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Drama box office · Week 9 · Feb 23–Mar 1, 2025

Drama Box Office, Week 9 of 2025: Drama Releases of Feb 23–Mar 1

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 9 of 2025 (Feb 23–Mar 1), with $26M worldwide, ahead of Last Breath (2025) at $24.8M and Once Upon My Mother (2025) at $12.5M. 9 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $67.6M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.4 times the total of Week 8, 2025, whose releases took $15.4M. By language, English leads with $26.1M across 3 drama releases.

week 9 releases with a gross
9
combined worldwide
$67.6M
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025), the #1
$26M
vs Week 8, 2025
×4.4
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 9 of 2025?

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) leads with $26M, 39% of the total. The top 5 together took $66.5M, 98% of what all 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) movie poster Number 1
    $26M Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025)
    $1.2M US & Canada · 5% $24.8M elsewhere · 95%
  2. Last Breath (2025) movie poster Number 2
    $24.8M Last Breath (2025)
    $21.1M US & Canada · 85% $3.8M elsewhere · 15%
  3. Once Upon My Mother (2025) movie poster Number 3
    $12.5M Once Upon My Mother (2025)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The North Pole (2025) movie poster Number 4
    $1.9M The North Pole (2025)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. My Dead Friend Zoe (2025) movie poster Number 5
    $1.3M My Dead Friend Zoe (2025)
    $1.3M US & Canada · 99% $14.5K elsewhere · 1%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2025 (Feb 23–Mar 1).

  1. 1 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) movie poster
    Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) Feb 28, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Adventure $26M worldwide
    Feb 28, 2025 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $24.8M Worldwide: $26M
  2. 2 Last Breath (2025) movie poster
    Last Breath (2025) Feb 28, 2025 · English · Drama, Thriller $24.8M worldwide
    Feb 28, 2025 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $24.8M
  3. 3 Once Upon My Mother (2025) movie poster
    Once Upon My Mother (2025) Feb 27, 2025 · French · Drama, Comedy $12.5M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5M
  4. 4 The North Pole (2025) movie poster
    The North Pole (2025) Feb 27, 2025 · Russian · Drama $1.9M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
  5. 5 My Dead Friend Zoe (2025) movie poster
    My Dead Friend Zoe (2025) Feb 28, 2025 · English · Comedy, Drama, War $1.3M worldwide
    Feb 28, 2025 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $14.5K Worldwide: $1.3M
  6. 6 The Future Awaits (2025) movie poster
    The Future Awaits (2025) Feb 26, 2025 · French · War, History, Drama $741.7K worldwide
    Feb 26, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $741.7K
  7. 7 Secret Delivery (2025) movie poster
    Secret Delivery (2025) Feb 27, 2025 · Czech · Adventure, Drama $304.3K worldwide
    Feb 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $304.3K
  8. 8 Fran the Man (2025) movie poster
    Fran the Man (2025) Mar 1, 2025 · English · Drama, Comedy $17.3K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.3K
  9. 9 Machante Malakha (2025) movie poster
    Machante Malakha (2025) Feb 27, 2025 · Malayalam · Family, Drama $9.3K worldwide
    Feb 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 9 of 2025?

Of the top 9, My Dead Friend Zoe (2025) earned the biggest share at home (99% in the US & Canada), while Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) made 95% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $23.5M (35%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) $26M
    $1.2M US & Canada · 5% $24.8M elsewhere · 95%
  2. 2 Last Breath (2025) $24.8M
    $21.1M US & Canada · 85% $3.8M elsewhere · 15%
  3. 3 Once Upon My Mother (2025) $12.5M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 4 The North Pole (2025) $1.9M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 My Dead Friend Zoe (2025) $1.3M
    $1.3M US & Canada · 99% $14.5K elsewhere · 1%
  6. 6 The Future Awaits (2025) $741.7K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  7. 7 Secret Delivery (2025) $304.3K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  8. 8 Fran the Man (2025) $17.3K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  9. 9 Machante Malakha (2025) $9.3K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2017 earned the most: $752.1M from 22 films, led by Logan (2017). Week 9, 2025 took $67.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 2016 Feb 21–27 12 films 12 $140.5M – Eddie the Eagle (2016) $46.2M
Week 9, 2017 Feb 26–Mar 4 22 films · +435% 22 $752.1M +435% Logan (2017) $619.2M
Week 9, 2018 Feb 25–Mar 3 10 films · −72% 10 $209.8M −72% Red Sparrow (2018) $151.6M
Week 9, 2019 Feb 24–Mar 2 27 films · −77% 27 $47.7M −77% Greta (2019) $18.7M
Week 9, 2020 Feb 23–29 26 films · +221% 26 $153M +221% The Invisible Man (2020) $144.5M
Week 9, 2021 Feb 21–27 7 films · −79% 7 $31.7M −79% The Father (2021) $24M
Week 9, 2022 Feb 20–26 15 films · −22% 15 $24.7M −22% Bheemla Nayak (2022) $15.2M
Week 9, 2023 Feb 26–Mar 4 14 films · +1070% 14 $288.9M +1070% Creed III (2023) $276.1M
Week 9, 2024 Feb 25–Mar 2 10 films · −88% 10 $35.6M −88% Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony (2024) $33.4M
Week 9, 2025 Feb 23–Mar 1 9 films · +90% 9 $67.6M +90% Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) $26M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 9 of 2025?

English-language drama films took $26.1M across 3 films, 39% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($26M) and French-language drama films ($13.3M).

Week 9 of 2025 Drama Box Office by Language

  1. English $26.1M
    3 films · #1 Last Breath (2025)
  2. 1 film · #1 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025)
  3. French $13.3M
    2 films · #1 Once Upon My Mother (2025)
  4. Russian $1.9M
    1 film · #1 The North Pole (2025)
  5. Czech $304.3K
    1 film · #1 Secret Delivery (2025)
  6. 1 film · #1 Machante Malakha (2025)
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 9 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 9 of 2025 (Feb 23–Mar 1)?

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025) leads with $26M worldwide, $1.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Last Breath (2025) at $24.8M and Once Upon My Mother (2025) at $12.5M.

How much did drama movies released in week 9 of 2025 (Feb 23–Mar 1) earn?

9 drama films released in week 9 of 2025 (Feb 23–Mar 1) report a worldwide gross, $67.6M in all, or $7.5M per film on average. Week 8, 2025 releases took $15.4M.

How many drama movies released in week 9 of 2025 (Feb 23–Mar 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025), earned $26M.

How much of the Week 9, 2025 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$23.5M of the $67.6M total, or 35%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 9 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2025 (Feb 23–Mar 1). 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 9, 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.