#1 of 9 #1 drama movie of Week 42, 2025
It Was Just an Accident (2025)
2025 · Action, Adventure
$10.5M worldwide · 42% of the chart's total
$1.8M US & Canada · 17% $8.7M elsewhere · 83%
Drama box office · Week 42 · Oct 12–18, 2025
Drama Box Office, Week 42 of 2025: Drama Releases of Oct 12–18
It Was Just an Accident (2025) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18), with $10.5M worldwide, ahead of Truth & Treason (2025) at $6.2M and 100 Meters (2025) at $3.6M. 9 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.2M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 54% on Week 41, 2025, whose releases took $55.1M. By language, Persian leads with $10.5M across 1 drama release.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $25.2M
- It Was Just an Accident (2025), the #1
- $10.5M
- vs Week 41, 2025
- −54%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 42 of 2025?
It Was Just an Accident (2025) leads with $10.5M, 42% of the total. The top 5 together took $24.5M, 97% of what all 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 42 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18).
- 1 Oct 15, 2025 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $10.5M
- 2 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $160.4K Worldwide: $6.2M
- 3 Oct 12, 2025 US and Canada: $141K Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $3.6M
- 4 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $3.6M
- 5 Oct 16, 2025 US and Canada: $146.5K Rest of the world: $489.6K Worldwide: $636.1K
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Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $45.4K Rest of the world: $281.3K Worldwide: $326.7K - 7
Oct 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $138.6K - 8
Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $113.5K - 9
Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 42 of 2025?
Of the top 9, Truth & Treason (2025) earned the biggest share at home (97% in the US & Canada), while 100 Meters (2025) made 96% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $10.3M (41%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 It Was Just an Accident (2025) $10.5M $1.8M US & Canada · 17% $8.7M elsewhere · 83%
- 2 Truth & Treason (2025) $6.2M $6M US & Canada · 97% $160.4K elsewhere · 3%
- 3 100 Meters (2025) $3.6M $141K US & Canada · 4% $3.5M elsewhere · 96%
- 4 Blue Moon (2025) $3.6M $2.2M US & Canada · 61% $1.4M elsewhere · 39%
- 5 The Time That Remains (2025) $636.1K $146.5K US & Canada · 23% $489.6K elsewhere · 77%
- 6 Köln 75 (2025) $326.7K $45.4K US & Canada · 14% $281.3K elsewhere · 86%
- 7 The Royal Cat (2025) $138.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Vindication Swim (2025) $113.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Other (2025) $64.7K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 42 releases took $25.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 14–20) with $306.7M, led by 731 (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)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 Regretting You (2025) $136.1M Regretting You (2025)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 26–Nov 1 Auction (2025) $7.6M Auction (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 42 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2016 earned the most: $264M from 26 films, led by The Accountant (2016). Week 42, 2025 took $25.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 26 films | 26 | $264M | – | The Accountant (2016) $155.6M |
| Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 35 films · −54% | 35 | $120.2M | −54% | A Silent Voice (2017) $30.8M |
| Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 24 films · −52% | 24 | $58.2M | −52% | Badhaai Ho (2018) $26.1M |
| Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 28 films · +142% | 28 | $140.8M | +142% | Jojo Rabbit (2019) $93.7M |
| Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 15 films · −60% | 15 | $56.4M | −60% | Honest Thief (2020) $31.2M |
| Week 42, 2021 Oct 10–16 23 films · +33% | 23 | $74.9M | +33% | The Last Duel (2021) $30.6M |
| Week 42, 2022 Oct 9–15 16 films · −25% | 16 | $55.8M | −25% | Decision to Leave (2022) $21.7M |
| Week 42, 2023 Oct 15–21 17 films · +191% | 17 | $162.7M | +191% | Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) $158.8M |
| Week 42, 2024 Oct 13–19 18 films · −47% | 18 | $85.9M | −47% | Anora (2024) $57.4M |
| Week 42, 2025 Oct 12–18 9 films · −71% | 9 | $25.2M | −71% | It Was Just an Accident (2025) $10.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 42 of 2025?
Persian-language drama films took $10.5M across 1 film, 42% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($3.6M) and German-language drama films ($326.7K).
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 42 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18)?
It Was Just an Accident (2025) leads with $10.5M worldwide, $1.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Truth & Treason (2025) at $6.2M and 100 Meters (2025) at $3.6M.
How much did drama movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) earn?
9 drama films released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $25.2M in all, or $2.8M per film on average. Week 41, 2025 releases took $55.1M.
How many drama movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, It Was Just an Accident (2025), earned $10.5M.
How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18). 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 42, 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.