The Drama (2026) earned about $48.1 million in North America and $134.67 million worldwide on a reported $28 million net production budget. The film is a romantic dark comedy, a love story mixed with sharp, unsettling humor. It was written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli and stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as an engaged couple disrupted before their wedding. According to ComingSoon.net, that $28 million figure covers net production spending, not marketing or distribution, through the reported production budget breakdown.
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- What film do these box-office numbers cover?
- How strong was the opening weekend?
- How did domestic and overseas earnings split?
- What does the run mean for A24?
What film do these box-office numbers cover?
The Drama follows the couple in the tense run-up to their planned wedding. A24 released it in U.S.
theaters on April 3, 2026, after a March 17 Los Angeles premiere. Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen produced the release, according to Looking Forward To. The pairing of Zendaya and Pattinson gave the original story strong audience recognition from the start.
How strong was the opening weekend?
The film opened to about $14.38 million over April 3-5, 2026. It played in 3,087 North American locations during that first weekend.
That start gave A24 a solid theatrical base for an adult original. According to Box Office Mojo data reported by Koimoi, the opening supported a longer run rather than a front-loaded finish, detailed in the North America opening-weekend tracker.
How did domestic and overseas earnings split?
According to Box Office Mojo, domestic earnings reached about $48.1 million, roughly 36% of the total, as shown in the current Box Office Mojo title tracker. That share means most revenue came from outside North America. International markets added about $86.6 million.
The combined theatrical total was $134.67 million in the Box Office Mojo record. Other 2026 reports placed the closing total at $131-133 million. The gap reflects different cutoff dates as late international grosses were counted.
What does the run mean for A24?
The result placed The Drama among A24's top three to four global grossers. It surpassed Civil War at $127 million and trailed Everything Everywhere All at Once and Marty Supreme.
The comparison matters for readers judging commercial scale: The performance benefited A24 and highlighted the ticket-selling strength of its two leads. These figures are theatrical gross only, before marketing, distribution, exhibitor shares, and later home-viewing revenue.
- The Drama: about $134.67 million worldwide
- Civil War: $127 million worldwide
- Higher A24 titles: Everything Everywhere All at Once and Marty Supreme