#1 of 11 #1 drama movie of Week 48, 2020
2020 · Crime, Action
$80.5M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Drama box office · Week 48 · Nov 22–28, 2020
Drama Box Office, Week 48 of 2020: Drama Releases of Nov 22–28
Caught in Time (2020) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28), with $80.5M worldwide, ahead of Happiest Season (2020) at $2.1M and One Second Champion (2020) at $2.1M. 11 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $85M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is 8.1 times the total of Week 47, 2020, whose releases took $10.5M. By language, Chinese leads with $82.6M across 2 drama releases.
- week 48 releases with a gross
- 11
- combined worldwide
- $85M
- Caught in Time (2020), the #1
- $80.5M
- vs Week 47, 2020
- ×8.1
#1 of 11 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 48 of 2020?
Caught in Time (2020) leads with $80.5M, 95% of the total. The top 5 together took $84.9M, almost all of what the 11 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 48 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 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28).
- 1 Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $80.5M
- 2 Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
- 3 Nov 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
- 4 Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76K
- 5 Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: $53.2K Worldwide: $62.3K
- 6
Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: $52.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.8K - 7
Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.9K - 8
Nov 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K - 9
Nov 23, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3K - 10
Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3K - 11
Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K
Gross bands
How Many Week 48 of 2020 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 11 films reached $100M. 10 films, 91% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $85M total.
95%
- $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 1 film, 9% of the list $80.5M · 95% of the gross
- Under $10M 10 films, 91% of the list $4.4M · 5% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 48 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 48 releases took $85M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 18–24) with $123.7M, led by After We Collided (2020).
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Honest Thief (2020) $56.4M Honest Thief (2020)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 After We Collided (2020) $123.7M After We Collided (2020)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 Come Play (2020) $20.3M Come Play (2020)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Let Him Go (2020) $19.5M Let Him Go (2020)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File (2020) $18.5M The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File (2020)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 The Twentieth Century (2020) $10.5M The Twentieth Century (2020)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 Caught in Time (2020) $85M Caught in Time (2020)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Nomadland (2020) $54.7M Nomadland (2020)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Minari (2020) $23.7M Minari (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 48 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2019 earned the most: $394.7M from 15 films, led by Knives Out (2019). Week 48, 2020 took $85M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 48, 2011 Nov 20–26 16 films | 16 | $89.8M | – | My Week with Marilyn (2011) $35.1M |
| Week 48, 2012 Nov 25–Dec 1 16 films · −10% | 16 | $81.3M | −10% | Killing Them Softly (2012) $37.9M |
| Week 48, 2013 Nov 24–30 16 films · +20% | 16 | $97.5M | +20% | The White Storm (2013) $44.7M |
| Week 48, 2014 Nov 23–29 8 films · +162% | 8 | $255.2M | +162% | The Imitation Game (2014) $233.6M |
| Week 48, 2015 Nov 22–28 13 films · +14% | 13 | $290.7M | +14% | Creed (2015) $174.2M |
| Week 48, 2016 Nov 20–26 20 films · +15% | 20 | $333.1M | +15% | Lion (2016) $140.9M |
| Week 48, 2017 Nov 26–Dec 2 22 films · −51% | 22 | $163.2M | −51% | Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2017) $40M |
| Week 48, 2018 Nov 25–Dec 1 17 films · −55% | 17 | $73.5M | −55% | Mirai (2018) $28.8M |
| Week 48, 2019 Nov 24–30 15 films · +437% | 15 | $394.7M | +437% | Knives Out (2019) $312.9M |
| Week 48, 2020 Nov 22–28 11 films · −78% | 11 | $85M | −78% | Caught in Time (2020) $80.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 48 of 2020?
Chinese-language drama films took $82.6M across 2 films, 97% of the total, ahead of English-language drama films ($2.2M) and Japanese-language drama films ($76K).
Week 48 of 2020 Drama Box Office by Language
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).
- Week 1 $150M
- Week 2 $151.7M
- Week 3 $227M
- Week 4 $39.8M
- Week 5 $25M
- Week 6 $19.9M
- Week 7 $57.4M
- Week 8 $200.2M
- Week 9 $153M
- Week 10 $380M
- Week 11 $74.8M
- Week 12 $123M
- Week 13 $749K
- Week 14 $7.4K
- Week 15 $14.6M
- Week 16 $1M
- Week 17 $474.3K
- Week 18 $120.4K
- Week 19 $9.6M
- Week 20 $2.1M
- Week 21 $5.9M
- Week 22 $5.9M
- Week 23 $11.6M
- Week 24 $14.3M
- Week 25 $11.1M
- Week 26 $1.3M
- Week 27 $8.3M
- Week 28 $5M
- Week 29 $51.4M
- Week 30 $17.1M
- Week 31 $6.6M
- Week 32 $17.1M
- Week 33 $28.1M
- Week 34 $7M
- Week 35 $511.1M
- Week 36 $452.8M
- Week 37 $12.2M
- Week 38 $49.1M
- Week 39 $27.5M
- Week 40 $35.4M
- Week 41 $62.7M
- Week 42 $56.4M
- Week 43 $123.7M
- Week 44 $20.3M
- Week 45 $19.5M
- Week 46 $18.5M
- Week 47 $10.5M
- Week 48 $85M
- Week 49 $54.7M
- Week 50 $23.7M
- Week 51 $53.6M
- Week 52 $123.8M
- Week 53 $216.8M
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 48 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 11 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28)?
Caught in Time (2020) leads with $80.5M worldwide. Next come Happiest Season (2020) at $2.1M and One Second Champion (2020) at $2.1M.
How much did drama movies released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) earn?
11 drama films released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $85M in all, or $7.7M per film on average. Week 47, 2020 releases took $10.5M.
How many drama movies released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Caught in Time (2020), earned $80.5M.
How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28). 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 48, 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.