#1 of 7 #1 drama movie of Week 21, 2025
2025 · Drama, Comedy
$10.2M worldwide · 42% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Drama box office · Week 21 · May 18–24, 2025
Drama Box Office, Week 21 of 2025: Drama Releases of May 18–24
Colours of Time (2025) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 21 of 2025 (May 18–24), with $10.2M worldwide, ahead of The New Boy (2025) at $7.5M and Splitsville (2025) at $3.5M. 7 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $24.4M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. That is 3.1 times the total of Week 20, 2025, whose releases took $7.9M. By language, French leads with $10.5M across 2 drama releases.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $24.4M
- Colours of Time (2025), the #1
- $10.2M
- vs Week 20, 2025
- ×3.1
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 21 of 2025?
Colours of Time (2025) leads with $10.2M, 42% of the total. The top 5 together took $24.1M, 99% of what all 7 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 21 of 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 week 21 of 2025 (May 18–24).
- 1 May 22, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.2M
- 2 May 23, 2025 US and Canada: $6.4M Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $7.5M
- 3 May 19, 2025 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $3.5M
- 4 May 20, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
- 5 May 21, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $213.2K
- 6
May 23, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $194.3K - 7
May 23, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 21 releases took $24.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 18 (Apr 27–May 3) with $390.5M, led by Thunderbolts* (2025).
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 6–12 Warfare (2025) $75.2M Warfare (2025)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 13–19 Sinners (2025) $388.1M Sinners (2025)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 20–26 The Accountant 2 (2025) $189.8M The Accountant 2 (2025)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 Thunderbolts* (2025) $390.5M Thunderbolts* (2025)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 4–10 Shadow Force (2025) $7.9M Shadow Force (2025)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 11–17 Leave One Day (2025) $7.9M Leave One Day (2025)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 18–24 Colours of Time (2025) $24.4M Colours of Time (2025)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 25–31 Karate Kid: Legends (2025) $160.9M Karate Kid: Legends (2025)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 1–7 The Life of Chuck (2025) $30.5M The Life of Chuck (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 21 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2017 earned the most: $183.1M from 24 films, led by Baywatch (2017). Week 21, 2025 took $24.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 21, 2016 May 15–21 29 films | 29 | $33.1M | – | Proof of Innocence (2016) $8.6M |
| Week 21, 2017 May 21–27 24 films · +454% | 24 | $183.1M | +454% | Baywatch (2017) $177.9M |
| Week 21, 2018 May 20–26 13 films · −88% | 13 | $21.8M | −88% | Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) $9.9M |
| Week 21, 2019 May 19–25 33 films · +335% | 33 | $95M | +335% | Brightburn (2019) $33.2M |
| Week 21, 2020 May 17–23 8 films · −94% | 8 | $5.9M | −94% | Military Wives (2020) $4.9M |
| Week 21, 2021 May 16–22 9 films · +1124% | 9 | $72.4M | +1124% | Love Will Tear Us Apart (2021) $45.1M |
| Week 21, 2022 May 15–21 24 films · +83% | 24 | $132.4M | +83% | Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) $92.7M |
| Week 21, 2023 May 21–27 19 films · −83% | 19 | $22.4M | −83% | Rohan at the Louvre (2023) $6.3M |
| Week 21, 2024 May 19–25 25 films · +353% | 25 | $101.6M | +353% | Beating Hearts (2024) $36.3M |
| Week 21, 2025 May 18–24 7 films · −76% | 7 | $24.4M | −76% | Colours of Time (2025) $10.2M |
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2025, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2025 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 9–15) with $2.4B, led by Ne Zha 2 (2025).
- Week 1 $5.6M
- Week 2 $62.4M
- Week 3 $47.6M
- Week 4 $55.6M
- Week 5 $504.7M
- Week 6 $16.5M
- Week 7 $2.4B
- Week 8 $15.4M
- Week 9 $67.6M
- Week 10 $9.5M
- Week 11 $53.7M
- Week 12 $24.9M
- Week 13 $63.5M
- Week 14 $10.6M
- Week 15 $75.2M
- Week 16 $388.1M
- Week 17 $189.8M
- Week 18 $390.5M
- Week 19 $7.9M
- Week 20 $7.9M
- Week 21 $24.4M
- Week 22 $160.9M
- Week 23 $30.5M
- Week 24 $7M
- Week 25 $7.8M
- Week 26 $638.1M
- Week 27 $33.1M
- Week 28 $5.1M
- Week 29 $15.3M
- Week 30 $1.3M
- Week 31 $50.8M
- Week 32 $3.2M
- Week 33 $426.5M
- Week 34 $1.2M
- Week 35 $717.3K
- Week 36 $18.1M
- Week 37 $109.1M
- Week 38 $306.7M
- Week 39 $226.2M
- Week 40 $25.1M
- Week 41 $55.1M
- Week 42 $25.2M
- Week 43 $136.1M
- Week 44 $7.6M
- Week 45 $122.3M
- Week 46 $149.6M
- Week 47 $28.1M
- Week 48 $176M
- Week 49 $13.8M
- Week 50 $95.5M
- Week 51 $107M
- Week 52 $309M
- Week 53 $3M
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 21 of 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 21 of 2025 (May 18–24)?
Colours of Time (2025) leads with $10.2M worldwide. Next come The New Boy (2025) at $7.5M and Splitsville (2025) at $3.5M.
How much did drama movies released in week 21 of 2025 (May 18–24) earn?
7 drama films released in week 21 of 2025 (May 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $24.4M in all, or $3.5M per film on average. Week 20, 2025 releases took $7.9M.
How many drama movies released in week 21 of 2025 (May 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Colours of Time (2025), earned $10.2M.
How is the week 21, 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 week 21 of 2025 (May 18–24). 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 21, 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.