The Drama is slowly moving up A24’s top 5 domestic grossers list and is now surpassing the domestic haul of Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans’ Materialists. The 2026 rom-com is losing greater than 500 theaters on Thursday, and despite that, it has strong legs on the box office in North America. The Zendaya and Robert Pattinson starrer remained at #3 within the domestic box office charts but lost to Lee Cronin’s The Mummy on Friday. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The romance comedy is benefiting from the lead stars’ strong performances. The viewers are having fun with the fresh pairing of Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. They can even be seen together in Dune 3 and the Odyssey. After this chemistry on this rom-com, people will probably be delighted to see the pair within the upcoming tentpole movies and in several dynamics.
How much has the film collected on the North American box office thus far?
The Drama dropped to #4 within the domestic box office rankings on Friday. Based on Box Office Mojo‘s latest data, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s rom-com collected $1.5 million on its third Friday on the North American box office. It has consistently earned the third biggest collections amongst A24 releases. The film is just behind Marty Supreme’s $2.3 million and Civil War’s $1.9 million third Friday grosses.
The romance comedy maintains a stronghold on the box office in North America. It has declined by 46.6% from last Friday, despite losing 522 theaters in North America on Thursday. After 15 days of release, the domestic total for the romance drama has reached $36.3 million. It is anticipated to cross $40 million domestically this weekend.
Surpasses Materialists domestically
Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans starrer Materialists was released in 2025. It’s reportedly the eighth highest-grossing A24 film on the North American box office. Materialists was made on a budget of $20 million and have become the primary Indie film of 2025 to cross the $100 million worldwide milestone. Domestically, it collected $36.5 million, and The Drama has surpassed Materialists on Saturday only, however the numbers haven’t yet been revealed.
The Zendaya and Robert Pattinson starrer rom-com still has just a few miles to go to surpass the worldwide haul of Materialists. But with consistent momentum, The Drama could beat the worldwide haul of the Dakota Johnson starrer. For the record, Materialists collected $107.9 million in its lifetime. The Drama has raked in $78.5 million worldwide thus far, and the count remains to be growing.
Box office summary of The Drama
- Domestic – $36.3 million
- International – $42.1 million
- Worldwide – $78.4 million
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