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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PART 5 OF 11
Cradle Song $146,463.00 Dorothea Wieck Guy Standing
Golden Harvest $144,925.00 Genevieve Tobin Richard Arlen
The Son of Kong $144,258.00 Helen Mack Robert Armstrong
It’s Great to Be Alive $143,333.00 Gloria Stuart Raul Roulien
She Had to Say Yes $142,975.00 Loretta Young Lyle Talbot
The Life of Jimmy Dolan $141,300.00 Loretta Young Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Below the Sea $140,900.00 Fay Wray Ralph Bellamy
Shanghai Madness $140,400.00 Fay Wray Spencer Tracy
Jimmy and Sally $139,884.00 Claire Trevor James Dunn
Girl Without a Room $138,900.00 Marguerite Churchill Charles Farrell
Broadway Bad $138,575.00 Joan Blondell Ricardo Cortez
Bondage/House of Refuse $135,450.00 Dorothy Jordan Alexander Kirkland
From Headquarters $134,875.00 Margaret Lindsay George Brent
Day of Reckoning $134,500.00 Madge Evans Richard Dix
Wild Boys of the Road/Wild Boys On The Road $134,201.00 Rochelle Hudson Frankie Darro
The Solitaire Man $134,184.00 Mary Boland Herbert Marshall
Song of the Eagle $131,783.00 Mary Brian Charles Bickford
Big Executive $130,725.00 Sharon Lynn Ricardo Cortez
The Girl in 419 $130,317.00 Gloria Stuart James Dunn
A Lady’s Profession $130,117.00 Alison Skipworth Roland Young
White Woman $127,569.00 Carole Lombard Charles Laughton
Parachute Jumper $126,475.00 Bette Davis Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
The Worst Woman in Paris? $125,767.00 Benita Hume Adolphe Menjou
The Mad Game $125,509.00 Claire Trevor Spencer Tracy
Headline Shooter/Headline Hunter $125,358.00 Frances Dee William Gargan
The Past of Mary Holmes $123,875.00 Helen MacKellar Eric Linden
Luxury Liner $123,338.00 Zita Johann George Brent
Tillie and Gus $123,175.00 Alison Skipworth W. C. Fields
Grand Slam $122,850.00 Loretta Young Paul Lukas
The Man Who Dared $122,016.00 Zita Johann Preston Foster
The Big Brain $120,034.00 Fay Wray George E. Stone
Fog $118,842.00 Mary Brian Donald Cook
I Love That Man $117,000.00 Nancy Carroll Edmund Lowe
Pleasure Cruise $116,750.00 Genevieve Tobin Roland Young
Fast Workers $115,675.00 Mae Clarke John Gilbert
Rome Express (1932) $115,500.00 Esther Ralston Conrad Veidt
Gambling Ship $114,675.00 Benita Hume Cary Grant
Best of Enemies/Five cents a Glass $112,467.00 Marian Nixon Buddy Rogers
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi $110,625.00 Mary Carlisle Buster Crabbe
Strictly Personal $110,500.00 Marjorie Rambeau Eddie Quillan
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble $110,000.00 Maureen O’Sullivan Charlie Murray
Hello, Sister! $109,725.00 Zasu Pitts James Dunn
Sing Sinner Sing $109,350.00 Leila Hyams Paul Lukas
I Was a Spy $109,117.00 Madeleine Carroll Herbert Marshall
Ladies Must Love $104,950.00 June Knight Neil Hamilton
Murders in the Zoo $104,625.00 Gail Patrick Charlie Ruggles
The Constant Woman $103,525.00 Leila Hyams Conrad Nagel
Forgotten Men $103,050.00 *(DOCUMENTARY) *
Disgraced $101,513.00 Helen Twelvetrees Bruce Cabot
The Big Cage $99,750.00 Anita Page Clyde Beatty
Laughing at Life $96,775.00 Conchita Montenegro Victor McLaglen
PART 4 OF 11
The Warrior’s Husband $217,100.00 Elissa Landi David Manners
Stage Mother $216,775.00 Alice Brady Franchot Tone
From Hell to Heaven $215,795.00 Carole Lombard Jack Oakie
Don’t Bet on Love $214,400.00 Ginger Rogers Lew Ayres
Captured! $214,067.00 Margaret Lindsay Leslie Howard
Lilly Turner $213,250.00 Ruth Chatterton George Brent
Ladies They Talk About $212,525.00 Barbara Stanwyck Preston Foster
So This Is Africa $210,134.00 Raquel Torres Wheeler & Woolsey
Second Hand Wife $209,995.00 Sally Eilers Ralph Bellamy
Zoo in Budapest $208,925.00 Loretta Young Gene Raymond
This Day and Age $208,100.00 Judith Allen Charles Bickford
Blood Money $207,334.00 Judith Anderson George Bancroft
Sons of the Desert $207,050.00 Mae Busch Laurel & Hardy
Emperor Jones $206,300.00 Fredi Washington Paul Robeson
Hold Me Tight $205,594.00 Sally Eilers James Dunn
Made on Broadway $203,650.00 Sally Eilers Robert Montgomery
Diplomaniacs $203,033.00 Marjorie White Wheeler & Woolsey
Chance at Heaven $202,458.00 Ginger Rogers Joel McCrea
Private Jones $201,700.00 Gloria Stuart Lee Tracy
Cocktail Hour $201,050.00 Bebe Daniels Randolph Scott
The Devil’s Brother $198,850.00 Thelma Todd Laurel & Hardy
The Women in His Life $196,317.00 Una Merkel Otto Kruger
Brief Moment $192,500.00 Carole Lombard Gene Raymond
Charlie Chan’s Greatest Case $191,390.00 Heather Angel Warner Oland
Picture Snatcher $189,634.00 Patricia Ellis James Cagney
Whistling in the Dark $189,400.00 Una Merkel Ernest Truex
Storm at Daybreak $188,350.00 Kay Francis Nils Asther
Men Must Fight $187,250.00 Diana Wynyard Lewis Stone
Hello, Everybody! $186,293.00 Kate Smith Randolph Scott
Crime of the Century $186,100.00 Wynne Gibson Jean Hersholt
Ever in My Heart $184,917.00 Barbara Stanwyck Otto Kruger
The Devil’s in Love $184,313.00 Loretta Young Victor Jory
Let’s Fall in Love $178,700.00 Ann Sothern Edmund Lowe
Advice to the Lovelorn $176,125.00 Sally Blane Lee Tracy
Ace of Aces $175,725.00 Elizabeth Allan Richard Dix
Mystery of the Wax Musuem $174,876.00 Fay Wray Lionel Atwill
Heroes for Sale/Men for Sale $174,500.00 Loretta Young Richard Barthelmess
Ex-Lady $172,750.00 Bette Davis Gene Raymond
Secret of the Blue Room $169,175.00 Gloria Stuart Lionel Atwill
The Kiss Before the Mirror $168,550.00 Nancy Carroll Frank Morgan
My Woman $168,150.00 Helen Twelvetrees Victor Jory
The Woman I Stole $167,175.00 Fay Wray Jack Holt
Blondie Johnson $167,125.00 Joan Blondell Chester Morris
Face in the Sky $164,630.00 Marian Nixon Spencer Tracy
Dangerously Yours $160,625.00 Miriam Jordan Warner Baxter
Tarzan the Fearless $159,050.00 Julie Bishop Buster Crabbe
Perfect Understanding $153,475.00 Gloria Swanson Laurence Olivier
The World Gone Mad/The Public Be Hanged $153,300.00 Evelyn Brent Pat O’Brien
This Day and Age $151,800.00 Judith Allen Charles Bickford
College Coach $149,975.00 Ann Dvorak Dick Powell
Arizona to Broadway $148,752.00 Joan Bennett James Dunn
PART 3 OF 11
Christopher Strong $279,472.00 Katharine Hepburn Colin Clive
King of the Jungle $276,134.00 Frances Dee Buster Crabbe
The Barbarian $275,950.00 Myrna Loy Ramon Novarro
Be Mine Tonight $274,700.00 Charlotte Lysès Jan Kiepura
Convention City $273,500.00 Joan Blondell Guy Kibbee
The Great Jasper $270,550.00 Edna May Oliver Richard Dix
The Secret of Madame Blanche $268,925.00 Irene Dunne Lionel Atwill
Alice in Wonderland $268,300.00 Charlotte Henry W. C. Fields
Clear All Wires! $266,900.00 Benita Hume Lee Tracy
After Tonight $266,000.00 Constance Bennett Gilbert Roland
The Chief/Fire Chief $264,900.00 Dorothy Mackaill Ed Wynn
Child of Manhattan $264,875.00 Nancy Carroll John Boles
The World Changes $264,050.00 Aline MacMahon Paul Muni
Melody Cruise $263,975.00 Helen Mack Charles Ruggles
Son of a Sailor $260,358.00 Jean Muir Joe E. Brown
Beauty for Sale $259,000.00 Madge Evans Otto Kruger
Female $257,200.00 Ruth Chatterton George Brent
The Woman Accused $255,284.00 Nancy Carroll Cary Grant
Moonlight and Pretzels $254,200.00 Mary Brian Leo Carrillo
Looking Forward $251,725.00 Benita Hume Lionel Barrymore
No Marriage Ties $250,775.00 Elizabeth Allan Richard Dix
Goodbye Again $249,409.00 Joan Blondell Warren William
Should Ladies Behave $247,575.00 Alice Brady Lionel Barrymore
Baby Face $246,967.00 Barbara Stanwyck George Brent
Elmer, The Great $246,751.00 Patricia Ellis Joe E. Brown
Turn Back the Clock $246,400.00 Mae Clarke Lee Tracy
Her First Mate $245,716.00 Zasu Pitts Slim Summerville
Professional Sweetheart $244,275.00 Ginger Rogers Norman Foster
Hallelujah I’m a Bum $243,350.00 Madge Evans Al Jolson
Bureau of Missing Persons $242,975.00 Bette Davis Pat O’Brien
Private Detective 62 $240,033.00 Margaret Lindsay William Powell
Walls of Gold $239,375.00 Sally Eilers Norman Foster
Employees’ Entrance $239,350.00 Loretta Young Warren William
Saturday’s Millions $237,284.00 Leila Hyams Robert Young
The Mayor of Hell $237,183.00 Madge Evans James Cagney
By Candlelight $236,535.00 Elissa Landi Paul Lukas
The Nuisance/Never give a Sucker an even Break $236,400.00 Madge Evans Lee Tracy
Love, Honor, and Oh Baby! $235,875.00 Zasu Pitts Slim Summerville
Aggie Appleby Maker of Men $233,775.00 Wynne Gibson Charles Farrell
Central Airport $228,475.00 Sally Eilers Richard Barthelmess
The Story of Temple Drake $227,525.00 Miriam Hopkins Jack La Rue
Out All Night $227,333.00 Zasu Pitts Slim Summerville
No Other Woman $225,875.00 Irene Dunne Charles Bickford
Ann Carver’s Profession $224,925.00 Fay Wray Gene Raymond
Sailor’s Luck $224,250.00 Sally Eilers James Dunn
My Lips Betray $224,000.00 Lilian Harvey John Boles
Billion Dollar Scandal $221,650.00 Constance Cummings Robert Armstrong
The Kennel Murder Case $220,050.00 Mary Astor William Powell
Havana Widows/Goldiggers in Havana $217,830.00 Joan Blondell Guy Kibbee
Her Bodyguard $217,816.00 Wynne Gibson Edmund Lowe
PART 2 OF 11
Tonight Is Ours $368,950.00 Claudette Colbert Fredric March
Broadway Through a Keyhole $367,825.00 Constance Cummings Russ Columbo
Three Cornered Moon $367,509.00 Claudette Colbert Richard Arlen
Counselor at Law $362,805.00 Bebe Daniels John Barrymore
Topaze $359,434.00 Myrna Loy John Barrymore
Sitting Pretty $353,938.00 Ginger Rogers Jack Oakie
I Cover the Waterfront $351,775.00 Claudette Colbert Ben Lyon
I Loved a Woman $350,643.00 Kay Francis Edward G. Robinson
The Working Man $348,900.00 Bette Davis George Arliss
Double Harness $348,050.00 Ann Harding William Powell
I Am Suzanne! $344,192.00 Lilian Harvey Gene Raymond
International House $341,467.00 Peggy Hopkins Joyce W. C. Fields
Eskimo/Eskimo Wife Traders $340,116.00 Lotus Long Ray Mala
The Stranger’s Return $339,425.00 Miriam Hopkins Lionel Barrymore
The Invisible Man $339,175.00 Gloria Stuart Claude Rains
The Bitter Tea of General Yen $335,200.00 Barbara Stanwyck Nils Asther
I Loved You Wednesday $330,000.00 Elissa Landi Warner Baxter
Pick Up $329,025.00 Sylvia Sidney George Raft
Secrets $324,559.00 Mary Pickford Leslie Howard
Meet the Baron $324,400.00 Edna May Oliver Jack Pearl
Hot Pepper $323,418.00 Lupe Velez Edmund Lowe
Midnight Club $322,034.00 Helen Vinson George Raft
The Right to Romance $321,825.00 Ann Harding Robert Young
The Keyhole $321,450.00 Kay Francis George Brent
What! No Beer? $321,300.00 Phyllis Barry Buster Keaton
Jennie Gerhardt $320,600.00 Sylvia Sidney Donald Cook
Adorable $319,825.00 Janet Gaynor Henri Garat
Mary Stevens, M.D. $318,917.00 Kay Francis Lyle Talbot
One Man’s Journey $315,775.00 May Robson Lionel Barrymore
The House on 56th Street $310,150.00 Kay Francis Ricardo Cortez
As Husbands Go $308,525.00 Helen Vinson Warner Baxter
If I Were Free $307,425.00 Irene Dunne Clive Brook
The Power and the Glory $307,400.00 Colleen Moore Spencer Tracy
Take a Chance $306,467.00 June Knight James Dunn
Peg o’ My Heart $305,717.00 Marion Davies Onslow Stevens
Pilgrimage $304,850.00 Heather Angel Norman Foster
Sweepings $304,700.00 Gloria Stuart Lionel Barrymore
Voltaire/Affairs of Voltaire $303,475.00 Doris Kenyon George Arliss
The Silver Cord $301,876.00 Irene Dunne Joel McCrea
Bed of Roses $297,950.00 Constance Bennett Joel McCrea
My Weakness $296,093.00 Lilian Harvey Lew Ayres
Midnight Mary $294,200.00 Loretta Young Ricardo Cortez
Lady Killer $292,684.00 Mae Clarke James Cagney
The Way to Love $288,134.00 Ann Dvorak Maurice Chevalier
The Little Giant $288,067.00 Mary Astor Edward G. Robinson
One Sunday Afternoon $285,800.00 Fay Wray Gary Cooper
Our Betters $284,025.00 Constance Bennett Gilbert Roland
The Eagle and the Hawk $283,350.00 Carole Lombard Fredric March
Man’s Castle $281,372.00 Loretta Young Spencer Tracy
Hard to Handle $281,042.00 Mary Brian James Cagney
Mama Loves Papa $280,866.00 Mary Boland Charles Ruggles
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
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
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I’m No Angel $1,621,250.00 Mae West Cary Grant
Little Women $1,415,061.00 Katharine Hepburn Paul Lukas
Gold Diggers of 1933 $1,407,750.00 Joan Blondell Warren William
Dinner at Eight $1,221,900.00 Marie Dressler John Barrymore
42nd Street $1,127,387.00 Bebe Daniels Warner Baxter
Tugboat Annie $1,008,787.00 Marie Dressler Wallace Beery
Cavalcade $964,120.00 Diana Wynyard Clive Brook
Roman Scandals $776,000.00 Ruth Etting Eddie Cantor
Dancing Lady $772,500.00 Joan Crawford Clark Gable
Footlight Parade $761,350.00 Joan Blondell James Cagney
The Bowery $705,850.00 Fay Wray Wallace Beery
State Fair $680,570.00 Janet Gaynor Will Rogers
Queen Christina $673,400.00 Greta Garbo John Gilbert
King Kong $662,950.00 Fay Wray Bruce Cabot
She Done Him Wrong $583,535.00 Mae West Cary Grant
Flying Down to Rio $549,775.00 Dolores del Río Gene Raymond
Too Much Harmony $536,100.00 Judith Allen Bing Crosby
The Private Life of Henry VIII $534,450.00 Merle Oberon Charles Laughton
Song of Songs $490,950.00 Marlene Dietrich Brian Aherne
Lady for a Day $482,781.00 May Robson Warren William
Penthouse $477,750.00 Myrna Loy Warner Baxter
Paddy the Next Best Thing $472,584.00 Janet Gaynor Warner Baxter
Night Flight $470,867.00 Helen Hayes Lionel Barrymore
Design for Living $470,700.00 Miriam Hopkins Fredric March
The White Sister $466,209.00 Helen Hayes Clark Gable
Bombshell $466,100.00 Jean Harlow Lee Tracy
Gallant Lady $464,784.00 Ann Harding Clive Brook
College Humor $460,350.00 Mary Carlisle Bing Crosby
Today We Live $454,500.00 Joan Crawford Gary Cooper
Duck Soup $446,700.00 Margaret Dumont Marx Brothers
When Ladies Meet $444,867.00 Ann Harding Robert Montgomery
Morning Glory $444,134.00 Katharine Hepburn Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Going Hollywood $440,500.00 Marion Davies Bing Crosby
Hold Your Man $436,084.00 Jean Harlow Clark Gable
Gabriel Over the White House $432,401.00 Karen Morley Walter Huston
The Masquerader $424,575.00 Elissa Landi Ronald Colman
Berkeley Square $422,275.00 Heather Angel Leslie Howard
Another Language $416,134.00 Helen Hayes Robert Montgomery
A Bedtime Story $411,200.00 Helen Twelvetrees Maurice Chevalier
Doctor Bull $406,300.00 Vera Allen Will Rogers
Ann Vickers $406,225.00 Irene Dunne Walter Huston
Christopher Bean/Sweetheart/Her Sweetheart $400,025.00 Marie Dressler Lionel Barrymore
Only Yesterday $399,949.00 Margaret Sullavan John Boles
The Prizefighter and the Lady/Conquering Sex $396,295.00 Myrna Loy Max Baer
Torch Singer $386,184.00 Claudette Colbert Ricardo Cortez
Mr. Skitch $378,867.00 Rochelle Hudson Will Rogers
Hoop-La $378,092.00 Clara Bow Preston Foster
Broadway to Hollywood $377,934.00 Alice Brady Frank Morgan
Hell Below $377,800.00 Madge Evans Robert Montgomery
The King’s Vacation $377,200.00 Marjorie Gateson George Arliss
Reunion in Vienna $371,400.00 Diana Wynyard John Barrymore
Hey Mike…..awesome awesome awesome work. Trying to figure out a way to best use this information. Lots of great information…..I have to imagine your eyes are tired from reading all of that tiny print from the Variety issues. I think this data is interesting in itself. Hope to have something out by the end of the day. You are the man!
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