#1 of 18 #1 drama movie of Week 38, 2024
2024 · Drama, Horror
$77.3M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total
$17.6M US & Canada · 23% $59.7M elsewhere · 77%
Drama box office · Week 38 · Sep 15–21, 2024
Drama Box Office, Week 38 of 2024: Drama Releases of Sep 15–21
The Substance (2024) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21), with $77.3M worldwide, ahead of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2024) at $5.9M and I Am Nevenka (2024) at $1.8M. 18 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $87.9M in all, 20% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 20% on Week 37, 2024, whose releases took $109.5M. By language, English leads with $83.7M across 9 drama releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 18
- combined worldwide
- $87.9M
- The Substance (2024), the #1
- $77.3M
- vs Week 37, 2024
- −20%
#1 of 18 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 38 of 2024?
The Substance (2024) leads with $77.3M, 88% of the total. The top 5 together took $86.8M, 99% of what all 18 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 38 of 2024, 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 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21).
- 1 Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $17.6M Rest of the world: $59.7M Worldwide: $77.3M
- 2 Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9M
- 3 Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
- 4 Sep 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
- 5 Sep 16, 2024 US and Canada: $409 Rest of the world: $749.1K Worldwide: $749.6K
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Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $373.9K - 7
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $126.5K - 8
Sep 17, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $117.7K - 9
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $30.2K Rest of the world: $66.5K Worldwide: $96.7K - 10
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $90.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $90.4K - 11
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $8.6K Rest of the world: $76.3K Worldwide: $84.9K - 12
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.1K - 13
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $64.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $64.8K - 14
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $40.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.3K - 15
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $22K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22K - 16
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K - 17
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K - 18
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $816
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2024?
Of the top 10, In the Summers (2024) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Fureru (2024) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 18 films, $17.8M (20%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Substance (2024) $77.3M $17.6M US & Canada · 23% $59.7M elsewhere · 77%
- 2 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2024) $5.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 I Am Nevenka (2024) $1.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Gloria (2024) $1.1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Fureru (2024) $749.6K $409 US & Canada · <1% $749.1K elsewhere · 100%
- 6 All Shall Be Well (2024) $373.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Hounds of War (2024) $126.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Go Against the Flow (2024) $117.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 A Mistake (2024) $96.7K $30.2K US & Canada · 31% $66.5K elsewhere · 69%
- 10 In the Summers (2024) $90.4K $90.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many Week 38 of 2024 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 18 films reached $100M. 17 films, 94% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $87.9M total.
88% 12%
- $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, 6% of the list $77.3M · 88% of the gross
- Under $10M 17 films, 94% of the list $10.6M · 12% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $87.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 4–10) with $356.8M, led by It Ends with Us (2024).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 4–10 It Ends with Us (2024) $356.8M It Ends with Us (2024)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 11–17 My Penguin Friend (2024) $11.4M My Penguin Friend (2024)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Revolver (2024) $3.9M Revolver (2024)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Reagan (2024) $41.4M Reagan (2024)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 The Ties That Bind Us (2024) $21.4M The Ties That Bind Us (2024)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 Speak No Evil (2024) $109.5M Speak No Evil (2024)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 The Substance (2024) $87.9M The Substance (2024)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 Grande Maison Paris (2024) $86.7M Grande Maison Paris (2024)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) $237.2M Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2015 earned the most: $514.1M from 30 films, led by Everest (2015). Week 38, 2024 took $87.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 30 films | 30 | $514.1M | – | Everest (2015) $203.4M |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 22 films · −81% | 22 | $100M | −81% | Snowden (2016) $37.4M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 25 films · +107% | 25 | $207.5M | +107% | Victoria and Abdul (2017) $66.6M |
| Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 25 films · −22% | 25 | $162M | −22% | Cry Me a Sad River (2018) $51.4M |
| Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 20 films · +105% | 20 | $332.2M | +105% | Downton Abbey (2019) $194.7M |
| Week 38, 2020 Sep 13–19 21 films · −85% | 21 | $49.1M | −85% | Spiral (2020) $40.6M |
| Week 38, 2021 Sep 12–18 24 films · −33% | 24 | $32.7M | −33% | Cry Macho (2021) $16.5M |
| Week 38, 2022 Sep 11–17 32 films · +266% | 32 | $119.8M | +266% | The Woman King (2022) $97.6M |
| Week 38, 2023 Sep 17–23 28 films · +229% | 28 | $394.5M | +229% | Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023) $373M |
| Week 38, 2024 Sep 15–21 18 films · −78% | 18 | $87.9M | −78% | The Substance (2024) $77.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 38 of 2024?
English-language drama films took $83.7M across 9 films, 95% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language drama films ($2.9M) and Japanese-language drama films ($749.6K).
Week 38 of 2024 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $83.7M9 films · #1 The Substance (2024) -
Spanish $2.9M3 films · #1 I Am Nevenka (2024) -
Japanese $749.6K1 film · #1 Fureru (2024) -
Chinese $373.9K1 film · #1 All Shall Be Well (2024) -
Polish $117.7K1 film · #1 Go Against the Flow (2024) -
Dutch $65.1K1 film · #1 White Flash (2024) -
Malayalam $16.2K2 films · #1 Kadha Innuvare (2024)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2024, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2024 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 9–15) with $1.7B, led by Inside Out 2 (2024).
- Week 1 $2.2M
- Week 2 $15.9M
- Week 3 $3.7M
- Week 4 $12M
- Week 5 $4.9M
- Week 6 $457.4M
- Week 7 $197.9M
- Week 8 $52M
- Week 9 $35.6M
- Week 10 $22.5M
- Week 11 $788.5M
- Week 12 $33.5M
- Week 13 $47M
- Week 14 $21.6M
- Week 15 $14.5M
- Week 16 $34.5M
- Week 17 $118.6M
- Week 18 $209.4M
- Week 19 $39.4M
- Week 20 $246.5M
- Week 21 $101.6M
- Week 22 $117.7M
- Week 23 $22M
- Week 24 $1.7B
- Week 25 $64.9M
- Week 26 $448.7M
- Week 27 $28.4M
- Week 28 $11.7M
- Week 29 $9M
- Week 30 $21.8M
- Week 31 $12.3M
- Week 32 $356.8M
- Week 33 $11.4M
- Week 34 $3.9M
- Week 35 $41.4M
- Week 36 $21.4M
- Week 37 $109.5M
- Week 38 $87.9M
- Week 39 $86.7M
- Week 40 $237.2M
- Week 41 $97.4M
- Week 42 $85.9M
- Week 43 $27.2M
- Week 44 $81.2M
- Week 45 $64.1M
- Week 46 $27.6M
- Week 47 $488.1M
- Week 48 $19.3M
- Week 49 $184.8M
- Week 50 $34.6M
- Week 51 $949.9M
- Week 52 $157.6M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 38 of 2024: 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 18 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21)?
The Substance (2024) leads with $77.3M worldwide, $17.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2024) at $5.9M and I Am Nevenka (2024) at $1.8M.
How much did drama movies released in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21) earn?
18 drama films released in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $87.9M in all, or $4.9M per film on average. Week 37, 2024 releases took $109.5M.
How many drama movies released in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Substance (2024), earned $77.3M.
How is the week 38, 2024 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 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21). 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 38, 2024 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.