1929 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted Domestic
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Domestic Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Domestic Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
2
The Broadway Melody (1929)
AA Best Picture WinBessie Love
276.30
3
The Virginian (1929)
Gary Cooper
191.90
1
The Love Parade (1929)
AA Best Picture NomMaurice Chevalier &
Jeanette MacDonald147.60
6
The Cocoanuts (1929)
Marx Brothers &
Kay Francis177.10
4
Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
Conway Tearle
249.90
6
Rio Rita (1929)
Bert Wheeler
174.70
6
Welcome Danger (1929)
Harold Lloyd
206.60
7
The Cock-Eyed World (1929)
Victor McLaglen &
Directed by Raoul Walsh265.70
8
Sunny Side Up (1929)
Janet Gaynor
324.70
10
On with the Show! (1929)
Joe E. Brown
171.30
12
The Trespasser (1929)
Gloria Swanson
122.10
12
The Iron Mask (1929)
Douglas Fairbanks
147.60
13
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
AA Best Picture NomNorma Shearer &
Joan Crawford150.30
16
The Desert Song (1929)
Myrna Loy
152.40
17
Say It with Songs (1929)
Al Jolson
169.70
16
Syncopation (1929)
Barbara Bennett
123.00
18
Condemned! (1929)
Ronald Colman &
Ann Harding98.40
18
Sally (1929)
Joe E. Brown
120.00
20
The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
Mary Pickford &
Douglas Fairbanks108.20
22
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)
Norma Shearer
107.00
21
Disraeli (1929)
AA Best Picture NomGeorge Arliss &
Joan Bennett90.90
22
Hit The Deck (1929)
Jack Oakie
96.40
23
The Dance of Life (1929)
Oscar Levant
85.90
25
General Crack (1929)
John Barrymore
90.40
27
Thunder (1929)
Lon Chaney
100.20
26
The Letter (1929)
Jeanne Eagels
81.60
29
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
Norma Shearer
109.60
28
Dynamite (1929)
Kay Johnson
88.00
29
Show of Shows (1929)
John Barrymore &
Myrna Loy123.90
30
Street Girl (1929)
Jack Oakie
79.30
31
The Greene Murder Case (1929)
William Powell &
Jean Arthur82.00
32
The Canary Murder Case (1929)
William Powell &
Jean Arthur98.30
34
Close Harmony (1929)
Nancy Carroll
104.60
32
Hell's Heroes (1929)
Charles Bickford &
Raymond Hatton71.30
35
Their Own Desire (1929)
Robert Montgomery &
Norma Shearer98.40
37
Coquette (1929)
Mary Pickford &
Johnny Mack Brown137.80
36
Innocents of Paris (1929)
Maurice Chevalier
70.00
37
Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
Walter Huston
59.90
38
Synthetic Sin (1929)
Colleen Moore
48.80
39
The Four Feathers (1929)
William Powell &
Fay Wray73.00
41
Bulldog Drummond (1929)
Ronald Colman &
Joan Bennett100.20
43
Sweetie (1929)
Nancy Carroll
86.10
43
Madame X (1929)
Ruth Chatterton &
Lionel Barrymore90.00
43
Alibi (1929)
AA Best Picture NomChester Morris
61.50
44
Illusion (1929)
Nancy Carroll
60.10
46
Lucky Star (1929)
Janet Gaynor &
Charles Farrell62.00
47
Weary River (1929)
Richard Barthelmess
103.20
48
The Wolf Of Wall Street (1929)
Nancy Carroll
85.50
49
A Man's Man (1929)
Greta Garbo &
John Gilbert59.00
49
Marianne (1929)
Marion Davies
68.40
51
Sonny Boy (1929)
Edward Everett Horton
82.50
51
It's A Great Life (1929)
Rosetta Duncan
51.80
52
The Laughing Lady (1929)
48.30
53
The Kiss (1929)
Greta Garbo &
Conrad Nagel51.00
55
The Wild Party (1929)
Fredric March
88.40
57
Devil-May-Care (1929)
Ramon Novarro
70.20
58
The Single Standard (1929)
Greta Garbo &
Johnny Mack Brown64.80
56
Eternal Love (1929)
John Barrymore
51.70
59
The Wolf Song (1929)
Gary Cooper
63.00
60
Spite Marriage (1929)
Buster Keaton &
Dorothy Sebastian33.90
62
So This Is College (1929)
Robert Montgomery
93.50
61
The Flying Fleet (1929)
Ramon Novarro
64.70
63
Wild Orchids (1929)
Greta Garbo &
Lewis Stone61.20
64
Hot For Paris (1929)
Victor McLaglen &
Directed by Raoul Walsh77.20
65
The Doctor's Secret (1929)
97.00
66
The Pagan (1929)
Ramon Novarro &
Donald Crisp62.90
66
Nothing But The Truth (1929)
Richard Dix
65.00
68
Happy Days (1929)
Janet Gaynor
99.70
67
Where East Is East (1929)
67.70
69
They Had To See Paris (1929)
Will Rogers
84.60
71
The Black Watch (1929)
Myrna Loy &
Victor McLaglen78.70
71
The Lady Lies (1929)
Claudette Colbert &
Walter Huston36.10
74
Desert Nights (1929)
John Gilbert
58.10
73
Drag (1929)
Richard Barthelmess
46.40
75
Fast Company (1929)
Evelyn Brent
51.80
77
The Mysterious Island (1929)
Lionel Barrymore &
Jacqueline Gadsdon51.50
76
Lucky Boy (1929)
25.50
77
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Joan Crawford &
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.66.40
81
The Vagabond Lover (1929)
Marie Dressler
66.00
79
Why Be Good? (1929)
Colleen Moore
30.60
79
Thunderbolt (1929)
George Bancroft &
Josef Von Sternberg39.50
82
Chinatown Nights (1929)
Wallace Beery
56.90
82
Frozen River (1929)
Rin Tin Tin
23.70
83
His Glorious Night (1929)
Lionel Barrymore &
John Gilbert58.00
85
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
Jason Robards Sr.
49.60
86
Charming Sinners (1929)
William Powell
36.90
87
So Long Letty (1929)
Charlotte Greenwood
40.00
88
Paris (1929)
Irène Bordoni
62.20
87
The Scared Flame (1929)
Pauline Frederick
42.40
88
The Rainbow Man (1929)
Gabby Hayes
41.00
90
The Aviator (1929)
Edward Everett Horton
29.60
91
The Redeeming Sin (1929)
53.90
93
Glad Rag Doll (1929)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
72.30
93
Skin Deep (1929)
Monte Blue
36.70
95
Big Time (1929)
Lee Tracy
16.00
96
Navy Blues (1929)
84.20
95
The Wheel Of Life (1929)
Richard Dix
27.10
98
Queen of the Nightclubs (1929)
Texas Guinan
45.20
97
Untamed (1929)
Joan Crawford &
Robert Montgomery70.30
100
The Argyle Case (1929)
Zasu Pitts
51.90
100
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
Richard Dix
43.00
102
Honky Tonk (1929)
Sophia Tucker
44.10
103
Footlights and Fools (1929)
Fredric March &
Colleen Moore59.30
104
The Careless Age (1929)
Loretta Young &
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.26.20
106
The Dummy (1929)
Fredric March
51.50
106
The Marriage Playground (1929)
Fredric March &
Kay Francis32.70
107
Hearts in Exile (1929)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
41.70
109
Christina (1929)
Janet Gaynor
37.10
108
Seven Faces (1929)
Paul Muni
23.70
110
This Thing Called Love (1929)
Constance Bennett
15.70
111
Romance of the Rio Grande (1929)
35.00
111
Evidence (1929)
Pauline Frederick &
Myrna Loy2.70
113
Pointed Heels (1929)
William Powell &
Fay Wray17.40
112
Thru Different Eyes (1929)
15.40
114
The Hole In The Wall (1929)
Edward G. Robinson &
Claudette Colbert20.20
116
Wise Girls (1929)
Roland Young
27.60
115
Hallelujah (1929)
13.90
118
The Valiant (1929)
Paul Muni
21.20
119
The Locked Door (1929)
Barbara Stanwyck
24.60
120
Battle Of Paris (1929)
Gertrude Lawrence
2.80
120
One Stolen Night (1929)
Betty Bronson
22.30
122
Mexicali Rose (1929)
Barbara Stanwyck
32.00
123
The Great Divide (1929)
Myrna Loy
28.20
124
The Sap (1929)
Edward Everett Horton
24.70
127
Behind That Curtain (1929)
Warner Baxter &
Boris Karloff69.90
124
Wonder of Women (1929)
Lewis Stone
25.60
125
Fashions in Love (1929)
Adolphe Menjou
32.20
128
The Rescue (1929)
Ronald Coleman &
Lili Damita64.00
129
The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
Basil Rathbone
19.80
129
The Forward Pass (1929)
Loretta Young &
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.35.30
130
Captain Lash (1929)
Victor McLaglen
32.10
133
From Headquarters (1929)
Monte Blue
28.40
131
The Million Dollar Collar (1929)
Rin Tin Tin
21.80
132
Paris Bound (1929)
21.70
134
Young Nowheres (1929)
Richard Barthelmess
23.80
136
No Defense (1929)
Monte Blue
25.70
137
The Man I Love (1929)
Richard Arlen
49.20
137
Stolen Kisses (1929)
May McAvoy &
Directed by Ray Enright23.70
138
The Desert Rider (1929)
Tim McCoy
9.00
140
A Dangerous Woman (1929)
Clive Brook
24.80
141
Hardboiled Rose (1929)
Myrna Loy
8.60
142
Marquis Preferred (1929)
Adolphe Menjou
10.10
142
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
Colleen Moore
60.40
144
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
7.70
145
Her Private Life (1929)
Walter Pidgeon
25.90
144
Betrayal (1929)
Gary Cooper
31.10
146
Woman Trap (1929)
Chester Morris
19.40
146
The Squall (1929)
Myrna Loy &
Loretta Young21.40
148
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)
Clive Brook
23.30
149
The Duke Steps Out (1929)
Joan Crawford &
William Haines70.30
150
A Song of Kentucky (1929)
Lois Moran
3.30
151
The Unholy Night (1929)
Lionel Barrymore &
Boris Karloff31.60
152
Words and Music (1929)
John Wayne
16.00
153
House of Horror (1929)
Louise Fazenda
1.30
155
Black Waters (1929)
John Loder
6.80
156
Twin Beds (1929)
Zasu Pitts
16.60
157
The River Of Romance (1929)
Wallace Beery
21.30
158
Sioux Blood (1929)
Tim McCoy
9.60
159
The Gamblers (1929)
Jason Robards, Sr.
21.30
160
Sunset Pass (1929)
Jack Holt
1.60
1929 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Broadway Melody (1929)
AA Best Picture WinBessie Love
429.40
Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
Conway Tearle
390.40
The Desert Song (1929)
Myrna Loy
297.40
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
AA Best Picture NomNorma Shearer &
Joan Crawford238.20
On with the Show! (1929)
Joe E. Brown
237.60
Rio Rita (1929)
Bert Wheeler
236.20
Sally (1929)
Joe E. Brown
216.30
Show of Shows (1929)
John Barrymore &
Myrna Loy157.00
Bulldog Drummond (1929)
Ronald Colman &
Joan Bennett153.80
Disraeli (1929)
AA Best Picture NomGeorge Arliss &
Joan Bennett147.40
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)
Norma Shearer
141.10
Devil-May-Care (1929)
Ramon Novarro
139.30
The Pagan (1929)
Ramon Novarro &
Donald Crisp133.00
Dynamite (1929)
Kay Johnson
131.50
General Crack (1929)
John Barrymore
129.90
The Flying Fleet (1929)
Ramon Novarro
126.50
Madame X (1929)
Ruth Chatterton &
Lionel Barrymore123.40
Paris (1929)
Irène Bordoni
115.40
Wild Orchids (1929)
Greta Garbo &
Lewis Stone114.60
Hit The Deck (1929)
Jack Oakie
111.40
Sonny Boy (1929)
Edward Everett Horton
105.50
The Single Standard (1929)
Greta Garbo &
Johnny Mack Brown103.10
Glad Rag Doll (1929)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
99.40
Marianne (1929)
Marion Davies
97.00
Untamed (1929)
Joan Crawford &
Robert Montgomery95.80
The Duke Steps Out (1929)
Joan Crawford &
William Haines90.50
The Kiss (1929)
Greta Garbo &
Conrad Nagel89.10
Spite Marriage (1929)
Buster Keaton &
Dorothy Sebastian88.70
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Joan Crawford &
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.84.30
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
Jason Robards Sr.
79.20
Desert Nights (1929)
John Gilbert
78.80
It's A Great Life (1929)
Rosetta Duncan
76.80
The Vagabond Lover (1929)
Marie Dressler
74.40
The Mysterious Island (1929)
Lionel Barrymore &
Jacqueline Gadsdon71.40
His Glorious Night (1929)
Lionel Barrymore &
John Gilbert71.40
The Scared Flame (1929)
Pauline Frederick
68.00
Hearts in Exile (1929)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
64.30
Honky Tonk (1929)
Sophia Tucker
64.00
The Aviator (1929)
Edward Everett Horton
51.50
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
Richard Dix
50.90
Skin Deep (1929)
Monte Blue
49.90
Queen of the Nightclubs (1929)
Texas Guinan
46.40
The Forward Pass (1929)
Loretta Young &
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.43.90
The Careless Age (1929)
Loretta Young &
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.40.40
Wise Girls (1929)
Roland Young
36.10
From Headquarters (1929)
Monte Blue
35.50
Frozen River (1929)
Rin Tin Tin
31.30
The Sap (1929)
Edward Everett Horton
31.30
No Defense (1929)
Monte Blue
31.20
The Million Dollar Collar (1929)
Rin Tin Tin
30.70
Stolen Kisses (1929)
May McAvoy &
Directed by Ray Enright26.60
One Stolen Night (1929)
Betty Bronson
23.80
Sioux Blood (1929)
Tim McCoy
15.90
The Desert Rider (1929)
Tim McCoy
15.00
Show of Shows: You have entered the Foreign total of the Desert Song with the correct domestic instead of the 336K foreign total that it actually is with the domestic Just trying to keep your page correct. 🙂 Should be leaving a WW adjusted of $133.3 or 133.4 depending on your formula. If I am wrong, please let me know.
Thanks
Chris