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History box office · Week 43 · Oct 22–28, 2023

History Box Office, Week 43 of 2023: History Releases of Oct 22–28

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28), with $3.2M worldwide, ahead of The Empresses (2023) at $1.6M and Beyond Utopia (2023) at $110.2K. 4 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 43 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$4.9M
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023), the #1
$3.2M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 43 of 2023?

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) leads with $3.2M, 65% of the total. The top 4 together took $4.9M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $3.2M The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Empresses (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $1.6M The Empresses (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Beyond Utopia (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $110.2K Beyond Utopia (2023)
    $11.7K US & Canada · 11% $98.5K elsewhere · 89%
  4. Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $36.3K Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 43 of 2023, 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 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28).

  1. 1 The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) movie poster
    The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) Oct 27, 2023 · Spanish · History, Drama $3.2M worldwide
    Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
  2. 2 The Empresses (2023) movie poster
    The Empresses (2023) Oct 26, 2023 · Russian · Drama, History $1.6M worldwide
    Oct 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  3. 3 Beyond Utopia (2023) movie poster
    Beyond Utopia (2023) Oct 23, 2023 · English · Documentary, Biography, History $110.2K worldwide
    Oct 23, 2023 US and Canada: $11.7K Rest of the world: $98.5K Worldwide: $110.2K
  4. 4 Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023) movie poster
    Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023) Oct 27, 2023 · Bengali · Drama, War, History $36.3K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 43 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 43 releases took $4.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 15–21) with $158.8M, led by Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

  1. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 The Movie Teller (2023) $338.5K The Movie Teller (2023)
  2. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Scarborn (2023) $1.3M Scarborn (2023)
  3. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 Stella. A Life. (2023) $216.9K Stella. A Life. (2023)
  4. Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 Lord of the Wind (2023) $7.1M Lord of the Wind (2023)
  5. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 8–14 Once Upon a Star (2023) $75.9K Once Upon a Star (2023)
  6. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 15–21 Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) $158.8M Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
  7. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 22–28 The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) $4.9M The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023)
  8. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 29–Nov 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 Pelikan Blue (2023) $146.1K Pelikan Blue (2023)
Earlier years

How Does Week 43 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2015 earned the most: $32.1M from 2 films, led by Suffragette (2015). Week 43, 2023 took $4.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 43, 2014 Oct 19–25 1 film 1 $5.6M – Two Hearts As One (2014) $5.6M
Week 43, 2015 Oct 18–24 2 films · +478% 2 $32.1M +478% Suffragette (2015) $32M
Week 43, 2016 Oct 16–22 1 film · −99% 1 $209.5K −99% 31st October (2016) $209.5K
Week 43, 2017 Oct 22–28 2 films · +4823% 2 $10.3M +4823% Mathilde (2017) $9.4M
Week 43, 2018 Oct 21–27 2 films · −82% 2 $1.9M −82% The Conductor (2018) $1.2M
Week 43, 2019 Oct 20–26 1 film · −62% 1 $725.4K −62% The Great Alaskan Race (2019) $725.4K
Week 43, 2020 Oct 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 43, 2021 Oct 17–23 1 film 1 $1.5M – The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) $1.5M
Week 43, 2022 Oct 16–22 2 films · +263% 2 $5.5M +263% Caravaggio’s Shadow (2022) $4.9M
Week 43, 2023 Oct 22–28 4 films · −10% 4 $4.9M −10% The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) $3.2M
Archive

History Box Office in 2023, Week by Week

40 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 16–22) with $975.8M, led by Oppenheimer (2023).

FAQ

History Box Office Week 43 of 2023: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing history movie in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28)?

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) leads with $3.2M worldwide. Next come The Empresses (2023) at $1.6M and Beyond Utopia (2023) at $110.2K.

How much did history movies released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) earn?

4 history films released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $4.9M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023), earned $3.2M.

How much of the Week 43, 2023 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$11.7K of the $4.9M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 43, 2023 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 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28). 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 43, 2023 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.