#1 of 822 #1 drama movie of 2015
2015 · Animation, Adventure
$859.1M worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$356.5M US & Canada · 41% $502.6M elsewhere · 59%
Drama box office · 2015
Drama Box Office 2015: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Inside Out (2015) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2015, with $859.1M worldwide, ahead of Inside Out (2015) at $859.1M and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) at $661.5M. 822 drama films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $11.6B in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. 23 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 12% on 2014, whose releases took $10.3B. By language, English leads with $8.9B across 334 drama releases.
- 2015 releases with a gross
- 822
- combined worldwide
- $11.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 23
- vs 2014
- +12%
#1 of 822 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2015?
Inside Out (2015) leads with $859.1M, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.6B, 31% of what all 822 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 $661.5M The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)$281.7M US & Canada · 43% $379.7M elsewhere · 57% -
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 2015, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 822. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2015.
- 1 Jun 19, 2015 US and Canada: $356.5M Rest of the world: $502.6M Worldwide: $859.1M
- 2 Jun 19, 2015 US and Canada: $356.5M Rest of the world: $502.6M Worldwide: $859.1M
- 3 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $281.7M Rest of the world: $379.7M Worldwide: $661.5M
Nov 20, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $661.5M worldwide - 4 Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: $228.4M Rest of the world: $402.2M Worldwide: $630.6M
- 5 Feb 13, 2015 US and Canada: $166.2M Rest of the world: $403.5M Worldwide: $569.7M
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Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $183.6M Rest of the world: $349.3M Worldwide: $533M - 7
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $155.2M Rest of the world: $319.4M Worldwide: $474.6M - 8
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $43.5M Rest of the world: $159.9M Worldwide: $203.4M - 9
Aug 14, 2015 US and Canada: $161.2M Rest of the world: $40.4M Worldwide: $201.6M - 10
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $186.7M - 11
Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $182.5M Worldwide: $184.8M - 12
Nov 25, 2015 US and Canada: $109.8M Rest of the world: $64.4M Worldwide: $174.2M - 13
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $72.3M Rest of the world: $93.2M Worldwide: $165.5M - 14
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $54.1M Rest of the world: $107.1M Worldwide: $161.2M - 15
Feb 27, 2015 US and Canada: $53.9M Rest of the world: $105.3M Worldwide: $159.2M - 16
Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $78M Rest of the world: $78.7M Worldwide: $156.7M - 17
Dec 24, 2015 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $137.8M Worldwide: $139.2M - 18
Dec 11, 2015 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $63.2M Worldwide: $133.4M - 19
Jul 1, 2015 US and Canada: $66M Rest of the world: $56.6M Worldwide: $122.6M - 20
Sep 4, 2015 US and Canada: $74.1K Rest of the world: $122.5M Worldwide: $122.6M - 21
Jul 15, 2015 US and Canada: $8.2M Rest of the world: $112.9M Worldwide: $121.1M - 22
Jun 5, 2015 US and Canada: $52.2M Rest of the world: $60.8M Worldwide: $113M - 23
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $56.5M Rest of the world: $44.7M Worldwide: $101.1M - 24
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $62.6M Rest of the world: $37.4M Worldwide: $100M - 25
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $45.1M Rest of the world: $53.6M Worldwide: $98.7M - 26
Aug 7, 2015 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $94.2M Worldwide: $96.1M - 27
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $93.2M Worldwide: $94.4M - 28
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)Dec 11, 2015 US and Canada: $25M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $94.3M Dec 11, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Biography $94.3M worldwide - 29
Jul 24, 2015 US and Canada: $52.4M Rest of the world: $39.5M Worldwide: $92M - 30
Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $33.1M Rest of the world: $52.9M Worldwide: $86M - 31
Jul 24, 2015 US and Canada: $32M Rest of the world: $53.5M Worldwide: $85.5M - 32
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $85M - 33
Apr 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78M - 34
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $31.1M Rest of the world: $43.6M Worldwide: $74.7M - 35
Aug 28, 2015 US and Canada: $67.8M Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $73.3M - 36
Mar 13, 2015 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $45.2M Worldwide: $71.7M - 37
Apr 24, 2015 US and Canada: $42.6M Rest of the world: $23M Worldwide: $65.7M - 38
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.2M - 39
Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: $53.1M Worldwide: $64.2M - 40
The Hundred Regiments Offensive (2015)Aug 28, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $63.2M
Aug 28, 2015 · Chinese · History, War, Drama $63.2M worldwide - 41
Apr 10, 2015 US and Canada: $37.4M Rest of the world: $25.5M Worldwide: $62.9M - 42
Nov 4, 2015 US and Canada: $38.3M Rest of the world: $24.1M Worldwide: $62.4M - 43
Apr 1, 2015 US and Canada: $33.3M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $61.6M - 44
Sep 30, 2015 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $51M Worldwide: $61.2M - 45
Sep 11, 2015 US and Canada: $57M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $60.3M - 46
Apr 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.6M - 47
Nov 11, 2015 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: $48.4M Worldwide: $52.7M - 48
Dec 16, 2015 US and Canada: $696.7K Rest of the world: $49.8M Worldwide: $50.5M - 49
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015)Jan 2, 2015 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $22.4M Worldwide: $48.9M Jan 2, 2015 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $48.9M worldwide - 50
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $34.5M Rest of the world: $14.1M Worldwide: $48.6M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2015?
Of the top 10, Straight Outta Compton (2015) earned the biggest share at home (80% in the US & Canada), while Everest (2015) made 79% of its gross abroad. Across all 822 films, $3.9B (33%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Inside Out (2015) $859.1M $356.5M US & Canada · 41% $502.6M elsewhere · 59%
- 2 Inside Out (2015) $859.1M $356.5M US & Canada · 41% $502.6M elsewhere · 59%
- 3 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) $661.5M $281.7M US & Canada · 43% $379.7M elsewhere · 57%
- 4 The Martian (2015) $630.6M $228.4M US & Canada · 36% $402.2M elsewhere · 64%
- 5 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) $569.7M $166.2M US & Canada · 29% $403.5M elsewhere · 71%
- 6 The Revenant (2015) $533M $183.6M US & Canada · 34% $349.3M elsewhere · 66%
- 7 San Andreas (2015) $474.6M $155.2M US & Canada · 33% $319.4M elsewhere · 67%
- 8 Everest (2015) $203.4M $43.5M US & Canada · 21% $159.9M elsewhere · 79%
- 9 Straight Outta Compton (2015) $201.6M $161.2M US & Canada · 80% $40.4M elsewhere · 20%
- 10 Jian Bing Man (2015) $186.7M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 2015 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
23 of 822 films crossed $100M and took $7B between them, 61% of the total. 698 films, 85% of the list, earned under $10M.
36% 25% 33%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 6 films, <1% of the list $4.1B · 36% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 17 films, 2% of the list $2.9B · 25% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 101 films, 12% of the list $3.8B · 33% of the gross
- Under $10M 698 films, 85% of the list $755.2M · 7% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2015 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $2B from 67 films, led by Inside Out (2015). March was the quietest month ($361.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Ode to My Father (2015) $388.6M Ode to My Father (2015)
- February Feb Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) $913.4M Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- March Mar The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) $361.5M The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
- April Apr The Left Ear (2015) $531.9M The Left Ear (2015)
- May May San Andreas (2015) $675.8M San Andreas (2015)
- June Jun Inside Out (2015) $2B Inside Out (2015)
- July Jul Jian Bing Man (2015) $866.3M Jian Bing Man (2015)
- August Aug Straight Outta Compton (2015) $796.7M Straight Outta Compton (2015)
- September Sep Everest (2015) $914.3M Everest (2015)
- October Oct The Martian (2015) $1.2B The Martian (2015)
- November Nov The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) $1.5B The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
- December Dec The Revenant (2015) $1.5B The Revenant (2015)
Last 10 years
How Does 2015 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). 2015 took $11.6B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 595 films | 595 | $7.5B | – | 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 |
| 2014 717 films · −15% | 717 | $10.3B | −15% | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $759.2M |
| 2015 822 films · +12% | 822 | $11.6B | +12% | Inside Out (2015) $859.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2015?
English-language drama films took $8.9B across 334 films, 77% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language drama films ($860.1M) and Korean-language drama films ($596.1M).
2015 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $8.9B334 films · #1 Inside Out (2015)
- Chinese $860.1M33 films · #1 Jian Bing Man (2015)
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Korean $596.1M32 films · #1 Ode to My Father (2015) -
Hindi $290.9M30 films · #1 Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) -
Japanese $256.9M29 films · #1 Hero (2015) -
French $107.8M61 films · #1 Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor (2015) -
Spanish $81.9M50 films · #1 Wild Tales (2015) -
Cantonese $49.1M7 films · #1 Triumph in the Skies (2015) -
Russian $37.1M15 films · #1 Soulless 2 (2015) -
German $34.3M28 films · #1 Windstorm 2 (2015)
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 $12.6B #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 2015: 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 822 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2015?
Inside Out (2015) leads with $859.1M worldwide, $356.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Inside Out (2015) at $859.1M and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) at $661.5M.
How much did drama movies released in 2015 earn?
822 drama films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $11.6B in all, or $14.1M per film on average. 2014 releases took $10.3B.
How many drama movies released in 2015 made $1 billion?
None. 23 films crossed $100 million, led by Inside Out (2015) with $859.1M.
How is the 2015 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 2015. 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 2015 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.