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Drama box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–5, 2013

Drama Box Office, Week 1 of 2013: Drama Releases of Jan 1–5

The Priest’s Children (2013) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 1 of 2013 (Jan 1–5), with $1.4M worldwide, ahead of The Child (2013) at $283.3K and Seasons of Gray (2013) at $70.6K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.8M
The Priest’s Children (2013), the #1
$1.4M
earned in the US & Canada
4%
The Priest’s Children (2013) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 1, 2013

The Priest’s Children (2013)

2013 · Comedy, Drama

$1.4M worldwide · 80% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 1 of 2013?

The Priest’s Children (2013) leads with $1.4M, 80% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.8M, 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. The Priest’s Children (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $1.4M The Priest’s Children (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Child (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $283.3K The Child (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Seasons of Gray (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $70.6K Seasons of Gray (2013)
    $70.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 1 of 2013, 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 2013 (Jan 1–5).

  1. 1 The Priest’s Children (2013) movie poster
    The Priest’s Children (2013) Jan 3, 2013 · Croatian · Comedy, Drama $1.4M worldwide
    Jan 3, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
  2. 2 The Child (2013) movie poster
    The Child (2013) 2013 · German · Drama, History $283.3K worldwide
    2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $283.3K
  3. 3 Seasons of Gray (2013) movie poster
    Seasons of Gray (2013) 2013 · English · Drama $70.6K worldwide
    2013 US and Canada: $70.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $70.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2013 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, 2013 took $1.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 2004 Jan 1–3 4 films 4 $361.6K – 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
Week 1, 2013 Jan 1–5 3 films · −80% 3 $1.8M −80% The Priest’s Children (2013) $1.4M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 1 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 1 of 2013 (Jan 1–5)?

The Priest’s Children (2013) leads with $1.4M worldwide. Next come The Child (2013) at $283.3K and Seasons of Gray (2013) at $70.6K.

How much did drama movies released in week 1 of 2013 (Jan 1–5) earn?

3 drama films released in week 1 of 2013 (Jan 1–5) report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, or $590.5K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 1 of 2013 (Jan 1–5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Priest’s Children (2013), earned $1.4M.

How much of the Week 1, 2013 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$70.6K of the $1.8M total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 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 week 1 of 2013 (Jan 1–5). 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, 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.