#1 of 90 #1 drama movie of October 2016
2016 · Drama, Mystery
$173.2M worldwide · 18% of the chart's total
$75.4M US & Canada · 44% $97.8M elsewhere · 56%
Drama box office · October 2016
Drama Box Office, October 2016: Top-Grossing Releases
The Girl on the Train (2016) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in October 2016, with $173.2M worldwide, ahead of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) at $162.1M and The Accountant (2016) at $155.6M. 90 drama films released in October 2016 report a worldwide gross, $970.4M in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 14% on September 2016, whose releases took $1.1B. By language, English leads with $507.7M across 30 drama releases.
- October 2016 releases with a gross
- 90
- combined worldwide
- $970.4M
- films crossed $100M
- 3
- vs September 2016
- −14%
#1 of 90 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of October 2016?
The Girl on the Train (2016) leads with $173.2M, 18% of the total. The top 5 together took $643.8M, 66% of what all 90 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of October 2016, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 90. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 2016.
- 1 Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $75.4M Rest of the world: $97.8M Worldwide: $173.2M
- 2 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $58.7M Rest of the world: $103.4M Worldwide: $162.1M
Oct 21, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $162.1M worldwide - 3 Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $86.3M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $155.6M
- 4 Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) (2016)Oct 11, 2016 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $76.1M Worldwide: $78.1M
Oct 11, 2016 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $78.1M worldwide - 5 Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $73.2M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $74.8M
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Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $27.9M Rest of the world: $37.3M Worldwide: $65.2M - 7
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $35.9M Worldwide: $37.9M - 8
Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: $27.4M Worldwide: $31.7M - 9
Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: $356.3K Rest of the world: $25.2M Worldwide: $25.5M - 10
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $20M Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $23.3M Oct 7, 2016 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $23.3M worldwide - 11
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $175.7K Rest of the world: $18.1M Worldwide: $18.3M - 12
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $15.9M Rest of the world: $917.6K Worldwide: $16.8M - 13
Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.1M - 14
Oct 8, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.8M - 15
Oct 8, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.9M - 16
Oct 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6M - 17
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7M - 18
Oct 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5M - 19
Oct 20, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M - 20
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $4.9M - 21
Oct 22, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M - 22
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M - 23
Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M - 24
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $285.9K Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $3.1M - 25
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 26
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M - 27
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $544.1K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $2.1M - 28
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $52.7K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2.1M - 29
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 30
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $443.7K Worldwide: $1.5M - 31
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M - 32
Oct 6, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 33
Oct 26, 2016 US and Canada: $13.3K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.3M - 34
Oct 29, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 35
Oct 13, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 36
Oct 12, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 37
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $687K - 38
Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $484.7K - 39
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $420K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $420K - 40
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $222.7K Rest of the world: $155K Worldwide: $377.7K - 41
Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $298.5K Rest of the world: $14.9K Worldwide: $313.5K - 42
Oct 20, 2016 US and Canada: $141.2K Rest of the world: $136.5K Worldwide: $277.7K - 43
Oct 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $277.3K - 44
Oct 8, 2016 US and Canada: $222.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $222.6K - 45
Oct 2, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211.8K - 46
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $209.5K - 47
Oct 29, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $160.7K - 48
Oct 9, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.7K - 49
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $153.6K - 50
Oct 27, 2016 US and Canada: $141.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $141.1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in October 2016?
Of the top 10, Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) earned the biggest share at home (98% in the US & Canada), while Mr. Donkey (2016) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 90 films, $375.2M (39%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Girl on the Train (2016) $173.2M $75.4M US & Canada · 44% $97.8M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) $162.1M $58.7M US & Canada · 36% $103.4M elsewhere · 64%
- 3 The Accountant (2016) $155.6M $86.3M US & Canada · 55% $69.3M elsewhere · 45%
- 4 Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) (2016) $78.1M $1.9M US & Canada · 2% $76.1M elsewhere · 98%
- 5 Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) $74.8M $73.2M US & Canada · 98% $1.6M elsewhere · 2%
- 6 Moonlight (2016) $65.2M $27.9M US & Canada · 43% $37.3M elsewhere · 57%
- 7 The Handmaiden (2016) $37.9M $2M US & Canada · 5% $35.9M elsewhere · 95%
- 8 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) $31.7M $4.3M US & Canada · 13% $27.4M elsewhere · 87%
- 9 Mr. Donkey (2016) $25.5M $356.3K US & Canada · 1% $25.2M elsewhere · 99%
- 10 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) $23.3M $20M US & Canada · 86% $3.3M elsewhere · 14%
Gross bands
How Many October 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
3 of 90 films crossed $100M and took $490.9M between them, 51% of the total. 76 films, 84% of the list, earned under $10M.
51% 41% 9%
- $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 3 films, 3% of the list $490.9M · 51% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 11 films, 12% of the list $395.3M · 41% of the gross
- Under $10M 76 films, 84% of the list $84.2M · 9% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of October 2016 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 43 (Oct 16–22) took $362.1M, led by Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Yongsoon (2016) $75.7K Yongsoon (2016)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 The Girl on the Train (2016) $267.4M The Girl on the Train (2016)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 The Accountant (2016) $264M The Accountant (2016)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) $362.1M Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) $76.8M Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does October 2016 Compare With October in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, October 2013 earned the most: $1.6B from 73 films, led by Gravity (2013). October 2016 took $970.4M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 78 films | 78 | $616.9M | – | Michael Clayton (2007) $93M |
| October 2008 85 films · +97% | 85 | $1.2B | +97% | High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) $252.9M |
| October 2009 77 films · −58% | 77 | $504.2M | −58% | Law Abiding Citizen (2009) $127.9M |
| October 2010 74 films · +51% | 74 | $762.5M | +51% | The Social Network (2010) $224.9M |
| October 2011 86 films · +1% | 86 | $772.4M | +1% | Real Steel (2011) $299.3M |
| October 2012 58 films · +20% | 58 | $923.6M | +20% | Taken 2 (2012) $376.2M |
| October 2013 73 films · +77% | 73 | $1.6B | +77% | Gravity (2013) $723.8M |
| October 2014 97 films · −17% | 97 | $1.4B | −17% | Gone Girl (2014) $370.9M |
| October 2015 97 films · −14% | 97 | $1.2B | −14% | The Martian (2015) $630.6M |
| October 2016 90 films · −18% | 90 | $970.4M | −18% | The Girl on the Train (2016) $173.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in October 2016?
English-language drama films took $507.7M across 30 films, 52% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($116.5M) and Korean-language drama films ($56.5M).
October 2016 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $507.7M30 films · #1 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
- Japanese $116.5M12 films · #1 Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) (2016)
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Korean $56.5M6 films · #1 The Handmaiden (2016) -
Hindi $44M4 films · #1 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) -
Chinese $28.6M5 films · #1 Mr. Donkey (2016) -
Russian $12.1M2 films · #1 Panfilov’s 28 Men (2016) -
Turkish $8.4M2 films · #1 For Both of Us (2016) -
Polish $7M1 film · #1 Hatred (2016) -
Spanish $5.1M7 films · #1 Desierto (2016) -
Portuguese $3.2M2 films · #1 Aquarius (2016)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2016, Month by Month
The months of 2016 with their totals: December leads with $2.9B, led by Sing (2016).
- January $360.4M #1 Ip Man 3 (2016)
- February $389.2M #1 Hail, Caesar! (2016)
- March $601.2M #1 London Has Fallen (2016)
- April $1.5B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- May $238.2M #1 Money Monster (2016)
- June $465.1M #1 Me Before You (2016)
- July $744.5M #1 The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
- August $652.6M #1 The Little Prince (2016)
- September $1.1B #1 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- October $970.4M #1 The Girl on the Train (2016)
- November $1.1B #1 Arrival (2016)
- December $2.9B #1 Sing (2016)
FAQ
Drama Box Office October 2016: 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 90 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in October 2016?
The Girl on the Train (2016) leads with $173.2M worldwide, $75.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) at $162.1M and The Accountant (2016) at $155.6M.
How much did drama movies released in October 2016 earn?
90 drama films released in October 2016 report a worldwide gross, $970.4M in all, or $10.8M per film on average. September 2016 releases took $1.1B.
How many drama movies released in October 2016 made $1 billion?
None. 3 films crossed $100 million, led by The Girl on the Train (2016) with $173.2M.
How is the October 2016 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 October 2016. 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 October 2016 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.