#1 of 2 #1 history movie of Week 8, 2016
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)
2016 · History, Drama
$7.8M worldwide · 71% of the chart's total
$56.6K US & Canada · <1% $7.8M elsewhere · 99%
History box office · Week 8 · Feb 14–20, 2016
History Box Office, Week 8 of 2016: History Releases of Feb 14–20
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20), with $7.8M worldwide, ahead of Embrace of the Serpent (2016) at $3.2M. 2 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11M in all, 13% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 8 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $11M
- Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), the #1
- $7.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 13%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every History Release of Week 8 of 2016, 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 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20).
- 1 Feb 17, 2016 US and Canada: $56.6K Rest of the world: $7.8M Worldwide: $7.8M
- 2
Feb 17, 2016 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $3.2M
Archive
History Box Office in 2016, Week by Week
38 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 18–24) with $651.6M, led by Dangal (2016).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $38.6K
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $166.7M
- Week 5 $52.1M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $11M
- Week 9 $70.1M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $6.4M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $641.1K
- Week 14 $1.8M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $6.8M
- Week 17 $7.3M
- Week 18 $5.2M
- Week 19 $298.6K
- Week 20 $24.4K
- Week 21 $1.1M
- Week 22 $27.3K
- Week 23 $41.1K
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $25M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $14.9M
- Week 29 $76.5K
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $195.3K
- Week 32 $4.2M
- Week 33 $6.7M
- Week 34 $94.8M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $8.7M
- Week 38 $4.6M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $8.6M
- Week 41 $24.3M
- Week 42 $7.6M
- Week 43 $209.5K
- Week 44 $926
- Week 45 $193.6M
- Week 46 $32.2M
- Week 47 $4.7K
- Week 48 $121.5M
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $3.2M
- Week 51 $19.7M
- Week 52 $651.6M
- Week 53 $236M
FAQ
History Box Office Week 8 of 2016: 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing history movie in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20)?
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) leads with $7.8M worldwide, $56.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Embrace of the Serpent (2016) at $3.2M.
How much did history movies released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) earn?
2 history films released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $11M in all, or $5.5M per film on average.
How many history movies released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), earned $7.8M.
How is the week 8, 2016 history 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 8 of 2016 (Feb 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 8, 2016 history 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.