)
  8. Thai $5.7K
    1 film · #1 Soi Cowboy (2008)
Archive

Drama Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $1B, led by The Dark Knight (2008).

FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 20 of 2008: 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 9 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 20 of 2008 (May 11–17)?

Cloud 9 (2008) leads with $5M worldwide, $91.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Super Typhoon (2008) at $2.3M and Sangre De Mi Sangre (2008) at $1M.

How much did drama movies released in week 20 of 2008 (May 11–17) earn?

9 drama films released in week 20 of 2008 (May 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $9.3M in all, or $1M per film on average. Week 19, 2008 releases took $8.5M.

How many drama movies released in week 20 of 2008 (May 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Cloud 9 (2008), earned $5M.

How much of the Week 20, 2008 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$103.3K of the $9.3M total, or 1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 7 films of the 9 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 20, 2008 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 20 of 2008 (May 11–17). 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 20, 2008 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.