#1 of 5 #1 drama movie of Week 40, 2025
2025 · Action, Biography
$21.1M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total
$11.4M US & Canada · 54% $9.7M elsewhere · 46%
Drama box office · Week 40 · Sep 28–Oct 4, 2025
Drama Box Office, Week 40 of 2025: Drama Releases of Sep 28–Oct 4
The Smashing Machine (2025) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4), with $21.1M worldwide, ahead of Tell Me What You Want (2025) at $2.3M and Anemone (2025) at $1.6M. 5 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.1M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 89% on Week 39, 2025, whose releases took $226.2M. By language, English leads with $22.9M across 4 drama releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $25.1M
- The Smashing Machine (2025), the #1
- $21.1M
- vs Week 39, 2025
- −89%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 40 of 2025?
The Smashing Machine (2025) leads with $21.1M, 84% of the total. The top 5 together took $25.1M, almost all of what the 5 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 40 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 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4).
- 1 Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $11.4M Rest of the world: $9.7M Worldwide: $21.1M
- 2 Sep 30, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
- 3 Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $473.9K Worldwide: $1.6M
- 4 Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $8K Rest of the world: $60.4K Worldwide: $68.4K
- 5 Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.3K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 2025?
Of the top 5, Anemone (2025) earned the biggest share at home (71% in the US & Canada), while The Ice Tower (2025) made 88% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $12.6M (50%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 5 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Smashing Machine (2025) $21.1M $11.4M US & Canada · 54% $9.7M elsewhere · 46%
- 2 Tell Me What You Want (2025) $2.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Anemone (2025) $1.6M $1.2M US & Canada · 71% $473.9K elsewhere · 29%
- 4 The Ice Tower (2025) $68.4K $8K US & Canada · 12% $60.4K elsewhere · 88%
- 5 Coyotes (2025) $24.3K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $25.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 14–20) with $306.7M, led by 731 (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)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Roofman (2025) $55.1M Roofman (2025)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 It Was Just an Accident (2025) $25.2M It Was Just an Accident (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2019 earned the most: $1.7B from 40 films, led by Joker (2019). Week 40, 2025 took $25.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 15 films | 15 | $549M | – | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $296.5M |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 17 films · −33% | 17 | $366.6M | −33% | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $277.9M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 36 films · +50% | 36 | $549.8M | +50% | A Star Is Born (2018) $436.4M |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 40 films · +218% | 40 | $1.7B | +218% | Joker (2019) $1.1B |
| Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 17 films · −98% | 17 | $35.4M | −98% | Pawn (2020) $14.2M |
| Week 40, 2021 Sep 26–Oct 2 15 films · +2591% | 15 | $953.2M | +2591% | The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) $902.5M |
| Week 40, 2022 Sep 25–Oct 1 15 films · −97% | 15 | $31M | −97% | Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) $21.9M |
| Week 40, 2023 Oct 1–7 34 films · −69% | 34 | $9.6M | −69% | Kyrie (2023) $1.5M |
| Week 40, 2024 Sep 29–Oct 5 21 films · +2362% | 21 | $237.2M | +2362% | Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) $207.5M |
| Week 40, 2025 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · −89% | 5 | $25.1M | −89% | The Smashing Machine (2025) $21.1M |
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 40 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4)?
The Smashing Machine (2025) leads with $21.1M worldwide, $11.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tell Me What You Want (2025) at $2.3M and Anemone (2025) at $1.6M.
How much did drama movies released in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4) earn?
5 drama films released in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4) report a worldwide gross, $25.1M in all, or $5M per film on average. Week 39, 2025 releases took $226.2M.
How many drama movies released in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Smashing Machine (2025), earned $21.1M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4). 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 40, 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.