1933 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’s thoughts on the process and logic of the following box office numbers.

“Here is the estimated domestic box office only for the year 1933.
From highest to lowest in descending order.

NOVEMBER 24,1934 (PAGES 12-13)movie herald shows all movie theaters data in usa
Source data . Note all data rounded up or down foe ease. All legit total removed.
The total gross of 48 states was $400,000,000 in all theaters
The top 165 cities grossed $260,000,000 (65% of total gross, multplier would be 1.5) (65 % of
My source gross, I use is the top 30 cities whiched grossed 80,000,000 (20 % of total gross l, multiplier would be 5)
Just for fun you could use the multiplers .It would work for some, but not all.”

1933 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
RankMovieBox OfficeWith 5 MultiplierMovie StarMovie Star
I’m No Angel (1933)1,621,2508106250Mae WestCary Grant
Little Women (1933)1,415,0617075305Katharine HepburnPaul Lukas
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)1,407,7507038750Joan BlondellWarren William
Dinner at Eight (1933)1,221,9006109500Marie DresslerJohn Barrymore
42nd Street (1933)1,127,3875636935Bebe DanielsWarner Baxter
Tugboat Annie (1933)1,008,7875043935Marie DresslerWallace Beery
Cavalcade (1933)964,1204820600Diana WynyardClive Brook
Roman Scandals (1933)776,0003880000Ruth EttingEddie Cantor
Dancing Lady (1933)772,5003862500Joan CrawfordClark Gable
Footlight Parade (1933)761,3503806750Joan BlondellJames Cagney
The Bowery (1933)705,8503529250Fay WrayWallace Beery
State Fair (1933)680,5703402850Janet GaynorWill Rogers
Queen Christina (1933)673,4003367000Greta GarboJohn Gilbert
King Kong (1933)662,9503314750Fay WrayBruce Cabot
She Done Him Wrong (1933)583,5352917675Mae WestCary Grant
Flying Down to Rio (1933)549,7752748875Dolores delRío Gene Raymond
Too Much Harmony (1933)536,1002680500Judith AllenBing Crosby
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)534,4502672250Merle OberonCharles Laughton
Song of Songs (1933)490,9502454750Marlene DietrichBrian Aherne
Lady for a Day (1933)482,7812413905May RobsonWarren William
Penthouse (1933)477,7502388750Myrna LoyWarner Baxter
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933)472,5842362920Janet GaynorWarner Baxter
Night Flight (1933)470,8672354335Helen HayesLionel Barrymore
Design for Living (1933)470,7002353500Miriam HopkinsFredric March
The White Sister (1933)466,2092331045Helen HayesClark Gable
Bombshell (1933)466,1002330500Jean HarlowLee Tracy
Gallant Lady (1933)464,7842323920Ann HardingClive Brook
College Humor (1933)460,3502301750Mary CarlisleBing Crosby
Today We Live (1933)454,5002272500Joan CrawfordGary Cooper
Duck Soup (1933)446,7002233500Margaret DumontMarx Brothers
When Ladies Meet (1933)444,8672224335Ann HardingRobert Montgomery
Morning Glory (1933)444,1342220670Katharine HepburnDouglas Fairbanks Jr
Going Hollywood (1933)440,5002202500Marion DaviesBing Crosby
Hold Your Man (1933)436,0842180420Jean HarlowClark Gable
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)432,4012162005Karen MorleyWalter Huston
The Masquerader (1933)424,5752122875Elissa LandiRonald Colman
Berkeley Square (1933)422,2752111375Heather AngelLeslie Howard
Another Language (1933)416,1342080670Helen HayesRobert Montgomery
A Bedtime Story (1933)411,2002056000Helen TwelvetreesMaurice Chevalier
Doctor Bull (1933)406,3002031500Vera AllenWill Rogers
Ann Vickers (1933)406,2252031125Irene DunneWalter Huston
Christopher Bean/Sweetheart/Her Sweetheart (1933)400,0252000125Marie DresslerLionel Barrymore
Only Yesterday (1933)399,9491999745Margaret SullavanJohn Boles
The Prizefighter and the Lady/Conquering Sex (1933)396,2951981475Myrna LoyMax Baer
Torch Singer (1933)386,1841930920Claudette ColbertRicardo Cortez
Mr. Skitch (1933)378,8671894335Rochelle HudsonWill Rogers
Hoop-La (1933)378,0921890460Clara BowPreston Foster
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)377,9341889670Alice BradyFrank Morgan
Hell Below (1933)377,8001889000Madge EvansRobert Montgomery
The King’s Vacation (1933)377,2001886000Marjorie GatesonGeorge Arliss
Reunion in Vienna (1933)371,4001857000Diana WynyardJohn Barrymore
Tonight Is Ours (1933)368,9501844750Claudette ColbertFredric March
Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933)367,8251839125Constance CummingsRuss Columbo
Three Cornered Moon (1933)367,5091837545Claudette ColbertRichard Arlen
Counselor at Law (1933)362,8051814025Bebe DanielsJohn Barrymore
Topaze (1933)359,4341797170Myrna LoyJohn Barrymore
Sitting Pretty (1933)353,9381769690Ginger RogersJack Oakie
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)351,7751758875Claudette ColbertBen Lyon
I Loved a Woman (1933)350,6431753215Kay FrancisEdward G. Robinson
The Working Man (1933)348,9001744500Bette DavisGeorge Arliss
Double Harness (1933)348,0501740250Ann HardingWilliam Powell
I Am Suzanne! (1933)344,1921720960Lilian HarveyGene Raymond
International House (1933)341,4671707335Peggy HopkinsJoyce W. C. Fields
Eskimo/Eskimo Wife Traders (1933)340,1161700580Lotus LongRay Mala
The Stranger’s Return (1933)339,4251697125Miriam HopkinsLionel Barrymore
The Invisible Man (1933)339,1751695875Gloria StuartClaude Rains
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)335,2001676000Barbara StanwyckNils Asther
I Loved You Wednesday (1933)330,0001650000Elissa LandiWarner Baxter
Pick Up (1933)329,0251645125Sylvia SidneyGeorge Raft
Secrets (1933)324,5591622795Mary PickfordLeslie Howard
Meet the Baron (1933)324,4001622000Edna MayOliver Jack Pearl
Hot Pepper (1933)323,4181617090Lupe VelezEdmund Lowe
Midnight Club (1933)322,0341610170Helen VinsonGeorge Raft
The Right to Romance (1933)321,8251609125Ann HardingRobert Young
The Keyhole (1933)321,4501607250Kay FrancisGeorge Brent
What! No Beer? (1933)321,3001606500Phyllis BarryBuster Keaton
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)320,6001603000Sylvia SidneyDonald Cook
Adorable (1933)319,8251599125Janet GaynorHenri Garat
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)318,9171594585Kay FrancisLyle Talbot
One Man’s Journey (1933)315,7751578875May RobsonLionel Barrymore
The House on 56th Street (1933)310,1501550750Kay FrancisRicardo Cortez
As Husbands Go (1933)308,5251542625Helen VinsonWarner Baxter
If I Were Free (1933)307,4251537125Irene DunneClive Brook
The Power and the Glory (1933)307,4001537000Colleen MooreSpencer Tracy
Take a Chance (1933)306,4671532335June KnightJames Dunn
Peg o’ My Heart (1933)305,7171528585Marion DaviesOnslow Stevens
Pilgrimage (1933)304,8501524250Heather AngelNorman Foster
Sweepings (1933)304,7001523500Gloria StuartLionel Barrymore
Voltaire/Affairs of Voltaire (1933)303,4751517375Doris KenyonGeorge Arliss
The Silver Cord  (1933)301,8761509380Irene DunneJoel McCrea
Bed of Roses (1933)297,9501489750Constance BennettJoel McCrea
My Weakness (1933)296,0931480465Lilian HarveyLew Ayres
Midnight Mary (1933)294,2001471000Loretta YoungRicardo Cortez
Lady Killer (1933)292,6841463420Mae ClarkeJames Cagney
The Way to Love (1933)288,1341440670Ann DvorakMaurice Chevalier
The Little Giant (1933)288,0671440335Mary AstorEdward G. Robinson
One Sunday Afternoon (1933)285,8001429000Fay WrayGary Cooper
Our Betters (1933)284,0251420125Constance BennettGilbert Roland
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)283,3501416750Carole LombardFredric March
Man’s Castle (1933)281,3721406860Loretta YoungSpencer Tracy
Hard to Handle (1933)281,0421405210Mary BrianJames Cagney
Mama Loves Papa (1933)280,8661404330Mary BolandCharles Ruggles
Christopher Strong (1933)279,4721397360Katharine HepburnColin Clive
King of the Jungle (1933)276,1341380670Frances DeeBuster Crabbe
The Barbarian (1933)275,9501379750Myrna LoyRamon Novarro
Be Mine Tonight (1933)274,7001373500Charlotte LysèsJan Kiepura
Convention City (1933)273,5001367500Joan BlondellGuy Kibbee
The Great Jasper (1933)270,5501352750Edna MayOliver Richard Dix
The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)268,9251344625Irene DunneLionel Atwill
Alice in Wonderland (1933)268,3001341500Charlotte HenryW. C. Fields
Clear All Wires! (1933)266,9001334500Benita HumeLee Tracy
After Tonight (1933)266,0001330000Constance BennettGilbert Roland
The Chief/Fire Chief (1933)264,9001324500Dorothy MackaillEd Wynn
Child of Manhattan (1933)264,8751324375Nancy CarrollJohn Boles
The World Changes (1933)264,0501320250Aline MacMahonPaul Muni
Melody Cruise (1933)263,9751319875Helen MackCharles Ruggles
Son of a Sailor (1933)260,3581301790Jean MuirJoe E. Brown
Beauty for Sale (1933)259,0001295000Madge EvansOtto Kruger
Female (1933)257,2001286000Ruth ChattertonGeorge Brent
The Woman Accused (1933)255,2841276420Nancy CarrollCary Grant
Moonlight and Pretzels (1933)254,2001271000Mary BrianLeo Carrillo
Looking Forward (1933)251,7251258625Benita HumeLionel Barrymore
No Marriage Ties (1933)250,7751253875Elizabeth AllanRichard Dix
Goodbye Again (1933)249,4091247045Joan BlondellWarren William
Should Ladies Behave (1933)247,5751237875Alice BradyLionel Barrymore
Baby Face (1933)246,9671234835Barbara StanwyckGeorge Brent
Elmer, The Great (1933)246,7511233755Patricia EllisJoe E. Brown
Turn Back the Clock (1933)246,4001232000Mae ClarkeLee Tracy
Her First Mate (1933)245,7161228580Zasu PittsSlim Summerville
Professional Sweetheart (1933)244,2751221375Ginger RogersNorman Foster
Hallelujah I’m a Bum (1933)243,3501216750Madge EvansAl Jolson
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)242,9751214875Bette DavisPat O’Brien
Private Detective 62 (1933)240,0331200165Margaret LindsayWilliam Powell
Walls of Gold (1933)239,3751196875Sally EilersNorman Foster
Employees’ Entrance (1933)239,3501196750Loretta YoungWarren William
Saturday’s Millions (1933)237,2841186420Leila HyamsRobert Young
The Mayor of Hell (1933)237,1831185915Madge EvansJames Cagney
By Candlelight (1933)236,5351182675Elissa LandiPaul Lukas
The Nuisance/Never give a Sucker an even Break (1933)236,4001182000Madge EvansLee Tracy
Love, Honor, and Oh Baby! (1933)235,8751179375Zasu PittsSlim Summerville
Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933)233,7751168875Wynne GibsonCharles Farrell
Central Airport (1933)228,4751142375Sally EilersRichard Barthelmess
The Story of Temple Drake (1933)227,5251137625Miriam HopkinsJack La Rue
Out All Night  (1933)227,3331136665Zasu PittsSlim Summerville
No Other Woman (1933)225,8751129375Irene DunneCharles Bickford
Ann Carver’s Profession (1933)224,9251124625Fay WrayGene Raymond
Sailor’s Luck (1933)224,2501121250Sally EilersJames Dunn
My Lips Betray (1933)224,0001120000Lilian HarveyJohn Boles
Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)221,6501108250Constance CummingsRobert Armstrong
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)220,0501100250Mary AstorWilliam Powell
Havana Widows/Goldiggers in Havana (1933)217,8301089150Joan BlondellGuy Kibbee
Her Bodyguard (1933)217,8161089080Wynne GibsonEdmund Lowe
The Warrior’s Husband (1933)217,1001085500Elissa LandiDavid Manners
Stage Mother (1933)216,7751083875Alice BradyFranchot Tone
From Hell to Heaven (1933)215,7951078975Carole LombardJack Oakie
Don’t Bet on Love (1933)214,4001072000Ginger RogersLew Ayres
Captured! (1933)214,0671070335Margaret LindsayLeslie Howard
Lilly Turner (1933)213,2501066250Ruth ChattertonGeorge Brent
Ladies They Talk About (1933)212,5251062625Barbara StanwyckPreston Foster
So This Is Africa (1933)210,1341050670Raquel TorresWheeler & Woolsey
Second Hand Wife (1933)209,9951049975Sally EilersRalph Bellamy
Zoo in Budapest (1933)208,9251044625Loretta YoungGene Raymond
This Day and Age  (1933)208,1001040500Judith AllenCharles Bickford
Blood Money (1933)207,3341036670Judith AndersonGeorge Bancroft
Sons of the Desert (1933)207,0501035250Mae BuschLaurel & Hardy
Emperor Jones (1933)206,3001031500Fredi WashingtonPaul Robeson
Hold Me Tight (1933)205,5941027970Sally EilersJames Dunn
Made on Broadway (1933)203,6501018250Sally EilersRobert Montgomery
Diplomaniacs (1933)203,0331015165Marjorie WhiteWheeler & Woolsey
Chance at Heaven (1933)202,4581012290Ginger RogersJoel McCrea
Private Jones (1933)201,7001008500Gloria StuartLee Tracy
Cocktail Hour (1933)201,0501005250Bebe DanielsRandolph Scott
The Devil’s Brother (1933)198,850994250Thelma ToddLaurel & Hardy
The Women in His Life (1933)196,317981585Una MerkelOtto Kruger
Brief Moment (1933)192,500962500Carole LombardGene Raymond
Charlie Chan’s Greatest Case (1933)191,390956950Heather AngelWarner Oland
Picture Snatcher (1933)189,634948170Patricia EllisJames Cagney
Whistling in the Dark (1933)189,400947000Una MerkelErnest Truex
Storm at Daybreak (1933)188,350941750Kay FrancisNils Asther
Men Must Fight (1933)187,250936250Diana WynyardLewis Stone
Hello, Everybody! (1933)186,293931465Kate SmithRandolph Scott
Crime of the Century (1933)186,100930500Wynne GibsonJean Hersholt
Ever in My Heart (1933)184,917924585Barbara StanwyckOtto Kruger
The Devil’s in Love (1933)184,313921565Loretta YoungVictor Jory
Let’s Fall in Love (1933)178,700893500Ann SothernEdmund Lowe
Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)176,125880625Sally BlaneLee Tracy
Ace of Aces (1933)175,725878625Elizabeth AllanRichard Dix
Mystery of the Wax Musuem (1933)174,876874380Fay WrayLionel Atwill
Heroes for Sale/Men for Sale (1933)174,500872500Loretta YoungRichard Barthelmess
Ex-Lady (1933)172,750863750Bette DavisGene Raymond
Secret of the Blue Room (1933)169,175845875Gloria StuartLionel Atwill
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)168,550842750Nancy CarrollFrank Morgan
My Woman (1933)168,150840750Helen TwelvetreesVictor Jory
The Woman I Stole (1933)167,175835875Fay WrayJack Holt
Blondie Johnson (1933)167,125835625Joan BlondellChester Morris
Face in the Sky (1933)164,630823150Marian NixonSpencer Tracy
Dangerously Yours (1933)160,625803125Miriam JordanWarner Baxter
Tarzan the Fearless (1933)159,050795250Julie BishopBuster Crabbe
Perfect Understanding (1933)153,475767375Gloria SwansonLaurence Olivier
The World Gone Mad/The Public Be Hanged (1933)153,300766500Evelyn BrentPat O’Brien
This Day and Age (1933)151,800759000Judith AllenCharles Bickford
College Coach (1933)149,975749875Ann DvorakDick Powell
Arizona to Broadway (1933)148,752743760Joan BennettJames Dunn
Cradle Song (1933)146,463732315Dorothea WieckGuy Standing
Golden Harvest (1933)144,925724625Genevieve TobinRichard Arlen
The Son of Kong (1933)144,258721290Helen MackRobert Armstrong
It’s Great to Be Alive (1933)143,333716665Gloria StuartRaul Roulien
She Had to Say Yes (1933)142,975714875Loretta YoungLyle Talbot
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)141,300706500Loretta YoungDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
Below the Sea (1933)140,900704500Fay WrayRalph Bellamy
Shanghai Madness (1933)140,400702000Fay WraySpencer Tracy
Jimmy and Sally (1933)139,884699420Claire TrevorJames Dunn
Girl Without a Room (1933)138,900694500Marguerite ChurchillCharles Farrell
Broadway Bad (1933)138,575692875Joan BlondellRicardo Cortez
Bondage/House of Refuse (1933)135,450677250Dorothy JordanAlexander Kirkland
From Headquarters (1933)134,875674375Margaret LindsayGeorge Brent
Day of Reckoning (1933)134,500672500Madge EvansRichard Dix
Wild Boys of the Road/Wild Boys On The Road (1933)134,201671005Rochelle HudsonFrankie Darro
The Solitaire Man (1933)134,184670920Mary BolandHerbert Marshall
Song of the Eagle (1933)131,783658915Mary BrianCharles Bickford
Big Executive (1933)130,725653625Sharon LynnRicardo Cortez
The Girl in 419 (1933)130,317651585Gloria StuartJames Dunn
A Lady’s Profession (1933)130,117650585Alison SkipworthRoland Young
White Woman (1933)127,569637845Carole LombardCharles Laughton
Parachute Jumper (1933)126,475632375Bette DavisDouglas Fairbanks, Jr.
The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933)125,767628835Benita HumeAdolphe Menjou
The Mad Game (1933)125,509627545Claire TrevorSpencer Tracy
Headline Shooter/Headline Hunter (1933)125,358626790Frances DeeWilliam Gargan
The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)123,875619375Helen MacKellarEric Linden
Luxury Liner (1933)123,338616690Zita JohannGeorge Brent
Tillie and Gus (1933)123,175615875Alison SkipworthW. C. Fields
Grand Slam (1933)122,850614250Loretta YoungPaul Lukas
The Man Who Dared (1933)122,016610080Zita JohannPreston Foster
The Big Brain (1933)120,034600170Fay WrayGeorge E. Stone
Fog (1933)118,842594210Mary BrianDonald Cook
I Love That Man (1933)117,000585000Nancy CarrollEdmund Lowe
Pleasure Cruise (1933)116,750583750Genevieve TobinRoland Young
Fast Workers (1933)115,675578375Mae ClarkeJohn Gilbert
Rome Express (1932) (1933)115,500577500Esther RalstonConrad Veidt
Gambling Ship (1933)114,675573375Benita HumeCary Grant
Best of Enemies/Five cents a Glass (1933)112,467562335Marian NixonBuddy Rogers
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933)110,625553125Mary CarlisleBuster Crabbe
Strictly Personal (1933)110,500552500Marjorie RambeauEddie Quillan
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933)110,000550000Maureen O’SullivanCharlie Murray
Hello, Sister! (1933)109,725548625Zasu PittsJames Dunn
Sing Sinner Sing (1933)109,350546750Leila HyamsPaul Lukas
I Was a Spy (1933)109,117545585Madeleine CarrollHerbert Marshall
Ladies Must Love (1933)104,950524750June KnightNeil Hamilton
Murders in the Zoo (1933)104,625523125Gail PatrickCharlie Ruggles
The Constant Woman (1933)103,525517625Leila HyamsConrad Nagel
Forgotten Men (1933)103,050515250#VALUE!#VALUE!
Disgraced (1933)101,513507565Helen TwelvetreesBruce Cabot
The Big Cage (1933)99,750498750Anita PageClyde Beatty
Laughing at Life (1933)96,775483875Conchita MontenegroVictor McLaglen
What Price Innocence? /Shall We tell Our Children? (1933)96,650483250Jean ParkerWillard Mack
Master Of Men (1933)96,642483210Fay WrayJack Holt
The Narrow Corner (1933)96,300481500Patricia EllisDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
Girl Missing (1933)95,400477000Glenda FarrellBen Lyon
Sailor Be Good (1933)94,825474125Vivienne OsborneJack Oakie
Midshipman Jack (1933)94,292471460Betty FurnessBruce Cabot
Humanity (1933)93,234466170Boots MalloryRalph Morgan
The Mind Reader (1933)92,500462500Constance CummingsWarren William
The Phantom Broadcast (1933)91,450457250Vivienne OsborneRalph Forbes
Rafter Romance (1933)90,100450500Ginger RogersNorman Foster
Three Little Pigs (1933)89,918449590#VALUE!#VALUE!
F.P.1/F. P. 1 Doesn’t Answer (1933)88,975444875Jill EsmondConrad Veidt
King for a Night (1933)88,500442500Helen TwelvetreesChester Morris
Parole Girl (1933)85,550427750Mae ClarkeRalph Bellamy
Above the Clouds (1933)84,050420250Dorothy WilsonRobert Armstrong
The Death Kiss (1933)81,600408000Adrienne AmesDavid Manners
When Strangers Marry (1933)81,475407375Lilian BondJack Holt
Tomorrow at Seven (1933)80,075400375Vivienne OsborneChester Morris
Daring Daughters (1933)79,750398750Marian MarshKenneth Thomson
The Vampire Bat (1933)76,850384250Fay WrayLionel Atwill
Damaged Lives (1933)76,675383375Diane SinclairLyman Williams
India Speaks (1933)75,222376110#VALUE!#VALUE!
Flying Devils (1933)75,000375000Arline JudgeBruce Cabot
Trick for Trick (1933)72,775363875Sally BlaneRalph Morgan
Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet (1933)72,650363250Anna May WongReginald Owen
Bitter Sweet (1933)70,975354875Anna NeagleFernand Gravey
Air Hostess (1933)69,650348250Evalyn KnappJames Murray
Elysia (1933)69,150345750Constance Allen
Mussolini Speaks (1933)68,067340335#VALUE!#VALUE!
Oliver Twist (1933)67,900339500Doris LloydDickie Moore
Laughter in Hell (1933)67,450337250Gloria StuartPat O’Brien
His Double Life (1933)66,363331815Lillian GishRoland Young
Nagana (1933)66,325331625Tala BirellMelvyn Douglas
The Ghoul (1933)64,875324375Dorothy HysonBoris Karloff
The Charming Deceiver/Heads We Go (1933)63,000315000Constance CummingsFrank Lawton
Supernatural (1933)60,300301500Carole LombardAlan Dinehart
Goldie Gets Along (1933)59,030295150Lili DamitaCharles Morton
Hell and High Water (1933)58,789293945Judith AllenRichard Arlen
Emergency Call (1933)58,600293000Wynne GibsonWilliam Boyd
Infernal Machine (1933)57,950289750Genevieve TobinChester Morris
S.O.S. Iceberg (1933)56,850284250Leni RiefenstahlRod La Rocque
Samarang (1933)55,500277500#VALUE!#VALUE!
To the Last Man (1933)55,200276000Esther RalstonRandolph Scott
Olsen’s Big Moment (1933)54,625273125Barbara WeeksEl Brendel
By Appointment Only  (1933)53,450267250Aileen PringleLew Cody
High Gear (1933)53,184265920Joan MarshJames Murray
The Silk Express (1933)52,983264915Sheila TerryNeil Hamilton
The Avenger (1933)52,775263875Adrienne AmesRalph Forbes
Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)52,375261875Joan MarshFrank Albertson
Before Midnight (1933)51,425257125June CollyerRalph Bellamy
State Trooper (1933)50,996254980Evalyn KnappRegis Toomey
Lucky Devils (1933)50,950254750Dorothy WilsonWilliam Boyd
After the Ball (1933)49,700248500Esther RalstonBasil Rathbone
Deluge (1933)49,150245750Peggy ShannonSidney Blackmer
Wine, Women and Song (1933)48,100240500Lilyan TashmanLew Cody
The Wrecker  (1933)46,900234500Genevieve TobinJack Holt
Broken Dreams (1933)45,850229250Martha SleeperRandolph Scott
This Naked Age /Back to Nature (1933)44,700223500#VALUE!#VALUE!
Curtain at Eight (1933)43,600218000Dorothy MackaillC. Aubrey Smith
West of Singapore  (1933)42,900214500Betty CompsonWeldon Heyburn
The Circus Queen Murder (1933)42,850214250Greta NissenAdolphe Menjou
Before Dawn (1933)41,375206875Dorothy WilsonStuart Erwin
As the Devil Commands (1933)41,267206335Mae ClarkeAlan Dinehart
In the Money (1933)41,100205500Lois WilsonRichard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher
Smoky (1933)41,000205000Irene BentleyVictor Jory
Myrt and Marge (1933)40,800204000Myrtle VailRay Hedge
Thunder Over Mexico (1933)40,800204000Isabel VillaseñorMartín Hernández
Narcotic (1933)40,500202500Patricia FarleyHarry Cording
Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)39,575197875Mary Brian Bruce Cabot 
Man of the Forest (1933)38,825194125Verna HillieRandolph Scott
Lone Cowboy (1933)38,051190255Lila LeeJackie Cooper
Strange People  (1933)37,900189500Gloria SheaJohn Darrow
The Rebel (1933)37,250186250Vilma BánkyLuis Trenker
The Devil’s Mate / He Knew Too Much (1933)35,250176250Peggy ShannonPreston Foster
Jungle Bride (1933)35,175175875Anita PageCharles Starrett
Dance, Girl, Dance (1933)35,125175625Evalyn KnappAlan Dinehart
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)34,950174750Zita JohannJohn Miljan
East of Fifth Avenue (1933)34,625173125Mary CarlisleWallace Ford
The Road to Ruin (1933)34,500172500Helen FosterGlen Boles
Fire Chief/The Chief (1933)34,450172250Dorothy MackaillEd Wynn
Smoke Lightning (1933)34,225171125Nell O’DayGeorge O’Brien
Jack’s the Boy/Night and Day (1933)34,200171000Winifred ShotterJack Hulbert
Goodbye Love (1933)33,734168670Verree TeasdaleCharles Ruggles
Fury of the Jungle (1933)33,550167750Peggy ShannonDonald Cook
Horse Play (1933)33,459167295Leila HyamsSlim Summerville
Waltz Time/Waltz Time in Vienna (1933)32,875164375Evelyn LayeFritz Schulz
You Made Me Love You (1933)32,150160750Thelma ToddStanley Lupino
16 Fathoms Deep/Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1933)31,725158625Sally O’NeilLon Chaney Jr.
Notorious But Nice (1933)31,313156565Marian MarshDon Dillaway
Soldiers of the Storm (1933)31,051155255Anita PageRegis Toomey
Black Beauty (1933)30,700153500Esther RalstonAlexander Kirkland
I Have Lived (1933)29,250146250Anita PageAlan Dinehart
Murder on the Campus (1933)29,000145000Shirley GreyCharles Starrett
Terror Aboard (1933)28,750143750Shirley GreyJohn Halliday
Under the Tonto Rim (1933)28,584142920Verna HillieStuart Erwin
Blind Adventure (1933)26,463132315Helen MackRobert Armstrong
Cheating Blondes (1933)26,000130000Thelma ToddRalf Harolde
The Blarney Stone/Blarney Kiss (1933)25,900129500Anne GreyTom Walls
The Sphinx (1933)25,725128625Sheila TerryLionel Atwill
A Shriek in the Night (1933)25,250126250Ginger RogersLyle Talbot
Forgotten (1933)25,175125875June ClydeLee Kohlmar
One Year Later (1933)25,125125625Mary BrianRussell Hopton
Obey the Law (1933)25,075125375Lois Wilson Leo Carrillo 
Twin Husbands (1933)25,025125125Shirley GreyJohn Miljan
Dangerous Crossroads (1933)25,000125000Diane SinclairJackie Searl
Destination Unknown (1933)24,225121125Betty CompsonPat O’Brien
The Eleventh Commandment (1933)23,700118500Marian MarshTheodore von Eltz
There Goes the Bride /Runaway Bride (1933)23,700118500Jessie MatthewsOwen Nares
Reform Girl  (1933)23,350116750Noel FrancisRichard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher
Sensation Hunters (1933)22,825114125Arline JudgePreston Foster
The Good Companions (1933)22,800114000Jessie MatthewsEdmund Gwenn
Terror Trail (1933)22,200111000Naomi JudgeTom Mix
The Last Trail (1933)21,925109625Claire TrevorGeorge O’Brien
Savage Gold (1933)19,97599875#VALUE!#VALUE!
Sleepless Nights (1932) (1933)19,47597375Polly WalkerStanley Lupino
The Return of Casey Jones (1933)18,17590875Ruth HallCharles Starrett
Life in the Raw (1933)18,13390665Claire TrevorGeorge O’Brien
The Mysterious Rider (1933)17,42587125Lona AndreKent Taylor
Police Call (1933)16,30081500Merna KennedyNick Stuart
The Fighting President  (1933)15,90079500#VALUE!#VALUE!
Mr. Bill the Conqueror /The Man Who Won (1933)15,80079000Heather AngelHenry Kendall
He Couldn’t Take It (1933)15,65078250Virginia CherrillRay Walker
Sucker Money (1933)15,50077500Phyllis BarringtonMischa Auer
Rex, King of the Wild Horses (1933)14,74273710Dorothy ApplebyWilliam Janney
The Outsider (1933)14,55072750Joan BarryHarold Huth
Sunset Pass (1933)13,70068500Kathleen BurkeRandolph Scott
A Man of Sentiment (1933)13,35066750Marian MarshOwen Moore
Neighbors’ Wives (1933)13,30066500Dorothy MackaillTom Moore
What Price Decency (1933)12,92564625Dorothy BurgessAlan Hale
The Thundering Herd (1933)12,83564175Judith AllenRandolph Scott
Skyway (1933)12,70063500Kathryn CrawfordRay Walker
His Private Secretary (1933)12,50062500Evalyn KnappJohn Wayne
Bachelor Mother (1933)12,30061500Evalyn KnappJames Murray
Man Hunt (1933)11,40057000Charlotte HenryJunior Durkin
The Man from Monterey (1933)11,40057000Ruth HallJohn Wayne
Kiss of Araby (1933)11,05055250Maria AlbaWalter Byron
Love Is Dangerous/Love Is Like That (1933)11,05055250Rochelle HudsonJohn Warburton
Her Resale Value (1933)10,94254710June ClydeGeorge J. Lewis
Easy Millions (1933)10,60053000Dorothy BurgessRichard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher
Gigolettes of Paris (1933)10,60053000Madge BellamyGilbert Roland
Wandering Jew (1933)10,50052500Marie NeyConrad Veidt
Alimony Madness (1933)10,40052000Helen ChandlerLeon Ames
Riders of Destiny (1933)10,27551375Cecilia ParkerJohn Wayne
Night of Terror (1933)9,91749585Sally BlaneBela Lugosi
The Important Witness (1933)9,85049250Dorothy BurgessNoel Francis
Mr. Broadway (1933)9,70048500Ruth EttingEd Sullivan
Police Car 17 (1933)9,65048250Evalyn KnappTim McCoy
The Big Chance (1933)9,45047250Merna KennedyJohn Darrow
Marriage on Approval (1933)9,42547125Barbara KentDon Dillaway
Carnival Lady (1933)9,30046500Boots MalloryAllen Vincent
Under Secret Orders (1933)9,30046500Nina QuarteroDon Dillaway
Hell’s Holiday (1933)9,00045000#VALUE!#VALUE!
The Shadow Laughs (1933)8,55042750Rose HobartHal Skelly
This Is America (1933)8,50042500#VALUE!#VALUE!
City Hall/Corruption (1933)8,35041750Evalyn KnappPreston Foster
Yes, Mr Brown (1933)8,20041000Elsie RandolphJack Buchanan
Picture Brides (1933)8,17540875Dorothy MackaillRegis Toomey
Eat ’em Alive (1933)8,10040500#VALUE!#VALUE!
Marry Me  (1933)8,00040000Renate MüllerHarry Green
Justice Takes a Holiday (1933)7,75038750Patricia O’BrienH.B. Warner
Love in Morocco (1932) (1933)7,60038000Rosita GarciaFelipe Montes
The Patriots/Outskirts (1933)7,25036250Yelena KuzminaMikhail Zharov
Hold the Press (1933)7,01735085Shirley GreyTim McCoy
The Only Girl (1933)7,00035000Lilian HarveyConrad Veidt
Scarlet River (1933)6,75033750Dorothy WilsonTom Keene
Heaven Bound/Big Time or Bust  (1933)6,69233460Gloria SheaRegis Toomey
Mirages of Paris (1933)6,60033000Jacqueline FrancellRoger Tréville
Riot Squad  (1933)6,40032000Madge BellamyPat O’Malley
Her Splendid Folly  (1933)6,35031750Lilian BondTheodore von Eltz
I Have Lived (1933)6,20031000Anita PageAlan Dinehart
Maizie (1933)6,20031000Dorothy LeeLee Moran
Secret Sinners (1933)6,15030750Sue CarolJack Mulhall
The Midshipmaid/Midshipmaid Gob (1932) (1933)5,75028750Jessie MatthewsA.W. Baskcomb
Straightaway (1933)5,60028000Sue CarolTim McCoy
King of the Ritz (1933)5,50027500Betty StockfeldStanley Lupino
Wives Beware (1933)5,40027000Margaret BannermanAdolphe Menjou
Maid of the Mountain (1933)5,25026250Nancy BrownHarry Welchman
The Big Race (1933)5,00025000Boots MalloryJohn Darrow
Prince of Wales (1933)4,72523625#VALUE!#VALUE!
Orders is Orders (1933)4,55022750Charlotte GreenwoodJames Gleason
Facing the Music (1933)4,50022500Jose CollinsStanley Lupino
The Night Before Christmas (1933)4,50022500#VALUE!#VALUE!
Dance Hall Hostess (1933)4,42522125Helen ChandlerJason Robards Sr.
Fargo Express (1933)4,35021750Helen MackKen Maynard
Found Alive (1933)4,30021500Barbara BedfordMaurice Murphy
Untamed Africa (1933)4,02520125#VALUE!#VALUE!
The Fighting Code (1933)3,90019500Diane SinclairBuck Jones
The Intruder (1933)3,85019250Lila LeeMonte Blue
Letting in the Sunshine (1933)3,75018750Renee GaddAlbert Burdon
The Monkey’s Paw (1933)3,52517625Louise CarterIvan F. Simpson
The Dude Bandit  (1933)3,51317565Gloria SheaHoot Gibson
Ghost Train (1933)3,50017500Cicely Courtneidge Jack Hulbert 
Leap Year (1933)3,50017500Anne GreyTom Walls
Say It with Music (1932) (1933)3,50017500Evelyn RobertsJack Payne
The Woman Who Dared (1933)3,41317065Claudia DellMonroe Owsley
The Trail Drive (1933)3,37516875Cecilia ParkerKen Maynard
The Fighting Parson (1933)3,35016750Marceline DayHoot Gibson
Rustler Roundup (1933)3,20016000Diane SinclairTom Mix
The Thrill Hunter (1933)3,20016000Dorothy RevierBuck Jones
The Man They Couldn’t Arrest (1933)3,10015500Renee ClamaHugh Wakefield
His Grace Gives Notice (1933)3,00015000Viola KeatsArthur Margetson
Sally Bishop (1933)3,00015000Joan BarryHarold Huth
Soldiers of the King (1933)3,00015000Cicely CourtneidgeEdward Everett Horton
Summer Lightning (1933)3,00015000Winifred ShotterRalph Lynn
Strawberry Roan (1933)2,97514875Ruth HallKen Maynard
Gun Justice (1933)2,90014500Cecilia ParkerKen Maynard
Servants Entrance/Vi Som Gar Koksvagen (1933)2,80014000Tutta RolfCarl Barcklind
The Telegraph Trail (1933)2,77513875Marceline DayJohn Wayne
It’s a King (1933) (1933)2,75013750Joan MaudeSydney Howard
Love on the Spot (1933)2,75013750Rosemary AmesRichard Dolman
Night of the Garter (1933)2,75013750Winifred ShotterSydney Howard
The Flag Lieutenant (1932) (1933)2,75013750Anna NeagleHenry Edwards
The King’s Cup (1933)2,75013750Chili BouchierHarry Milton
Revenge at Monte Carlo  (1933)2,70013500June CollyerJosé Crespo
The Lone Avenger (1933)2,70013500Muriel GordonKen Maynard
Lucky Dog (1933)2,60013000Charles ‘Chic’ Sale
Her Forgotten Past (1933)2,60013000Barbara KentMonte Blue
I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932)/Ich will nicht wissen, wer du bist (1933)2,55012750Liane HaidGustav Fröhlich
Fires of Fate (1933)2,50012500Kathleen O’ReganLester Matthews
Just My Luck (1933)2,50012500Winifred ShotterRalph Lynn
Looking on the Bright Side (1933)2,50012500Gracie FieldsRichard Dolman
Love on Wheels (1933)2,50012500Leonora CorbettJack Hulbert
Wedding Rehearsal (1932) (1933)2,50012500Wendy BarrieRoland Young
Unknown Valley (1933)2,40012000Cecilia ParkerBuck Jones
Ship of Wanted Men (1933)2,25011250Dorothy SebastianFred Kohler
Silent Men (1933)2,25011250Florence BrittonTim McCoy
The Whirlwind (1933)2,25011250Alice DahlTim McCoy
Treason (1933)2,22511125Shirley GreyBuck Jones
King of the Arena (1933)2,20011000Lucile BrowneKen Maynard
The Fiddlin’ Buckaroo (1933)2,10010500Gloria SheaKen Maynard
A Jungle Gigolo (1933)2,00010000#VALUE!#VALUE!
Man of Action (1933)1,9929960Caryl LincolnTim McCoy
Holzapfel/Holzapfel weiß alles /Holzapfel Knows Everything (1933)1,8009000Gretl TheimerFelix Bressart
The Film Parade /March of the Movies (1933)1,7508750#VALUE!#VALUE!
The Red Head (1933)1,7508750Simone AubryHarry Baur
Yiskor (1933)1,7508750Dagny ServaesMaurice Schwartz
This Thing Called Love (1929) (1933)1,7008500Constance BennettEdmund Lowe
The California Trail (1933)1,5507750Helen MackBuck Jones
Phantom Thunderbolt  (1933)1,3756875Frances LeeKen Maynard
Somewhere in Sonora (1933)1,3006500Shirley PalmerJohn Wayne
A Daughter of Her People (1933)1,2006000Helen BlayChaim Shneyer
Bezimienni bohaterowie /Unknown Heroes (1933)1,2006000Maria BogdaAdam Brodzisz
Cross Fire (1933)1,1005500Betty FurnessTom Keene
War of the Range  (1933)1,0345170Caryl LincolnTom Tyler
Herthas Erwachen/What Men Know (1933)1,0005000Toni vanEyck Hans Brausewetter
The Return of Nathan Becker (1933)1,0005000Yelena KashnitskayaDavid Gutman
Galloping Romeo (1933)9504750Doris HillBob Steele
Son of the Border (1933)9254625Julie HaydonTom Keene
Rusty Rides Alone/Rusty Rides Again (1933)8004000Barbara WeeksTim McCoy
Nur am Rhein/Only on the Rhine 1930 (1933)7503750Daisy D’OraIgo Sym
Breed of the Border (1933)7383690Marion ByronBob Steele
Living Corpse(1929) (1933)7003500Maria JacobiniVsevolod Pudovkin
Rainbow Ranch (1933)6633315Cecilia ParkerRex Bell
Das Lockende/The Alluring Goal (1933)6003000Maria ElsnerRichard Tauber
Diamond Trail (1933)5502750Frances RichRex Bell
Ranger’s Code (1933)5502750Doris HillBob Steele
White Face/Edgar Wallace’s White Face the Fiend (1933)5502750Renee GaddHugh Williams
Tattoo on the Rhine (1933)5252625Charlotte SusaHans Stüwe
Frederica/Friederike (1933)5002500Mady ChristiansHans Heinz Bollmann
Whirlwind Rider (1933)5002500Genee BoutellJay Wilsey 
Zwei Gute Kameraden/Two Good Comrades (1933)5002500Jessie VihrogPaul Hörbiger
Before Morning (1933)4752375Lora BaxterLeo Carrillo
Fighting with Kit Carson (1933)4752375Betsy KingRoss Johnny Mack Brown
Gallant Fool (1933)4752375Arletta DuncanBob Steele
Trailing North  (1933)4752375Doris HillBob Steele
Her Secret (1933)4502250Sari MaritzaWilliam Collier Jr.
Live and Laugh (1933)4502250Celina BreeneMax Wilner
The Fighting Texans (1933)4502250Luana WaltersRex Bell
The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931) (1933)4372185Marie QuillanLane Chandler
Drum Taps (1933)4252125Dorothy DixKen Maynard
Deadwood Pass (1933)4002000Alice DahlTom Tyler
Via Pony Express (1933)4002000Marceline DayJack Hoxie
Der Liebling von Wien/The Darling of Vienna(1930) (1933)3501750Else Elster Willi Forst 
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (1933)3501750Phyllis BarringtonWilliam Farnum
Laubenkolonie(1930) (1933)3131565Camilla Spira Fritz Kampers
Lightning Range (1933)3001500Patsy BellamyBuddy Roosevelt 
The Cheyenne Kid (1933)2751375Mary MasonTom Keene
Gun Law (1933)2591295Betty BoydJack Hoxie
Circle Canyon (1933)2501250June MathewsBuddy Roosevelt 
Sagebrush Trail (1933)2501250Nancy ShubertJohn Wayne
Der Korvettenkapitan (1933)2251125Lia EibenschützMax Ehrlich 
Dr. Hauptman von Kopenick(1931)/The Captain from Köpenick (1933)2251125#VALUE!#VALUE!
Viktoria und Ihr Husar(1931)/Victoria and Her Hussar (1933)2251125Else ElsterMichael Bohnen
Der Bettelstudent/The Beggar Student (1933)2131065Jarmila NovotnaHans Heinz Bollmann
Schicksal der Renate Langen/The Fate of Renate Langen (1933)2131065Mady ChristiansFrancis Lederer 
Der Brave Suender/The Upright Sinner (1933)2001000Dolly HaasMax Pallenberg
Frau Lehman’s Tochter/Mrs. Lehmann’s Daughters(1932) (1933)2001000Hansi Niese Fritz Kampers 
Theodor Koerner (1933)2001000Dorothea Wieck Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender 
Traum von Scheonbrunn (1933)2001000Mártha EggerthHermann Thimig
Lachende Erben/Laughing Heirs (1933)180900Lien DeyersHeinz Rühmann
Luegen auf Ruegan/Distorting at the Resort/The Isle of Lies (1933)180900Maria MatrayPaul Hörbiger 
Saison of Kairo/Season in Cairo (1933)175875Renate Müller Willy Fritsch 
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9 thoughts on “1933 Box Office Grosses – Source Variety

      1. Hi Mr. Cogerson,

        Have you found any info on box office data total for all movies for the year 1929?

        Let me know please

        Thx

    1. Hi Mr. Cogerson,

      You did not have to do this.
      I sent it for you to peruse and update your stars that movies maybe missing from their list.
      Thx tho

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