#1 of 28 #1 drama movie of Week 39, 2021
2021 · Drama, Musical
$19.1M worldwide · 46% of the chart's total
$15M US & Canada · 78% $4.1M elsewhere · 22%
Drama box office · Week 39 · Sep 19–25, 2021
Drama Box Office, Week 39 of 2021: Drama Releases of Sep 19–25
Dear Evan Hansen (2021) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25), with $19.1M worldwide, ahead of All About My Mother (2021) at $8.9M and Love Story (2021) at $5M. 28 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $41.3M in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 26% on Week 38, 2021, whose releases took $32.7M. By language, English leads with $19.2M across 4 drama releases.
- week 39 releases with a gross
- 28
- combined worldwide
- $41.3M
- Dear Evan Hansen (2021), the #1
- $19.1M
- vs Week 38, 2021
- +26%
#1 of 28 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 39 of 2021?
Dear Evan Hansen (2021) leads with $19.1M, 46% of the total. The top 5 together took $37.7M, 91% of what all 28 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 39 of 2021, 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 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25).
- 1 Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $19.1M
- 2 Sep 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M
- 3 Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: $971K Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $5M
- 4 Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $3M
- 5 Sep 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
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Sep 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 7
Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $461K - 8
Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $372.3K - 9
Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $360.9K - 10
Sep 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $162.9K - 11
Sep 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $151.7K - 12
Sep 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107K - 13
Sep 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.3K - 14
Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.2K - 15
Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.8K - 16
Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.6K - 17
Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24K - 18
Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6K - 19
Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.2K - 20
Sep 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.2K - 21
Sep 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9K - 22
Sep 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3K - 23
Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K - 24
Sep 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K - 25
Sep 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K - 26
Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1K - 27
Sep 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K - 28
Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 39 of 2021?
Of the top 10, Dear Evan Hansen (2021) earned the biggest share at home (78% in the US & Canada), while The Grandmother (2021) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 28 films, $16M (39%) came from the US & Canada. 7 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Dear Evan Hansen (2021) $19.1M $15M US & Canada · 78% $4.1M elsewhere · 22%
- 2 All About My Mother (2021) $8.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Love Story (2021) $5M $971K US & Canada · 19% $4M elsewhere · 81%
- 4 The Grandmother (2021) $3M $4.3K US & Canada · <1% $3M elsewhere · 100%
- 5 Undercover (2021) $1.6M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 It’s Just a Phase, Honeybunny (2021) $1.6M No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Qismat 2 (2021) $461K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 My Father Is an Airplane (2021) $372.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 The Auschwitz Report (2021) $360.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Arthur Rambo (2021) $162.9K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many Week 39 of 2021 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 28 films reached $100M. 27 films, 96% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $41.3M total.
46% 54%
- $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, 4% of the list $19.1M · 46% of the gross
- Under $10M 27 films, 96% of the list $22.1M · 54% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 39 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 39 releases took $41.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 26–Oct 2) with $953.2M, led by The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021).
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 8–14 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) $187.3M Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 15–21 Zátopek (2021) $5.3M Zátopek (2021)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 22–28 The Young Lovers (2021) $6.5M The Young Lovers (2021)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 29–Sep 4 Who You Think I Am (2021) $8.2M Who You Think I Am (2021)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 5–11 Malignant (2021) $55.5M Malignant (2021)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 12–18 Cry Macho (2021) $32.7M Cry Macho (2021)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 19–25 Dear Evan Hansen (2021) $41.3M Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 26–Oct 2 The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) $953.2M The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 3–9 Lamb (2021) $5.6M Lamb (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 39 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2012 earned the most: $133.6M from 16 films, led by Masquerade (2012). Week 39, 2021 took $41.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 39, 2012 Sep 23–29 16 films | 16 | $133.6M | – | Masquerade (2012) $94.3M |
| Week 39, 2013 Sep 22–28 21 films · −14% | 21 | $115.6M | −14% | Wolf Children (2013) $55.3M |
| Week 39, 2014 Sep 21–27 10 films · −77% | 10 | $26.1M | −77% | Pride (2014) $19M |
| Week 39, 2015 Sep 20–26 22 films · −28% | 22 | $18.7M | −28% | The Third Way of Love (2015) $11.3M |
| Week 39, 2016 Sep 18–24 19 films · +484% | 19 | $109.3M | +484% | The Age of Shadows (2016) $54.5M |
| Week 39, 2017 Sep 24–30 30 films · −4% | 30 | $104.6M | −4% | Flatliners (2017) $45.2M |
| Week 39, 2018 Sep 23–29 27 films · −46% | 27 | $56.9M | −46% | The Old Man & the Gun (2018) $17.9M |
| Week 39, 2019 Sep 22–28 22 films · +75% | 22 | $99.4M | +75% | Judy (2019) $46M |
| Week 39, 2020 Sep 20–26 20 films · −72% | 20 | $27.5M | −72% | Contra (2020) $7.8M |
| Week 39, 2021 Sep 19–25 28 films · +50% | 28 | $41.3M | +50% | Dear Evan Hansen (2021) $19.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 39 of 2021?
English-language drama films took $19.2M across 4 films, 46% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language drama films ($8.9M) and Telugu-language drama films ($5M).
Week 39 of 2021 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $19.2M4 films · #1 Dear Evan Hansen (2021) -
Chinese $8.9M1 film · #1 All About My Mother (2021) -
Telugu $5M1 film · #1 Love Story (2021) -
Spanish $3M2 films · #1 The Grandmother (2021) -
French $1.8M2 films · #1 Undercover (2021) -
German $1.7M2 films · #1 It’s Just a Phase, Honeybunny (2021) - Punjabi $461K1 film · #1 Qismat 2 (2021)
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Dutch $372.3K1 film · #1 My Father Is an Airplane (2021) -
Slovak $360.9K1 film · #1 The Auschwitz Report (2021) -
Russian $270.2K6 films · #1 No Looking Back (2021)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2021, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2021 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 26–Oct 2) with $953.2M, led by The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $10.4M
- Week 3 $3.3M
- Week 4 $858K
- Week 5 $45.7M
- Week 6 $12M
- Week 7 $893.2M
- Week 8 $4.4M
- Week 9 $31.7M
- Week 10 $14.1M
- Week 11 $1M
- Week 12 $29.4M
- Week 13 $73M
- Week 14 $504.2M
- Week 15 $19.3M
- Week 16 $19.3M
- Week 17 $5.9M
- Week 18 $243.9M
- Week 19 $851.8K
- Week 20 $34.6M
- Week 21 $72.4M
- Week 22 $299.5M
- Week 23 $3.2M
- Week 24 $76.8M
- Week 25 $15.3M
- Week 26 $10.3M
- Week 27 $114.4M
- Week 28 $250.2M
- Week 29 $14M
- Week 30 $98.9M
- Week 31 $45.1M
- Week 32 $53.9M
- Week 33 $187.3M
- Week 34 $5.3M
- Week 35 $6.5M
- Week 36 $8.2M
- Week 37 $55.5M
- Week 38 $32.7M
- Week 39 $41.3M
- Week 40 $953.2M
- Week 41 $5.6M
- Week 42 $74.9M
- Week 43 $462.6M
- Week 44 $65.9M
- Week 45 $446.5M
- Week 46 $89.9M
- Week 47 $75.3M
- Week 48 $221.1M
- Week 49 $12.7M
- Week 50 $96.5M
- Week 51 $68.9M
- Week 52 $66.2M
- Week 53 $31.4M
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 39 of 2021: 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 28 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25)?
Dear Evan Hansen (2021) leads with $19.1M worldwide, $15M of it in the US & Canada. Next come All About My Mother (2021) at $8.9M and Love Story (2021) at $5M.
How much did drama movies released in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25) earn?
28 drama films released in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $41.3M in all, or $1.5M per film on average. Week 38, 2021 releases took $32.7M.
How many drama movies released in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Dear Evan Hansen (2021), earned $19.1M.
How is the week 39, 2021 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 39 of 2021 (Sep 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 39, 2021 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.