$171.5M
ROI 8.58x
Genre box office
Drama Box Office Movies
Ranked drama movies by reported worldwide gross, with budgets, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.
Movies6,006in this genre
Total gross$244.13Bvisible records
Top movieTitanic$2.26B
Listed6,006paginated rows
Drama movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313 |
Cocktail
WW
Financial
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1988 | $171.5M | $20.0M | $151.5M | 8.58x | Interscope Communications |
| 314 |
Contact
WW
Financial
|
1997 | $171.1M | $90.0M | $81.1M | 1.90x | South Side Amusement Company |
| 315 |
Shall We Dance?
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2004 | $170.1M | $50.0M | $120.1M | 3.40x | Miramax |
| 316 |
Bayside Shakedown 2
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2003 | $170.0M | — | — | — | Fuji Television Network |
| 317 |
Ghost in the Shell
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2017 | $169.8M | $110.0M | $59.8M | 1.54x | Weying Galaxy Entertainment |
| 318 |
Ticket to Paradise
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2022 | $168.8M | $20.0M | $148.8M | 8.44x | Smokehouse Pictures |
| 319 |
Seven Pounds
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2008 | $168.2M | $55.0M | $113.2M | 3.06x | Escape Artists |
| 320 |
Rocketman
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2019 | $167.3M | $40.0M | $127.3M | 4.18x | Paramount Pictures |
| 321 |
Alexander
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2004 | $167.3M | $155.0M | $12.3M | 1.08x | Intermedia Films |
| 322 |
Magic Mike
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2012 | $167.2M | $7.0M | $160.2M | 23.89x | Iron Horse Entertainment |
| 323 |
Up in the Air
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2009 | $166.8M | $25.0M | $141.8M | 6.67x | Paramount Pictures |
| 324 |
Sleepers
WW
Financial
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1996 | $165.6M | $44.0M | $121.6M | 3.76x | Propaganda Films |
| 325 |
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2024 | $165.6M | — | — | — | China Film Creative |
| 326 |
Bridge of Spies
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2015 | $165.5M | $40.0M | $125.5M | 4.14x | Tsg Entertainment |
| 327 |
The Huntsman: Winter's War
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2016 | $165.0M | $115.0M | $50.0M | 1.43x | Roth Films |
| 328 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2008 | $164.2M | $90.0M | $74.2M | 1.82x | Paramount Pictures |
| 329 |
Four Christmases
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2008 | $164.1M | $80.0M | $84.1M | 2.05x | Spyglass Entertainment |
| 330 |
Ben-Hur
WW
Financial
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1959 | $164.0M | $15.0M | $149.0M | 10.93x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 331 |
Burn After Reading
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2008 | $163.7M | $37.0M | $126.7M | 4.42x | Focus Features |
| 332 |
Unbroken
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2014 | $163.4M | $65.0M | $98.4M | 2.51x | Legendary Pictures |
| 333 |
World Trade Center
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2006 | $163.2M | $65.0M | $98.2M | 2.51x | Paramount Pictures |
| 334 |
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2017 | $162.7M | $15.0M | $147.7M | 10.85x | Blueprint Pictures |
| 335 |
Italy Italy
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2017 | $162.6M | — | — | — | — |
| 336 |
Memoirs of a Geisha
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2005 | $162.2M | $85.0M | $77.2M | 1.91x | Columbia Pictures |
$171.1M
ROI 1.90x
$170.1M
ROI 3.40x
Bayside Shakedown 2
2003 · WW
Budget — · Fuji Television Network
$170.0M
ROI —
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · WW
Budget $110.0M · Weying Galaxy Entertainment
$169.8M
ROI 1.54x
Ticket to Paradise
2022 · WW
Budget $20.0M · Smokehouse Pictures
$168.8M
ROI 8.44x
Seven Pounds
2008 · WW
Budget $55.0M · Escape Artists
$168.2M
ROI 3.06x
Rocketman
2019 · WW
Budget $40.0M · Paramount Pictures
$167.3M
ROI 4.18x
Alexander
2004 · WW
Budget $155.0M · Intermedia Films
$167.3M
ROI 1.08x
Magic Mike
2012 · WW
Budget $7.0M · Iron Horse Entertainment
$167.2M
ROI 23.89x
Up in the Air
2009 · WW
Budget $25.0M · Paramount Pictures
$166.8M
ROI 6.67x
$165.6M
ROI 3.76x
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
2024 · WW
Budget — · China Film Creative
$165.6M
ROI —
Bridge of Spies
2015 · WW
Budget $40.0M · Tsg Entertainment
$165.5M
ROI 4.14x
The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016 · WW
Budget $115.0M · Roth Films
$165.0M
ROI 1.43x
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · WW
Budget $90.0M · Paramount Pictures
$164.2M
ROI 1.82x
Four Christmases
2008 · WW
Budget $80.0M · Spyglass Entertainment
$164.1M
ROI 2.05x
$164.0M
ROI 10.93x
Burn After Reading
2008 · WW
Budget $37.0M · Focus Features
$163.7M
ROI 4.42x
Unbroken
2014 · WW
Budget $65.0M · Legendary Pictures
$163.4M
ROI 2.51x
World Trade Center
2006 · WW
Budget $65.0M · Paramount Pictures
$163.2M
ROI 2.51x
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017 · WW
Budget $15.0M · Blueprint Pictures
$162.7M
ROI 10.85x
Italy Italy
2017 · WW
Budget —
$162.6M
ROI —
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 · WW
Budget $85.0M · Columbia Pictures
$162.2M
ROI 1.91x
Drama box office FAQ
Helpful answers about this genre chart.What does the Drama box office chart include?
The Drama chart includes indexed movie records that currently carry the Drama genre label and available worldwide box office data.
Why can genre rankings change?
Genre pages can change when movie metadata is enriched, corrected or remapped from external data sources.
Are genre pages sorted by worldwide gross?
Yes. Genre movie lists are sorted by reported worldwide gross by default, with budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI shown where available.