#1 of 21 #1 drama movie of Week 37, 2011
2011 · Action, Drama
$43M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total
$66.1K US & Canada · <1% $42.9M elsewhere · 100%
Drama box office · Week 37 · Sep 4–10, 2011
Drama Box Office, Week 37 of 2011: Drama Releases of Sep 4–10
Shaolin (2011) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 37 of 2011 (Sep 4–10), with $43M worldwide, ahead of Warrior (2011) at $23.3M and Pain (2011) at $4.4M. 21 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $80.6M in all, 17% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 3% on Week 36, 2011, whose releases took $78.2M. By language, English leads with $66.9M across 5 drama releases.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 21
- combined worldwide
- $80.6M
- Shaolin (2011), the #1
- $43M
- vs Week 36, 2011
- +3%
#1 of 21 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 37 of 2011?
Shaolin (2011) leads with $43M, 53% of the total. The top 5 together took $75M, 93% of what all 21 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
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The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 37 of 2011, 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 37 of 2011 (Sep 4–10).
- 1 Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: $66.1K Rest of the world: $42.9M Worldwide: $43M
- 2 Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: $9.7M Worldwide: $23.3M
- 3 Sep 7, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
- 4 Sep 7, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
- 5 Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
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Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 7
Sep 5, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $890.5K - 8
Sep 4, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $664.2K - 9
Sep 7, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $661.4K - 10
Sep 8, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $609.9K - 11
Sep 6, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $525.3K - 12
Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: $36.5K Rest of the world: $399.2K Worldwide: $435.8K - 13
Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.5K - 14
Sep 4, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $108.2K - 15
Sep 10, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $97.6K - 16
Sep 6, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.5K - 17
Sep 6, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.3K - 18
Sep 4, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.2K - 19
Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: $2.6K Rest of the world: $23.5K Worldwide: $26K - 20
Sep 8, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.7K - 21
Sep 5, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.4K
Gross bands
How Many Week 37 of 2011 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 21 films reached $100M. 19 films, 90% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $80.6M total.
82% 18%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 2 films, 10% of the list $66.3M · 82% of the gross
- Under $10M 19 films, 90% of the list $14.3M · 18% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $80.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 7–13) with $296.2M, led by The Help (2011).
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 24–30 The Devil's Double (2011) $9.3M The Devil's Double (2011)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Red Dog (2011) $24.6M Red Dog (2011)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 The Help (2011) $296.2M The Help (2011)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Bunny Drop (2011) $10M Bunny Drop (2011)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Colombiana (2011) $106.4M Colombiana (2011)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 The Debt (2011) $78.2M The Debt (2011)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Shaolin (2011) $80.6M Shaolin (2011)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Drive (2011) $91.6M Drive (2011)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Moneyball (2011) $245.5M Moneyball (2011)
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2008 earned the most: $412.6M from 19 films, led by Burn After Reading (2008). Week 37, 2011 took $80.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 2002 Sep 8–14 12 films | 12 | $100.8M | – | Barbershop (2002) $77.1M |
| Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 16 films · +192% | 16 | $293.8M | +192% | Lost in Translation (2003) $118.7M |
| Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 11 films · −76% | 11 | $69.6M | −76% | Cellular (2004) $57.7M |
| Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 18 films · +200% | 18 | $209M | +200% | The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) $145.2M |
| Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 15 films · −29% | 15 | $147.5M | −29% | The Black Dahlia (2006) $49.3M |
| Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 31 films · +103% | 31 | $299.4M | +103% | Dragon Wars: D-War (2007) $75.1M |
| Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 19 films · +38% | 19 | $412.6M | +38% | Burn After Reading (2008) $163.7M |
| Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 24 films · −58% | 24 | $174.1M | −58% | I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) $51.7M |
| Week 37, 2010 Sep 5–11 15 films · −87% | 15 | $21.9M | −87% | Bran Nue Dae (2010) $6.8M |
| Week 37, 2011 Sep 4–10 21 films · +269% | 21 | $80.6M | +269% | Shaolin (2011) $43M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 37 of 2011?
English-language drama films took $66.9M across 5 films, 83% of the total, ahead of Korean-language drama films ($4.4M) and French-language drama films ($2.9M).
Week 37 of 2011 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $66.9M5 films · #1 Shaolin (2011) -
Korean $4.4M1 film · #1 Pain (2011) -
French $2.9M2 films · #1 Guilty (2011) -
Italian $2.2M5 films · #1 Shun Li and the Poet (2011) -
Norwegian $1.4M1 film · #1 Sons of Norway (2011) -
Cantonese $1.2M1 film · #1 Life Without Principle (2011) -
Czech $664.2K1 film · #1 Alois Nebel (2011) -
Russian $609.9K1 film · #1 Two Days (2011) -
Turkish $148.5K1 film · #1 Future Lasts Forever (2011) -
Thai $108.2K1 film · #1 Mindfulness and Murder (2011)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2011, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 13–19) with $904.6M, led by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011).
- Week 1 $365K
- Week 2 $92.6M
- Week 3 $85.1M
- Week 4 $117.3M
- Week 5 $208.7M
- Week 6 $173.1M
- Week 7 $113M
- Week 8 $157.3M
- Week 9 $66.5M
- Week 10 $70.4M
- Week 11 $177.1M
- Week 12 $97.3M
- Week 13 $14.8M
- Week 14 $55.9M
- Week 15 $47.2M
- Week 16 $61.5M
- Week 17 $211.3M
- Week 18 $649.4M
- Week 19 $617.7M
- Week 20 $31.3M
- Week 21 $3.2M
- Week 22 $87M
- Week 23 $404.3M
- Week 24 $30.6M
- Week 25 $9.1M
- Week 26 $177.1M
- Week 27 $116.1M
- Week 28 $12.6M
- Week 29 $23.4M
- Week 30 $64.5M
- Week 31 $9.3M
- Week 32 $24.6M
- Week 33 $296.2M
- Week 34 $10M
- Week 35 $106.4M
- Week 36 $78.2M
- Week 37 $80.6M
- Week 38 $91.6M
- Week 39 $245.5M
- Week 40 $159.1M
- Week 41 $414.8M
- Week 42 $144.8M
- Week 43 $65.1M
- Week 44 $132.4M
- Week 45 $28.2M
- Week 46 $409.5M
- Week 47 $904.6M
- Week 48 $89.8M
- Week 49 $56.8M
- Week 50 $64.1M
- Week 51 $35.3M
- Week 52 $139.6M
- Week 53 $200.1M
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 37 of 2011: 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 21 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 37 of 2011 (Sep 4–10)?
Shaolin (2011) leads with $43M worldwide, $66.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Warrior (2011) at $23.3M and Pain (2011) at $4.4M.
How much did drama movies released in week 37 of 2011 (Sep 4–10) earn?
21 drama films released in week 37 of 2011 (Sep 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $80.6M in all, or $3.8M per film on average. Week 36, 2011 releases took $78.2M.
How many drama movies released in week 37 of 2011 (Sep 4–10) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Shaolin (2011), earned $43M.
How is the week 37, 2011 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 37 of 2011 (Sep 4–10). 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 37, 2011 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.