#1 of 963 #1 drama movie of 2017
2017 · Action, Drama
$870.3M worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$2.7M US & Canada · <1% $867.6M elsewhere · 100%
Drama box office · 2017
Drama Box Office 2017: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2017, with $870.3M worldwide, ahead of Thor: Ragnarok (2017) at $855.3M and It (2017) at $704.2M. 963 drama films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $12.5B in all, 28% of it from the US & Canada. 25 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 13% on 2016, whose releases took $11.1B. By language, English leads with $8.4B across 332 drama releases.
- 2017 releases with a gross
- 963
- combined worldwide
- $12.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 25
- vs 2016
- +13%
#1 of 963 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2017?
Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) leads with $870.3M, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.6B, 29% of what all 963 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Drama Release of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 963. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2017.
- 1 Jul 28, 2017 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $867.6M Worldwide: $870.3M
- 2 Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $315.1M Rest of the world: $540.2M Worldwide: $855.3M
- 3 Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $328.9M Rest of the world: $375.4M Worldwide: $704.2M
- 4 Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $226.3M Rest of the world: $392.9M Worldwide: $619.2M
- 5 Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $189.7M Rest of the world: $344M Worldwide: $533.7M
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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $146.9M Rest of the world: $343.8M Worldwide: $490.7M
Jul 14, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $490.7M worldwide - 7
Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: $174.3M Rest of the world: $294.7M Worldwide: $469.1M - 8
Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $400.3M Worldwide: $405.3M - 9
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $114.6M Rest of the world: $267M Worldwide: $381.5M - 10
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: $102.8M Rest of the world: $250M Worldwide: $352.8M Nov 10, 2017 · English · Drama, Mystery, Crime $352.8M worldwide - 11
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $132.4M Rest of the world: $182.6M Worldwide: $315M - 12
Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: $92.1M Rest of the world: $185.9M Worldwide: $277.9M - 13
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $225.2M Worldwide: $227.1M - 14
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $64.5M Rest of the world: $140.5M Worldwide: $205M - 15
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $81.9M Rest of the world: $111.9M Worldwide: $193.8M - 16
May 25, 2017 US and Canada: $58.1M Rest of the world: $119.8M Worldwide: $177.9M - 17
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $40.6M Rest of the world: $129.3M Worldwide: $169.8M - 18
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: $54.5M Rest of the world: $108.2M Worldwide: $162.7M Nov 10, 2017 · English · Drama, Comedy, Crime $162.7M worldwide - 19
Jan 28, 2017 US and Canada: $471.6K Rest of the world: $152.4M Worldwide: $152.9M - 20
Nov 22, 2017 US and Canada: $56.5M Rest of the world: $94.4M Worldwide: $150.8M - 21
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)May 12, 2017 US and Canada: $39.2M Rest of the world: $110M Worldwide: $149.2M May 12, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $149.2M worldwide - 22
Oct 13, 2017 US and Canada: $34.4M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $145.4M - 23
Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $46.8M Rest of the world: $65.7M Worldwide: $112.5M - 24
Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $107.5M Worldwide: $109.4M
Dec 22, 2017 · Korean · Action, Adventure, Drama $109.4M worldwide - 25
Dec 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $108.6M - 26
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $39.6M Worldwide: $96.9M - 27
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: $81.8M Worldwide: $87.3M - 28
Aug 11, 2017 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $84.7M Worldwide: $86.3M - 29
Feb 3, 2017 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: $55.3M Worldwide: $83.1M - 30
Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $49M Rest of the world: $30M Worldwide: $79M - 31
Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: $18.1M Rest of the world: $49.4M Worldwide: $67.5M - 32
Sep 22, 2017 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: $44.3M Worldwide: $66.6M - 33
Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: $30.3M Rest of the world: $32.5M Worldwide: $62.8M - 34
Jun 16, 2017 US and Canada: $44.3M Rest of the world: $17.9M Worldwide: $62.2M - 35
May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $34.1M Rest of the world: $27.6M Worldwide: $61.7M - 36
Dec 25, 2017 US and Canada: $28.8M Rest of the world: $30.5M Worldwide: $59.3M - 37
Dec 25, 2017 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: $31.9M Worldwide: $57M - 38
Jun 23, 2017 US and Canada: $42.9M Rest of the world: $13.5M Worldwide: $56.4M - 39
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $475.6K Rest of the world: $55.5M Worldwide: $56M - 40
Jun 16, 2017 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: $10.7M Worldwide: $55.7M - 41
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: $30.6M Worldwide: $55M - 42
Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: $23.9M Worldwide: $53.9M - 43
Dec 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.8M - 44
Dec 25, 2017 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $31M Worldwide: $52.2M - 45
Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: $20.7M Worldwide: $48.5M - 46
Jun 16, 2017 US and Canada: $22.1M Rest of the world: $25.2M Worldwide: $47.3M - 47
Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $45.1M Worldwide: $46.2M - 48
Aug 11, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.7M - 49
Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $45.2M - 50
May 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.6M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2017?
Of the top 10, It (2017) earned the biggest share at home (47% in the US & Canada), while Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 963 films, $3.6B (28%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) $870.3M $2.7M US & Canada · <1% $867.6M elsewhere · 100%
- 2 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $855.3M $315.1M US & Canada · 37% $540.2M elsewhere · 63%
- 3 It (2017) $704.2M $328.9M US & Canada · 47% $375.4M elsewhere · 53%
- 4 Logan (2017) $619.2M $226.3M US & Canada · 37% $392.9M elsewhere · 63%
- 5 Dunkirk (2017) $533.7M $189.7M US & Canada · 36% $344M elsewhere · 64%
- 6 War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) $490.7M $146.9M US & Canada · 30% $343.8M elsewhere · 70%
- 7 The Greatest Showman (2017) $469.1M $174.3M US & Canada · 37% $294.7M elsewhere · 63%
- 8 Your Name. (2017) $405.3M $5M US & Canada · 1% $400.3M elsewhere · 99%
- 9 Fifty Shades Darker (2017) $381.5M $114.6M US & Canada · 30% $267M elsewhere · 70%
- 10 Murder on the Orient Express (2017) $352.8M $102.8M US & Canada · 29% $250M elsewhere · 71%
Gross bands
How Many 2017 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
25 of 963 films crossed $100M and took $8.3B between them, 67% of the total. 837 films, 87% of the list, earned under $10M.
29% 38% 26%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 5 films, <1% of the list $3.6B · 29% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 20 films, 2% of the list $4.8B · 38% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 101 films, 10% of the list $3.3B · 26% of the gross
- Under $10M 837 films, 87% of the list $887.9M · 7% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2017 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $2.2B from 64 films, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (2017). June was the quietest month ($372.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan A Dog's Purpose (2017) $569.3M A Dog's Purpose (2017)
- February Feb Fifty Shades Darker (2017) $610.7M Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- March Mar Logan (2017) $1.1B Logan (2017)
- April Apr Your Name. (2017) $719.9M Your Name. (2017)
- May May Baywatch (2017) $559.3M Baywatch (2017)
- June Jun 47 Meters Down (2017) $372.9M 47 Meters Down (2017)
- July Jul Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) $2.2B Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- August Aug A Taxi Driver (2017) $519.5M A Taxi Driver (2017)
- September Sep It (2017) $1.2B It (2017)
- October Oct Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $734M Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- November Nov Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $2.1B Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- December Dec The Greatest Showman (2017) $1.8B The Greatest Showman (2017)
Last 10 years
How Does 2017 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2017 earned the most: $12.5B from 963 films, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (2017).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 694 films | 694 | $10.6B | – | 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 |
| 2016 862 films · −4% | 862 | $11.1B | −4% | The Jungle Book (2016) $967.7M |
| 2017 963 films · +13% | 963 | $12.5B | +13% | Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) $870.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2017?
English-language drama films took $8.4B across 332 films, 67% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language drama films ($1.3B) and Japanese-language drama films ($689.5M).
2017 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $8.4B332 films · #1 Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
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Chinese $1.3B31 films · #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) -
Japanese $689.5M53 films · #1 Your Name. (2017) - Korean $493.4M39 films · #1 Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
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Hindi $316.2M33 films · #1 Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) -
Russian $137.3M22 films · #1 Three Seconds (2017) -
French $135.1M80 films · #1 See You Up There (2017) -
Spanish $108.4M63 films · #1 Perfect Strangers (2017) -
Thai $44.9M4 films · #1 Bad Genius (2017) -
German $38.7M18 films · #1 This Crazy Heart (2017)
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 2017: 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 963 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2017?
Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) leads with $870.3M worldwide, $2.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Thor: Ragnarok (2017) at $855.3M and It (2017) at $704.2M.
How much did drama movies released in 2017 earn?
963 drama films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $12.5B in all, or $13M per film on average. 2016 releases took $11.1B.
How many drama movies released in 2017 made $1 billion?
None. 25 films crossed $100 million, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) with $870.3M.
How is the 2017 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 2017. 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 2017 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.