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History box office · Week 39 · Sep 22–28, 2024

History Box Office, Week 39 of 2024: History Releases of Sep 22–28

Lee (2024) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28), with $24.7M worldwide, ahead of Saturday Night (2024) at $10.1M and Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) at $510.6K. 5 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35.3M in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $35.3M across 5 history releases.

week 39 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$35.3M
Lee (2024), the #1
$24.7M
earned in the US & Canada
33%
Lee (2024) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 history movie of Week 39, 2024

Lee (2024)

2024 · Biography, Drama

$24.7M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

$2M US & Canada · 8% $22.7M elsewhere · 92%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 39 of 2024?

Lee (2024) leads with $24.7M, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $35.3M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Lee (2024) movie poster Number 1
    $24.7M Lee (2024)
    $2M US & Canada · 8% $22.7M elsewhere · 92%
  2. Saturday Night (2024) movie poster Number 2
    $10.1M Saturday Night (2024)
    $9.5M US & Canada · 95% $543.7K elsewhere · 5%
  3. Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) movie poster Number 3
    $510.6K Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Jimmy (2024) movie poster Number 4
    $82.1K Jimmy (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Chinatown Cha-Cha (2024) movie poster Number 5
    $9.4K Chinatown Cha-Cha (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 39 of 2024, 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 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28).

  1. 1 Lee (2024) movie poster
    Lee (2024) Sep 27, 2024 · English · Biography, Drama, History $24.7M worldwide
    Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $22.7M Worldwide: $24.7M
  2. 2 Saturday Night (2024) movie poster
    Saturday Night (2024) Sep 27, 2024 · English · Biography, Comedy, Drama $10.1M worldwide
    Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: $9.5M Rest of the world: $543.7K Worldwide: $10.1M
  3. 3 Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) movie poster
    Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) Sep 24, 2024 · English · Drama, History $510.6K worldwide
    Sep 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $510.6K
  4. 4 Jimmy (2024) movie poster
    Jimmy (2024) Sep 28, 2024 · English · History, Documentary $82.1K worldwide
    Sep 28, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.1K
  5. 5 Chinatown Cha-Cha (2024) movie poster
    Chinatown Cha-Cha (2024) Sep 24, 2024 · English · Music, History, Documentary $9.4K worldwide
    Sep 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 39 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2017 earned the most: $92.4M from 4 films, led by Chasing the Dragon (2017). Week 39, 2024 took $35.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 39, 2015 Sep 20–26 2 films 2 $355.3K – Stonewall (2015) $292.7K
Week 39, 2016 Sep 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 39, 2017 Sep 24–30 4 films 4 $92.4M – Chasing the Dragon (2017) $88M
Week 39, 2018 Sep 23–29 3 films · −90% 3 $8.9M −90% The Ideal Palace (2018) $6.1M
Week 39, 2019 Sep 22–28 2 films · +425% 2 $46.7M +425% Judy (2019) $46M
Week 39, 2020 Sep 20–26 3 films · −82% 3 $8.3M −82% Streltsov (2020) $4.9M
Week 39, 2021 Sep 19–25 3 films · −95% 3 $377.9K −95% The Auschwitz Report (2021) $360.9K
Week 39, 2022 Sep 18–24 2 films · +588% 2 $2.6M +588% The Lulus (2022) $2.6M
Week 39, 2023 Sep 24–30 3 films · −92% 3 $216.9K −92% Stella. A Life. (2023) $120.9K
Week 39, 2024 Sep 22–28 5 films · +16190% 5 $35.3M +16190% Lee (2024) $24.7M
FAQ

History Box Office Week 39 of 2024: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing history movie in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28)?

Lee (2024) leads with $24.7M worldwide, $2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Saturday Night (2024) at $10.1M and Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) at $510.6K.

How much did history movies released in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28) earn?

5 history films released in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $35.3M in all, or $7.1M per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Lee (2024), earned $24.7M.

How much of the Week 39, 2024 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$11.5M of the $35.3M total, or 33%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 39, 2024 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 39 of 2024 (Sep 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 39, 2024 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.