Genre box office

Drama Box Office Movies

Ranked drama movies by reported worldwide gross, with budgets, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.

Movies1,041in this genre

Total gross$109.90Bvisible records

Top movieTitanic$2.26B

Listed1,041paginated rows

Drama movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.

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#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
745	Porgy and Bess WW Financial	1959	$3.5M	$7.0M	-$3.5M	0.50x	Samuel Goldwyn Productions
746	White Heat WW Financial	1949	$3.5M	$1.3M	$2.2M	2.68x	Warner Bros. Pictures
747	Tea and Sympathy WW Financial	1956	$3.4M	$1.7M	$1.7M	1.98x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
748	The Bad and the Beautiful WW Financial	1952	$3.4M	$1.6M	$1.8M	2.17x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
749	Somebody Up There Likes Me WW Financial	1956	$3.4M	$1.9M	$1.4M	1.75x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
750	All Quiet on the Western Front WW Financial	1930	$3.3M	$1.4M	$1.8M	2.26x	Universal Pictures
751	Saratoga WW Financial	1937	$3.3M	$1.1M	$2.2M	2.96x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
752	Tomorrow Is Forever WW Financial No budget	1946	$3.3M	—	—	—	International Pictures (I)
753	The Strange Love of Martha Ivers WW Financial No budget	1946	$3.3M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
754	Twelve O'Clock High WW Financial No budget	1949	$3.2M	—	—	—	20th Century Fox
755	Any Number Can Play WW Financial	1949	$3.2M	$1.4M	$1.8M	2.35x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
756	Gold Diggers of 1933 WW Financial	1933	$3.2M	$433,000	$2.8M	7.39x	Warner Bros. Pictures
757	The Silver Chalice WW Financial	1954	$3.2M	$4.5M	-$1.3M	0.71x	Victor Saville Productions
758	The Foxes of Harrow WW Financial	1947	$3.2M	$2.8M	$400,000	1.15x	20th Century Fox
759	Birdman of Alcatraz WW Financial	1962	$3.1M	$2.7M	$450,000	1.17x	Norma Productions
760	David Copperfield WW Financial	1935	$3.1M	$1.1M	$2.0M	2.86x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
761	Charro! WW Financial No budget	1969	$3.0M	—	—	—	National General Pictures
762	The Joker is Wild WW Financial	1957	$3.0M	$2.4M	$600,000	1.25x	Ambl Productions
763	Over the Hill to the Poorhouse WW Financial	1920	$3.0M	$100,000	$2.9M	30.00x	Fox Film Corporation
764	Marjorie Morningstar WW Financial	1958	$3.0M	$2.0M	$1.0M	1.50x	Beachwold Productions
765	The Fly WW Financial	1958	$3.0M	$700,000	$2.3M	4.29x	20th Century Fox
766	Two Kuni Lemel WW Financial	1966	$3.0M	$2.0M	$1.0M	1.50x	—
767	The Three Treasures WW Financial No budget	1959	$3.0M	—	—	—	Toho
768	The Children's Hour WW Financial	1961	$3.0M	$3.6M	-$600,000	0.83x	The Mirisch Company

745

Porgy and Bess 1959 · WW Financial Budget $7.0M · Samuel Goldwyn Productions

$3.5M ROI 0.50x

746

White Heat 1949 · WW Financial Budget $1.3M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$3.5M ROI 2.68x

747

Tea and Sympathy 1956 · WW Financial Budget $1.7M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.4M ROI 1.98x

748

The Bad and the Beautiful 1952 · WW Financial Budget $1.6M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.4M ROI 2.17x

749

Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956 · WW Financial Budget $1.9M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.4M ROI 1.75x

750

All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 · WW Financial Budget $1.4M · Universal Pictures

$3.3M ROI 2.26x

751

Saratoga 1937 · WW Financial Budget $1.1M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.3M ROI 2.96x

752

Tomorrow Is Forever 1946 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · International Pictures (I)

$3.3M ROI —

753

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$3.3M ROI —

754

Twelve O'Clock High 1949 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · 20th Century Fox

$3.2M ROI —

755

Any Number Can Play 1949 · WW Financial Budget $1.4M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.2M ROI 2.35x

756

Gold Diggers of 1933 1933 · WW Financial Budget $433,000 · Warner Bros. Pictures

$3.2M ROI 7.39x

757

The Silver Chalice 1954 · WW Financial Budget $4.5M · Victor Saville Productions

$3.2M ROI 0.71x

758

The Foxes of Harrow 1947 · WW Financial Budget $2.8M · 20th Century Fox

$3.2M ROI 1.15x

759

Birdman of Alcatraz 1962 · WW Financial Budget $2.7M · Norma Productions

$3.1M ROI 1.17x

760

David Copperfield 1935 · WW Financial Budget $1.1M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.1M ROI 2.86x

761

Charro! 1969 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · National General Pictures

$3.0M ROI —

762

The Joker is Wild 1957 · WW Financial Budget $2.4M · Ambl Productions

$3.0M ROI 1.25x

763

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse 1920 · WW Financial Budget $100,000 · Fox Film Corporation

$3.0M ROI 30.00x

764

Marjorie Morningstar 1958 · WW Financial Budget $2.0M · Beachwold Productions

$3.0M ROI 1.50x

765

The Fly 1958 · WW Financial Budget $700,000 · 20th Century Fox

$3.0M ROI 4.29x

766

Two Kuni Lemel 1966 · WW Financial Budget $2.0M

$3.0M ROI 1.50x

767

The Three Treasures 1959 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · Toho

$3.0M ROI —

768

The Children's Hour 1961 · WW Financial Budget $3.6M · The Mirisch Company

$3.0M ROI 0.83x

Drama box office FAQ

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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.