#1 of 40 #1 drama movie of January 2025
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
2025 · Comedy, Drama
$500.3M worldwide · 74% of the chart's total
$2.2M US & Canada · <1% $498.1M elsewhere · 100%
Drama box office · January 2025
Drama Box Office, January 2025: Top-Grossing Releases
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in January 2025, with $500.3M worldwide, ahead of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) at $58.4M and Flight Risk (2025) at $48.7M. 40 drama films released in January 2025 report a worldwide gross, $674.5M in all, 13% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 49% on December 2024, whose releases took $1.3B. By language, Chinese leads with $500.4M across 2 drama releases.
- January 2025 releases with a gross
- 40
- combined worldwide
- $674.5M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs December 2024
- −49%
#1 of 40 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of January 2025?
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) leads with $500.3M, 74% of the total. The top 5 together took $654.9M, 97% of what all 40 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 January 2025, 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 January 2025.
- 1 Jan 29, 2025 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $498.1M Worldwide: $500.3M
- 2 Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: $36M Rest of the world: $22.4M Worldwide: $58.4M
- 3 Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: $29.8M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $48.7M
- 4 Jan 17, 2025 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $30.3M Worldwide: $36.5M
- 5 Jan 17, 2025 US and Canada: $6.9M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $11.1M
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Jan 25, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 7
2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M - 8
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $749.1K Worldwide: $2.8M - 9
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M - 10
Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $618.2K Worldwide: $1.7M - 11
Jan 3, 2025 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $29.2K Worldwide: $1.4M - 12
Jan 8, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $744.9K - 13
Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $681.5K - 14
2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $569.3K - 15
Jan 30, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $425.8K - 16
Jan 3, 2025 US and Canada: $330.2K Rest of the world: $29.6K Worldwide: $359.8K - 17
Jan 22, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $354.8K - 18
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: $350.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $350.8K - 19
Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $264.3K - 20
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $254.5K - 21
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $162.9K - 22
Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $151.7K - 23
Jan 21, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $132.9K
- 24
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $132.2K - 25
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $115.1K - 26
Jan 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.8K - 27
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.4K - 28
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.1K - 29
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: $38.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.2K - 30
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.5K - 31
Jan 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.5K - 32
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K - 33
Jan 7, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K - 34
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K - 35
Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K - 36
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5K - 37
Jan 26, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6K - 38
Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K - 39
Jan 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $530 - 40
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $149
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in January 2025?
Of the top 10, Green and Gold (2025) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 40 films, $88.1M (13%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $500.3M $2.2M US & Canada · <1% $498.1M elsewhere · 100%
- 2 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) $58.4M $36M US & Canada · 62% $22.4M elsewhere · 38%
- 3 Flight Risk (2025) $48.7M $29.8M US & Canada · 61% $18.9M elsewhere · 39%
- 4 I'm Still Here (2025) $36.5M $6.2M US & Canada · 17% $30.3M elsewhere · 83%
- 5 Presence (2025) $11.1M $6.9M US & Canada · 62% $4.2M elsewhere · 38%
- 6 Macbeth (2025) $3.6M No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 NR. 24 (2025) $3.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Game Changer (2025) $2.8M $2.1M US & Canada · 74% $749.1K elsewhere · 26%
- 9 Green and Gold (2025) $1.7M $1.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) $1.7M $1.1M US & Canada · 64% $618.2K elsewhere · 36%
Gross bands
How Many January 2025 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 40 films crossed $100M and took $500.3M between them, 74% of the total. 35 films, 88% of the list, earned under $10M.
74% 23%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, 3% of the list $500.3M · 74% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 4 films, 10% of the list $154.6M · 23% of the gross
- Under $10M 35 films, 88% of the list $19.6M · 3% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of January 2025 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 5 (Jan 26–Feb 1) took $503.2M, led by Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–4 NR. 24 (2025) $5.6M NR. 24 (2025)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 5–11 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) $62.4M Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 12–18 I'm Still Here (2025) $47.6M I'm Still Here (2025)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 19–25 Flight Risk (2025) $55.6M Flight Risk (2025)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 26–Feb 1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $503.2M Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
Earlier years
How Does January 2025 Compare With January in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, January 2025 earned the most: $674.5M from 40 films, led by Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025).
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 63 films | 63 | $360.4M | – | Ip Man 3 (2016) $157M |
| January 2017 61 films · +58% | 61 | $569.3M | +58% | A Dog's Purpose (2017) $205M |
| January 2018 58 films · +10% | 58 | $627.4M | +10% | Insidious: The Last Key (2018) $167.9M |
| January 2019 77 films · −23% | 77 | $486M | −23% | Glass (2019) $247M |
| January 2020 60 films · +22% | 60 | $593.2M | +22% | Weathering with You (2020) $192.4M |
| January 2021 27 films · −90% | 27 | $60.3M | −90% | We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) $35M |
| January 2022 48 films · +148% | 48 | $149.4M | +148% | Belle (2022) $64.7M |
| January 2023 63 films · +83% | 63 | $273.8M | +83% | Pathaan (2023) $112.6M |
| January 2024 49 films · −87% | 49 | $34.4M | −87% | The Book of Clarence (2024) $6.2M |
| January 2025 40 films · +1859% | 40 | $674.5M | +1859% | Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $500.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in January 2025?
Chinese-language drama films took $500.4M across 2 films, 74% of the total, ahead of English-language drama films ($128.5M) and Portuguese-language drama films ($36.5M).
January 2025 Drama Box Office by Language
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Chinese $500.4M2 films · #1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) -
English $128.5M17 films · #1 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) -
Portuguese $36.5M1 film · #1 I'm Still Here (2025) -
Telugu $2.8M1 film · #1 Game Changer (2025) -
Arabic $932.7K3 films · #1 El Dashash (2025) -
French $860K2 films · #1 La Fille d’un grand amour (2025) - Malayalam $430.4K2 films · #1 Ponman (2025)
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Bulgarian $406.2K2 films · #1 Don’t Close Your Eyes (2025) - Punjabi $132.2K1 film · #1 Majhail (2025)
- Tamil $127.3K2 films · #1 Kadhalikka Neramillai (2025)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2025, Month by Month
The months of 2025 with their totals: February leads with $2.5B, led by Ne Zha 2 (2025).
- January $674.5M #1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
- February $2.5B #1 Ne Zha 2 (2025)
- March $151.6M #1 Black Bag (2025)
- April $666.9M #1 Sinners (2025)
- May $588.3M #1 Thunderbolts* (2025)
- June $683.5M #1 F1: The Movie (2025)
- July $91.8M #1 My Daughter is a Zombie (2025)
- August $445.5M #1 Dead to Rights (2025)
- September $662.4M #1 731 (2025)
- October $246.8M #1 Regretting You (2025)
- November $476M #1 Kokuho (2025)
- December $528.3M #1 Marty Supreme (2025)
FAQ
Drama Box Office January 2025: 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 40 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in January 2025?
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) leads with $500.3M worldwide, $2.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) at $58.4M and Flight Risk (2025) at $48.7M.
How much did drama movies released in January 2025 earn?
40 drama films released in January 2025 report a worldwide gross, $674.5M in all, or $16.9M per film on average. December 2024 releases took $1.3B.
How many drama movies released in January 2025 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) with $500.3M.
How is the January 2025 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 January 2025. 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 January 2025 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.