1929 Box Office Grosses – Source Variety

The following massive table comes from the hard work of Mike.  Mike went through old Variety magazines and added up the actual box office grosses.   Mike has gone through the archived Variety magazines and tallied up the grosses from the big cities.  The following table is the end result of all of Mike’s hard work.

Mike’s thoughts on the process and logic of the following box office numbers.

“Here is the estimated domestic box office only for the year 1929.
From highest to lowest in descending order.  Just for fun you could use the multiplers .It would work for some, but not all.”

 

1929 Actual Box Office Grosses Reported In Variety

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.  Column index.

  • Column 1 – is name of the movie
  • Column 2 – total actual box office gross from the Top 30 cities in the United States
  • Column 3 – using a multiplier of 5 this would be an estimated actual box office gross
  • Column 4 – star of the movie
  • Column 5 – star of the movie
  • Column 6 – average Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score per movie
RankMovie TitleActual Domestic Total5 X MultiplierStarStar
The Cock-Eyed World 257782512889125Lili DamitaVictor McLaglen
The Broadway Melody 257728012886400Bessie LoveCharles King
Sunny Side Up/Sunnyside Up 18204509102250Janet GaynorCharles Farrell
Rio Rita 15073797536895Bebe DanielsJohn Boles
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 14909007454500Joan CrawfordConrad Nagel
Gold Diggers Of Broadway 14614507307250Nancy WelfordConway Tearle
The Love Parade 11520505760250Jeanette MacDonaldMaurice Chevalier
Disraeli 10865505432750Doris LloydGeorge Arliss
The Iron Mask 10580505290250Belle Bennett Douglas Fairbanks 
Bulldog Drummond 10559005279500Joan BennettRonald Colman
Coquette 10336505168250Mary PickfordJohnny Mack Brown
Weary River 10029005014500Betty CompsonRichard Barthelmess
Noah’s Ark 9907004953500Dolores CostelloGeorge O’Brien
Show Boat 9403004701500Laura La PlanteJoseph Schildkraut
The Trespasser 9110004555000Gloria SwansonRobert Ames 
Welcome Danger 8960004480000Barbara KentHarold Lloyd
The Virginian 8881004440500Mary BrianGary Cooper
On With the Show!  8815004407500Betty CompsonJoe E. Brown
They Had to See Paris 8682504341250Irene RichWill Rogers
The Desert Song 8590004295000Carlotta King John Boles 
The Wolf of Wall Street 8566504283250Olga BaclanovaGeorge Bancroft
The Taming of the Shrew 8447514223755Mary PickfordDouglas Fairbanks
Innocents of Paris 8251004125500Sylvia BeecherMaurice Chevalier
General Crack 8212004106000Marian NixonJohn Barrymore
Condemned 8100004050000Ann HardingRonald Colman
Hot for Paris 7876503938250Fifi D’OrsayVictor McLaglen
Speakeasy 7873003936500Lola Lane Paul Page
Our Modern Maidens 7812003906000Joan CrawfordRod La Rocque
The Four Feathers 7735003867500Fay WrayRichard Arlen
Say It with Songs 7672003836000Marian NixonAl Jolson
The Mighty 7625003812500Esther RalstonGeorge Bancroft
Hit the Deck 7590503795250Polly WalkerJack Oakie
The Show of Shows 7500503750250Armida FrankFay
Madame X/There is no Sin 7331003665500Ruth ChattertonLewis Stone
The Canary Murder Case 7259503629750Jean Arthur William Powell 
The Doctor’s Secret 7115003557500Ruth Chatterton H.B. Warner
The Cocoanuts 7030503515250Margaret DumontMarx Brothers
Devil-May-Care/Devil May Care 7017503508750Dorothy JordanRamon Novarro
Close Harmony 6999003499500Nancy Carroll Buddy Rogers
The Duke Steps Out 6942003471000Joan CrawfordWilliam Haines
The Wild Party 6928003464000Clara BowFredric March 
Sweetie 6926003463000Nancy Carroll Stanley Smith
Sally 6912003456000Marilyn MillerAlexander Gray
The Letter 6823003411500Jeanne EagelsReginald Owen
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu 6735003367500Jean ArthurWarner Oland
Alibi 6711653355825Mae BuschChester Morris
The Dance of Life 6688503344250Nancy CarrollHal Skelly
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 6454003227000Lola LaneJohn Breeden
Marianne 6191503095750Marion DaviesGeorge Baxter
Wild Orchids 6180503090250Greta GarboLewis Stone
Navy Blues 6175503087750Anita PageWilliam Haines 
Flight 6085003042500Lila Lee Jack Holt 
The Greene Murder Case 6013003006500Florence EldridgeWilliam Powell
The Saturday Night Kid/Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em 5990002995000Clara BowJames Hall
Gentlemen of the Press 5974002987000Kay FrancisWalter Huston 
The Single Standard 5929002964500Greta Garbo Nils Asther 
Dangerous Curves 5928502964250Clara Bow Richard Arlen
Romance on the Rio Grande 5910292955145Mona Maris Warner Baxter 
Fast Company 5874002937000Evelyn BrentJack Oakie
The Bellamy Trial 5873502936750Leatrice Joy Edward Nugent
The Flying Fleet 5817002908500Anita PageRamon Novarro
Nothing But the Truth 5780502890250Wynne Gibson Richard Dix
Why Bring That Up? 5775002887500Evelyn BrentCharles Mack
Dynamite 5718712859355Kay JohnsonConrad Nagel
Redskin 5640002820000Julie CarterRichard Dix
Lady of the Pavements 5631502815750Lupe VelezWilliam Boyd
Thunderbolt 5565002782500Fay WrayGeorge Bancroft
The Kiss 5414252707125Greta GarboConrad Nagel
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 5413002706500Norma ShearerBasil Rathbone
Lucky Star 5409002704500Janet GaynorCharles Farrell
Wolf Song 5400002700000Lupe VélezGary Cooper 
Their Own Desire 5352002676000Norma ShearerLewis Stone
Chinatown Nights 5350002675000Florence Vidor Wallace Beery 
Behind the Curtain/Behind That Curtain 5263002631500Lois MoranWarner Baxter 
The Trial of Mary Dugan 5224502612250Norma ShearerLewis Stone
Street Girl 5134502567250Betty CompsonJohn Harron
A Man’s Man  4993002496500Josephine DunnWilliam Haines 
Desert Nights 4979002489500Mary Nolan John Gilbert 
The Laughing Lady 4960502480250Ruth ChattertonClive Brook
The Redeeming Sin 4915002457500Dolores CostelloConrad Nagel
The Lady Lies 4896002448000Claudette ColbertWalter Huston 
Her Private Life/Her Private Secretary 4894002447000Billie DoveWalter Pidgeon
The Rainbow Man 4879002439500Marian Nixon Eddie Dowling
The Pagan 4856502428250Renee AdoreeRamon Novarro 
The Black Watch 4817002408500Myrna LoyVictor McLaglen
Where East is East 4805002402500Lupe Velez Lon Chaney
Salute 4802002401000Helen Chandler George O’Brien
His Captive Woman 4774002387000Dorothy Mackaill Milton Sills
Untamed 4733002366500Joan CrawfordRobert Montgomery
Drag/The Drag 4714002357000Kathrin ClareRichard Barthelmess
The Rescue 4692002346000Lili DamitaRonald Colman
The Divine Lady 4653002326500Corinne GriffithVictor Varconi 
Hearts of Dixie 4650002325000Bernice PilotStepin Fetchit
Half Way to Heaven 4623002311500Jean ArthurBuddy Rogers
Sonny Boy 4557002278500Betty BronsonDavey Lee 
The Argyle Case 4531002265500Lila LeeThomas Meighan 
Illusion 4504002252000Nancy CarrollBuddy Rogers
Voice of the City 4496942248470Sylvia FieldRobert Ames
The Man I Love 4472502236250Mary BrianRichard Arlen
Speedway 4447002223500Anita Page William Haines 
New York Nights 4442502221250Norma TalmadgeGilbert Roland
So This Is College 4350002175000Sally StarrElliott Nugent
The Sky Hawk 4307502153750Helen ChandlerJohn Garrick
The Idle Rich 4263502131750Bessie Love Conrad Nagel
The Dummy 4243002121500Ruth Chatterton Fredric March
Married in Hollywood 4144502072250Norma TerrisHArold Murray
Broadway 4131002065500Evelyn BrentGlenn Tryon
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 4130002065000Lili Damita Ernest Torrence 
The Unholy Night 4117002058500Dorothy SebastianErnest Torrence
Fast Life 4108002054000Loretta Young Douglas Fairbanks
The Ghost Talks 4058502029250Helen TwelvetreesCharles Eaton
Pointed Heels 4011002005500Helen KaneWilliam Powell
Why Be Good? 4008002004000Colleen Moore Neil Hamilton 
Charming Sinners 3986001993000Ruth ChattertonClive Brook
Careers 3925001962500Billie Dove Antonio Moreno
Evangeline 3784001892000Dolores del RioRoland Drew
Seven Keys to Baldpate 3752501876250Miriam SeegarRichard Dix
Captain Lash 3742001871000Claire WindsorVictor McLaglen
Rivers of Romance 3734801867400Mary Brian Buddy Rogers
This Is Heaven 3734101867050Vilma BánkyJames Hall
The Return of Sherlock Holmes 3732501866250Betty LawfordClive Brook
The Sacred Flame 3707501853750Pauline FrederickConrad Nagel
The Love Doctor 3705501852750June CollyerRichard Dix
Glorifying the American Girl/Glorifying the Follies Girl 3704001852000Mary EatonDan Healy
Thunder 3685001842500Phyllis HaverLon Chaney
The Valiant 3659501829750Marguerite ChurchillPaul Muni
Christina 3644501822250Janet GaynorCharles Morton
The Carnation Kid 3636001818000Frances LeeDouglas MacLean 
Young Nowheres 3605501802750Marian NixonRichard Barthelmess
The Girl from Havana 3601001800500Lola LanePaul Page
The Studio Murder Mystery 3561331780665Doris HillNeil Hamilton
Paris 3559501779750Irene BordoniJack Buchanan
The Newsreel House 3535001767500Documentary Documentary
Three Live Ghosts/3 Live Ghosts 3534001767000Beryl MercerHarry Stubbs
Hallelujah! 3498001749000Nina MaeMcKinney Daniel
Thru Different Eyes 3435001717500Mary DuncanEdmund Lowe
The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City 3430501715250Vera GordonGeorge Sidney
This Thing called Love 3428501714250Constance BennettEdmund Lowe
Big Time 3415001707500Mae ClarkeLee Tracy
His Glorious Night 3380301690150Catherine DaleJohn Gilbert 
Glad Rag Doll 3373001686500Dolores CostelloRalph Graves
Syncopation 3338501669250Barbara BennettBobby Watson
The Vagabond Lover 3215001607500Sally BlaneRudy Vallee
The Marriage Playground 3166001583000Mary Brian Fredric March
Synthetic Sin 3155001577500Colleen MooreAntonio Moreno
Footlights and Fools 3033501516750Colleen MooreRaymond Hackett
A Dangerous Woman 2998001499000Olga Baclanova Clive Brook 
Strange Cargo 2979001489500Lee PatrickGeorge Barraud
Frozen Justice 2962001481000Lenore UlricRobert Frazer
The Mysterious Island 2953001476500Jacqueline GadsdenLionel Barrymore
The Wheel of Life  2926001463000Esther RalstonRichard Dix 
Wonder of Woman 2852001426000Leila HyamsLewis Stone
The Sophomore/Compromised 2831001415500Sally O’NeilEddie Quillan
The Great Gabbo 2824501412250Betty Compson Erich von Stroheim
The Donovan Affair 2805001402500Dorothy Revier Jack Holt
Woman Trap 2794001397000Evelyn BrentHal Skelly 
Smiling Irish Eyes 2780001390000Colleen MooreJames Hall
Saturday’s Children 2760001380000Corinne GriffithGrant Withers
The Locked Door/Locked Doors 2757001378500Barbara StanwyckRod La Rocque
Love, Live and Laugh 2713751356875Lila LeeGeorge Jessel
13th Chair/The Thirteenth Chair 2711001355500Leila Hyams Conrad Nagel
Fashions in Love 2701501350750Fay Compton Adolphe Menjou
Paris Bound 2691001345500Ann HardingFredric March
Children of the Ritz 2676501338250Dorothy MackaillJack Mulhall
Evidence 2653001326500Pauline FrederickLowell Sherman
The Hottentot 2647001323500Patsy RuthEdward E. Horton
Betrayal 2644001322000Esther RalstonEmil Jannings
Eternal Love 2627501313750Camilla Horn John Barrymore
The Hole in the Wall 2622501311250Claudette Colbert Edward G. Robinson
Broadway Babies 2622001311000Alice WhiteCharles Delaney
Jealousy 2608001304000Jeanne EagelsFredric March 
It’s a Great Life 2605001302500Rosetta DuncanLawrence Gray
Words and Music 2567001283500Lois Moran William Orlamond 
The Case of Lena Smith 2479001239500Esther RalstonJames Hall
Honky Tonk 2450001225000Sophie TuckerWilbur Mack
Lucky Boy 2445501222750Gwen LeeGeorge Jessel
Strong Boy 2441001220500Leatrice Joy Victor McLaglen
The Squall 2422001211000Alice Joyce Richard Tucker
South Sea Rose 2352001176000Lenore Ulric Charles Bickford
Is Everybody Happy? 2334501167250Alice DayTed Lewis
Seven Faces 2287001143500Marguerite ChurchillPaul Muni
True Heaven 2275001137500Lois MoranGeorge O’Brien
Applause 2244501122250Helen MorganFuller Mellish
The Lone Wolf’s Daughter  2217501108750Gertrude Olmstead Bert Lytell
Song of Love 2195001097500Belle BakerRalph Graves
The Time, the Place and the Girl 2189001094500Betty CompsonGrant Withers
The Man and the Moment 2187001093500Billie DoveRod La Rocque
The Isle of Lost Ships 2176001088000Virginia ValliJason Robards
Party Girl 2173501086750Jeanette Loff Douglas Fairbanks
The Girl from Woolworth’s 2144001072000Alice WhiteGladden James
The Forward Pass 2138001069000Loretta YoungDouglas Fairbanks
Big News 2118001059000Carole LombardRobert Armstrong
Queen of the Night Clubs 2072501036250Texas Guinan John Davidson 
Jazz Heaven 2072001036000Sally O’NeilJohnny Mack Brown
The Careless Age 2063001031500Carmel MyersDouglas Fairbanks
The Gamblers 2056001028000Lois WilsonH.B. Warner
Twin Beds 2051001025500Patsy RuthJack Mulhall
Pleasure Crazed 2037501018750Marguerite ChurchillKenneth MacKenna
The Delightful Rogue 198700993500Rita LaRod La Rocque
The Painted Angel 197700988500Billie DoveEdmund Lowe 
The Leatherneck 195200976000Diane EllisWilliam Boyd
The Lost Zeppelin 193825969125Virginia Valli Conway Tearle
Tide of Empire 192000960000Renée AdoréeTom Keene 
Stark Mad 185400927000Louise Fazendah.b. Warner
His First Command 185200926000Dorothy Sebastian William Boyd 
Red Hot Speed 184525922625Alice DayReginald Denny
Two Weeks Off 178700893500Dorothy Mackaill Jack Mulhall 
Hot Stuff 178200891000Alice WhiteDonald Crisp
Girls Gone Wild 173950869750Sue Carol Nick Stuart
Not Quite Decent 173750868750June CollyerAllan Lane
Marquis Preferred 172300861500Nora LaneAdolphe Menjou 
Wedding Rings 170650853250Lois WilsonH.B. Warner
So Long Letty/Linger Long Letty 170300851500Charlotte GreenwoodClaude Gillingwater
Hard To Get 167195835975Dorothy MackaillCharles Delaney
Geraldine 167000835000Marian Nixon Eddie Quillan
Tanned Legs 162400812000June ClydeArthur Lake
The Great Divide 158900794500Dorothy MackaillIan Keith
Night Parade 155500777500Aileen PringleHugh Trevor
She Goes to War 155300776500Eleanor BoardmanJohn Holland
Spite Marriage 154400772000Dorothy Sebastian Buster Keaton 
Side Street 153800769000Emma Dunn Tom Moore
The Shakedown 143150715750Barbara Kent James Murray
The Aviator 142350711750Patsy RuthEdward E. Horton
Half Marriage 142300711500Olive BordenMorgan Farley
Skin Deep 141500707500Betty CompsonMonte Blue
Nix on Dames 139200696000Mae ClarkeRobert Ames
Clear the Decks 138900694500Olive HasbrouckReginald Denny 
The Love Racket 138400692000Dorothy MackaillSidney Blackmer
Mother’s Boy 134800674000Beryl MercerMorton Downey
Rich People 134400672000Constance BennettRegis Toomey
A Most Immoral Lady 133200666000Leatrice Joy Walter Pidgeon
Tiger Rose 132100660500Lupe VélezMonte Blue 
Father and Son 131000655000Dorothy Revier Jack Holt 
The Awful Truth 129875649375Ina Claire Henry Daniell 
Masquerade 127600638000Leila HyamsAlan Birmingham
The Flying Fool 127100635500Marie Prevost William Boyd 
A Song of Kentucky 126300631500Lois MoranJoseph Wagstaff
Shanghai Lady 126100630500Mary Nolan James Murray 
Hearts In Exile 125800629000Dolores CostelloGrant Withers
The Sin Sister 125200626000Nancy Carroll Lawrence Gray
The Fall of Eve 122500612500Patsy RuthFord Sterling
New Year’s Eve 121300606500Mary Astor Charles Morton
Blaze o’ Glory 116500582500Betty Compson Eddie Dowling
The Office Scandal 116500582500Phyllis Haver Raymond Hatton
Kid Gloves 115900579500Lois WilsonConrad Nagel 
Divorce Made Easy 114175570875Marie PrevostDouglas MacLean
Why Leave Home? 114000570000Sue CarolNick Stuart
The Sap 113700568500Patsy Ruth MillerEdward E. Horton
The Younger Generation 111900559500Lina Basquette Jean Hersholt
Oh, Yeah? 111300556500Patricia CaronRobert Armstrong
The Racketeer 111050555250Carole LombardRobert Armstrong
Dance Hall 110950554750Olive BordenArthur Lake
In the Headlines 110300551500Marian NixonGrant Withers
The Greyhound Limited 109250546250Edna MurphyMonte Blue 
Little Johnny Jones 106400532000Alice Day Edward Buzzell
Fancy Baggage 103650518250Audrey FerrisGeorge Fawcett 
High Voltage 103300516500Carole LombardWilliam Boyd
Scandal 103200516000Laura La PlantePlante Huntley
Dark Streets 99100495500Lila LeeJack Mulhall
Stolen Kisses 96350481750May McAvoy Claude Gillingwater
Black Waters/Dark Waters 96200481000Mary Brian John Loder 
Broadway Scandals 95500477500Sally O’NeilJack Egan
Hungarian Rhapsody 88700443500Lil DagoverWilly Fritsch
Madonna of Avenue A 83800419000Dolores Costello Grant Withers
Molly and Me 83600418000Belle Bennett Joe E. Brown
The One Woman Idea 82467412335Marceline Day Rod La Rocque
The Girl on the Barge 81550407750Sally O’NeilJean Hersholt 
Behind the German Lines 80500402500Documentary Documentary
The Drake Case 80200401000Gladys Brockwell Forrest Stanley
Woman to Woman 79900399500Betty Compson George Barraud
Piccadilly 79500397500Gilda Gray Jameson Thomas 
The Jazz Age 78950394750Marceline Day Douglas Fairbanks
College Love 78700393500Dorothy Gulliver George Lewis
The Girl in the Show 77500387500Bessie Love Raymond Hackett
From Headquarters 73000365000Gladys BrockwellMonte Blue
No Defense 72600363000May McAvoy Monte Blue 
Love in the Desert 67300336500Olive BordenHugh Trevor 
Trent’s Last Case 66000330000Marceline Day Raymond Griffith 
The Shannons of Broadway 65850329250Lucile GleasonJames Gleason
One Stolen Night 65400327000Betty Bronson William Collier
Melody Lane 63800319000Josephine DunnEddie Leonard 
Mister Antonio 61800309000Virginia Valli Leo Carrillo
The Battle of Paris 61733308665Gertrude LawrenceCharles Ruggles
Hardboiled Rose 60900304500Myrna LoyWilliam Collier,
The Flying Marine 59500297500Shirley Mason Ben Lyon
Man, Woman, and Wife 59000295000Pauline Starke Norman Kerry
The Mississippi Gambler  58700293500Joan Bennett Joseph Schildkraut
The Three Passions 58250291250Alice TerryIván Petrovich 
Frozen River 56500282500Nina Quartero Davey Lee
Looping the Loop 56400282000Jenny JugoWerner Krauss
Trial Marriage 56050280250Sally EilersNorman Kerry
The Great White North 55400277000Documentary Documentary
Making the Grade 54500272500Lois MoranEdmund Lowe 
Skinner Steps Out 52600263000Merna KennedyGlenn Tryon
Love and the Devil 52450262250María Corda Milton Sills
Hunting Tigers in India 51750258750Documentary Documentary
Red Hot Rhytmn 51000255000Kathryn Crawford Alan Hale
His Lucky Day 49500247500Lorayne DuvalReginald Denny
The Air Legion 48100240500Martha SleeperAntonio Moreno
Seven Footprints to Satan 47200236000Thelma Todd Creighton Hale 
It Can Be Done 45000225000Sue Carol Glenn Tryon 
Blue Skies 43700218500Carmencita Johnson Freddie Burke
Hardboiled 43000215000Sally O’NeilDonald Reed
The Phantom in the House 43000215000Nancy Welford Ricardo Cortez 
The Woman from Hell 42700213500Mary AstorRobert Armstrong 
Prisoners 42600213000Corinne GriffithIan Keith
High Treason 41300206500Benita Hume Jameson Thomas
The Exalted Flapper 41233206165Sue CarolBarry Norton
Tonight at 12/Tonight at Twelve 40600203000Madge BellamyRobert Ellis 
Blackmail 40000200000Anny OndraJohn Longden
Modern Love 40000200000Kathryn Crawford Charley Chase 
The Far Call 39700198500Leila Hyams Charles Morton 
Wall Street 37700188500Aileen Pringle Ralph Ince
Painted Faces 37500187500Helen FosterJoe E. Brown
Darkened Rooms 37000185000Evelyn Brent Neil Hamilton
Mexicali Rose 36100180500Barbara StanwyckSam Hardy
Acquitted 35150175750Margaret LivingstonLloyd Hughes
The Broadway Hoofer 35000175000Marie SaxonJack Egan
Hold Your Man 34500172500Laura La PlanteScott Kolk
Fugitives  34300171500Madge Bellamy Don Terry
Lucky in Love 34100170500Betty LawfordMorton Downey 
Protection 33600168000Dorothy BurgessRobert Elliott
Sailor’s Holiday 33600168000Sally EilersAlan Hale
Wise Girls 33600168000Norma LeeElliott Nugent
The Charlatan 32500162500Margaret LivingstonHolmes Herbert 
The Girl in the Glass Cage 31650158250Loretta Young Carroll Nye
The College Coquette 31450157250Ruth TaylorWilliam Collier
Square Shoulders 30600153000Anita LouiseFrank Coghlan
Light Fingers 30100150500Dorothy RevierIan Keith
Chasing thru Europe 30000150000Sue Carol Nick Stuart 
Forbidden Love 30000150000Lili DamitaLouis Ralph
Come Across 29400147000Lina BasquetteReed Howes 
The Love Trap 29300146500Laura La PlanteNeil Hamilton
Two Men and a Maid 26250131250Alma BennettWilliam Collier
The Bachelor Girl 26200131000Jacqueline LoganWilliam Collier
The Kid’s Clever 25750128750Kathryn CrawfordGlenn Tryon
Hurricane 24400122000Leila HyamsHobart Bosworth 
All at Sea 22900114500Josephine DunnKarl Dane 
The Talk of Hollywood 22000110000Fay Marbe Nat Carr 
The Faker 20750103750Jacqueline LoganCharles Delaney
Kitty 20600103000Estelle BrodyJohn Stuart
Dancing Vienna 1920096000Lya MaraBen Lyon
She got what She Wanted 1900095000Betty CompsonLee Tracy 
A Single Man 1700085000Aileen PringleLew Cody
Joy Street 1610080500Lois MoranNick Stuart 
The House of Horror 1600080000Louise FazendaChester Conklin
Tommy Atkins 1600080000Lillian Hall-DavisHenry Victor
Shiraz 1550077500Seeta DeviHimanshu Rai
The Wagon Master 1480074000Edith RobertsKen Maynard
Noisy Neighbors 1465073250Alberta VaughnEddie Quillan
The Bondsman 1450072500Frances Cuyler Norman Kerry 
Confession 1440072000Christiane YvesRobert Ames 
The Long, Long Trail 1400070000Sally EilersHoot Gibson 
Million Dollar Collar 1390069500Evelyn PierceMatty Kemp
Silks and Saddles 1315765785Marian NixonRichard Walling
Black Magic 1300065000Josephine DunnEarle Foxe
Spies 1280064000Gerda MaurusRudolf Klein-Rogge
Stairs of Sand 1260063000Jean Arthur Wallace Beery 
Across the Atlantic via Zeppelin 1250062500Documentary Documentary
Behind Closed Doors 1250062500Virginia ValliGaston Glass
Gow 1210060500Documentary Documentary
Midstream 1200060000Claire Windsor Ricardo Cortez 
New Orleans 1200060000Alma BennettRicardo Cortez
Sunset Pass 1130056500Nora LaneJack Holt 
Linda 1100055000Helen Foster Warner Baxter
Pawns of Passion 1100055000Olga TschechowaHarry Frank 
Moulin Rouge 1000050000Olga TschechowaJean Bradin
The Royal Rider 950047500Olive Hasbrouck Ken Maynard 
Venus 950047500Constance TalmadgeAndré Roanne
Whirl of Girls 950047500Dot FarleyHarry Gribbon 
The Loves of Casanova 920046000Suzanne BianchettiIvan Mozzhukhin
Wrath of the Seas 900045000Agnes Esterhazy Bernhard Goetzke 
House of Horrors 890044500Louise FazendaChester Conklin
China Bound 810040500Josephine DunnKarl Dane
The Wrecker 750037500Benita Hume Carlyle Blackwell 
The Very Idea 680034000Sally BlaneFrank Craven
The California Mail 665033250Dorothy Dwan Ken Maynard 
Battle of the Mons 650032500Documentary Documentary
The Eternal Woman 625031250Olive BordenRalph Graves
In Old California 600030000Helen Ferguson Tom Keene
That Murder in Berlin 600030000Magda SonjaCarl Goetz 
The Big Pond 600030000Claudette ColbertMaurice Chevalier 
Smoke Bellow 566728335Barbara BedfordConway Tearle
The Quitter 560028000Dorothy Revier Ben Lyon
The Apache 540027000Mona Maris Adelqui Migliar
My Lady’s Past 525026250Belle BennettJoe E. Brown
Border Romance 500025000Armida Don Terry
Honeymoon Abroad 500025000Gillian DeanMonty Banks
The Rainbow 500025000Dorothy SebastianLawrence Gray
Napoleon 475023750Gina ManèsAlbert Dieudonné
The Constant Nymph 440022000Mary Clare Georg Henrich
Masked Emotions 390019500Nora LaneGeorge O’Brien 
Courting Wildcats 350017500Eugenia Gilbert Hoot Gibson 
Times Square 350017500Alice Day Arthur Lubin 
Girl Overboard 300015000Mary Philbin Fred Mackaye
Some Mother’s Boy 300015000Mary CarrJason Robards
The Prince and the Dancer(1926) 300015000Lucy DoraineHans Albers
When Dreams Come True 300015000Helene CostelloRex Lease
Wild Blood 280014000Ethlyne Clair Jack Perrin 
King of Rodeo 275013750Kathryn Crawford Hoot Gibson 
Black Cargos of the South Seas 260013000Edith RobertsEdmund Burns
Born to the Saddle 260013000Duane ThompsonTed Wells
Berlin after Dark 250012500Gritta LeyKurt Gerron
Senor Americano 250012500Kathryn CrawfordKen Maynard
The Border Wildcat 240012000Kathryn McGuire Ted Wells
Tarzan the Tiger/Tazan Serials 220011000Natalie KingstonFrank Merrill
Our Gang Shorts215010750Mary Ann JacksonBobby "Wheezer" Hutchins
The Passion of Joan of Arc 210010500Maria Falconetti Eugene Silvain
Anne Against the World 18009000Shirley MasonJack Mower
The Lariat Kid 14507250Ann ChristyHoot Gibson 
3 Loves 12506250Marlene Dietrich Fritz Kortner
Outlawed 4502250Sally BlaneTom Mix
Sunrise 2885001442500Janet GaynorGeorge O’Brien
Wings 64000320000Clara BowCharles ‘Buddy’
One Glorious Night 53000265000Elaine Hammerstein Alan Roscoe
The Jazz Singer 39300196500May McAvoyAl Jolson
King of Kings(1927) 1200060000Dorothy Cumming H. B. Warner
The Nervous Wreck(1926) 950047500Phyllis HaverHarrison Ford
Battleship Potemkin(1925) 880044000Nina PoltavtsevaAleksandr Antonov
What Every Woman Knows(1921) 680034000Lois WilsonConrad Nagel
The Country Cousin 670033500Lumsden HareElaine Hammerstein 
The Squaw Man(1918) 600030000Ann LittleElliott Dexter
Brewster’s Millions(1921) 550027500Betty RossClarke Roscoe
Sinner’s Dress Suit(1926) 500025000Laura La PlantePlante  Reginald
The Show-Off(1926) 450022500Lois Wilson Ford Sterling
The Goose Hangs High(1925) 350017500Constance BennettGeorge Irving
The Skyrocket(1926) 320016000Gladys BrockwellCharles West 
Aflame in the Sky 255012750Sharon LynnJack Luden
The Whirl of Life(1915) 250012500Irene CastleVernon Castle
Keeper of the Bees 6673335Clara BowRobert Frazer
Two Black Crows 56500282500Moran & Mack
Nite Club/Night Club 38350191750Fanny BriceBobbe Arnst
The Diplomats 35300176500Marguerite ChurchillBobby Clark 
A Bird in the Hand 21000105000Lois WilsonJason Robards
The Belle of Samoa 1781789085Lois MoranBobby Clark
The Carnival Man 450022500Walter HustonHuston
He Loved the Ladies 13336665Helene MillardTaylor Holmes
Pusher in the Face 13336665Estelle TaylorLester Allen
The Knife 12676335Violet HemingLionel Atwill 
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19 thoughts on “1929 Box Office Grosses – Source Variety

  1. Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    1.Change all “Douglas Fairbanks” to” Douglas Fairbanks Jr.” except the movie
    “Taming of the Shrew” that was done by his Father.

    2. Change all “William Collier ” to “William Collier, Jr.

    Thx

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