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Drama box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–5, 2019

Drama Box Office, Week 1 of 2019: Drama Releases of Jan 1–5

No Mercy (2019) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 1 of 2019 (Jan 1–5), with $1.6M worldwide, ahead of The Vanishing (2019) at $1.2M and And Breathe Normally (2019) at $96.9K. 4 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$2.9M
No Mercy (2019), the #1
$1.6M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
No Mercy (2019) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 drama movie of Week 1, 2019

No Mercy (2019)

2019 · Thriller, Crime

$1.6M worldwide · 54% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 1 of 2019?

No Mercy (2019) leads with $1.6M, 54% of the total. The top 4 together took $2.9M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. No Mercy (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $1.6M No Mercy (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Vanishing (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $1.2M The Vanishing (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. And Breathe Normally (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $96.9K And Breathe Normally (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. State Like Sleep (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $4.3K State Like Sleep (2019)
    $4.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 1 of 2019, 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 2019 (Jan 1–5).

  1. 1 No Mercy (2019) movie poster
    No Mercy (2019) 2019 · Korean · Thriller, Crime, Action $1.6M worldwide
    2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  2. 2 The Vanishing (2019) movie poster
    The Vanishing (2019) Jan 4, 2019 · Hebrew · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $1.2M worldwide
    Jan 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  3. 3 And Breathe Normally (2019) movie poster
    And Breathe Normally (2019) Jan 4, 2019 · Drama $96.9K worldwide
    Jan 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $96.9K
  4. 4 State Like Sleep (2019) movie poster
    State Like Sleep (2019) Jan 4, 2019 · English · Drama $4.3K worldwide
    Jan 4, 2019 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2018 earned the most: $172.4M from 11 films, led by Insidious: The Last Key (2018). Week 1, 2019 took $2.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 2010 Jan 1–2 8 films 8 $5.3M – 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
Week 1, 2014 Jan 1–4 4 films · +1986% 4 $36.9M +1986% The Best Offer (2014) $20.9M
Week 1, 2015 Jan 1–3 2 films · +36% 2 $50.1M +36% The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015) $48.9M
Week 1, 2016 Jan 1–2 5 films · −20% 5 $40.1M −20% Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016) $39.1M
Week 1, 2017 Jan 1–7 8 films · −92% 8 $3.1M −92% Because I Love You (2017) $2.3M
Week 1, 2018 Jan 1–6 11 films · +5443% 11 $172.4M +5443% Insidious: The Last Key (2018) $167.9M
Week 1, 2019 Jan 1–5 4 films · −98% 4 $2.9M −98% No Mercy (2019) $1.6M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 1 of 2019: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 1 of 2019 (Jan 1–5)?

No Mercy (2019) leads with $1.6M worldwide. Next come The Vanishing (2019) at $1.2M and And Breathe Normally (2019) at $96.9K.

How much did drama movies released in week 1 of 2019 (Jan 1–5) earn?

4 drama films released in week 1 of 2019 (Jan 1–5) report a worldwide gross, $2.9M in all, or $715.5K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 1 of 2019 (Jan 1–5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, No Mercy (2019), earned $1.6M.

How much of the Week 1, 2019 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.3K of the $2.9M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 2019 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 2019 (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, 2019 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.