#1 of 33 #1 drama movie of Week 21, 2019
2019 · Sci-Fi, Drama
$33.2M worldwide · 35% of the chart's total
$17.3M US & Canada · 52% $15.9M elsewhere · 48%
Drama box office · Week 21 · May 19–25, 2019
Drama Box Office, Week 21 of 2019: Drama Releases of May 19–25
Brightburn (2019) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25), with $33.2M worldwide, ahead of The Specials (2019) at $19.4M and La Belle Époque (2019) at $14.4M. 33 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $95M in all, 19% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 78% on Week 20, 2019, whose releases took $441.6M. By language, French leads with $39.9M across 6 drama releases.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 33
- combined worldwide
- $95M
- Brightburn (2019), the #1
- $33.2M
- vs Week 20, 2019
- −78%
#1 of 33 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 21 of 2019?
Brightburn (2019) leads with $33.2M, 35% of the total. The top 5 together took $78.9M, 83% of what all 33 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 21 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 21 of 2019 (May 19–25).
- 1 May 24, 2019 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: $15.9M Worldwide: $33.2M
- 2 May 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.4M
- 3 May 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.4M
- 4 May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6M
- 5 May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
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May 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M - 7
May 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M - 8
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 9
May 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M - 10
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M - 11
May 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $986.8K - 12
May 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $899.1K - 13
May 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $715.8K - 14
May 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $644.6K - 15
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $474.2K - 16
May 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $368.1K - 17
May 22, 2019 US and Canada: $354.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $354.1K - 18
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $323.8K - 19
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: $70.1K Rest of the world: $165K Worldwide: $235K - 20
May 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171.6K - 21
Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh (2019)May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $118.7K
May 24, 2019 · Punjabi · Comedy, Drama, Romance $118.7K worldwide - 22
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: $88.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $88.3K - 23
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.7K - 24
May 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $55.6K - 25
May 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.1K - 26
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36K - 27
May 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.1K - 28
May 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.9K - 29
May 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K - 30
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.8K - 31
May 23, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3K - 32
May 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6K - 33
May 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
Gross bands
How Many Week 21 of 2019 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 33 films reached $100M. 30 films, 91% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $95M total.
71% 29%
- $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 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 3 films, 9% of the list $67M · 71% of the gross
- Under $10M 30 films, 91% of the list $28M · 29% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 21 releases took $95M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 20 (May 12–18) with $441.6M, led by John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019).
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 7–13 After (2019) $177M After (2019)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 14–20 Breakthrough (2019) $91.4M Breakthrough (2019)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 21–27 The White Crow (2019) $12.2M The White Crow (2019)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 Shadow (2019) $177.2M Shadow (2019)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 Poms (2019) $36.3M Poms (2019)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) $441.6M John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 Brightburn (2019) $95M Brightburn (2019)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 26–Jun 1 Rocketman (2019) $261.3M Rocketman (2019)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 2–8 My Best Summer (2019) $155.6M My Best Summer (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 21 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2012 earned the most: $498.8M from 6 films, led by The Intouchables (2012). Week 21, 2019 took $95M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 21, 2010 May 16–22 18 films | 18 | $22.6M | – | StreetDance 3D (2010) $9.9M |
| Week 21, 2011 May 15–21 6 films · −86% | 6 | $3.2M | −86% | Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011) $1.8M |
| Week 21, 2012 May 20–26 6 films · +15662% | 6 | $498.8M | +15662% | The Intouchables (2012) $426.6M |
| Week 21, 2013 May 19–25 12 films · −84% | 12 | $79M | −84% | A Wedding Invitation (2013) $30.7M |
| Week 21, 2014 May 18–24 19 films · −71% | 19 | $22.6M | −71% | A Bolt from the Blue (2014) $10.6M |
| Week 21, 2015 May 17–23 10 films · +87% | 10 | $42.3M | +87% | When Marnie Was There (2015) $35M |
| Week 21, 2016 May 15–21 29 films · −22% | 29 | $33.1M | −22% | Proof of Innocence (2016) $8.6M |
| Week 21, 2017 May 21–27 24 films · +454% | 24 | $183.1M | +454% | Baywatch (2017) $177.9M |
| Week 21, 2018 May 20–26 13 films · −88% | 13 | $21.8M | −88% | Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) $9.9M |
| Week 21, 2019 May 19–25 33 films · +335% | 33 | $95M | +335% | Brightburn (2019) $33.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 21 of 2019?
French-language drama films took $39.9M across 6 films, 42% of the total, ahead of English-language drama films ($34M) and Japanese-language drama films ($8.6M).
Week 21 of 2019 Drama Box Office by Language
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French $39.9M6 films · #1 The Specials (2019) -
English $34M6 films · #1 Brightburn (2019) -
Japanese $8.6M1 film · #1 Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019) - Hindi $3.2M1 film · #1 PM Narendra Modi (2019)
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Tagalog $2.6M1 film · #1 Happy Birthday Grandpa! (2019) -
Korean $1.4M1 film · #1 My First Client (2019) -
Greek $1.4M1 film · #1 The Distance Between Us and the Sky (2019) -
Chinese $1.1M2 films · #1 Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019) -
Galician $715.8K1 film · #1 Fire Will Come (2019) - Punjabi $592.8K2 films · #1 Muklawa (2019)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2019, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 29–Oct 5) with $1.7B, led by Joker (2019).
- Week 1 $2.9M
- Week 2 $158.8M
- Week 3 $249.6M
- Week 4 $65.6M
- Week 5 $41.2M
- Week 6 $858.1M
- Week 7 $183.6M
- Week 8 $16M
- Week 9 $47.7M
- Week 10 $48.3M
- Week 11 $139.7M
- Week 12 $355.5M
- Week 13 $38.8M
- Week 14 $22.5M
- Week 15 $177M
- Week 16 $91.4M
- Week 17 $12.2M
- Week 18 $177.2M
- Week 19 $36.3M
- Week 20 $441.6M
- Week 21 $95M
- Week 22 $261.3M
- Week 23 $155.6M
- Week 24 $8.8M
- Week 25 $39.4M
- Week 26 $165.3M
- Week 27 $51.3M
- Week 28 $118.6M
- Week 29 $1.7B
- Week 30 $438.8M
- Week 31 $10.7M
- Week 32 $536.9M
- Week 33 $126.8M
- Week 34 $261.3M
- Week 35 $60.4M
- Week 36 $523.4M
- Week 37 $314.1M
- Week 38 $332.2M
- Week 39 $99.4M
- Week 40 $1.7B
- Week 41 $472.8M
- Week 42 $140.8M
- Week 43 $68.3M
- Week 44 $82.6M
- Week 45 $605M
- Week 46 $322.3M
- Week 47 $146.7M
- Week 48 $394.7M
- Week 49 $29.4M
- Week 50 $200.6M
- Week 51 $157.3M
- Week 52 $1.1B
- Week 53 $17.6M
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 21 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 33 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25)?
Brightburn (2019) leads with $33.2M worldwide, $17.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Specials (2019) at $19.4M and La Belle Époque (2019) at $14.4M.
How much did drama movies released in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25) earn?
33 drama films released in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $95M in all, or $2.9M per film on average. Week 20, 2019 releases took $441.6M.
How many drama movies released in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Brightburn (2019), earned $33.2M.
How is the week 21, 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 21 of 2019 (May 19–25). 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 21, 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.