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Drama box office · Week 51 · Dec 12–18, 2010

Drama Box Office, Week 51 of 2010: Drama Releases of Dec 12–18

How Do You Know (2010) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18), with $48.7M worldwide, ahead of A View of Love (2010) at $8.5M and Rabbit Hole (2010) at $5.1M. 7 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $65.5M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 85% on Week 50, 2010, whose releases took $422.9M. By language, English leads with $53.8M across 2 drama releases.

week 51 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$65.5M
How Do You Know (2010), the #1
$48.7M
vs Week 50, 2010
−85%
How Do You Know (2010) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 drama movie of Week 51, 2010

How Do You Know (2010)

2010 · Drama, Comedy

$48.7M worldwide · 74% of the chart's total

$30.2M US & Canada · 62% $18.5M elsewhere · 38%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 51 of 2010?

How Do You Know (2010) leads with $48.7M, 74% of the total. The top 5 together took $64.9M, 99% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. How Do You Know (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $48.7M How Do You Know (2010)
    $30.2M US & Canada · 62% $18.5M elsewhere · 38%
  2. A View of Love (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $8.5M A View of Love (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Rabbit Hole (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $5.1M Rabbit Hole (2010)
    $2.2M US & Canada · 43% $2.9M elsewhere · 57%
  4. Alien Girl (2010) movie poster Number 4
    $1.8M Alien Girl (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Cairo 6,7,8 (2010) movie poster Number 5
    $669.9K Cairo 6,7,8 (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 51 of 2010, 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 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18).

  1. 1 How Do You Know (2010) movie poster
    How Do You Know (2010) Dec 17, 2010 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $48.7M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2010 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $18.5M Worldwide: $48.7M
  2. 2 A View of Love (2010) movie poster
    A View of Love (2010) Dec 15, 2010 · French · Romance, Drama $8.5M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5M
  3. 3 Rabbit Hole (2010) movie poster
    Rabbit Hole (2010) Dec 17, 2010 · English · Drama $5.1M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2010 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $5.1M
  4. 4 Alien Girl (2010) movie poster
    Alien Girl (2010) Dec 17, 2010 · Russian · Action, Drama $1.8M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  5. 5 Cairo 6,7,8 (2010) movie poster
    Cairo 6,7,8 (2010) Dec 12, 2010 · Arabic · Drama $669.9K worldwide
    Dec 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $669.9K
  6. 6 Inadequate People (2010) movie poster
    Inadequate People (2010) Dec 12, 2010 · Russian · Romance, Drama, Comedy $638.7K worldwide
    Dec 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $638.7K
  7. 7 Other Angels (2010) movie poster
    Other Angels (2010) Dec 16, 2010 · Turkish · Drama $10.7K worldwide
    Dec 16, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.7K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $65.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 48 (Nov 21–27) with $575.9M, led by The King's Speech (2010).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 127 Hours (2010) $144M 127 Hours (2010)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 Unstoppable (2010) $243.1M Unstoppable (2010)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 The Next Three Days (2010) $95.5M The Next Three Days (2010)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 The King's Speech (2010) $575.9M The King's Speech (2010)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 Black Swan (2010) $456.1M Black Swan (2010)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 The Tourist (2010) $422.9M The Tourist (2010)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 12–18 How Do You Know (2010) $65.5M How Do You Know (2010)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 True Grit (2010) $311.8M True Grit (2010)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 26–31 Biutiful (2010) $61.9M Biutiful (2010)
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2005 earned the most: $662.7M from 8 films, led by King Kong (2005). Week 51, 2010 took $65.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 5 films 5 $379.7M – A Beautiful Mind (2001) $316.8M
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 8 films · −31% 8 $263.2M −31% Gangs of New York (2002) $193.8M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 7 films · +34% 7 $353.3M +34% Mona Lisa Smile (2003) $141.3M
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 14 films · +69% 14 $598.8M +69% Million Dollar Baby (2004) $216.8M
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 8 films · +11% 8 $662.7M +11% King Kong (2005) $556.9M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 13 films · −23% 13 $507.6M −23% Rocky Balboa (2006) $155.9M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 5 films · −7% 5 $472.9M −7% P.S. I Love You (2007) $156.8M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 11 films · −40% 11 $284.8M −40% Seven Pounds (2008) $169.7M
Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 10 films · −19% 10 $229.8M −19% Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $85.3M
Week 51, 2010 Dec 12–18 7 films · −71% 7 $65.5M −71% How Do You Know (2010) $48.7M
Archive

Drama Box Office in 2010, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2010 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 11–17) with $843.3M, led by Inception (2010).

FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 51 of 2010: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18)?

How Do You Know (2010) leads with $48.7M worldwide, $30.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A View of Love (2010) at $8.5M and Rabbit Hole (2010) at $5.1M.

How much did drama movies released in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18) earn?

7 drama films released in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $65.5M in all, or $9.4M per film on average. Week 50, 2010 releases took $422.9M.

How many drama movies released in week 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, How Do You Know (2010), earned $48.7M.

How much of the Week 51, 2010 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$32.4M of the $65.5M total, or 50%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2010 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 51 of 2010 (Dec 12–18). 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 51, 2010 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.