#1 of 17 #1 drama movie of Week 43, 2023
2023 · Comedy, Drama
$48.8M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
$20.4M US & Canada · 42% $28.5M elsewhere · 58%
Drama box office · Week 43 · Oct 22–28, 2023
Drama Box Office, Week 43 of 2023: Drama Releases of Oct 22–28
The Holdovers (2023) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28), with $48.8M worldwide, ahead of Priscilla (2023) at $33.1M and The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) at $3.2M. 17 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $94.1M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 42% on Week 42, 2023, whose releases took $162.7M. By language, English leads with $85.2M across 5 drama releases.
- week 43 releases with a gross
- 17
- combined worldwide
- $94.1M
- The Holdovers (2023), the #1
- $48.8M
- vs Week 42, 2023
- −42%
#1 of 17 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 43 of 2023?
The Holdovers (2023) leads with $48.8M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $90.4M, 96% of what all 17 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 43 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 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28).
- 1 Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: $28.5M Worldwide: $48.8M
- 2 Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $21M Rest of the world: $12.2M Worldwide: $33.1M
- 3 Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
- 4 Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
- 5 Oct 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
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Oct 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 7
Oct 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $982.9K - 8
Oct 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $843.5K - 9
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.1K - 10
Oct 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.8K - 11
Oct 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56K - 12
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.1K - 13
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3K - 14
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K - 15
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K - 16
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K - 17
Oct 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
Gross bands
How Many Week 43 of 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 17 films reached $100M. 15 films, 88% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $94.1M total.
87% 13%
- $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 2 films, 12% of the list $81.9M · 87% of the gross
- Under $10M 15 films, 88% of the list $12.1M · 13% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 43 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 43 releases took $94.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 17–23) with $394.5M, led by Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023).
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 A Haunting in Venice (2023) $195.1M A Haunting in Venice (2023)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023) $394.5M Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 The Creator (2023) $125.8M The Creator (2023)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 Kyrie (2023) $9.6M Kyrie (2023)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 8–14 Anatomy of a Fall (2023) $68.2M Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 15–21 Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) $162.7M Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 22–28 The Holdovers (2023) $94.1M The Holdovers (2023)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 29–Nov 4 Radical (2023) $24.4M Radical (2023)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 Perfect Days (2023) $29.5M Perfect Days (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 43 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2021 earned the most: $462.6M from 14 films, led by Dune: Part One (2021). Week 43, 2023 took $94.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 43, 2014 Oct 19–25 26 films | 26 | $33.6M | – | We Are Brothers (2014) $6.6M |
| Week 43, 2015 Oct 18–24 25 films · +32% | 25 | $44.4M | +32% | Suffragette (2015) $32M |
| Week 43, 2016 Oct 16–22 22 films · +715% | 22 | $362.1M | +715% | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) $162.1M |
| Week 43, 2017 Oct 22–28 26 films · −84% | 26 | $59.5M | −84% | Suburbicon (2017) $12.8M |
| Week 43, 2018 Oct 21–27 30 films · −30% | 30 | $41.9M | −30% | Muslum (2018) $13.7M |
| Week 43, 2019 Oct 20–26 21 films · +63% | 21 | $68.3M | +63% | Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (2019) $27.7M |
| Week 43, 2020 Oct 18–24 22 films · +81% | 22 | $123.7M | +81% | After We Collided (2020) $48M |
| Week 43, 2021 Oct 17–23 14 films · +274% | 14 | $462.6M | +274% | Dune: Part One (2021) $410.7M |
| Week 43, 2022 Oct 16–22 13 films · −84% | 13 | $72.7M | −84% | The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) $50.3M |
| Week 43, 2023 Oct 22–28 17 films · +29% | 17 | $94.1M | +29% | The Holdovers (2023) $48.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 43 of 2023?
English-language drama films took $85.2M across 5 films, 91% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language drama films ($3.2M) and Korean-language drama films ($2.1M).
Week 43 of 2023 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $85.2M5 films · #1 The Holdovers (2023) -
Spanish $3.2M2 films · #1 The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) -
Korean $2.1M1 film · #1 Brave Citizen (2023) -
Russian $1.6M1 film · #1 The Empresses (2023) -
French $843.5K1 film · #1 Like a Son (2023) -
Thai $56K1 film · #1 Not Friends (2023) -
Hindi $44.6K2 films · #1 Tejas (2023) -
Bengali $36.3K1 film · #1 Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023) -
Turkish $4.6K1 film · #1 Rosinante (2023) -
Portuguese $1.5K1 film · #1 The Drunk (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 43 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 17 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28)?
The Holdovers (2023) leads with $48.8M worldwide, $20.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Priscilla (2023) at $33.1M and The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) at $3.2M.
How much did drama movies released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) earn?
17 drama films released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $94.1M in all, or $5.5M per film on average. Week 42, 2023 releases took $162.7M.
How many drama movies released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Holdovers (2023), earned $48.8M.
How is the week 43, 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 43 of 2023 (Oct 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 43, 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.