#1 of 9 #1 drama movie of Week 52, 2024
2024 · Biography, Drama
$140.5M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
$75M US & Canada · 53% $65.5M elsewhere · 47%
Drama box office · Week 52 · Dec 22–28, 2024
Drama Box Office, Week 52 of 2024: Drama Releases of Dec 22–28
A Complete Unknown (2024) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 52 of 2024 (Dec 22–28), with $140.5M worldwide, ahead of The Fire Inside (2024) at $8.1M and Vermiglio (2024) at $4.6M. 9 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $157.6M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 83% on Week 51, 2024, whose releases took $949.9M. By language, English leads with $148.6M across 2 drama releases.
- week 52 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $157.6M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 51, 2024
- −83%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 52 of 2024?
A Complete Unknown (2024) leads with $140.5M, 89% of the total. The top 5 together took $156.8M, 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.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2024 (Dec 22–28).
- 1 Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: $75M Rest of the world: $65.5M Worldwide: $140.5M
- 2 Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $11.1K Worldwide: $8.1M
- 3 Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: $216.8K Rest of the world: $4.4M Worldwide: $4.6M
- 4 Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
- 5 Dec 27, 2024 US and Canada: $39.1K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.3M
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Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $366.3K - 7
Dec 28, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $215.2K - 8
Dec 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $97.8K - 9
Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 52 of 2024?
Of the top 9, The Fire Inside (2024) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Santosh (2024) made 97% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $83.4M (53%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 A Complete Unknown (2024) $140.5M $75M US & Canada · 53% $65.5M elsewhere · 47%
- 2 The Fire Inside (2024) $8.1M $8.1M US & Canada · 100% $11.1K elsewhere · <1%
- 3 Vermiglio (2024) $4.6M $216.8K US & Canada · 5% $4.4M elsewhere · 95%
- 4 Green Bones (2024) $2.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Santosh (2024) $1.3M $39.1K US & Canada · 3% $1.2M elsewhere · 97%
- 6 Baby John (2024) $366.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Octopus with Broken Arms (2024) $215.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Next to Us (2024) $97.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 And the Breadwinner Is… (2024) $82.6K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 52 releases took $157.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 15–21) with $949.9M, led by Mufasa: The Lion King (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)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1, 2025 Wk 1 Jan 1–4 NR. 24 (2025) $5.6M NR. 24 (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 52 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2016 earned the most: $1.7B from 13 films, led by Sing (2016). Week 52, 2024 took $157.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 52, 2015 Dec 20–26 13 films | 13 | $1B | – | The Revenant (2015) $533M |
| Week 52, 2016 Dec 18–24 13 films · +74% | 13 | $1.7B | +74% | Sing (2016) $634.3M |
| Week 52, 2017 Dec 24–30 15 films · −78% | 15 | $379.3M | −78% | Three Seconds (2017) $108.6M |
| Week 52, 2018 Dec 23–29 13 films · −13% | 13 | $329.1M | −13% | Kill Mobile (2018) $94.9M |
| Week 52, 2019 Dec 22–28 17 films · +233% | 17 | $1.1B | +233% | 1917 (2019) $446.1M |
| Week 52, 2020 Dec 20–26 9 films · −89% | 9 | $123.8M | −89% | The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020) $68M |
| Week 52, 2021 Dec 19–25 10 films · −47% | 10 | $66.2M | −47% | American Underdog (2021) $26.5M |
| Week 52, 2022 Dec 18–24 17 films · +142% | 17 | $160.2M | +142% | Babylon (2022) $65.3M |
| Week 52, 2023 Dec 24–30 8 films · +9% | 8 | $174M | +9% | The Color Purple (2023) $68.9M |
| Week 52, 2024 Dec 22–28 9 films · −9% | 9 | $157.6M | −9% | A Complete Unknown (2024) $140.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 52 of 2024?
English-language drama films took $148.6M across 2 films, 94% of the total, ahead of Italian-language drama films ($4.6M) and Tagalog-language drama films ($2.4M).
Week 52 of 2024 Drama Box Office by Language
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 52 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 52 of 2024 (Dec 22–28)?
A Complete Unknown (2024) leads with $140.5M worldwide, $75M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Fire Inside (2024) at $8.1M and Vermiglio (2024) at $4.6M.
How much did drama movies released in week 52 of 2024 (Dec 22–28) earn?
9 drama films released in week 52 of 2024 (Dec 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $157.6M in all, or $17.5M per film on average. Week 51, 2024 releases took $949.9M.
How many drama movies released in week 52 of 2024 (Dec 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by A Complete Unknown (2024) with $140.5M.
How is the week 52, 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 52 of 2024 (Dec 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 52, 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.