#1 of 668 #1 drama movie of 2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
2013 · Adventure, Drama
$959.1M worldwide · 8% of the chart's total
$258.4M US & Canada · 27% $700.7M elsewhere · 73%
Drama box office · 2013
Drama Box Office 2013: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2013, with $959.1M worldwide, ahead of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) at $865M and Gravity (2013) at $723.8M. 668 drama films released in 2013 report a worldwide gross, $12.1B in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. 30 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 1% on 2012, whose releases took $12B. By language, English leads with $9.4B across 259 drama releases.
- 2013 releases with a gross
- 668
- combined worldwide
- $12.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 30
- vs 2012
- +1%
#1 of 668 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2013?
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) leads with $959.1M, 8% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.5B, 29% of what all 668 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $959.1M The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)$258.4M US & Canada · 27% $700.7M elsewhere · 73%
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Every Drama Release of 2013, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 668. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2013.
- 1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)Dec 13, 2013 US and Canada: $258.4M Rest of the world: $700.7M Worldwide: $959.1M
Dec 13, 2013 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $959.1M worldwide - 2 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $424.7M Rest of the world: $440.3M Worldwide: $865M Nov 22, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $865M worldwide
- 3 Oct 4, 2013 US and Canada: $274.1M Rest of the world: $449.7M Worldwide: $723.8M
- 4 Jun 21, 2013 US and Canada: $202.8M Rest of the world: $337.6M Worldwide: $540.5M
- 5 Dec 25, 2013 US and Canada: $116.9M Rest of the world: $290.1M Worldwide: $407M
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May 10, 2013 US and Canada: $144.9M Rest of the world: $208.8M Worldwide: $353.7M - 7
Aug 9, 2013 US and Canada: $93.1M Rest of the world: $193.1M Worldwide: $286.1M - 8
Dec 13, 2013 US and Canada: $150.1M Rest of the world: $101.1M Worldwide: $251.2M - 9
Oct 11, 2013 US and Canada: $107.1M Rest of the world: $111.7M Worldwide: $218.8M - 10
Jun 28, 2013 US and Canada: $73.1M Rest of the world: $132.3M Worldwide: $205.4M - 11
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)Aug 7, 2013 US and Canada: $68.6M Rest of the world: $131.3M Worldwide: $199.9M Aug 7, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $199.9M worldwide - 12
Feb 8, 2013 US and Canada: $57.4K Rest of the world: $197.7M Worldwide: $197.8M - 13
Mar 1, 2013 US and Canada: $65.2M Rest of the world: $132.5M Worldwide: $197.7M - 14
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)Dec 25, 2013 US and Canada: $58.2M Rest of the world: $129.9M Worldwide: $188.1M Dec 25, 2013 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $188.1M worldwide - 15
Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $56.7M Rest of the world: $131.1M Worldwide: $187.7M - 16
Mar 8, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $182.2M - 17
Aug 5, 2013 US and Canada: $116.6M Rest of the world: $60.7M Worldwide: $177.3M - 18
Dec 27, 2013 US and Canada: $125.1M Rest of the world: $29.7M Worldwide: $154.8M - 19
Dec 25, 2013 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: $113.4M Worldwide: $151.8M - 20
Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: $112.2M Worldwide: $137.3M - 21
Nov 8, 2013 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: $131.9M Worldwide: $137.1M - 22
Aug 2, 2013 US and Canada: $75.6M Rest of the world: $56.3M Worldwide: $131.9M - 23
Sep 20, 2013 US and Canada: $61M Rest of the world: $61.1M Worldwide: $122.1M - 24
Dec 13, 2013 US and Canada: $83.3M Rest of the world: $34.6M Worldwide: $117.9M - 25
Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: $66.4M Rest of the world: $50.6M Worldwide: $117M - 26
Dec 20, 2013 US and Canada: $375.9K Rest of the world: $115.8M Worldwide: $116.1M - 27
Apr 26, 2013 US and Canada: $11.2K Rest of the world: $114.9M Worldwide: $114.9M - 28
Jan 11, 2013 US and Canada: $46M Rest of the world: $59.2M Worldwide: $105.2M - 29
Aug 30, 2013 US and Canada: $44.5M Rest of the world: $56M Worldwide: $100.5M - 30
Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $37.7M Rest of the world: $62.4M Worldwide: $100.1M - 31
Jul 26, 2013 US and Canada: $33.4M Rest of the world: $65.7M Worldwide: $99.1M - 32
Feb 14, 2013 US and Canada: $71.3M Rest of the world: $26.2M Worldwide: $97.6M - 33
Apr 12, 2013 US and Canada: $95.1M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $97.5M - 34
Sep 20, 2013 US and Canada: $26.9M Rest of the world: $70M Worldwide: $97M - 35
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)Aug 21, 2013 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $95.4M Aug 21, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $95.4M worldwide - 36
Apr 26, 2013 US and Canada: $49.9M Rest of the world: $37.4M Worldwide: $87.3M - 37
Nov 1, 2013 US and Canada: $15.3M Rest of the world: $71.8M Worldwide: $87.1M - 38
May 17, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.1M - 39
Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $35.3M Rest of the world: $49.5M Worldwide: $84.8M - 40
Jan 23, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.1M - 41
Jul 26, 2013 US and Canada: $23.5K Rest of the world: $77.7M Worldwide: $77.7M - 42
Nov 8, 2013 US and Canada: $21.5M Rest of the world: $55.1M Worldwide: $76.6M - 43
Dec 25, 2013 US and Canada: $37.7M Rest of the world: $36.5M Worldwide: $74.2M - 44
Aug 23, 2013 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $67.3M Worldwide: $73.9M - 45
Nov 15, 2013 US and Canada: $70.5M Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $72.8M - 46
Oct 25, 2013 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $54M Worldwide: $71M - 47
Feb 8, 2013 US and Canada: $32.2M Rest of the world: $31.2M Worldwide: $63.4M - 48
Oct 4, 2013 US and Canada: $19.3M Rest of the world: $43.4M Worldwide: $62.7M - 49
Sep 11, 2013 US and Canada: $515.9K Rest of the world: $61M Worldwide: $61.6M - 50
Feb 14, 2013 US and Canada: $19.5M Rest of the world: $40.6M Worldwide: $60.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2013?
Of the top 10, American Hustle (2013) earned the biggest share at home (60% in the US & Canada), while The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) made 73% of its gross abroad. Across all 668 films, $4B (33%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $959.1M $258.4M US & Canada · 27% $700.7M elsewhere · 73%
- 2 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) $865M $424.7M US & Canada · 49% $440.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 3 Gravity (2013) $723.8M $274.1M US & Canada · 38% $449.7M elsewhere · 62%
- 4 World War Z (2013) $540.5M $202.8M US & Canada · 38% $337.6M elsewhere · 62%
- 5 The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) $407M $116.9M US & Canada · 29% $290.1M elsewhere · 71%
- 6 The Great Gatsby (2013) $353.7M $144.9M US & Canada · 41% $208.8M elsewhere · 59%
- 7 Elysium (2013) $286.1M $93.1M US & Canada · 33% $193.1M elsewhere · 67%
- 8 American Hustle (2013) $251.2M $150.1M US & Canada · 60% $101.1M elsewhere · 40%
- 9 Captain Phillips (2013) $218.8M $107.1M US & Canada · 49% $111.7M elsewhere · 51%
- 10 White House Down (2013) $205.4M $73.1M US & Canada · 36% $132.3M elsewhere · 64%
Gross bands
How Many 2013 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
30 of 668 films crossed $100M and took $7.7B between them, 64% of the total. 540 films, 81% of the list, earned under $10M.
25% 38% 30%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 4 films, <1% of the list $3.1B · 25% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 26 films, 4% of the list $4.7B · 38% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 98 films, 15% of the list $3.6B · 30% of the gross
- Under $10M 540 films, 81% of the list $739.1M · 6% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2013 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $2.7B from 38 films, led by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). January was the quietest month ($308.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Gangster Squad (2013) $308.9M Gangster Squad (2013)
- February Feb Lost in Thailand (2013) $713.6M Lost in Thailand (2013)
- March Mar Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) $771.8M Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
- April Apr So Young (2013) $546.4M So Young (2013)
- May May The Great Gatsby (2013) $607.7M The Great Gatsby (2013)
- June Jun World War Z (2013) $933.9M World War Z (2013)
- July Jul Blue Jasmine (2013) $406.1M Blue Jasmine (2013)
- August Aug Elysium (2013) $1.3B Elysium (2013)
- September Sep Prisoners (2013) $518.6M Prisoners (2013)
- October Oct Gravity (2013) $1.6B Gravity (2013)
- November Nov The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) $1.7B The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- December Dec The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $2.7B The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Last 10 years
How Does 2013 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2013 earned the most: $12.1B from 668 films, led by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 430 films | 430 | $6.4B | – | The Passion of the Christ (2004) $610.1M |
| 2005 472 films · +27% | 472 | $8.1B | +27% | War of the Worlds (2005) $603.9M |
| 2006 595 films · −7% | 595 | $7.5B | −7% | The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $326.7M |
| 2007 737 films · +2% | 737 | $7.6B | +2% | I Am Legend (2007) $585.4M |
| 2008 694 films · +39% | 694 | $10.6B | +39% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 627 films · −7% | 627 | $9.9B | −7% | 2012 (2009) $791.2M |
| 2010 650 films · −3% | 650 | $9.6B | −3% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 644 films · −19% | 644 | $7.8B | −19% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M |
| 2012 646 films · +55% | 646 | $12B | +55% | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.1B |
| 2013 668 films · +1% | 668 | $12.1B | +1% | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $959.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2013?
English-language drama films took $9.4B across 259 films, 77% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language drama films ($838.8M) and Japanese-language drama films ($427.1M).
2013 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $9.4B259 films · #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
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Chinese $838.8M26 films · #1 Lost in Thailand (2013) -
Japanese $427.1M34 films · #1 The Wind Rises (2013) -
Korean $391.6M21 films · #1 Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) -
Spanish $147.2M39 films · #1 Instructions Not Included (2013) -
Cantonese $131.8M9 films · #1 The White Storm (2013) -
French $115.6M45 films · #1 Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) -
Hindi $73.4M27 films · #1 Race 2 (2013) -
Italian $50.3M12 films · #1 The Great Beauty (2013) -
German $44.2M30 films · #1 Hannah Arendt (2013)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 2013: 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 668 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2013?
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) leads with $959.1M worldwide, $258.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) at $865M and Gravity (2013) at $723.8M.
How much did drama movies released in 2013 earn?
668 drama films released in 2013 report a worldwide gross, $12.1B in all, or $18.1M per film on average. 2012 releases took $12B.
How many drama movies released in 2013 made $1 billion?
None. 30 films crossed $100 million, led by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) with $959.1M.
How is the 2013 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 2013. 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 2013 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.