#1 of 9 #1 drama movie of Week 50, 2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
2024 · Animation, Action
$20.8M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total
$9.2M US & Canada · 44% $11.6M elsewhere · 56%
Drama box office · Week 50 · Dec 8–14, 2024
Drama Box Office, Week 50 of 2024: Drama Releases of Dec 8–14
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 50 of 2024 (Dec 8–14), with $20.8M worldwide, ahead of The Last Showgirl (2024) at $6.9M and Nickel Boys (2024) at $3M. 9 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $34.6M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 81% on Week 49, 2024, whose releases took $184.8M. By language, English leads with $30.8M across 4 drama releases.
- week 50 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $34.6M
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), the #1
- $20.8M
- vs Week 49, 2024
- −81%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 50 of 2024?
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) leads with $20.8M, 60% of the total. The top 5 together took $34.4M, almost all of what the 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $20.8M The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)$9.2M US & Canada · 44% $11.6M elsewhere · 56%
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The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2024 (Dec 8–14).
- 1 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: $9.2M Rest of the world: $11.6M Worldwide: $20.8M
Dec 13, 2024 · English · Animation, Action, Adventure $20.8M worldwide - 2 Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $6.9M
- 3 Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $158K Worldwide: $3M
- 4 Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: $557.1K Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $2.5M
- 5 Dec 14, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
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Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.9K - 7
Dec 8, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.3K - 8
Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: $15.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9K - 9
Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 50 of 2024?
Of the top 9, Vulgar (2024) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Colors Within (2024) made 78% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $17.4M (50%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) $20.8M $9.2M US & Canada · 44% $11.6M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 The Last Showgirl (2024) $6.9M $4.8M US & Canada · 69% $2.1M elsewhere · 31%
- 3 Nickel Boys (2024) $3M $2.9M US & Canada · 95% $158K elsewhere · 5%
- 4 The Colors Within (2024) $2.5M $557.1K US & Canada · 22% $1.9M elsewhere · 78%
- 5 Last Song for You (2024) $1.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Dirty Angels (2024) $67.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Sukkar 2 (2024) $28.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Vulgar (2024) $15.9K $15.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Rudhiram (2024) $7.5K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 50 releases took $34.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 15–21) with $949.9M, led by Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 27–Nov 2 A Real Pain (2024) $81.2M A Real Pain (2024)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 3–9 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) $64.1M The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 10–16 Hello, Love, Again (2024) $27.6M Hello, Love, Again (2024)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 17–23 Gladiator II (2024) $488.1M Gladiator II (2024)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 24–30 Queer (2024) $19.3M Queer (2024)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 (2024) $184.8M Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 (2024)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) $34.6M The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) $949.9M Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 A Complete Unknown (2024) $157.6M A Complete Unknown (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 50 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2016 earned the most: $592.5M from 11 films, led by La La Land (2016). Week 50, 2024 took $34.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 50, 2015 Dec 6–12 17 films | 17 | $290.3M | – | The Big Short (2015) $133.4M |
| Week 50, 2016 Dec 4–10 11 films · +104% | 11 | $592.5M | +104% | La La Land (2016) $509.2M |
| Week 50, 2017 Dec 10–16 6 films · −57% | 6 | $252.2M | −57% | Youth (2017) $227.1M |
| Week 50, 2018 Dec 9–15 11 films · +12% | 11 | $281.4M | +12% | The Mule (2018) $174.8M |
| Week 50, 2019 Dec 8–14 19 films · −29% | 19 | $200.6M | −29% | Bombshell (2019) $61.4M |
| Week 50, 2020 Dec 6–12 13 films · −88% | 13 | $23.7M | −88% | Minari (2020) $15.3M |
| Week 50, 2021 Dec 5–11 16 films · +307% | 16 | $96.5M | +307% | West Side Story (2021) $76M |
| Week 50, 2022 Dec 4–10 13 films · +13% | 13 | $109.1M | +13% | The Whale (2022) $57.6M |
| Week 50, 2023 Dec 10–16 11 films · +130% | 11 | $250.6M | +130% | Johnny Keep Walking! (2023) $159.8M |
| Week 50, 2024 Dec 8–14 9 films · −86% | 9 | $34.6M | −86% | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) $20.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 50 of 2024?
English-language drama films took $30.8M across 4 films, 89% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($2.5M) and Cantonese-language drama films ($1.3M).
Week 50 of 2024 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $30.8M4 films · #1 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
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Japanese $2.5M1 film · #1 The Colors Within (2024) -
Cantonese $1.3M1 film · #1 Last Song for You (2024) -
Arabic $28.3K1 film · #1 Sukkar 2 (2024) -
Latvian $15.9K1 film · #1 Vulgar (2024) -
Malayalam $7.5K1 film · #1 Rudhiram (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 50 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 50 of 2024 (Dec 8–14)?
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) leads with $20.8M worldwide, $9.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Last Showgirl (2024) at $6.9M and Nickel Boys (2024) at $3M.
How much did drama movies released in week 50 of 2024 (Dec 8–14) earn?
9 drama films released in week 50 of 2024 (Dec 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $34.6M in all, or $3.8M per film on average. Week 49, 2024 releases took $184.8M.
How many drama movies released in week 50 of 2024 (Dec 8–14) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), earned $20.8M.
How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2024 (Dec 8–14). 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 50, 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.