#1 of 9 #1 drama movie of Week 38, 2025
2025 · Drama, History
$274.1M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
$410.9K US & Canada · <1% $273.7M elsewhere · 100%
Drama box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 2025
Drama Box Office, Week 38 of 2025: Drama Releases of Sep 14–20
731 (2025) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20), with $274.1M worldwide, ahead of A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) at $22.4M and Face Off 8: Embrace of Light (2025) at $8.9M. 9 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $306.7M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 181% on Week 37, 2025, whose releases took $109.1M. By language, Chinese leads with $274.1M across 1 drama release.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $306.7M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 37, 2025
- +181%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 38 of 2025?
731 (2025) leads with $274.1M, 89% of the total. The top 5 together took $306.1M, 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 38 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 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20).
- 1 Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $410.9K Rest of the world: $273.7M Worldwide: $274.1M
- 2 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $15.7M Worldwide: $22.4M
Sep 19, 2025 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Romance $22.4M worldwide - 3 Face Off 8: Embrace of Light (2025)Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M
Sep 19, 2025 · Vietnamese · Comedy, Drama, Family $8.9M worldwide - 4 Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $63K Rest of the world: $377.6K Worldwide: $440.6K
- 5 Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $142.7K Rest of the world: $162K Worldwide: $304.7K
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Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $233.4K - 7
Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $156.4K - 8
Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $107.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $107.5K - 9
Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $18.3K Rest of the world: $84.3K Worldwide: $102.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2025?
Of the top 9, Xeno (2025) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while 731 (2025) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $7.4M (2%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 731 (2025) $274.1M $410.9K US & Canada · <1% $273.7M elsewhere · 100%
- 2 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) $22.4M $6.7M US & Canada · 30% $15.7M elsewhere · 70%
- 3 Face Off 8: Embrace of Light (2025) $8.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 The Summer Book (2025) $440.6K $63K US & Canada · 14% $377.6K elsewhere · 86%
- 5 Plainclothes (2025) $304.7K $142.7K US & Canada · 47% $162K elsewhere · 53%
- 6 Another End (2025) $233.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 London Calling (2025) $156.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Xeno (2025) $107.5K $107.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Peacock (2025) $102.6K $18.3K US & Canada · 18% $84.3K elsewhere · 82%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $306.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 10–16) with $426.5M, led by Dead to Rights (2025).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 The Musicians (2025) $3.2M The Musicians (2025)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Dead to Rights (2025) $426.5M Dead to Rights (2025)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Lurker (2025) $1.2M Lurker (2025)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 Baby Assassins: Nice Days (2025) $717.3K Baby Assassins: Nice Days (2025)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 The Captive (2025) $18.1M The Captive (2025)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) $109.1M Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 731 (2025) $306.7M 731 (2025)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 One Battle After Another (2025) $226.2M One Battle After Another (2025)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 The Smashing Machine (2025) $25.1M The Smashing Machine (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2023 earned the most: $394.5M from 28 films, led by Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023). Week 38, 2025 took $306.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 22 films | 22 | $100M | – | 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 |
| Week 38, 2025 Sep 14–20 9 films · +249% | 9 | $306.7M | +249% | 731 (2025) $274.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 38 of 2025?
Chinese-language drama films took $274.1M across 1 film, 89% of the total, ahead of English-language drama films ($23.6M) and Vietnamese-language drama films ($8.9M).
Week 38 of 2025 Drama Box Office by Language
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Chinese $274.1M1 film · #1 731 (2025) - English $23.6M6 films · #1 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
- Vietnamese $8.9M1 film · #1 Face Off 8: Embrace of Light (2025)
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German $102.6K1 film · #1 Peacock (2025)
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 38 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20)?
731 (2025) leads with $274.1M worldwide, $410.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) at $22.4M and Face Off 8: Embrace of Light (2025) at $8.9M.
How much did drama movies released in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20) earn?
9 drama films released in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $306.7M in all, or $34.1M per film on average. Week 37, 2025 releases took $109.1M.
How many drama movies released in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by 731 (2025) with $274.1M.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20). 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, 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.