This movie page looks at 1933 Top Box Office Movies. Finding box office information for movies made in the 1930s and 1940s is extremely difficult. For somebody looking for box office information on 1933 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1933 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1933. Obviously many movies made in 1932 earned box office dollars in 1933. On the other side many movies made in 1933 made money in 1934 and later. This page will looks at 133 1933 Top Box Office Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
The following massive table only includes the movies made in 1933 that are in our database. Since we are constantly adding new movies to our database….this page will quickly become obsolete. We will try and update this page on a regular basis.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1933
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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King Kong (1933)
1933
Little Women (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
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42nd Street (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Footlight Parade (1933)
1933
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
1933
Cavalcade (1933)
AA Best Picture Win
1933
I'm No Angel (1933)
1933
Dinner at Eight (1933)
1933
Tugboat Annie (1933)
1933
Sons of the Desert (1933)
1933
Ecstasy (1933)
1933
Dancing Lady (1933)
1933
State Fair (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Queen Christina (1933)
1933
The Bowery (1933)
1933
Roman Scandals (1933)
1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
The Invisible Man (1933)
1933
Duck Soup (1933)
1933
Pilgrimage (1933)
1933
Lady for a Day (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Counselor At Law (1933)
1933
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
1933
Eskimo (1933)
1933
Penthouse (1933)
1933
Secrets (1933)
1933
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
1933
The Devil's Brother (1933)
1933
Hold Your Man (1933)
1933
Pick-Up (1933)
1933
Only Yesterday (1933)
1933
International House (1933)
1933
The Silver Cord (1933)
1933
Bombshell (1933)
1933
The Barbarian (1933)
1933
Zoo In Budapest (1933)
1933
When Ladies Meet (1933)
1933
The Song of Songs (1933)
1933
Design for Living (1933)
1933
The Eagle And The Hawk (1933)
1933
Man's Castle (1933)
1933
Topaze (1933)
1933
Gabriel Over The White House (1933)
1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
1933
The White Sister (1933)
1933
Gallant Lady (1933)
1933
The Narrow Corner (1933)
1933
Christopher Bean (1933)
1933
College Humor (1933)
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| 1933 | King Kong (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Little Women (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | 42nd Street (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Footlight Parade (1933) | |
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| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Cavalcade (1933) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1933 | I'm No Angel (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Dinner at Eight (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Tugboat Annie (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Sons of the Desert (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Ecstasy (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Dancing Lady (1933) | |
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| 1933 | State Fair (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Queen Christina (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Bowery (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Roman Scandals (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | The Invisible Man (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Duck Soup (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Pilgrimage (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Lady for a Day (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Counselor At Law (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Flying Down to Rio (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Eskimo (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Penthouse (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Secrets (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Jennie Gerhardt (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Devil's Brother (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Hold Your Man (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Pick-Up (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Only Yesterday (1933) | |
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| 1933 | International House (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Silver Cord (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Bombshell (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Barbarian (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Zoo In Budapest (1933) | |
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| 1933 | When Ladies Meet (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Song of Songs (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Design for Living (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Man's Castle (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Topaze (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Gabriel Over The White House (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The White Sister (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Gallant Lady (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Narrow Corner (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Christopher Bean (1933) | |
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| 1933 | College Humor (1933) | |
1933 Top Box Office Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each 1933 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 3 | King Kong (1933) | Fay Wray & Bruce Cabot |
9.1 | 428.5 | 666.60 | 1 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 2 | Little Women (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Katharine Hepburn & Joan Bennett |
4.0 | 187.1 | 277.20 | 13 | 82 | 03 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 3 | 42nd Street (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
4.1 | 192.6 | 305.50 | 11 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 4 | Footlight Parade (1933) | James Cagney & Dick Powell |
4.6 | 214.4 | 323.50 | 7 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 5 | She Done Him Wrong (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cary Grant & Mae West |
6.3 | 294.6 | 294.60 | 5 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 5 | Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | Ginger Rogers & Joan Blondell |
6.3 | 294.9 | 432.70 | 4 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 7 | Cavalcade (1933) AA Best Picture Win |
Diana Wynyard & Frank Lloyd |
2.9 | 133.9 | 401.70 | 17 | 67 | 04 / 03 | 97.4 | |
| 7 | I'm No Angel (1933) | Cary Grant & Mae West |
6.6 | 308.0 | 308.00 | 3 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 9 | Dinner at Eight (1933) | John Barrymore & Jean Harlow |
4.0 | 187.2 | 288.70 | 12 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 9 | Tugboat Annie (1933) | Marie Dressler & Wallace Beery |
5.5 | 256.7 | 344.40 | 6 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 10 | Sons of the Desert (1933) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.7 | 174.4 | 174.40 | 14 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 13 | Ecstasy (1933) | Hedy Lamarr | 4.1 | 194.2 | 194.20 | 10 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 14 | Dancing Lady (1933) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
4.3 | 199.5 | 322.20 | 9 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 15 | State Fair (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Will Rogers & Janet Gaynor |
3.5 | 161.8 | 219.20 | 15 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 15 | Queen Christina (1933) | Greta Garbo & John Gilbert |
2.8 | 131.4 | 447.00 | 18 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 16 | The Bowery (1933) | Wallace Beery | 4.3 | 200.1 | 267.90 | 8 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 17 | Roman Scandals (1933) | Edward Arnold | 7.0 | 327.1 | 327.10 | 2 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 17 | The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Charles Laughton & Merle Oberon |
2.4 | 113.8 | 113.80 | 23 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 92.5 | |
| 20 | The Invisible Man (1933) | Claude Rains | 2.8 | 130.7 | 130.70 | 19 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 21 | Duck Soup (1933) | Marx Brothers | 2.1 | 99.9 | 99.90 | 32 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 21 | Pilgrimage (1933) | Henrietta Crosman | 2.9 | 134.0 | 134.00 | 16 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 21 | Lady for a Day (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
May Robson | 1.7 | 80.3 | 80.30 | 49 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 23 | Counselor At Law (1933) | John Barrymore & Melvyn Douglas |
2.0 | 95.7 | 95.70 | 34 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 24 | Flying Down to Rio (1933) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
2.6 | 123.6 | 206.90 | 21 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 26 | Eskimo (1933) | Edward Dearing | 2.3 | 108.9 | 224.60 | 27 | 74 | 01 / 01 | 87.9 | |
| 26 | Penthouse (1933) | Myrna Loy | 2.3 | 109.0 | 109.00 | 26 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 27 | Secrets (1933) | Mary Pickford & Leslie Howard |
2.0 | 93.4 | 93.40 | 37 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 28 | Jennie Gerhardt (1933) | Sylvia Sidney | 2.3 | 108.8 | 108.80 | 28 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 30 | The Devil's Brother (1933) | Laurel and Hardy | 2.4 | 110.7 | 110.70 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 29 | Hold Your Man (1933) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
1.9 | 87.6 | 143.70 | 40 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 31 | Pick-Up (1933) | Sylvia Sidney | 2.7 | 125.9 | 125.90 | 20 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 31 | Only Yesterday (1933) | Margaret Sullavan | 1.7 | 78.6 | 78.60 | 54 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 33 | International House (1933) | George Burns | 1.8 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 42 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 35 | The Silver Cord (1933) | Irene Dunne & Joel McCrea & Laura Hope Crews |
2.3 | 106.7 | 106.70 | 30 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 33 | Bombshell (1933) | Jean Harlow & Frank Morgan |
1.5 | 71.1 | 97.40 | 60 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 38 | The Barbarian (1933) | Myrna Loy | 2.4 | 112.9 | 112.90 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 36 | Zoo In Budapest (1933) | 2.0 | 94.2 | 94.20 | 35 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | ||
| 38 | When Ladies Meet (1933) | Myrna Loy & Robert Montgomery |
2.5 | 115.4 | 115.40 | 22 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 37 | The Song of Songs (1933) | Marlene Dietrich & Lionel Atwill |
1.7 | 80.3 | 80.30 | 50 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 39 | Design for Living (1933) | Gary Cooper & Fredric March |
1.9 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 38 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 42 | The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) | Carole Lombard & Cary Grant |
2.1 | 97.1 | 97.10 | 33 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 40 | Man's Castle (1933) | Spencer Tracy | 1.4 | 63.6 | 63.60 | 67 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 43 | Topaze (1933) | Myrna Loy & John Barrymore |
2.3 | 107.5 | 107.50 | 29 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 44 | Gabriel Over The White House (1933) | Walter Wanger | 1.8 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 43 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 45 | The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | Myrna Loy & Max Baer |
1.6 | 73.9 | 159.80 | 58 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 47 | The White Sister (1933) | Clark Gable | 2.1 | 100.4 | 223.90 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 46 | Gallant Lady (1933) | 1.7 | 80.9 | 80.90 | 48 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | ||
| 48 | The Narrow Corner (1933) | Ralph Bellamy & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
2.0 | 93.9 | 93.90 | 36 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 51 | Christopher Bean (1933) | Marie Dressler & Lionel Barrymore |
1.8 | 85.7 | 85.70 | 41 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 51 | College Humor (1933) | Bing Crosby & Jack Oakie |
1.8 | 82.4 | 82.40 | 47 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 50 | Night Flight (1933) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
1.6 | 77.1 | 144.50 | 55 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 54 | Going Hollywood (1933) | Marion Davies & Bing Crosby |
1.8 | 83.0 | 128.80 | 46 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 52 | Alice in Wonderland (1933) | Gary Cooper & Cary Grant |
1.5 | 69.8 | 69.80 | 61 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 53 | Midnight Mary (1933) | 1.2 | 55.9 | 55.90 | 75 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | ||
| 57 | Brief Moment (1933) | Carole Lombard & Gene Raymond |
1.8 | 83.4 | 83.40 | 45 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 58 | The Power and the Glory (1933) | Spencer Tracy | 1.6 | 75.4 | 75.40 | 56 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 56 | Morning Glory (1933) | Katharine Hepburn | 1.1 | 50.5 | 77.90 | 92 | 70 | 01 / 01 | 76.2 | |
| 58 | The Keyhole (1933) | Kay Francis | 0.9 | 40.3 | 70.70 | 124 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 59 | The Little Giant (1933) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.1 | 50.6 | 86.20 | 91 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 61 | The Kennel Murder Case (1933) | William Powell & Mary Astor |
1.3 | 59.1 | 91.30 | 69 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 63 | A Bedtime Story (1933) | Maurice Chevalier | 1.7 | 79.4 | 79.40 | 52 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 60 | Baby Face (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & John Wayne |
0.9 | 41.2 | 60.50 | 119 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 64 | Too Much Harmony (1933) | Bing Crosby | 1.5 | 72.3 | 72.30 | 59 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 62 | Mystery of the Wax Musuem (1933) | Fay Wray & Directed by Michael Curtiz |
1.0 | 47.1 | 151.70 | 103 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 65 | Hell Below (1933) | Robert Montgomery & Robert Young |
1.8 | 84.9 | 186.00 | 44 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 65 | The House on 56th Street (1933) | Kay Francis | 1.2 | 54.9 | 92.90 | 79 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 68 | Berkeley Square (1933) | Leslie Howard | 1.2 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 73 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 67 | The Stranger's Return (1933) | Miriam Hopkins & Lionel Barrymore |
1.3 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 70 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 69 | The Mayor of Hell (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 48.2 | 88.00 | 100 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 72 | Ann Vickers (1933) | Irene Dunne | 1.6 | 74.9 | 90.30 | 57 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 70 | The Way To Love (1933) | 1.2 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 72 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | ||
| 72 | Torch Singer (1933) | Claudette Colbert | 1.4 | 64.5 | 64.50 | 65 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 71 | Picture Snatcher (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 44.9 | 69.50 | 109 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 74 | One Sunday Afternoon (1933) | Gary Cooper | 1.2 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 78 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 76 | Sitting Pretty (1933) | Jack Oakie | 1.7 | 80.2 | 80.20 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 76 | Hoopla (1933) | Clara Bow | 1.4 | 63.9 | 63.90 | 66 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 76 | Doctor Bull (1933) | Will Rogers | 1.5 | 69.8 | 69.80 | 62 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 76 | Wild Boys of the Road (1933) | Frankie Darro | 0.8 | 36.7 | 50.50 | 134 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 77 | Take A Chance (1933) | 0.9 | 40.7 | 40.70 | 122 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | ||
| 78 | The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. & Loretta Young |
1.1 | 53.4 | 53.40 | 81 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 79 | Diplomaniacs (1933) | Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey |
0.9 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 121 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 81 | Lady Killer (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 47.9 | 80.30 | 101 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 83 | Double Harness (1933) | William Powell & Ann Harding |
1.1 | 50.8 | 66.00 | 90 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 82 | Employees' Entrance (1933) | Loretta Young | 0.8 | 39.2 | 58.40 | 128 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 83 | Fast Workers (1933) | 0.6 | 25.8 | 37.60 | 164 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | ||
| 85 | Supernatural (1933) | Carole Lombard & Randolph Scott |
1.5 | 68.6 | 68.60 | 64 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 85 | White Woman (1933) | Carole Lombard & Charles Laughton |
1.5 | 68.9 | 68.90 | 63 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 87 | Our Betters (1933) | George Cukor | 1.2 | 55.8 | 55.80 | 76 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 89 | The World Changes (1933) | Paul Muni & Mickey Rooney |
1.1 | 50.4 | 91.20 | 93 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 89 | The Masquerader (1933) | Ronald Colman & Elissa Landi |
1.1 | 52.9 | 52.90 | 83 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 90 | Six Hours To Live (1933) | 0.8 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 127 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | ||
| 90 | Captured! (1933) | Leslie Howard | 1.0 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 95 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 92 | Elmer The Great (1933) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 55.7 | 70.70 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 93 | Blood Money (1933) | 1.0 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 97 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | ||
| 94 | Mr. Skitch (1933) | Will Rogers & Zasu Pitts |
1.3 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 68 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 96 | Midnight Club (1933) | George Raft | 1.0 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 107 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 95 | Bed Of Roses (1933) | 1.1 | 50.2 | 50.20 | 94 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | ||
| 97 | The Story Of Temple Drake (1933) | 0.6 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 154 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | ||
| 99 | Made on Broadway (1933) | Robert Montgomery | 0.9 | 41.1 | 59.60 | 120 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 98 | Friday the Thirteenth (1933) | Ralph Richardson | 0.2 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 101 | Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933) | Directed by Lewis Milestone | 0.8 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 136 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 101 | Broadway Bad (1933) | Ginger Rogers & Donald Crisp |
1.0 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 106 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 105 | This Day And Age (1933) | Charles Bickford | 1.9 | 88.5 | 88.50 | 39 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 104 | Sailor's Luck (1933) | 0.9 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | ||
| 103 | I Was A Spy (1933) | Herbert Marshall | 0.1 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 191 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 105 | Female (1933) | Directed by Michael Curtiz | 0.8 | 38.3 | 60.40 | 130 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 106 | Ladies They Talk About (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.8 | 37.0 | 50.20 | 132 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 108 | Sweepings (1933) | 0.9 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 116 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | ||
| 108 | Central Airport (1933) | 1.1 | 52.6 | 100.00 | 84 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | ||
| 109 | Voltaire (1933) | George Arliss | 1.1 | 52.6 | 102.40 | 85 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 109 | Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933) | 1.0 | 47.7 | 47.70 | 102 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | ||
| 110 | Convention City (1933) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
0.9 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 114 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 111 | The Right To Romance (1933) | 1.1 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 86 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | ||
| 114 | Parachute Jumper (1933) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 31.9 | 52.80 | 147 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 114 | I Loved You Wednesday (1933) | Warner Baxter | 1.2 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 71 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 116 | Son of a Sailor (1933) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 56.0 | 86.50 | 74 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 117 | Mary Stevens M.D. (1933) | Kay Francis & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 48.2 | 66.80 | 99 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 116 | The Woman Accused (1933) | Cary Grant | 0.9 | 43.5 | 43.50 | 112 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 120 | Today We Live (1933) | Gary Cooper & Joan Crawford |
1.7 | 79.0 | 138.60 | 53 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 120 | Melody Cruise (1933) | Charles Ruggle | 0.9 | 42.3 | 64.90 | 113 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 122 | The Working Man (1933) | Bette Davis | 1.1 | 53.7 | 110.10 | 80 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 120 | If I Were Free (1933) | Irene Dunne | 0.8 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 137 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 121 | Looking Forward (1933) | Lionel Barrymore | 0.5 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 165 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 123 | Beauty For Sale (1933) | 0.7 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 149 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | ||
| 124 | Peg O' My Heart (1933) | 0.9 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 115 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | ||
| 125 | The Mind Reader (1933) | Warren William | 0.6 | 26.4 | 42.00 | 162 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 127 | Broadway to Hollywood (1933) | Alice Brady | 1.1 | 53.2 | 86.10 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 128 | The Women In His Life (1933) | Una Merkel | 0.7 | 30.8 | 46.10 | 150 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 129 | Saturday's Millions (1933) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 35.2 | 35.20 | 140 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 130 | The Warrior's Husband (1933) | Directed by Walter Lang | 0.7 | 34.9 | 34.90 | 141 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 129 | Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) | Charles Farrell | 0.7 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 148 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 130 | Private Detective 62 (1933) | William Powell | 0.8 | 38.7 | 59.10 | 129 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 131 | Out All Night (1933) | 0.6 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 157 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | ||
| 134 | The Son Of Kong (1933) | Robert Armstrong | 0.9 | 44.3 | 82.50 | 111 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 135 | Reunion in Vienna (1933) | John Barrymore | 1.1 | 50.8 | 86.10 | 89 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 137 | From Headquarters (1933) | Margaret Lindsay | 0.7 | 30.5 | 45.30 | 153 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 136 | The Good Companions (1933) | John Gielgud | 0.4 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 170 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 136 | The King's Vacation (1933) | Dick Powell & George Arliss |
1.0 | 44.6 | 79.40 | 110 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 139 | His Double Life (1933) | Lillian Gish & Roland Young |
0.7 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 144 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 140 | After Tonight (1933) | Constance Bennett | 0.7 | 33.5 | 50.90 | 145 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 140 | Ever in My Heart (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & Laura Hope Crews |
0.8 | 36.6 | 64.50 | 135 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 141 | The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) | Walter Pidgeon | 0.6 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 159 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 141 | My Weakness (1933) | Lew Ayres | 0.6 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 155 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 145 | College Coach (1933) | Dick Powell & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 46.9 | 55.30 | 104 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 146 | Hard To Handle (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 48.5 | 68.70 | 98 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
| 144 | Tillie and Gus (1933) | 0.2 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 187 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | ||
| 147 | Lucky Devils (1933) | William Boyd | 0.5 | 24.0 | 38.20 | 167 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 148 | Another Language (1933) | Robert Montgomery & Walter Wanger |
0.7 | 34.5 | 62.60 | 142 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 151 | The Devil's In Love (1933) | 0.8 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 126 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | ||
| 150 | Christopher Strong (1933) | Katharine Hepburn | 0.8 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 138 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 150 | Blondie Johnson (1933) | Joan Blondell | 0.7 | 32.9 | 44.70 | 146 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 152 | Adorable (1933) | 0.8 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 125 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | ||
| 153 | For Love Or Money (1933) | 0.6 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 161 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | ||
| 154 | A Lady's Profession (1933) | 0.3 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 180 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | ||
| 156 | Ex-Lady (1933) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 30.5 | 37.90 | 152 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 155 | Lilly Turner (1933) | 0.3 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 175 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | ||
| 156 | Professional Sweetheart (1933) | Ginger Rogers | 0.8 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 131 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 158 | Hello Sister! (1933) | James Dunn | 0.2 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 185 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 157 | Meet The Baron (1933) | Jimmy Durante | 1.1 | 51.1 | 51.10 | 87 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 158 | Stage Mother (1933) | 0.5 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 168 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | ||
| 162 | As Husbands Go (1933) | 0.9 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 118 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | ||
| 161 | The Wandering Jew (1933) | 0.1 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 190 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | ||
| 163 | Pleasure Cruise (1933) | 0.3 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 179 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | ||
| 162 | No Other Woman (1933) | Irene Dunne | 0.2 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 181 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 164 | Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) | Bette Davis | 1.0 | 45.3 | 45.30 | 108 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 165 | Mr. Broadway (1933) | 0.4 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 173 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.2 | ||
| 165 | The Man from Monterey (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 18.3 | 25.80 | 172 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.2 | |
| 168 | Should Ladies Behave (1933) | 0.6 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 156 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | ||
| 167 | Her First Mate (1933) | Zasu Pitts | 0.8 | 36.9 | 36.90 | 133 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 170 | Men Must Fight (1933) | Robert Young | 0.7 | 30.7 | 58.10 | 151 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 172 | I Loved a Woman (1933) | Kay Francis & Edward G. Robinson |
1.1 | 51.0 | 86.60 | 88 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 172 | Havana Widows (1933) | Joan Blondell | 0.3 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 178 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 171 | The Ghoul (1933) | Boris Karloff | 0.6 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 160 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 172 | Arizona to Broadway (1933) | Joan Bennett | 0.6 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 158 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 173 | I Love That Man (1933) | Nancy Carroll | 0.2 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 188 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
| 176 | What-No Beer? (1933) | Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante |
1.0 | 46.1 | 84.80 | 105 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 177 | Ann Carver's Profession (1933) | 0.3 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 176 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | ||
| 178 | Somewhere in Sonora (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 18.5 | 26.40 | 171 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 178 | Storm at Daybreak (1933) | Kay Francis | 0.9 | 40.4 | 85.20 | 123 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 180 | The Vampire Bat (1933) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.6 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 163 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 179 | The Telegraph Trail (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 20.5 | 28.00 | 169 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 183 | The Chief (1933) | Ed Wynn | 0.8 | 35.6 | 42.20 | 139 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 183 | Don't Bet On Love (1933) | 0.2 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 182 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | ||
| 184 | Love Honor and Oh Baby! (1933) | Slim Summerville | 0.3 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 177 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 185 | Cross Fire (1933) | Thomas Keene | 0.2 | 9.9 | 13.10 | 183 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 184 | Gambling Ship (1933) | 0.2 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 186 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | ||
| 186 | From Hell To Heaven (1933) | Carole Lombard & Jack Oakie |
1.0 | 48.9 | 48.90 | 96 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 187 | Private Jones (1933) | 0.5 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 166 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | ||
| 187 | Hold Me Tight (1933) | 0.2 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 189 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | ||
| 190 | The Girl In 419 (1933) | James Dunn & Gloria Stuart |
0.1 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 192 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 191 | In The Wake of the Bounty (1933) | Errol Flynn & Arthur Greenway |
0.0 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 193 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 192 | Nagana (1933) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.7 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 143 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 193 | Perfect Understanding (1933) | Laurence Olivier & Gloria Swanson |
0.4 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 174 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 |
Top earners in 1933 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Arnold | 6 | 1,134.1 | 1,010.6 |
| Dick Powell | 6 | 1,238.6 | 835.6 |
| Cary Grant | 6 | 822.0 | 822.0 |
| Ginger Rogers | 7 | 1,120.0 | 786.0 |
| Fay Wray | 6 | 1,183.6 | 773.1 |
| Jane Darwell | 6 | 751.3 | 735.9 |
| Joan Blondell | 6 | 903.6 | 644.9 |
| Wallace Beery | 3 | 901.0 | 644.0 |
| Mae West | 2 | 602.6 | 602.6 |
| Myrna Loy | 6 | 749.1 | 595.8 |
| Franchot Tone | 7 | 781.6 | 573.0 |
| Gloria Stuart | 6 | 556.2 | 556.2 |
| Robert Young | 6 | 814.7 | 538.9 |
| Marie Dressler | 3 | 718.8 | 529.6 |
| John Barrymore | 5 | 722.5 | 518.3 |
| Lionel Barrymore | 7 | 674.8 | 505.9 |
| Warner Baxter | 6 | 600.9 | 488.0 |
| Clark Gable | 4 | 834.3 | 464.6 |
| Jack Oakie | 6 | 450.7 | 450.7 |
| George Cukor | 3 | 621.7 | 430.1 |
| Bruce Cabot | 1 | 666.6 | 428.5 |
| Robert Armstrong | 1 | 666.6 | 428.5 |
| Frank Reicher | 1 | 666.6 | 428.5 |
| James Cagney | 5 | 630.0 | 403.9 |
| George Raft | 3 | 439.7 | 371.9 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Eddie Mannix MGM Ledgers
Source 2: C.J. Tevlin RKO Ledgers
Source 3: William Schaefer Warner Brothers Ledgers
Source 4: Year In Review Variety Editions
Source 5: Grand Design: Hollywood As A Modern Business Enterprise 1930-1942 by Tino Balio
Source 6: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 7: Wikipedia
Source 8: IMDb.com
Source 9: “Revenue sharing and the coming of sound” by H. Mark Glancy
Source 10: Hollywood Power Stats by Christopher Reynolds
Adjusted 1933 Worldwide Box Office
| Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | $360,025,742.00 |
| Queen Christina (1933) | $297,637,264.00 |
| Tugboat Annie (1933) | $293,303,883.00 |
| Footlight Parade (1933) | $275,514,034.00 |
| Dancing Lady (1933) | $274,373,685.00 |
| 42nd Street (1933) | $260,118,972.00 |
| Dinner at Eight (1933) | $245,864,342.00 |
| Little Women (1933) | $236,057,164.00 |
| The Bowery (1933) | $228,132,217.00 |
| The White Sister (1933) | $190,670,317.00 |
| Flying Down to Rio (1933) | $176,187,581.00 |
| Mystery of the Wax Musuem (1933) | $166,266,324.00 |
| Hell Below (1933) | $158,397,788.00 |
| The Working Man (1933) | $139,467,545.00 |
| Night Flight (1933) | $123,046,205.00 |
| Hold Your Man (1933) | $122,361,983.00 |
| Today We Live (1933) | $118,028,582.00 |
| Going Hollywood (1933) | $109,703,874.00 |
| The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | $106,396,797.00 |
| Voltaire (1933) | $87,238,504.00 |
| Bombshell (1933) | $82,958,705.00 |
| The House on 56th Street (1933) | $79,141,900.00 |
| The Kennel Murder Case (1933) | $77,773,401.00 |
| The World Changes (1933) | $77,659,403.00 |
| Mayor of Hell (1933) | $74,922,451.00 |
| I Loved a Woman (1933) | $73,782,102.00 |
| Son of a Sailor (1933) | $73,668,105.00 |
| Little Giant (1933) | $73,440,000.00 |
| Reunion in Vienna (1933) | $73,325,966.00 |
| Broadway to Hollywood (1933) | $73,325,966.00 |
| Storm at Daybreak (1933) | $72,527,710.00 |
| What No Beer? (1933) | $72,185,581.00 |
| The Son Of Kong (1933) | $70,246,957.00 |
| Lady Killer (1933) | $68,422,368.00 |
| The King’s Vacation (1933) | $67,624,112.00 |
| Winner Takes All (1933) | $66,027,545.00 |
| Elmer The Great (1933) | $60,211,657.00 |
| The Keyhole (1933) | $60,211,656.00 |
| Picture Snatcher (1933) | $59,185,332.00 |
| Hard To Handle (1933) | $58,501,147.00 |
| Mary Stevens M.D. (1933) | $56,904,590.00 |
| Double Harness (1933) | $56,220,358.00 |
| Melody Cruise (1933) | $55,308,059.00 |
| Ever in My Heart (1933) | $54,965,966.00 |
| Baby Face (1933) | $51,544,865.00 |
| Female (1933) | $51,430,830.00 |
| Made on Broadway (1933) | $50,746,600.00 |
| Private Detective 62 (1933) | $50,290,436.00 |
| Employees’ Entrance (1933) | $49,720,238.00 |
| Men Must Fight (1933) | $49,492,171.00 |
| Parachute Jumper (1933) | $44,930,675.00 |
| After Tonight (1933) | $43,334,190.00 |
| Wild Boys On The Road (1933) | $42,992,052.00 |
| Ladies They Talk About (1933) | $42,763,956.00 |
| The Women In His Life (1933) | $39,228,821.00 |
| From Headquarters (1933) | $38,544,626.00 |
| Blondie Johnson (1933) | $38,088,463.00 |
| The Mind Reader (1933) | $35,807,701.00 |
| Lucky Devils (1933) | $32,500,634.00 |
| Ex Lady (1933) | $32,272,565.00 |
| Fast Workers (1933) | $32,044,516.00 |
| The Chief (1933) | $28,053,162.00 |
| The Telegraph Trail (1933) | $23,833,795.00 |
| Somewhere in Sonora (1933) | $22,465,333.00 |
| The Man from Monterey (1933) | $22,009,206.00 |
| Cross Fire (1933) | $11,175,649.00 |
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These are the 137 1933 films I have seen from Dec 1992 when I hit film 8000 through the end of 2017. Key – film, studio, stars when I used to list them, date scene, source (DVD, tape or TV channel).
AGE OF CONSENT 1933 RKO ERIC LINDEN ARLINE JUDGE 3/10 2005 TCM
AGGIE APPLEBY, MAKER OF MEN 1933 RKO BETTY FURNESS WILLIAM GARGAN 3/13 2004 TCM
ANN VICKERS 1933 RKO IRENE DUNNE WALTER HUSTON 11/22 1993 AMC
ANOTHER LANGUAGE 1933 MGM HELEN HAYES ROBERT MONTGOMERY 5/22 2008 TCM
BEAUTY FOR SALE 1933 MGM MADGE EVANS OTTO KRUGER 12/10 2012 TCM
BEFORE DAWN 1933 RKO STUART ERWIN DOROTHY WILSON 9/27 2006 TCM
BEFORE MIDNIGHT 1933 COL RALPH BELLAMY JUNE COLLYER 6/18 2010 TCM
BELOW THE SEA 1933 COL RALPH BELLAMY FAY WRAY 9/16 2007 TCM
BERKELEY SQUARE 1933 FOX LESLIE HOWARD HEATHER ANGEL 2/8 2013 TCM
BIG CHANCE 1933 EAGLE PICTURES 7/20 2015 DVD
BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN 1933 COL BARBARA STANWYCK NILS ASTHER 5/10 1998 AMC
BLONDIE JOHNSON 1933 FN JOAN BLONDELL CHESTER MORRIS 4/24 2001 TCM
BOWERY, THE 1933 UA WALLACE BEERY GEORGE RAFT 8/16 2000 FXM
BRIEF MOMENT 1933 COL CAROLE LOMBARD GENE RAYMOND 10/6 2009 TCM
BROADWAY BAD 1933 FOX JOAN BLONDELL 1/14 2017 MOVIES
BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD 1933 MGM ALICE BRADY FRANK MORGAN 6/30 1999 TCM
BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS 1933 FN BETTE DAVIS PAT O’BRIEN 5/8 1999 TCM
CALIFORNIA TRAIL 1933 COL BUCK JONES HELEN MACK 11/6 2000 WEST
CAPTURED 1933 WB LESLIE HOWARD MARGARET LINDSAY 7/25 2003 TCM
CENTRAL AIRPORT 1933 FN TOM BROWN SALLY EILERS 4/12 2000 TCM
CHANCE AT HEAVEN 1933 RKO GINGER ROGERS JOEL MCCREA 9/21 1997 ROM
CHEYENNE KID 1933 RKO XXX XXX 4/10 1994 AMC
CHILD OF MANHATTAN 1933 RKO NANCY CARROLL JOHN BOLES 4/18 2007 TCM
CHRISTOPHER STRONG 1933 RKO KATHERINE HEPBURN COLIN CLIVE 3/28 1993 AMC
CIRCUS QUEEN MURDER 1933 COL ADOLPHE MENJOU DONALD COOK 10/13 2008 TCM
CLEAR ALL WIRES 1933 MGM JAMES GLEASON LEE TRACY 4/14 2005 TCM
COLLEGE COACH 1933 WB PAT O’BRIEN DICK POWELL 1/26 1999 TCM
CONSTANT WOMAN 1933 WORLDWIDE CONRAD NAGEL LEILA HYAMS 11/6 1994 CUNY
CROSSFIRE 1933 RKO TOM KEENE BETTY FURNESS 10/1 2008 TCM
DAY OF RECKONING 1933 MGM MADGE EVANS UNA MERKEL 12/10 2003 TCM
DEATH KISS 1933 WORLDWIDE BELA LUGOSI DAVID MANNERS 8/16 1998 TCM
DEVIL’S IN LOVE 1933 FOX LORETTA YOUNG VICTOR JORY 4/25 2005 FXM
DOCTOR BULL 1933 FOX WILL ROGERS MARIAN NIXON 9/30 2001 FXM
DOUBLE HARNESS 1933 RKO ANN HARDING WILLIAM POWELL 4/7 2007 TCM
DRUM TAPS 1933 SONO ART WW 10/11 2013 DVD
DUDE BANDIT 1933 ALLIED HOOT GIBSON GLORIA SHEA 11/7 2013 DVD
EMERGENCY CALL 1933 RKO WILLIAM BOYD 8/4 1993 AMC
EMPLOYEES ENTRANCE 1933 FN LORETTA YOUNG WARREN WILLIAM 1/6 2003 TCM
EVER IN MY HEART 1933 WB BARBARA STANWYCK RALPH BELLAMY 5/29 2012 TCM
EX-LADY 1933 WB BETTE DAVIS GENE RAYMOND 5/5 1999 TCM
FAST WORKERS 1933 MGM JOHN GILBERT ROBERT ARMSTRONG 7/11 2004 TCM
FEMALE 1933 FN RUTH CHATTERTON GEORGE BRENT 10/5 1999 TCM
FIGHTING PARSON 1933 ALLIED 12/23 2015 DVD
FIGHTING TEXANS 1933 MON REX BELL 8/26 2017 DVD
FIGHTING WITH KIT CARSON 1933 MASCOT JOHNNY MACK BROWN 10/9 1997 TAPE
FRISCO JENNY 1933 FN RUTH CHATTERTON DONALD COOK 4/12 2000 TCM
FUGITIVE, THE 1933 MON REX BELL 10/22 2017 DVD
GIRL MISSING 1933 WB GLENDA FARRELL BEN LYON 6/30 2003 TCM
GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 1933 WB WARREN WILLIAM JOAN BLONDELL 8/26 1998 TCM
GOLDIE GETS ALONG 1933 RKO LILI DAMITA CHARLES MORTON 7/12 2006 TCM
GOODBYE AGAIN 1933 FN WARREN WILLIAM JOAN BLONDELL 1/2 2001 TCM
GOODBYE LOVE 1933 RKO CHARLES RUGGLES 10/14 2015 DVD
GORDON OF GHOST CITY 1933 UNI BUCK JONES 12/19 2012 DVD (serial)
GRAND SLAM 1933 FN LORETTA YOUNG PAUL LUKAS 6/30 2003 TCM
HAVANA WIDOWS 1933 FN JOAN BLONDELL GLENDA FARRELL 4/26 2001 TCM
HELL BELOW 1933 MGM ROBERT MONTGOMERY WALTER HUSTON 10/13 2005 TCM
HEROES FOR SALE 1933 FN LORETTA YOUNG RICHARD BARTHELMESS 2/1 2004 TCM
HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY 1933 MARCY JOHN WAYNE 9/3 2017 25
HOUSE ON 56TH STREET 1933 WB KAY FRANCIS GENE RAYMOND 4/29 2001 TCM
I LOVED A WOMAN 1933 FN EDWARD G. ROBINSON KAY FRANCIS 1/15 2006 TCM
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS 1933 PAR CHARLES LAUGHTON RICHARD ARLEN 11/5 1995 SCI
KING’S VACATION 1933 WB GEORGE ARLISS DICK POWELL 1/22 2003 TCM
LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT 1933 WB PRESTON FOSTER BARBARA STANWYCK 7/16 1999 TCM
LET’S FALL IN LOVE 1933 COL EDMUND LOWE ANN SOTHERN 5/30 2007 TCM
LIFE OF JIMMY DOLAN 1933 WB DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. LORETTA YOUNG 12/5 1999 TCM
LILLY TURNER 1933 FN GEORGE BRENT FRANK MCHUGH 4/4 2000 TCM
LOOKING FORWARD 1933 MGM LIONEL BARRYMORE LEWIS STONE 12/24 2002 TCM
MADE ON BROADWAY 1933 MGM ROBERT MONTGOMERY MADGE EVANS 3/7 2006 TCM
MAN OF THE FOREST 1933 PAR RANDOLPH SCOTT 4/2 1995 TAPE
MANHUNT 1933 RKO CHARLOTTE HENRY 6/29 2017 TCM
MAN’S CASTLE 1933 COL SPENCER TRACY LORETTA YOUNG 9/13 2011 TCM
MARY STEVENS M.D. 1933 WB KAY FRANCIS THELMA TODD 1/13 2004 TCM
MASQUERADER, THE 1933 UA RONALD COLMAN ELISSA LANDI 11/17 2008 TCM
MEET THE BARON 1933 MGM JIMMY DURANTE JACK PEARL 11/9 2010 TCM
MIDNIGHT MARY 1933 MGM LORETTA YOUNG ANDY DEVINE 4/12 2000 TCM
MIDSHIPMAN JACK 1933 RKO BRUCE CABOT ARTHUR LAKE 2/9 1993 AMC
MIND READER 1933 FN WARREN WILLIAM CONSTANCE CUMMINGS 3/16 2010 TCM
MURDERS IN THE ZOO 1933 PAR LIONEL ATWILL CHARLES RUGGLES 12/15 1996 SCI
MYSTERY SQUADRON 1933 MASCOT BOB STEELE XXX 11/26 2007 DVD
NARROW CORNER 1933 WB DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. PATRICIA ELLIS 8/15 2011 TCM
NIGHT FLIGHT 1933 MGM 1/25 2013 TCM
NO MARRIAGE TIES 1933 RKO RICHARD DIX 10/25 1993 AMC
NO OTHER WOMAN 1933 RKO IRENE DUNNE CHARLES BICKFORD 12/21 1993 TNT
ONE MAN’S JOURNEY 1933 RKO LIONEL BARRYMORE 4/7 2007 TCM
ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON 1933 PAR GARY COOPER FAY WRAY 9/24 1998 TCM
OUR BETTERS 1933 RKO CONSTANCE BENNETT GILBERT ROLAND 4/26 2001 TCM
PARACHUTE JUMPER 1933 WB BETTE DAVIS DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. 4/5 2004 TCM
PAROLE GIRL 1933 COL MAE CLARKE RALPH BELLAMY 10/15 2009 TCM
PEG O’ MY HEART 1933 MGM MARION DAVIES ALAN MOWBRAY 8/11 1999 TCM
PILGRIMAGE 1933 FOX HENRIETTA CROSMAN HEATHER ANGEL 8/10 1999 AMC
PLEASURE CRUISE 1933 FOX GENEVIEVE TOBIN 12/29 2016 TCM
PRIVATE DETECTIVE 62 1933 WB WILLIAM POWELL MARGARET LINDSAY 9/27 2007 TCM
PRIZEFIGHTER AND THE LADY 1933 MGM MYRNA LOY WALTER HUSTON 10/3 1999 TCM
RAFTER ROMANCE 1933 RKO GINGER ROGERS 4/26 2007 TCM
RAINBOW RANCH 1933 MON REX BELL 12/11 2017 DVD
RIGHT TO ROMANCE 1933 RKO ANN HARDING ROBERT YOUNG 8/24 1998 TCM
SCARLET RIVER 1933 RKO TOM KEENE BETTY FURNESS 10/3 2004 TCM
SECRETS 1933 UA MARY PICKFORD LESLIE HOWARD 4/8 2009 TCM
SHE HAD TO SAY YES 1933 FN LORETTA YOUNG 7/8 2001 TCM
SHOULD LADIES BEHAVE 1933 MGM LIONEL BARRYMORE 12/16 2003 TCM
SILK EXPRESS 1933 WB NEIL HAMILTON 4/17 2001 TCM
SILVER CORD 1933 RKO IRENE DUNNE JOEL MCCREA 6/28 1994 AMC
SO THIS IS AFRICA 1933 COL WHEELER & WOOLSEY 12/31 1995 TAPE
SOLITAIRE MAN 1933 MGM HERBERT MARSHALL 7/4 2007 TCM
SOMEWHERE IN SONORA 1933 WB JOHN WAYNE 5/26 2010 TCM
SON OF A SAILOR 1933 FN JOE E. BROWN THELMA TODD 4/4 1999 TCM
SON OF THE BORDER 1933 RKO XXX XXX 3/22 1993 TNT
SONG OF SONGS 1933 PAR MARLENE DIETRICH 6/16 2017 TCM
STAGE MOTHER 1933 MGM FRANCHOT TONE 5/18 2004 TCM
STORM AT DAYBREAK 1933 MGM KAY FRANCIS WALTER HUSTON 6/28 1993 TNT
SUCKER MONEY 1933 PROGRESSIVE XXX XXX 2/25 2007 DVD
SUPERNATURAL 1933 PAR CAROLE LOMBARD RANDOLPH SCOTT 3/29 1998 SCI
SWEEPINGS 1933 RKO LIONEL BARRYMORE GLORIA STUART 3/14 1995 AMC
THE CHIEF 1933 MGM WILLIAM BOYD 7/3 2006 TCM
THE GHOUL (U.K.) 1933 GAUMONT BRITISH BORIS KARLOFF 10/30 1994 CUNY
THE KEYHOLE 1933 WB KAY FRANCIS GEORGE BRENT 3/15 2005 TCM
THE NUISANCE 1933 MGM MADGE EVANS 11/15 2000 TCM
THREE MUSKETEERS 1933 MASCOT JOHN WAYNE 8/3 1993 TAPE (serial)
THRILL HUNTER 1933 COL BUCK JONES 5/17 2013 TCM
TO THE LAST MAN 1933 PAR RANDOLPH SCOTT 5/10 2010 DVD
TODAY WE LIVE 1933 MGM JOAN CRAWFORD GARY COOPER 11/24 1998 TCM
TOPAZE 1933 RKO JOHN BARRYMORE MYRNA LOY 8/2 1995 AMC
TORCH SINGER 1933 PAR CLAUDETTE COLBERT 11/17 2012 DVD
TROUBLE BUSTERS 1933 MAJESTIC 11/1 2013 DVD
TUGBOAT ANNIE 1933 MGM MARIE DREESLER WALLACE BEERY 10/16 1999 TCM
TURN BACK THE CLOCK 1933 MGM LEE TRACY MAE CLARKE 2/25 2002 TCM
VOLTAIRE 1933 WB GEORGE ARLISS 11/8 2003 TCM
WHEN LADIES MEET 1933 MGM ANN HARDING MYRNA LOY 3/31 1999 TCM
WHISPERING SHADOW 1933 MASCOT BELA LUGOSI 12/19 1994 TAPE (serial)
WHISTLING IN THE DARK 1933 MGM XXX XXX 2/18 1999 TCM
WHITE SISTER 1933 MGM HELEN HAYES CLARK GABLE 11/10 1998 TCM
WILD BOYS OF THE ROAD 1933 FN ROCHELLE HUDSON 1/20 2003 TCM
WOMEN IN HIS LIFE 1933 MGM BEN LYON 12/11 2003 TCM
WORKING MAN 1933 WB GEORGE ARLISS BETTE DAVIS 5/7 1999 TCM
WORLD CHANGES 1933 FN PAUL MUNI MARY ASTOR 7/26 1998 TCM
WORLD GONE MAD 1933 MAJESTIC PAT O’BRIEN EVELYN BRENT 11/21 2011 DVD
WORST WOMAN IN PARIS 1933 FOX ADOLPHE MENJOU 12/24 1992 13
Mystery Squadron is also a serial. You notice the bigger star vehicles I’ve seen were seen further back in time. Now we’re reduced to the odd obscurities and B westerns,
Hey Dan….interesting about Mystery Squadron. Thanks for the followup.
Hey Dan
1. 137 movies?……that is a massive amount of movies.
2. I guess the big question is….how many do you remember?
3. The other day I was doing a Letterboxd.com review on Daddy’s Home 2……after doing the review I noticed that I had a review on Will Ferrell’s Superstar…..I have no memory of watching that movie…even with me reading my own review….granted that was over 3,000 movies ago….but it was just in December of 2014.
4. Looking at your list and my table…we have roughly 66% of the same movies…..they were producing lots and lots of movies back then.
5. Thanks as always for sharing your amazing list of movies watched.
I have seen 42 films from 1933.
The highest rated film I have seen is Cavalcade at Number 1.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is State Fair at number five, making this the second year where I have missed seeing one of the top 5 movies.
The LOWEST rated film I have seen is What, No Beer? at 125.
The totals of my viewed movies by tens until I hadn’t seen at least one went to 90th. They went like this:
9 of 10
15 of 20
21 of 30
23 of 40
26 of 50
31 of 60
35 of 70
38 of 80
39 of 90
The remaining 3 movies were spread out.
My favourite ten movies are:
42nd Street
The Invisible Man
Dinner at Eight
Gold Diggers of 1933
The Kennel Murder Case
Footlight Parade
Bombshell
When Ladies Meet
King Kong
She Done Him Wrong
Hey Flora
1. Thanks for the great breakdown of the 1933 movies you have seen.
2. Your 42 almost beats my total of 11…..4 times.
3. Seeing 52% of the Top 50 is impressive….as is 75% of the Top 20.
4. Of your favorites…I have seen 4 of them…with King Kong and She Done Him Wrong being amongst my favorites.
5. My first miss is right at the top…Calvade is one of the few Best Picture Oscar winners that I have not seen…..my last hit is…John Wayne’s Somewhere in Sonoma.
Great feedback as always.
Hi Bruce, congratulations for all your work, it’s really fantastic!
The original King Kong is one of my favorite movies!
I’m really glad you publish the adjusted worldwide box office and I hope you’ll do it for all other years, even on old pages …
I just have a suggestion: could you specify the year or the price of the ticket that you used to make the worldwide adjusted gross?… Because I imagine that this table is not automatic and that after a while it will be necessary to update everything … If you specified next to the table the year used for inflation adjusted, things would be simpler, in the long run we could compare the films of different years without any lag…
I am sometimes a little picky lol but I am really passionate about this subject; compare the movies and hope that one day we will have all the missing information of the pre box office mojo era …. Thanks to you, it’s soon the case …
Continue like that !
Hey Karen….thanks for the kind words. Glad to include the worldwide grosses. Of our classic movies…almost 40% have worldwide grosses. Sorry King Kong is not one of them.
As for the price of ticket……I think the more important numbers to remember our…..the rental to gross percentage…and what the current price of today’s ticket is….currently our average movie ticket price is $8.97…..we had moved it to 2018’s projected price of $9.18…..but decided to move it back to the actual average of 2017.
The percent of rental to gross can be found at this website…..https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/sorry-i-was-so-wrong/
As for the actual ticket cost…..that is somewhere in the database….that is away from me…..WoC does use the price from this website http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/
Thanks for the visit and the comment.
Thanks for the explanations ! ….
But it’s very surprising that WoC use the Nato annual average ticket price because many years are missing from their list unlike box office mojo which has almost the price of all the years since 1910….http://www.boxofficemojo.com/about/adjuster.htm
She may have other sources but it could be useful 😉
Thanks !
1 With these annual reviews you are currently reminding me of a submarine that gradually but surely lowers itself onto the ocean bed- ie you are persistently moving toward the lower end of your 1929/30 -1969 immediate goals for completed reviews!
2 We’ve both acknowledged that as you continue to approach the lower-end target the number of films we have actually seen keeps dwindling so just for fun I will record that of your Top 10 best reviewed 1933 films I have again seen only 4 – Duck Soup [many times!] King Kong [probably nearly everyone has seen that!] The Invisible Man and 42nd Street. I used to have in my music collection Ruby Keeler singing the title song from the latter movie – “Naughty, bawdy 42nd Street” – but somewhere along the way I lost that recording
3 I actually taped the Keeler number along with Rudy’s musically awful but fascinating Kashmiri Song/Pale Hands I Loved from a radio novelty request programme. I also got William’s Shatner’s crazy rendition of the Beatles’ Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds from that source.
4 Anyway a Lensman “Vote up!” rating for your comprehensive 1933 Review and a feather in your cap for not getting just domestic grosses for that year but a number of worldwide ones as well from those now distance days. Keep up the good work.
Hey Bob
1. Thanks for checking out our latest yearly page.
2. I find as I get closer and closer to 1930…the more I want to wrap up this decade…..though when doing this page…I realized there are about 20 more 1934 movies that in the ledgers that I did not include. So I guess when the sub reaches the bottom we will quickly rise.
3. My tally actually went up this year compared to 1934……but my 11 is pretty weak. But I agree with your point.
4. Ah….the musical talents of Billy Shatner….gotta love it.
5. Thanks for the votes up.
Hi Bruce,
Another great job you did for 1933 and 1934. And thank you for putting the worldwide grosses that I find always very interesting. Unfortunately I have not seen many films of these two years (9 for 1933 and 10 for 1934). It is not always easy to find them in France.
by the way, I wanted to tell you that I find your new feature “Search” really well done. Congratulations to WoC I suppose.
Hey Laurent…..thanks for the kind words. No problem about the worldwide grosses….I went back and added in the 1934 worldwide grosses recently. So your tally for this page is 9……that might beat me….let me see….counting….11…..so a little ahead of you. Actually the new “Search” was me…….as I found that widget and added into the pages….maybe the greatness of WoC is finally rubbing off on me….lol.