#1 of 36 #1 drama movie of Week 40, 2018
2018 · Drama, Romance
$436.4M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total
$215.3M US & Canada · 49% $221.1M elsewhere · 51%
Drama box office · Week 40 · Sep 30–Oct 6, 2018
Drama Box Office, Week 40 of 2018: Drama Releases of Sep 30–Oct 6
A Star Is Born (2018) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6), with $436.4M worldwide, ahead of The Hate U Give (2018) at $34.9M and Dark Figure of Crime (2018) at $29.2M. 36 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $549.8M in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 9.7 times the total of Week 39, 2018, whose releases took $56.9M. By language, English leads with $451.2M across 6 drama releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 36
- combined worldwide
- $549.8M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 39, 2018
- ×9.7
#1 of 36 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 40 of 2018?
A Star Is Born (2018) leads with $436.4M, 79% of the total. The top 5 together took $524.4M, 95% of what all 36 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 Week 40 of 2018, 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6).
- 1 Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $215.3M Rest of the world: $221.1M Worldwide: $436.4M
- 2 Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $29.7M Rest of the world: $5.2M Worldwide: $34.9M
- 3 Oct 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.2M
- 4 Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
- 5 Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10M
- 6
Sep 30, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4M - 7
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1M - 8
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M - 9
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 10
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 11
Oct 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M - 12
Oct 2, 2018 US and Canada: $671.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $671.2K - 13
Oct 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $636.2K - 14
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594.7K - 15
Sep 30, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $369K - 16
Oct 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $325.7K - 17
Oct 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $156.9K - 18
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $153.7K - 19
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $115.3K - 20
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107.5K - 21
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $105.1K - 22
Oct 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $105.1K - 23
Oct 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.7K - 24
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.4K - 25
Oct 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.7K - 26
Oct 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.5K - 27
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.1K - 28
Oct 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.8K - 29
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.7K - 30
Oct 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.2K - 31
Sep 30, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.4K - 32
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6K - 33
Oct 3, 2018 US and Canada: $7.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.8K - 34
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1K - 35
Oct 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K - 36
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K
Gross bands
How Many Week 40 of 2018 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 36 films crossed $100M and took $436.4M between them, 79% of the total. 32 films, 89% of the list, earned under $10M.
79% 14%
- $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 1 film, 3% of the list $436.4M · 79% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 3 films, 8% of the list $78M · 14% of the gross
- Under $10M 32 films, 89% of the list $35.4M · 6% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $549.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $549.8M, led by A Star Is Born (2018).
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Searching (2018) $155.5M Searching (2018)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Big Brother (2018) $83.2M Big Brother (2018)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Peppermint (2018) $106.5M Peppermint (2018)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 A Simple Favor (2018) $170.8M A Simple Favor (2018)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 Cry Me a Sad River (2018) $162M Cry Me a Sad River (2018)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 The Old Man & the Gun (2018) $56.9M The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 A Star Is Born (2018) $549.8M A Star Is Born (2018)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 More Than Blue (2018) $333.5M More Than Blue (2018)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Badhaai Ho (2018) $58.2M Badhaai Ho (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2013 earned the most: $798.6M from 25 films, led by Gravity (2013). Week 40, 2018 took $549.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 17 films | 17 | $93.6M | – | A Serious Man (2009) $31.4M |
| Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 19 films · +213% | 19 | $293.2M | +213% | The Social Network (2010) $224.9M |
| Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 21 films · −46% | 21 | $159.1M | −46% | 50/50 (2011) $41.1M |
| Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 15 films · +188% | 15 | $457.9M | +188% | Taken 2 (2012) $376.2M |
| Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 25 films · +74% | 25 | $798.6M | +74% | Gravity (2013) $723.8M |
| Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 20 films · −49% | 20 | $410.8M | −49% | Gone Girl (2014) $370.9M |
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 21 films · +81% | 21 | $742.5M | +81% | The Martian (2015) $630.6M |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 15 films · −26% | 15 | $549M | −26% | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $296.5M |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 17 films · −33% | 17 | $366.6M | −33% | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $277.9M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 36 films · +50% | 36 | $549.8M | +50% | A Star Is Born (2018) $436.4M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 40 of 2018?
English-language drama films took $451.2M across 6 films, 82% of the total, ahead of Korean-language drama films ($30.7M) and French-language drama films ($14.6M).
Week 40 of 2018 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $451.2M6 films · #1 A Star Is Born (2018) -
Korean $30.7M9 films · #1 Dark Figure of Crime (2018) -
French $14.6M3 films · #1 Remi, Nobody’s Boy (2018) -
Japanese $11.4M2 films · #1 Every Day a Good Day (2018) -
Chinese $3M1 film · #1 The Enigma of Arrival (2018) -
Spanish $1.8M2 films · #1 Gun City (2018) -
Arabic $669.3K2 films · #1 Wajib (2018) -
Czech $636.2K1 film · #1 Toman (2018) -
German $369K1 film · #1 The Tobacconist (2018) -
Dutch $325.7K1 film · #1 Open Seas (2018)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2018, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 11–17) with $1.4B, led by Black Panther (2018).
- Week 1 $172.4M
- Week 2 $125.1M
- Week 3 $212.1M
- Week 4 $117.7M
- Week 5 $22M
- Week 6 $430.1M
- Week 7 $1.4B
- Week 8 $630M
- Week 9 $209.8M
- Week 10 $74M
- Week 11 $683M
- Week 12 $189.4M
- Week 13 $109.8M
- Week 14 $407.1M
- Week 15 $34M
- Week 16 $26.5M
- Week 17 $84.9M
- Week 18 $60.6M
- Week 19 $70M
- Week 20 $121.1M
- Week 21 $21.8M
- Week 22 $84.4M
- Week 23 $117.3M
- Week 24 $92.4M
- Week 25 $10.4M
- Week 26 $178.6M
- Week 27 $47.9M
- Week 28 $421.5M
- Week 29 $42.3M
- Week 30 $185.8M
- Week 31 $128.3M
- Week 32 $408M
- Week 33 $199.6M
- Week 34 $155.5M
- Week 35 $83.2M
- Week 36 $106.5M
- Week 37 $170.8M
- Week 38 $162M
- Week 39 $56.9M
- Week 40 $549.8M
- Week 41 $333.5M
- Week 42 $58.2M
- Week 43 $41.9M
- Week 44 $1B
- Week 45 $665.4M
- Week 46 $667.7M
- Week 47 $514.1M
- Week 48 $73.5M
- Week 49 $82.3M
- Week 50 $281.4M
- Week 51 $199.9M
- Week 52 $329.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 40 of 2018: 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 36 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6)?
A Star Is Born (2018) leads with $436.4M worldwide, $215.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hate U Give (2018) at $34.9M and Dark Figure of Crime (2018) at $29.2M.
How much did drama movies released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) earn?
36 drama films released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) report a worldwide gross, $549.8M in all, or $15.3M per film on average. Week 39, 2018 releases took $56.9M.
How many drama movies released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by A Star Is Born (2018) with $436.4M.
How is the week 40, 2018 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6). 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 40, 2018 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.