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Drama box office · Week 21 · May 17–23, 2020

Drama Box Office, Week 21 of 2020: Drama Releases of May 17–23

Military Wives (2020) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 21 of 2020 (May 17–23), with $4.9M worldwide, ahead of Inheritance (2020) at $304.9K and The Trip to Greece (2020) at $259.5K. 8 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.9M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 179% on Week 20, 2020, whose releases took $2.1M. By language, English leads with $5.6M across 6 drama releases.

week 21 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$5.9M
Military Wives (2020), the #1
$4.9M
vs Week 20, 2020
+179%
Military Wives (2020) movie poster #1 of 8
#1 drama movie of Week 21, 2020

Military Wives (2020)

2020 · Drama, Comedy

$4.9M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 21 of 2020?

Military Wives (2020) leads with $4.9M, 83% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.8M, 99% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Military Wives (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $4.9M Military Wives (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Inheritance (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $304.9K Inheritance (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Trip to Greece (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $259.5K The Trip to Greece (2020)
    $8.3K US & Canada · 3% $251.2K elsewhere · 97%
  4. Joan of Arc (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $195.7K Joan of Arc (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Lucky Grandma (2020) movie poster Number 5
    $185.1K Lucky Grandma (2020)
    $102K US & Canada · 55% $83.1K elsewhere · 45%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 21 of 2020, 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 2020 (May 17–23).

  1. 1 Military Wives (2020) movie poster
    Military Wives (2020) May 22, 2020 · English · Drama, Comedy, Musical $4.9M worldwide
    May 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  2. 2 Inheritance (2020) movie poster
    Inheritance (2020) May 22, 2020 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $304.9K worldwide
    May 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $304.9K
  3. 3 The Trip to Greece (2020) movie poster
    The Trip to Greece (2020) May 22, 2020 · English · Drama, Comedy $259.5K worldwide
    May 22, 2020 US and Canada: $8.3K Rest of the world: $251.2K Worldwide: $259.5K
  4. 4 Joan of Arc (2020) movie poster
    Joan of Arc (2020) May 22, 2020 · French · Drama $195.7K worldwide
    May 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $195.7K
  5. 5 Lucky Grandma (2020) movie poster
    Lucky Grandma (2020) May 22, 2020 · English · Drama, Comedy $185.1K worldwide
    May 22, 2020 US and Canada: $102K Rest of the world: $83.1K Worldwide: $185.1K
  6. 6 Take Me Somewhere Nice (2020) movie poster
    Take Me Somewhere Nice (2020) May 21, 2020 · Bosnian · Drama $72.1K worldwide
    May 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.1K
  7. 7 Forever First Love (2020) movie poster
    Forever First Love (2020) May 17, 2020 · English · Romance, Drama $7.2K worldwide
    May 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
  8. 8 Adam (2020) movie poster
    Adam (2020) May 19, 2020 · English · Drama $997 worldwide
    May 19, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $997
Weeks around it

How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 21 releases took $5.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 15 (Apr 5–11) with $14.6M, led by School Life (2020).

  1. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 5–11 School Life (2020) $14.6M School Life (2020)
  2. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 12–18 A White, White Day (2020) $1M A White, White Day (2020)
  3. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 True History of the Kelly Gang (2020) $474.3K True History of the Kelly Gang (2020)
  4. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 All Day and a Night (2020) $120.4K All Day and a Night (2020)
  5. Week 19 Wk 19 May 3–9 Blue Story (2020) $9.6M Blue Story (2020)
  6. Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 God’s Not Dead: We The People (2020) $2.1M God’s Not Dead: We The People (2020)
  7. Week 21 Wk 21 May 17–23 Military Wives (2020) $5.9M Military Wives (2020)
  8. Week 22 Wk 22 May 24–30 The High Note (2020) $5.9M The High Note (2020)
  9. Week 23 Wk 23 May 31–Jun 6 The Collini Case (2020) $11.6M The Collini Case (2020)
Earlier years

How Does Week 21 of 2020 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, 2020 took $5.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 21, 2011 May 15–21 6 films 6 $3.2M – 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
Week 21, 2020 May 17–23 8 films · −94% 8 $5.9M −94% Military Wives (2020) $4.9M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 21 of 2020?

English-language drama films took $5.6M across 6 films, 95% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($195.7K) and Bosnian-language drama films ($72.1K).

Week 21 of 2020 Drama Box Office by Language

  1. English $5.6M
    6 films · #1 Military Wives (2020)
  2. French $195.7K
    1 film · #1 Joan of Arc (2020)
  3. Bosnian $72.1K
    1 film · #1 Take Me Somewhere Nice (2020)
Archive

Drama Box Office in 2020, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 35 (Aug 23–29) with $511.1M, led by The Eight Hundred (2020).

FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 21 of 2020: 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 21 of 2020 (May 17–23)?

Military Wives (2020) leads with $4.9M worldwide. Next come Inheritance (2020) at $304.9K and The Trip to Greece (2020) at $259.5K.

How much did drama movies released in week 21 of 2020 (May 17–23) earn?

8 drama films released in week 21 of 2020 (May 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $5.9M in all, or $739.5K per film on average. Week 20, 2020 releases took $2.1M.

How many drama movies released in week 21 of 2020 (May 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Military Wives (2020), earned $4.9M.

How much of the Week 21, 2020 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$110.3K of the $5.9M total, or 2%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 2020 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 2020 (May 17–23). 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, 2020 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.