$172,885
ROI —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5545 |
Grand Illusion
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1937 | $172,885 | — | — | — | Réalisation D'art Cinématographique |
| 5546 |
Aparajito
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1956 | $170,215 | — | — | — | Epic Productions |
| 5547 |
Niagara, Niagara
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1998 | $168,462 | — | — | — | The Shooting Gallery |
| 5548 |
The Hi-Lo Country
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1998 | $166,000 | — | — | — | Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment |
| 5549 |
De tripas corazón
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1985 | $162,843 | — | — | — | C. B. Films |
| 5550 |
Sleep with Me
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1994 | $161,410 | — | — | — | August Entertainment |
| 5551 |
Bye Bye Blues
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1989 | $161,323 | — | — | — | Transvideo |
| 5552 |
Roadside Prophets
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1992 | $157,645 | — | — | — | Swinson Starkey Productions |
| 5553 |
Distant Thunder
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1988 | $156,188 | $8.0M | -$7.8M | 0.02x | Paramount Pictures |
| 5554 |
Pépé le Moko
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1937 | $155,895 | — | — | — | Paris Film Production |
| 5555 |
The Glorious Lady
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1919 | $154,504 | — | — | — | Selznick Pictures |
| 5556 |
Stalingrad
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1993 | $152,972 | — | — | — | B.a. Produktion |
| 5557 |
Jenny Lamour
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1947 | $152,961 | — | — | — | Majestic Films |
| 5558 |
Pushing Hands
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1991 | $152,322 | $400,000 | -$247,678 | 0.38x | Ang Lee Productions |
| 5559 |
Eminent Domain
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1991 | $151,098 | — | — | — | Svs Films |
| 5560 |
The Wounds
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1998 | $150,000 | $10,000 | $140,000 | 15.00x | Cobra Film Department |
| 5561 |
Jacquot
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1991 | $149,200 | — | — | — | Ciné Tamaris |
| 5562 |
The Proposition
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1998 | $147,773 | — | — | — | Interscope Communications |
| 5563 |
Adolescencia
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1982 | $145,842 | — | — | — | Midega Film |
| 5564 |
The Escape Artist
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1982 | $143,369 | — | — | — | American Zoetrope |
| 5565 |
La Boheme
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1988 | $143,247 | — | — | — | San Francisco Opera |
| 5566 |
The Acid House
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1998 | $142,783 | $900,000 | -$757,217 | 0.16x | Picture Palace North |
| 5567 |
Blue Beach
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1982 | $140,702 | — | — | — | Producciones Balcázar |
| 5568 |
The Terrorist
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1998 | $140,021 | $24,554 | $115,467 | 5.70x | — |
Aparajito
1956 · WW
Budget — · Epic Productions
$170,215
ROI —
Niagara, Niagara
1998 · WW
Budget — · The Shooting Gallery
$168,462
ROI —
The Hi-Lo Country
1998 · WW
Budget — · Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment
$166,000
ROI —
De tripas corazón
1985 · WW
Budget — · C. B. Films
$162,843
ROI —
Sleep with Me
1994 · WW
Budget — · August Entertainment
$161,410
ROI —
Bye Bye Blues
1989 · WW
Budget — · Transvideo
$161,323
ROI —
Roadside Prophets
1992 · WW
Budget — · Swinson Starkey Productions
$157,645
ROI —
Distant Thunder
1988 · WW
Budget $8.0M · Paramount Pictures
$156,188
ROI 0.02x
$155,895
ROI —
$154,504
ROI —
Stalingrad
1993 · WW
Budget — · B.a. Produktion
$152,972
ROI —
$152,961
ROI —
Pushing Hands
1991 · WW
Budget $400,000 · Ang Lee Productions
$152,322
ROI 0.38x
$151,098
ROI —
The Wounds
1998 · WW
Budget $10,000 · Cobra Film Department
$150,000
ROI 15.00x
Jacquot
1991 · WW
Budget — · Ciné Tamaris
$149,200
ROI —
The Proposition
1998 · WW
Budget — · Interscope Communications
$147,773
ROI —
Adolescencia
1982 · WW
Budget — · Midega Film
$145,842
ROI —
The Escape Artist
1982 · WW
Budget — · American Zoetrope
$143,369
ROI —
La Boheme
1988 · WW
Budget — · San Francisco Opera
$143,247
ROI —
The Acid House
1998 · WW
Budget $900,000 · Picture Palace North
$142,783
ROI 0.16x
Blue Beach
1982 · WW
Budget — · Producciones Balcázar
$140,702
ROI —
The Terrorist
1998 · WW
Budget $24,554
$140,021
ROI 5.70x
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.