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Drama box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–7, 2012

Drama Box Office, Week 1 of 2012: Drama Releases of Jan 1–7

Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7), with $3.2M worldwide, ahead of Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012) at $2.1M and Paris by Night (2012) at $1.5M. 10 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.9M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 96% on Week 53, 2011, whose releases took $200.1M. By language, Turkish leads with $5.6M across 3 drama releases.

week 1 releases with a gross
10
combined worldwide
$8.9M
Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012), the #1
$3.2M
vs Week 53, 2011
−96%
Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) movie poster #1 of 10
#1 drama movie of Week 1, 2012

Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012)

2012 · Drama, Comedy

$3.2M worldwide · 35% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 1 of 2012?

Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) leads with $3.2M, 35% of the total. The top 5 together took $8.1M, 90% of what all 10 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $3.2M Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $2.1M Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012)
    $152.4K US & Canada · 7% $1.9M elsewhere · 93%
  3. Paris by Night (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $1.5M Paris by Night (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Excuse Me (2012) movie poster Number 4
    $768.5K Excuse Me (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Players (2012) movie poster Number 5
    $536.9K Players (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 1 of 2012, 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 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7).

  1. 1 Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) movie poster
    Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) Jan 6, 2012 · Turkish · Drama, Comedy $3.2M worldwide
    Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
  2. 2 Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012) movie poster
    Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012) Jan 4, 2012 · Turkish · Drama $2.1M worldwide
    Jan 4, 2012 US and Canada: $152.4K Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $2.1M
  3. 3 Paris by Night (2012) movie poster
    Paris by Night (2012) Jan 4, 2012 · French · Drama, Crime $1.5M worldwide
    Jan 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  4. 4 Excuse Me (2012) movie poster
    Excuse Me (2012) Jan 5, 2012 · Danish · Comedy, Romance, Drama $768.5K worldwide
    Jan 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $768.5K
  5. 5 Players (2012) movie poster
    Players (2012) Jan 6, 2012 · Hindi · Thriller, Drama, Crime $536.9K worldwide
    Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $536.9K
  6. 6 Bu Son Olsun (2012) movie poster
    Bu Son Olsun (2012) Jan 6, 2012 · Turkish · Drama, Comedy $338.2K worldwide
    Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $338.2K
  7. 7 The Detective (2012) movie poster
    The Detective (2012) Jan 2, 2012 · Arabic · Action, Drama $260.8K worldwide
    Jan 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.8K
  8. 8 Imaginarium (2012) movie poster
    Imaginarium (2012) 2012 · English · Drama, Family $190.8K worldwide
    2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $190.8K
  9. 9 Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing (2012) movie poster
    Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing (2012) 2012 · German · Drama $67.9K worldwide
    2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.9K
  10. 10 Roadie (2012) movie poster
    Roadie (2012) Jan 6, 2012 · English · Drama $7.8K worldwide
    Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: $7.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.8K
Gross bands

How Many Week 1 of 2012 Releases Crossed $100 Million?

None of the 10 films reached $100M. 10 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $8.9M total.

  • $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 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • Under $10M 10 films, 100% of the list $8.9M · 100% of the gross
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2007 earned the most: $62.2M from 14 films, led by Freedom Writers (2007). Week 1, 2012 took $8.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 2003 Jan 1–4 2 films 2 $440.1K – Carolina (2003) $308.6K
Week 1, 2004 Jan 1–3 4 films · −18% 4 $361.6K −18% My Jealous Barber (2004) $270.1K
Week 1, 2005 Jan 1 5 films · +67% 5 $602.3K +67% Never Again as Before (2005) $296.9K
Week 1, 2006 Jan 1–7 6 films · +1068% 6 $7M +1068% Fateless (2006) $2.5M
Week 1, 2007 Jan 1–6 14 films · +785% 14 $62.2M +785% Freedom Writers (2007) $43.1M
Week 1, 2008 Jan 1–5 10 films · −82% 10 $10.9M −82% My Name Ain’t Johnny (2008) $10.4M
Week 1, 2009 Jan 1–3 5 films · −84% 5 $1.7M −84% Nothing Personal (2009) $973.4K
Week 1, 2010 Jan 1–2 8 films · +206% 8 $5.3M +206% Don Quixote (2010) $5.1M
Week 1, 2011 Jan 1 2 films · −93% 2 $365K −93% Sommer der Gaukler (2011) $343.5K
Week 1, 2012 Jan 1–7 10 films · +2345% 10 $8.9M +2345% Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) $3.2M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 1 of 2012?

Turkish-language drama films took $5.6M across 3 films, 63% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($1.5M) and Danish-language drama films ($768.5K).

Week 1 of 2012 Drama Box Office by Language

  1. Turkish $5.6M
    3 films · #1 Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012)
  2. French $1.5M
    1 film · #1 Paris by Night (2012)
  3. Danish $768.5K
    1 film · #1 Excuse Me (2012)
  4. Hindi $536.9K
    1 film · #1 Players (2012)
  5. Arabic $260.8K
    1 film · #1 The Detective (2012)
  6. English $198.6K
    2 films · #1 Imaginarium (2012)
  7. German $67.9K
    1 film · #1 Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing (2012)
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 1 of 2012: 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 10 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7)?

Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) leads with $3.2M worldwide. Next come Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012) at $2.1M and Paris by Night (2012) at $1.5M.

How much did drama movies released in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7) earn?

10 drama films released in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $8.9M in all, or $892.6K per film on average. Week 53, 2011 releases took $200.1M.

How many drama movies released in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012), earned $3.2M.

How much of the Week 1, 2012 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$160.2K of the $8.9M total, or 2%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 8 films of the 10 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 2012 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 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7). 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 1, 2012 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.