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History box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 2019

History Box Office, Week 49 of 2019: History Releases of Dec 1–7

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7), with $9.9M worldwide, ahead of Panipat (2019) at $3.3M and Black Raven (2019) at $168.5K. 3 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.4M in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$13.4M
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), the #1
$9.9M
earned in the US & Canada
32%
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 history movie of Week 49, 2019

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

2019 · Drama, History

$9.9M worldwide · 74% of the chart's total

$3.8M US & Canada · 38% $6.1M elsewhere · 62%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 49 of 2019?

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) leads with $9.9M, 74% of the total. The top 3 together took $13.4M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $9.9M Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    $3.8M US & Canada · 38% $6.1M elsewhere · 62%
  2. Panipat (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $3.3M Panipat (2019)
    $461.9K US & Canada · 14% $2.9M elsewhere · 86%
  3. Black Raven (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $168.5K Black Raven (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 49 of 2019, 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 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7).

  1. 1 Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) movie poster
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · French · Drama, History, Romance $9.9M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $9.9M
  2. 2 Panipat (2019) movie poster
    Panipat (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · Hindi · Action, Drama, History $3.3M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $461.9K Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $3.3M
  3. 3 Black Raven (2019) movie poster
    Black Raven (2019) Dec 5, 2019 · Ukrainian · War, Drama, History $168.5K worldwide
    Dec 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $168.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2018 earned the most: $47.9M from 3 films, led by Mary Queen of Scots (2018). Week 49, 2019 took $13.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 1 film 1 $1.5M – Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010) $1.5M
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 1 film · +68% 1 $2.4M +68% Coriolanus (2011) $2.4M
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 1 film · +351% 1 $11M +351% Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) $11M
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 1 film 1 $12.7K – Concerning Violence (2014) $12.7K
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +95711% 3 $12.1M +95711% Persona Non Grata (2015) $6.3M
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 3 films 3 $47.9M – Mary Queen of Scots (2018) $46.7M
Week 49, 2019 Dec 1–7 3 films · −72% 3 $13.4M −72% Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) $9.9M
FAQ

History Box Office Week 49 of 2019: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing history movie in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7)?

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) leads with $9.9M worldwide, $3.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Panipat (2019) at $3.3M and Black Raven (2019) at $168.5K.

How much did history movies released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) earn?

3 history films released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $13.4M in all, or $4.5M per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), earned $9.9M.

How much of the Week 49, 2019 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.2M of the $13.4M total, or 32%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 2019 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 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7). 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 49, 2019 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.