#1 of 85 #1 drama movie of August 2022
2022 · Adventure, Drama
$59.1M worldwide · 25% of the chart's total
$31.8M US & Canada · 54% $27.2M elsewhere · 46%
Drama box office · August 2022
Drama Box Office, August 2022: Top-Grossing Releases
Beast (2022) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in August 2022, with $59.1M worldwide, ahead of Prey (2022) at $44.7M and Orphan: First Kill (2022) at $37.1M. 85 drama films released in August 2022 report a worldwide gross, $235.6M in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 17% on July 2022, whose releases took $284.5M. By language, English leads with $171.2M across 18 drama releases.
- August 2022 releases with a gross
- 85
- combined worldwide
- $235.6M
- Beast (2022), the #1
- $59.1M
- vs July 2022
- −17%
#1 of 85 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of August 2022?
Beast (2022) leads with $59.1M, 25% of the total. The top 5 together took $173.2M, 74% of what all 85 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 August 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 85. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 2022.
- 1 Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $27.2M Worldwide: $59.1M
- 2 Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $19.8M Rest of the world: $24.9M Worldwide: $44.7M
- 3 Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: $5.4M Rest of the world: $31.7M Worldwide: $37.1M
- 4 Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: $12M Worldwide: $20.3M
Aug 26, 2022 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Romance $20.3M worldwide - 5 Aug 11, 2022 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $12.1M
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Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: $363.1K Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $7.3M - 7
Belle and Sebastian: Next Generation (2022)Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M
Aug 24, 2022 · French · Adventure, Family, Drama $5.8M worldwide - 8
Aug 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4M - 9
Aug 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M - 10
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M - 11
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M - 12
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8M - 13
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $166.9K Worldwide: $2.7M - 14
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M - 15
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 16
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $2.2M - 17
Aug 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 18
Aug 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 19
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 20
Aug 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M - 21
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $904.3K - 22
Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $737.2K - 23
Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $641K - 24
Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $571.5K - 25
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $554.6K - 26
Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $506.1K - 27
Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $488.8K - 28
Aug 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $483.7K - 29
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $449.3K - 30
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $424K - 31
Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $415.7K - 32
Aug 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $398.6K - 33
Aug 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $384.6K - 34
Aug 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $364.2K - 35
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: $358.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $358.1K - 36
Aug 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $344.6K - 37
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $341.8K - 38
Aug 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $287.4K - 39
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $285.3K - 40
Aug 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $210.6K - 41
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $192.9K - 42
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $174K - 43
Aug 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $160.8K - 44
Aug 7, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $156K - 45
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $152K - 46
Aug 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $96.6K - 47
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $90.6K - 48
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $57.8K Rest of the world: $6.6K Worldwide: $64.4K - 49
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64K - 50
Aug 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $63.8K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in August 2022?
Of the top 10, Beast (2022) earned the biggest share at home (54% in the US & Canada), while The Good Boss (2022) made 95% of its gross abroad. Across all 85 films, $77.1M (33%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Beast (2022) $59.1M $31.8M US & Canada · 54% $27.2M elsewhere · 46%
- 2 Prey (2022) $44.7M $19.8M US & Canada · 44% $24.9M elsewhere · 56%
- 3 Orphan: First Kill (2022) $37.1M $5.4M US & Canada · 15% $31.7M elsewhere · 85%
- 4 Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) $20.3M $8.3M US & Canada · 41% $12M elsewhere · 59%
- 5 Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) $12.1M $3.4M US & Canada · 28% $8.7M elsewhere · 72%
- 6 The Good Boss (2022) $7.3M $363.1K US & Canada · 5% $7M elsewhere · 95%
- 7 Belle and Sebastian: Next Generation (2022) $5.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 War Sailor (2022) $5.4M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Thiruchitrambalam (2022) $5.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Liger (2022) $4.9M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many August 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 85 films reached $100M. 80 films, 94% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $235.6M total.
74% 26%
- $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 5 films, 6% of the list $173.2M · 74% of the gross
- Under $10M 80 films, 94% of the list $62.3M · 26% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of August 2022 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 34 (Aug 14–20) took $105.2M, led by Beast (2022). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Prey (2022) $47.1M Prey (2022)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) $23.7M Laal Singh Chaddha (2022)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Beast (2022) $105.2M Beast (2022)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) $57.5M Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 The Last Queen (2022) $2M The Last Queen (2022)
Earlier years
How Does August 2022 Compare With August in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, August 2013 earned the most: $1.3B from 60 films, led by Elysium (2013). August 2022 took $235.6M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 60 films | 60 | $1.3B | – | Elysium (2013) $286.1M |
| August 2014 61 films · −48% | 61 | $676.7M | −48% | The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) $90.2M |
| August 2015 65 films · +18% | 65 | $796.7M | +18% | Straight Outta Compton (2015) $201.6M |
| August 2016 65 films · −18% | 65 | $652.6M | −18% | The Little Prince (2016) $97.6M |
| August 2017 91 films · −20% | 91 | $519.5M | −20% | A Taxi Driver (2017) $86.3M |
| August 2018 112 films · +87% | 112 | $971M | +87% | The Island (2018) $198.3M |
| August 2019 105 films · +2% | 105 | $995.1M | +2% | Dying to Survive (2019) $451.2M |
| August 2020 62 films · −43% | 62 | $565.8M | −43% | The Eight Hundred (2020) $461.4M |
| August 2021 60 films · −55% | 60 | $253M | −55% | Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) $93.9M |
| August 2022 85 films · −7% | 85 | $235.6M | −7% | Beast (2022) $59.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in August 2022?
English-language drama films took $171.2M across 18 films, 73% of the total, ahead of Hindi-language drama films ($17.5M) and French-language drama films ($13.8M).
August 2022 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $171.2M18 films · #1 Beast (2022)
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Hindi $17.5M3 films · #1 Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) - French $13.8M19 films · #1 Belle and Sebastian: Next Generation (2022)
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Spanish $7.7M6 films · #1 The Good Boss (2022) - Tamil $5.6M2 films · #1 Thiruchitrambalam (2022)
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Norwegian $5.5M2 films · #1 War Sailor (2022) -
Japanese $5M3 films · #1 Akira and Akira (2022) - Malayalam $4.2M4 films · #1 Thallumaala (2022)
- Telugu $2.2M1 film · #1 Sita Ramam (2022)
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Cantonese $904.3K1 film · #1 The Narrow Road (2022)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2022, Month by Month
The months of 2022 with their totals: March leads with $1.1B, led by The Batman (2022).
- January $149.4M #1 Belle (2022)
- February $433.5M #1 Nice View (2022)
- March $1.1B #1 The Batman (2022)
- April $377.9M #1 Morbius (2022)
- May $377.7M #1 Godspeed (2022)
- June $544.7M #1 Elvis (2022)
- July $284.5M #1 Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
- August $235.6M #1 Beast (2022)
- September $304M #1 The Woman King (2022)
- October $234.8M #1 The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
- November $1B #1 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- December $463.2M #1 A Man Called Otto (2022)
FAQ
Drama Box Office August 2022: 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 85 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in August 2022?
Beast (2022) leads with $59.1M worldwide, $31.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Prey (2022) at $44.7M and Orphan: First Kill (2022) at $37.1M.
How much did drama movies released in August 2022 earn?
85 drama films released in August 2022 report a worldwide gross, $235.6M in all, or $2.8M per film on average. July 2022 releases took $284.5M.
How many drama movies released in August 2022 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Beast (2022), earned $59.1M.
How is the August 2022 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 August 2022. 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 August 2022 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.