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Drama box office · Week 53 · Dec 28–31, 2008

Drama Box Office, Week 53 of 2008: Drama Releases of Dec 28–31

Defiance (2008) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31), with $51.3M worldwide, ahead of A Frozen Flower (2008) at $19M and Good (2008) at $1.6M. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $71.8M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 93% on Week 52, 2008, whose releases took $998.4M.

week 53 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$71.8M
Defiance (2008), the #1
$51.3M
vs Week 52, 2008
−93%
Defiance (2008) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 53, 2008

Defiance (2008)

2008 · Action, Drama

$51.3M worldwide · 71% of the chart's total

$28.6M US & Canada · 56% $22.6M elsewhere · 44%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 53 of 2008?

Defiance (2008) leads with $51.3M, 71% of the total. The top 3 together took $71.8M, 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. Defiance (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $51.3M Defiance (2008)
    $28.6M US & Canada · 56% $22.6M elsewhere · 44%
  2. A Frozen Flower (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $19M A Frozen Flower (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Good (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $1.6M Good (2008)
    $27.3K US & Canada · 2% $1.5M elsewhere · 98%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31).

  1. 1 Defiance (2008) movie poster
    Defiance (2008) Dec 31, 2008 · English · Action, Drama, History $51.3M worldwide
    Dec 31, 2008 US and Canada: $28.6M Rest of the world: $22.6M Worldwide: $51.3M
  2. 2 A Frozen Flower (2008) movie poster
    A Frozen Flower (2008) Dec 30, 2008 · Korean · Drama $19M worldwide
    Dec 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19M
  3. 3 Good (2008) movie poster
    Good (2008) Dec 31, 2008 · English · Drama $1.6M worldwide
    Dec 31, 2008 US and Canada: $27.3K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.6M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 53 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 53 releases took $71.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 21–27) with $998.4M, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).

  1. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 Twilight (2008) $442.2M Twilight (2008)
  2. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Four Christmases (2008) $227.5M Four Christmases (2008)
  3. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Scandal Makers (2008) $140.2M Scandal Makers (2008)
  4. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Gran Torino (2008) $716.7M Gran Torino (2008)
  5. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 Seven Pounds (2008) $284.8M Seven Pounds (2008)
  6. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $998.4M The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
  7. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 Defiance (2008) $71.8M Defiance (2008)
  8. Week 1, 2009 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 Nothing Personal (2009) $1.7M Nothing Personal (2009)
  9. Week 2, 2009 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 Not Easily Broken (2009) $15M Not Easily Broken (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 53 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 53, 2000 earned the most: $304.5M from 6 films, led by Traffic (2000). Week 53, 2008 took $71.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 53, 1999 Dec 26–31 3 films 3 $74.6M – The Hurricane (1999) $74M
Week 53, 2000 Dec 24–30 6 films · +308% 6 $304.5M +308% Traffic (2000) $207.5M
Week 53, 2001 Dec 30–31 1 film · −100% 1 $640.2K −100% The White Sound (2001) $640.2K
Week 53, 2002 Dec 29–31 2 films · +5092% 2 $33.2M +5092% Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) $33M
Week 53, 2003 Dec 28–31 1 film · −88% 1 $4.1M −88% Japanese Story (2003) $4.1M
Week 53, 2004 Dec 26–31 5 films · +2126% 5 $91.2M +2126% In Good Company (2004) $61.3M
Week 53, 2005 Dec 25–31 7 films · +208% 7 $281.4M +208% Match Point (2005) $85.6M
Week 53, 2006 Dec 31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2007 Dec 30–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2008 Dec 28–31 3 films 3 $71.8M – Defiance (2008) $51.3M
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 53 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31)?

Defiance (2008) leads with $51.3M worldwide, $28.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Frozen Flower (2008) at $19M and Good (2008) at $1.6M.

How much did drama movies released in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31) earn?

3 drama films released in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31) report a worldwide gross, $71.8M in all, or $23.9M per film on average. Week 52, 2008 releases took $998.4M.

How many drama movies released in week 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Defiance (2008), earned $51.3M.

How much of the Week 53, 2008 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$28.7M of the $71.8M total, or 40%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 53, 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 53 of 2008 (Dec 28–31). 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 53, 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.