#1 of 13 #1 drama movie of Week 18, 2023
2023 · Drama, Comedy
$12.7M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total
$6.2M US & Canada · 49% $6.5M elsewhere · 51%
Drama box office · Week 18 · Apr 30–May 6, 2023
Drama Box Office, Week 18 of 2023: Drama Releases of Apr 30–May 6
Love Again (2023) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6), with $12.7M worldwide, ahead of Queens of the Qing Dynasty (2023) at $1.6M and Father of the Milky Way Railroad (2023) at $1.2M. 13 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $18.4M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 90% on Week 17, 2023, whose releases took $176.1M. By language, English leads with $14.7M across 3 drama releases.
- week 18 releases with a gross
- 13
- combined worldwide
- $18.4M
- Love Again (2023), the #1
- $12.7M
- vs Week 17, 2023
- −90%
#1 of 13 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 18 of 2023?
Love Again (2023) leads with $12.7M, 69% of the total. The top 5 together took $17.1M, 93% of what all 13 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 18 of 2023, 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 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6).
- 1 May 5, 2023 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $6.5M Worldwide: $12.7M
- 2 May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
- 3 May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
- 4 May 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
- 5 May 5, 2023 US and Canada: $166K Rest of the world: $384K Worldwide: $549.9K
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May 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $449.3K - 7
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $367.4K - 8
May 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $314.7K - 9
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $122.1K - 10
May 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.6K - 11
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.3K - 12
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K - 13
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $897
Gross bands
How Many Week 18 of 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 13 films reached $100M. 12 films, 92% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $18.4M total.
69% 31%
- $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, 8% of the list $12.7M · 69% of the gross
- Under $10M 12 films, 92% of the list $5.7M · 31% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 18 releases took $18.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 17 (Apr 23–29) with $176.1M, led by Born to Fly (2023).
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 19–25 On the Wandering Paths (2023) $21.3M On the Wandering Paths (2023)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 26–Apr 1 His Only Son (2023) $19.1M His Only Son (2023)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 2–8 Air (2023) $146.6M Air (2023)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 9–15 Beau Is Afraid (2023) $22.2M Beau Is Afraid (2023)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 16–22 Chevalier (2023) $14.2M Chevalier (2023)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 23–29 Born to Fly (2023) $176.1M Born to Fly (2023)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 Love Again (2023) $18.4M Love Again (2023)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) $44.5M Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 14–20 The Night of the 12th (2023) $17.2M The Night of the 12th (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 18 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2021 earned the most: $243.9M from 19 films, led by Cliff Walkers (2021). Week 18, 2023 took $18.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18, 2014 Apr 27–May 3 14 films | 14 | $83.3M | – | The Great Hypnotist (2014) $44.1M |
| Week 18, 2015 Apr 26–May 2 15 films · +60% | 15 | $133.1M | +60% | You Are My Sunshine (2015) $56.6M |
| Week 18, 2016 Apr 24–30 24 films · −9% | 24 | $120.6M | −9% | Mother's Day (2016) $48.8M |
| Week 18, 2017 Apr 30–May 6 11 films · −46% | 11 | $65.4M | −46% | Bad Genius (2017) $44.6M |
| Week 18, 2018 Apr 29–May 5 17 films · −7% | 17 | $60.6M | −7% | 102 Not Out (2018) $16.8M |
| Week 18, 2019 Apr 28–May 4 22 films · +193% | 22 | $177.2M | +193% | Shadow (2019) $91.7M |
| Week 18, 2020 Apr 26–May 2 7 films · −100% | 7 | $120.4K | −100% | All Day and a Night (2020) $36.1K |
| Week 18, 2021 Apr 25–May 1 19 films · +202499% | 19 | $243.9M | +202499% | Cliff Walkers (2021) $181.3M |
| Week 18, 2022 Apr 24–30 24 films · −85% | 24 | $37.3M | −85% | Acharya (2022) $8M |
| Week 18, 2023 Apr 30–May 6 13 films · −51% | 13 | $18.4M | −51% | Love Again (2023) $12.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 18 of 2023?
English-language drama films took $14.7M across 3 films, 80% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($1.2M) and Italian-language drama films ($1M).
Week 18 of 2023 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $14.7M3 films · #1 Love Again (2023) -
Japanese $1.2M1 film · #1 Father of the Milky Way Railroad (2023) -
Italian $1M1 film · #1 La quattordicesima domenica del tempo ordinario (2023) -
Spanish $549.9K1 film · #1 Chile '76 (2023) -
Punjabi $367.4K1 film · #1 Jodi (2023) -
French $316K2 films · #1 A Good Boy (2023) - Hindi $122.1K1 film · #1 The Kerala Story (2023)
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Korean $29.6K1 film · #1 Where Would You Like to Go? (2023) - Malayalam $29.3K1 film · #1 Anuragam (2023)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2023, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 16–22) with $2.4B, led by Barbie (2023).
- Week 1 $5.2M
- Week 2 $53.2M
- Week 3 $58.9M
- Week 4 $156.5M
- Week 5 $45.8M
- Week 6 $69.5M
- Week 7 $161.8M
- Week 8 $60.2M
- Week 9 $288.9M
- Week 10 $84.4M
- Week 11 $699.5M
- Week 12 $21.3M
- Week 13 $19.1M
- Week 14 $146.6M
- Week 15 $22.2M
- Week 16 $14.2M
- Week 17 $176.1M
- Week 18 $18.4M
- Week 19 $44.5M
- Week 20 $17.2M
- Week 21 $22.4M
- Week 22 $158.9M
- Week 23 $3.4M
- Week 24 $713M
- Week 25 $24.3M
- Week 26 $14.2M
- Week 27 $251.1M
- Week 28 $577.2M
- Week 29 $2.4B
- Week 30 $378.4M
- Week 31 $28.2M
- Week 32 $6.8M
- Week 33 $32.7M
- Week 34 $168.3M
- Week 35 $544.2M
- Week 36 $43M
- Week 37 $195.1M
- Week 38 $394.5M
- Week 39 $125.8M
- Week 40 $9.6M
- Week 41 $68.2M
- Week 42 $162.7M
- Week 43 $94.1M
- Week 44 $24.4M
- Week 45 $29.5M
- Week 46 $642.9M
- Week 47 $777.1M
- Week 48 $220.3M
- Week 49 $178.1M
- Week 50 $250.6M
- Week 51 $101.2M
- Week 52 $174M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 18 of 2023: 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 13 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6)?
Love Again (2023) leads with $12.7M worldwide, $6.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Queens of the Qing Dynasty (2023) at $1.6M and Father of the Milky Way Railroad (2023) at $1.2M.
How much did drama movies released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) earn?
13 drama films released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) report a worldwide gross, $18.4M in all, or $1.4M per film on average. Week 17, 2023 releases took $176.1M.
How many drama movies released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Love Again (2023), earned $12.7M.
How is the week 18, 2023 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 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6). 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 18, 2023 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.