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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Little Women (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
King Kong (1933)
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42nd Street (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Cavalcade (1933)
AA Best Picture Win
1933
Footlight Parade (1933)
1933
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
1933
Sons of the Desert (1933)
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Dinner at Eight (1933)
1933
I'm No Angel (1933)
1933
Tugboat Annie (1933)
1933
Ecstasy (1933)
1933
State Fair (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Dancing Lady (1933)
1933
Queen Christina (1933)
1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
The Invisible Man (1933)
1933
The Bowery (1933)
1933
Roman Scandals (1933)
1933
Duck Soup (1933)
1933
Pilgrimage (1933)
1933
Lady for a Day (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
1933
Counselor At Law (1933)
1933
Eskimo (1933)
1933
Penthouse (1933)
1933
Secrets (1933)
1933
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
1933
The Devil's Brother (1933)
1933
Pick-Up (1933)
1933
Hold Your Man (1933)
1933
International House (1933)
1933
The Silver Cord (1933)
1933
Only Yesterday (1933)
1933
The Barbarian (1933)
1933
When Ladies Meet (1933)
1933
Zoo In Budapest (1933)
1933
Bombshell (1933)
1933
The Eagle And The Hawk (1933)
1933
Design for Living (1933)
1933
The Song of Songs (1933)
1933
Topaze (1933)
1933
Man's Castle (1933)
1933
Gabriel Over The White House (1933)
1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
1933
The White Sister (1933)
1933
The Narrow Corner (1933)
1933
Gallant Lady (1933)
1933
Christopher Bean (1933)
1933
College Humor (1933)
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| 1933 | Little Women (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | King Kong (1933) | |
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| 1933 | 42nd Street (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Cavalcade (1933) AA Best Picture Win |
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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 | Sons of the Desert (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Dinner at Eight (1933) | |
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| 1933 | I'm No Angel (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Tugboat Annie (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Ecstasy (1933) | |
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| 1933 | State Fair (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Dancing Lady (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Queen Christina (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 | The Bowery (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Roman Scandals (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 | Flying Down to Rio (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Counselor At Law (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 | Pick-Up (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Hold Your Man (1933) | |
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| 1933 | International House (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Silver Cord (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Only Yesterday (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Barbarian (1933) | |
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| 1933 | When Ladies Meet (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Zoo In Budapest (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Bombshell (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Design for Living (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Song of Songs (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Topaze (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Man's Castle (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 | The Narrow Corner (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Gallant Lady (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 |
| 2 | Little Women (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Katharine Hepburn & Joan Bennett |
4.0 | 203.9 | 302.10 | 13 | 82 | 03 / 01 | 99.0 | |
| 3 | King Kong (1933) | Fay Wray & Bruce Cabot |
9.1 | 467.1 | 726.60 | 1 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 3 | 42nd Street (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
4.1 | 209.9 | 332.90 | 11 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 4 | Cavalcade (1933) AA Best Picture Win |
Diana Wynyard & Frank Lloyd |
2.9 | 146.0 | 437.90 | 17 | 67 | 04 / 03 | 97.9 | |
| 4 | Footlight Parade (1933) | James Cagney & Dick Powell |
4.6 | 233.7 | 352.60 | 7 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 5 | She Done Him Wrong (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cary Grant & Mae West |
6.3 | 321.1 | 321.10 | 5 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 5 | Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | Ginger Rogers & Joan Blondell |
6.3 | 321.4 | 471.60 | 4 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 10 | Sons of the Desert (1933) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.7 | 190.1 | 190.10 | 14 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 9 | Dinner at Eight (1933) | John Barrymore & Jean Harlow |
4.0 | 204.1 | 314.70 | 12 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 10 | I'm No Angel (1933) | Cary Grant & Mae West |
6.6 | 335.7 | 335.70 | 3 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 9 | Tugboat Annie (1933) | Marie Dressler & Wallace Beery |
5.5 | 279.8 | 375.40 | 6 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 13 | Ecstasy (1933) | Hedy Lamarr | 4.1 | 211.6 | 211.60 | 10 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 15 | State Fair (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Will Rogers & Janet Gaynor |
3.5 | 176.3 | 238.90 | 15 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 14 | Dancing Lady (1933) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
4.3 | 217.5 | 351.20 | 9 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 15 | Queen Christina (1933) | Greta Garbo & John Gilbert |
2.8 | 143.2 | 487.20 | 18 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 17 | The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Charles Laughton & Merle Oberon |
2.4 | 124.1 | 124.10 | 23 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 92.8 | |
| 17 | The Invisible Man (1933) | Claude Rains | 2.8 | 142.5 | 142.50 | 19 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 16 | The Bowery (1933) | Wallace Beery | 4.3 | 218.1 | 292.00 | 8 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 17 | Roman Scandals (1933) | Edward Arnold | 7.0 | 356.6 | 356.60 | 2 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 21 | Duck Soup (1933) | Marx Brothers | 2.1 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 32 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 21 | Pilgrimage (1933) | Henrietta Crosman | 2.9 | 146.1 | 146.10 | 16 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 21 | Lady for a Day (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
May Robson | 1.7 | 87.6 | 87.60 | 49 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 24 | Flying Down to Rio (1933) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
2.6 | 134.7 | 225.50 | 21 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 23 | Counselor At Law (1933) | John Barrymore & Melvyn Douglas |
2.0 | 104.3 | 104.30 | 34 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 26 | Eskimo (1933) | Edward Dearing | 2.3 | 118.7 | 244.80 | 27 | 74 | 01 / 01 | 88.0 | |
| 26 | Penthouse (1933) | Myrna Loy | 2.3 | 118.8 | 118.80 | 26 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 27 | Secrets (1933) | Mary Pickford & Leslie Howard |
2.0 | 101.8 | 101.80 | 37 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 28 | Jennie Gerhardt (1933) | Sylvia Sidney | 2.3 | 118.6 | 118.60 | 28 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 30 | The Devil's Brother (1933) | Laurel and Hardy | 2.4 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 31 | Pick-Up (1933) | Sylvia Sidney | 2.7 | 137.2 | 137.20 | 20 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 29 | Hold Your Man (1933) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
1.9 | 95.5 | 156.60 | 40 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 33 | International House (1933) | George Burns | 1.8 | 92.7 | 92.70 | 42 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 35 | The Silver Cord (1933) | Irene Dunne & Joel McCrea & Laura Hope Crews |
2.3 | 116.2 | 116.20 | 30 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 34 | Only Yesterday (1933) | Margaret Sullavan | 1.7 | 85.7 | 85.70 | 54 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 35 | The Barbarian (1933) | Myrna Loy | 2.4 | 123.0 | 123.00 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 38 | When Ladies Meet (1933) | Myrna Loy & Robert Montgomery |
2.5 | 125.8 | 125.80 | 22 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 36 | Zoo In Budapest (1933) | 2.0 | 102.6 | 102.60 | 35 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | ||
| 38 | Bombshell (1933) | Jean Harlow & Frank Morgan |
1.5 | 77.5 | 106.20 | 60 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 39 | The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) | Carole Lombard & Cary Grant |
2.1 | 105.8 | 105.80 | 33 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 39 | Design for Living (1933) | Gary Cooper & Fredric March |
1.9 | 99.1 | 99.10 | 38 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 41 | The Song of Songs (1933) | Marlene Dietrich & Lionel Atwill |
1.7 | 87.6 | 87.60 | 50 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 43 | Topaze (1933) | Myrna Loy & John Barrymore |
2.3 | 117.2 | 117.20 | 29 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 43 | Man's Castle (1933) | Spencer Tracy | 1.4 | 69.3 | 69.30 | 67 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 44 | Gabriel Over The White House (1933) | Walter Wanger | 1.8 | 92.6 | 92.60 | 43 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 45 | The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | Myrna Loy & Max Baer |
1.6 | 80.6 | 174.10 | 58 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 47 | The White Sister (1933) | Clark Gable | 2.1 | 109.5 | 244.00 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 48 | The Narrow Corner (1933) | Ralph Bellamy & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
2.0 | 102.4 | 102.40 | 36 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 46 | Gallant Lady (1933) | 1.7 | 88.2 | 88.20 | 48 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | ||
| 51 | Christopher Bean (1933) | Marie Dressler & Lionel Barrymore |
1.8 | 93.4 | 93.40 | 41 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 51 | College Humor (1933) | Bing Crosby & Jack Oakie |
1.8 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 47 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 50 | Night Flight (1933) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
1.6 | 84.1 | 157.50 | 55 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 54 | Going Hollywood (1933) | Marion Davies & Bing Crosby |
1.8 | 90.5 | 140.40 | 46 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 52 | Alice in Wonderland (1933) | Gary Cooper & Cary Grant |
1.5 | 76.1 | 76.10 | 61 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 54 | Brief Moment (1933) | Carole Lombard & Gene Raymond |
1.8 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 45 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 53 | Midnight Mary (1933) | 1.2 | 60.9 | 60.90 | 75 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | ||
| 58 | The Power and the Glory (1933) | Spencer Tracy | 1.6 | 82.2 | 82.20 | 56 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 58 | A Bedtime Story (1933) | Maurice Chevalier | 1.7 | 86.6 | 86.60 | 52 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 56 | Morning Glory (1933) | Katharine Hepburn | 1.1 | 55.0 | 85.00 | 92 | 70 | 01 / 01 | 75.9 | |
| 59 | The Little Giant (1933) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.1 | 55.2 | 94.00 | 91 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 58 | The Keyhole (1933) | Kay Francis | 0.9 | 43.9 | 77.10 | 124 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 61 | The Kennel Murder Case (1933) | William Powell & Mary Astor |
1.3 | 64.4 | 99.50 | 69 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 64 | Too Much Harmony (1933) | Bing Crosby | 1.5 | 78.8 | 78.80 | 59 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 65 | Hell Below (1933) | Robert Montgomery & Robert Young |
1.8 | 92.5 | 202.70 | 44 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 64 | Baby Face (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & John Wayne |
0.9 | 45.0 | 66.00 | 119 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 65 | Mystery of the Wax Musuem (1933) | Fay Wray & Directed by Michael Curtiz |
1.0 | 51.4 | 165.40 | 103 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 65 | The House on 56th Street (1933) | Kay Francis | 1.2 | 59.8 | 101.30 | 79 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 67 | Ann Vickers (1933) | Irene Dunne | 1.6 | 81.6 | 98.40 | 57 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 67 | The Stranger's Return (1933) | Miriam Hopkins & Lionel Barrymore |
1.3 | 64.1 | 64.10 | 70 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 68 | Berkeley Square (1933) | Leslie Howard | 1.2 | 62.0 | 62.00 | 73 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 69 | The Mayor of Hell (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 52.5 | 95.90 | 100 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 72 | Torch Singer (1933) | Claudette Colbert | 1.4 | 70.3 | 70.30 | 65 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 70 | The Way To Love (1933) | 1.2 | 62.2 | 62.20 | 72 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | ||
| 73 | Sitting Pretty (1933) | Jack Oakie | 1.7 | 87.4 | 87.40 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 74 | Picture Snatcher (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 48.9 | 75.80 | 109 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 74 | One Sunday Afternoon (1933) | Gary Cooper | 1.2 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 78 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 76 | Hoopla (1933) | Clara Bow | 1.4 | 69.6 | 69.60 | 66 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 76 | Doctor Bull (1933) | Will Rogers | 1.5 | 76.0 | 76.00 | 62 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 76 | Wild Boys of the Road (1933) | Frankie Darro | 0.8 | 40.0 | 55.00 | 134 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 78 | The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. & Loretta Young |
1.1 | 58.2 | 58.20 | 81 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 80 | Take A Chance (1933) | 0.9 | 44.3 | 44.30 | 122 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | ||
| 79 | Diplomaniacs (1933) | Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey |
0.9 | 44.8 | 44.80 | 121 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 81 | Lady Killer (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 52.3 | 87.60 | 101 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
| 83 | Double Harness (1933) | William Powell & Ann Harding |
1.1 | 55.3 | 72.00 | 90 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 85 | Supernatural (1933) | Carole Lombard & Randolph Scott |
1.5 | 74.8 | 74.80 | 64 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 85 | Employees' Entrance (1933) | Loretta Young | 0.8 | 42.8 | 63.60 | 128 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 85 | White Woman (1933) | Carole Lombard & Charles Laughton |
1.5 | 75.1 | 75.10 | 63 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 87 | Fast Workers (1933) | 0.6 | 28.2 | 41.00 | 164 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | ||
| 87 | Our Betters (1933) | George Cukor | 1.2 | 60.8 | 60.80 | 76 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 67.4 | |
| 89 | The World Changes (1933) | Paul Muni & Mickey Rooney |
1.1 | 54.9 | 99.40 | 93 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 89 | The Masquerader (1933) | Ronald Colman & Elissa Landi |
1.1 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 83 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 90 | Six Hours To Live (1933) | 0.8 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 127 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | ||
| 90 | Captured! (1933) | Leslie Howard | 1.0 | 53.4 | 53.40 | 95 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 92 | Elmer The Great (1933) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 60.7 | 77.10 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 94 | Mr. Skitch (1933) | Will Rogers & Zasu Pitts |
1.3 | 66.0 | 66.00 | 68 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 93 | Blood Money (1933) | 1.0 | 52.9 | 52.90 | 97 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | ||
| 95 | Bed Of Roses (1933) | 1.1 | 54.7 | 54.70 | 94 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | ||
| 96 | Midnight Club (1933) | George Raft | 1.0 | 50.1 | 50.10 | 107 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 98 | This Day And Age (1933) | Charles Bickford | 1.9 | 96.5 | 96.50 | 39 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 99 | Made on Broadway (1933) | Robert Montgomery | 0.9 | 44.8 | 65.00 | 120 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 100 | The Story Of Temple Drake (1933) | 0.6 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 154 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | ||
| 101 | Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933) | Directed by Lewis Milestone | 0.8 | 39.3 | 39.30 | 136 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 101 | Broadway Bad (1933) | Ginger Rogers & Donald Crisp |
1.0 | 50.1 | 50.10 | 106 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 104 | Sailor's Luck (1933) | 0.9 | 45.7 | 45.70 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | ||
| 104 | Friday the Thirteenth (1933) | Ralph Richardson | 0.2 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 105 | Female (1933) | Directed by Michael Curtiz | 0.8 | 41.7 | 65.80 | 130 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 106 | Ladies They Talk About (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.8 | 40.3 | 54.70 | 132 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 108 | Central Airport (1933) | 1.1 | 57.4 | 109.00 | 84 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | ||
| 109 | Voltaire (1933) | George Arliss | 1.1 | 57.4 | 111.70 | 85 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 108 | Sweepings (1933) | 0.9 | 45.7 | 45.70 | 116 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | ||
| 109 | Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933) | 1.0 | 52.0 | 52.00 | 102 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | ||
| 111 | The Right To Romance (1933) | 1.1 | 57.2 | 57.20 | 86 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | ||
| 110 | Convention City (1933) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
0.9 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 114 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 114 | I Loved You Wednesday (1933) | Warner Baxter | 1.2 | 62.9 | 62.90 | 71 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 113 | I Was A Spy (1933) | Herbert Marshall | 0.1 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 191 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 116 | Son of a Sailor (1933) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 61.0 | 94.30 | 74 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 116 | Today We Live (1933) | Gary Cooper & Joan Crawford |
1.7 | 86.1 | 151.10 | 53 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 117 | Parachute Jumper (1933) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 34.7 | 57.50 | 147 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 117 | Mary Stevens M.D. (1933) | Kay Francis & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 52.5 | 72.80 | 99 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 119 | The Woman Accused (1933) | Cary Grant | 0.9 | 47.4 | 47.40 | 112 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 122 | The Working Man (1933) | Bette Davis | 1.1 | 58.5 | 120.00 | 80 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 120 | Melody Cruise (1933) | Charles Ruggle | 0.9 | 46.1 | 70.80 | 113 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 124 | Peg O' My Heart (1933) | 0.9 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 115 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | ||
| 123 | If I Were Free (1933) | Irene Dunne | 0.8 | 39.3 | 39.30 | 137 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 57.4 | |
| 123 | Beauty For Sale (1933) | 0.7 | 34.2 | 34.20 | 149 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | ||
| 127 | Broadway to Hollywood (1933) | Alice Brady | 1.1 | 57.9 | 93.90 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 126 | Looking Forward (1933) | Lionel Barrymore | 0.5 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 165 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 125 | The Mind Reader (1933) | Warren William | 0.6 | 28.8 | 45.80 | 162 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 129 | Saturday's Millions (1933) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 140 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 128 | The Women In His Life (1933) | Una Merkel | 0.7 | 33.6 | 50.20 | 150 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 130 | The Warrior's Husband (1933) | Directed by Walter Lang | 0.7 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 141 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 130 | Private Detective 62 (1933) | William Powell | 0.8 | 42.2 | 64.40 | 129 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 132 | Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) | Charles Farrell | 0.7 | 34.2 | 34.20 | 148 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 134 | The Son Of Kong (1933) | Robert Armstrong | 0.9 | 48.3 | 89.90 | 111 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 135 | Reunion in Vienna (1933) | John Barrymore | 1.1 | 55.3 | 93.90 | 89 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 135 | Out All Night (1933) | 0.6 | 32.8 | 32.80 | 157 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | ||
| 136 | The King's Vacation (1933) | Dick Powell & George Arliss |
1.0 | 48.6 | 86.60 | 110 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 137 | From Headquarters (1933) | Margaret Lindsay | 0.7 | 33.3 | 49.30 | 153 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 139 | His Double Life (1933) | Lillian Gish & Roland Young |
0.7 | 37.4 | 37.40 | 144 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
| 139 | The Good Companions (1933) | John Gielgud | 0.4 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 170 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 52.5 | |
| 140 | After Tonight (1933) | Constance Bennett | 0.7 | 36.5 | 55.50 | 145 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 141 | College Coach (1933) | Dick Powell & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 51.1 | 60.30 | 104 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 142 | Hard To Handle (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 52.8 | 74.90 | 98 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 143 | Ever in My Heart (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & Laura Hope Crews |
0.8 | 39.8 | 70.40 | 135 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 144 | The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) | Walter Pidgeon | 0.6 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 159 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 145 | My Weakness (1933) | Lew Ayres | 0.6 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 155 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 146 | The Devil's In Love (1933) | 0.8 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 126 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | ||
| 148 | Another Language (1933) | Robert Montgomery & Walter Wanger |
0.7 | 37.7 | 68.20 | 142 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 150 | Christopher Strong (1933) | Katharine Hepburn | 0.8 | 39.3 | 39.30 | 138 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
| 150 | Blondie Johnson (1933) | Joan Blondell | 0.7 | 35.9 | 48.80 | 146 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 150 | Lucky Devils (1933) | William Boyd | 0.5 | 26.1 | 41.60 | 167 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 152 | Adorable (1933) | 0.8 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 125 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 49.7 | ||
| 152 | Tillie and Gus (1933) | 0.2 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 187 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | ||
| 153 | For Love Or Money (1933) | 0.6 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 161 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | ||
| 156 | Ex-Lady (1933) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 33.3 | 41.30 | 152 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 156 | Professional Sweetheart (1933) | Ginger Rogers | 0.8 | 41.7 | 41.70 | 131 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 154 | A Lady's Profession (1933) | 0.3 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 180 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | ||
| 157 | Meet The Baron (1933) | Jimmy Durante | 1.1 | 55.7 | 55.70 | 87 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 158 | Lilly Turner (1933) | 0.3 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 175 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | ||
| 158 | Hello Sister! (1933) | James Dunn | 0.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 185 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 162 | As Husbands Go (1933) | 0.9 | 45.3 | 45.30 | 118 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 44.2 | ||
| 161 | Stage Mother (1933) | 0.5 | 25.8 | 25.80 | 168 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | ||
| 161 | The Wandering Jew (1933) | 0.1 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 190 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | ||
| 163 | Pleasure Cruise (1933) | 0.3 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 179 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | ||
| 164 | Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) | Bette Davis | 1.0 | 49.3 | 49.30 | 108 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 165 | Mr. Broadway (1933) | 0.4 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 173 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.8 | ||
| 166 | No Other Woman (1933) | Irene Dunne | 0.2 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 181 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 165 | The Man from Monterey (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 20.0 | 28.20 | 172 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.5 | |
| 168 | Should Ladies Behave (1933) | 0.6 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 156 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | ||
| 167 | Her First Mate (1933) | Zasu Pitts | 0.8 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 133 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 35.0 | |
| 172 | I Loved a Woman (1933) | Kay Francis & Edward G. Robinson |
1.1 | 55.6 | 94.40 | 88 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 170 | Men Must Fight (1933) | Robert Young | 0.7 | 33.4 | 63.30 | 151 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 33.6 | |
| 171 | The Ghoul (1933) | Boris Karloff | 0.6 | 30.9 | 30.90 | 160 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 32.8 | |
| 172 | Arizona to Broadway (1933) | Joan Bennett | 0.6 | 32.0 | 32.00 | 158 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
| 172 | Havana Widows (1933) | Joan Blondell | 0.3 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 178 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 173 | I Love That Man (1933) | Nancy Carroll | 0.2 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 188 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 176 | What-No Beer? (1933) | Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante |
1.0 | 50.2 | 92.40 | 105 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 178 | Storm at Daybreak (1933) | Kay Francis | 0.9 | 44.1 | 92.80 | 123 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 180 | The Vampire Bat (1933) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.6 | 28.4 | 28.40 | 163 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 177 | Ann Carver's Profession (1933) | 0.3 | 17.1 | 17.10 | 176 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | ||
| 178 | Somewhere in Sonora (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 20.1 | 28.80 | 171 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 179 | The Telegraph Trail (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 22.3 | 30.50 | 169 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 183 | The Chief (1933) | Ed Wynn | 0.8 | 38.8 | 46.00 | 139 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 184 | Love Honor and Oh Baby! (1933) | Slim Summerville | 0.3 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 177 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 23.3 | |
| 183 | Don't Bet On Love (1933) | 0.2 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 182 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | ||
| 185 | Cross Fire (1933) | Thomas Keene | 0.2 | 10.8 | 14.30 | 183 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.4 | |
| 186 | From Hell To Heaven (1933) | Carole Lombard & Jack Oakie |
1.0 | 53.3 | 53.30 | 96 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 22.4 | |
| 187 | Gambling Ship (1933) | 0.2 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 186 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 21.5 | ||
| 187 | Private Jones (1933) | 0.5 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 166 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | ||
| 187 | Hold Me Tight (1933) | 0.2 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 189 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 20.0 | ||
| 190 | The Girl In 419 (1933) | James Dunn & Gloria Stuart |
0.1 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 192 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.8 | |
| 191 | In The Wake of the Bounty (1933) | Errol Flynn & Arthur Greenway |
0.0 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 193 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 192 | Nagana (1933) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.7 | 37.4 | 37.40 | 143 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 18.9 | |
| 193 | Perfect Understanding (1933) | Laurence Olivier & Gloria Swanson |
0.4 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 174 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 |
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 | 1,236.1 | 1,101.6 |
| Dick Powell | 6 | 1,350.0 | 910.7 |
| Cary Grant | 6 | 895.9 | 895.9 |
| Ginger Rogers | 7 | 1,220.6 | 856.6 |
| Fay Wray | 6 | 1,290.1 | 842.7 |
| Jane Darwell | 6 | 819.0 | 802.2 |
| Joan Blondell | 6 | 984.9 | 702.9 |
| Wallace Beery | 3 | 982.1 | 702.0 |
| Mae West | 2 | 656.8 | 656.8 |
| Myrna Loy | 6 | 816.4 | 649.5 |
| Franchot Tone | 7 | 851.9 | 624.5 |
| Gloria Stuart | 6 | 606.4 | 606.4 |
| Robert Young | 6 | 888.1 | 587.4 |
| Marie Dressler | 3 | 783.5 | 577.3 |
| John Barrymore | 5 | 787.6 | 565.0 |
| Lionel Barrymore | 7 | 735.6 | 551.6 |
| Warner Baxter | 6 | 654.8 | 531.8 |
| Clark Gable | 4 | 909.3 | 506.6 |
| Jack Oakie | 6 | 491.2 | 491.2 |
| George Cukor | 3 | 677.6 | 468.8 |
| Bruce Cabot | 1 | 726.6 | 467.1 |
| Robert Armstrong | 1 | 726.6 | 467.1 |
| Frank Reicher | 1 | 726.6 | 467.1 |
| James Cagney | 5 | 686.8 | 440.2 |
| George Raft | 3 | 479.3 | 405.4 |
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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Rainbow Ranch $663.00 Cecilia Parker Rex Bell
Das Lockende/The Alluring Goal $600.00 Maria Elsner Richard Tauber
Ranger’s Code $550.00 Doris Hill Bob Steele
White Face/Edgar Wallace’s White Face the Fiend $550.00 Renee Gadd Hugh Williams
Diamond Trail $550.00 Frances Rich Rex Bell
Tattoo on the Rhine $525.00 Charlotte Susa Hans Stüwe
Frederica/Friederike $500.00 Mady Christians Hans Heinz Bollmann
Whirlwind Rider $500.00 Genee Boutell Jay Wilsey
Zwei Gute Kameraden/Two Good Comrades $500.00 Jessie Vihrog Paul Hörbiger
Gallant Fool $475.00 Arletta Duncan Bob Steele
Trailing North $475.00 Doris Hill Bob Steele
Fighting with Kit Carson $475.00 Betsy King Ross Johnny Mack Brown
Before Morning $475.00 Lora Baxter Leo Carrillo
Live and Laugh $450.00 Celina Breene Max Wilner
The Fighting Texans $450.00 Luana Walters Rex Bell
Her Secret $450.00 Sari Maritza William Collier Jr.
The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931) $437.00 Marie Quillan Lane Chandler
Drum Taps $425.00 Dorothy Dix Ken Maynard
Via Pony Express $400.00 Marceline Day Jack Hoxie
Deadwood Pass $400.00 Alice Dahl Tom Tyler
Der Liebling von Wien/The Darling of Vienna(1930) $350.00 Else Elster Willi Forst
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room $350.00 Phyllis Barrington William Farnum
Laubenkolonie(1930) $313.00 Camilla Spira Fritz Kampers
Lightning Range $300.00 Patsy Bellamy Buddy Roosevelt
The Cheyenne Kid $275.00 Mary Mason Tom Keene
Gun Law $259.00 Betty Boyd Jack Hoxie
Circle Canyon $250.00 June Mathews Buddy Roosevelt
Sagebrush Trail $250.00 Nancy Shubert John Wayne
Dr. Hauptman von Kopenick(1931)/The Captain from Köpenick $225.00 * Max Adalbert
Der Korvettenkapitan $225.00 Lia Eibenschütz Max Ehrlich
Viktoria und Ihr Husar(1931)/Victoria and Her Hussar $225.00 Else Elster Michael Bohnen
Schicksal der Renate Langen/The Fate of Renate Langen $213.00 Mady Christians Francis Lederer
Der Bettelstudent/The Beggar Student $213.00 Jarmila Novotna Hans Heinz Bollmann
Frau Lehman’s Tochter/Mrs. Lehmann’s Daughters(1932) $200.00 Hansi Niese Fritz Kampers
Traum von Scheonbrunn $200.00 Mártha Eggerth Hermann Thimig
Der Brave Suender/The Upright Sinner $200.00 Dolly Haas Max Pallenberg
Theodor Koerner $200.00 Dorothea Wieck Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender
Lachende Erben/Laughing Heirs $180.00 Lien Deyers Heinz Rühmann
Luegen auf Ruegan/Distorting at the Resort/The Isle of Lies $180.00 Maria Matray Paul Hörbiger
Saison of Kairo/Season in Cairo $175.00 Renate Müller Willy Fritsch
Hey Mike…what a slacker….you ONLY have 547 movies listed…..according to my Film Facts book 644 movies were released in 1933…507 made in United States….and 137 made internationally. What about the other 97 movies? A good researcher would have found the last 97……I am of only trying to be funny….the 547 movies you have listed is truly impressive! Way way way more than the 175 I have. Once again awesome work.
Thx
I have been sending you the lists by how the movies ranked by box office to help you figure out what the box office data for the missing might be.
The missing probably bombed at the opening day and were not listed.
Some are probably foreign which are difficult to track.
One of the most interesting data I have not sent you is reissues.
The 30s reissues have been quite low, but the 40s data I have is huge.
Someday I will send you that data, if you want.