This movie page looks at 1934 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 1934 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 1935 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1934. Obviously many movies made in 1933 earned box office dollars in 1934. On the other side many movies made in 1934 made money in 1935 and later. This page will looks at 133 1934 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 1934 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 1934
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It Happened One Night (1934)
AA Best Picture Win
1934
Cleopatra (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Bright Eyes (1934)
1934
The Thin Man (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Imitation of Life (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Babes in Toyland (1934)
1934
Chained (1934)
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The House of Rothschild (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
One Night of Love (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Tarzan And His Mate (1934)
1934
Now and Forever (1934)
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Treasure Island (1934)
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Wonder Bar (1934)
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Twentieth Century (1934)
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Forsaking All Others (1934)
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The St. Louis Kid (1934)
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The White Parade (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Here Comes the Navy (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Viva Villa! (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Dames (1934)
1934
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
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Flirtation Walk (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Little Miss Marker (1934)
1934
Judge Priest (1934)
1934
Death Takes A Holiday (1934)
1934
Bolero (1934)
1934
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
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The Richest Girl in The World (1934)
1934
Sadie McKee (1934)
1934
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
1934
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
1934
The Merry Widow (1934)
1934
Here Is My Heart (1934)
1934
Broadway Bill (1934)
1934
Baby Takes a Bow (1934)
1934
Riptide (1934)
1934
Moulin Rouge (1934)
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
1934
The Scarlett Empress (1934)
1934
The Lost Patrol (1934)
1934
Men in White (1934)
1934
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
1934
Of Human Bondage (1934)
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
1934
Crime Without Passion (1934)
1934
The Age of Innocence (1934)
1934
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
1934
The Girl From Missouri (1934)
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| 1934 | It Happened One Night (1934) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1934 | The Gay Divorcee (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Bright Eyes (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Thin Man (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Imitation of Life (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Babes in Toyland (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Chained (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The House of Rothschild (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | One Night of Love (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Tarzan And His Mate (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Now and Forever (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Treasure Island (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Wonder Bar (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Twentieth Century (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Forsaking All Others (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The White Parade (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Viva Villa! (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Dames (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Flirtation Walk (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Little Miss Marker (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Judge Priest (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Death Takes A Holiday (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Bolero (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Richest Girl in The World (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Sadie McKee (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Little Man, What Now? (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Merry Widow (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Here Is My Heart (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Broadway Bill (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Baby Takes a Bow (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Riptide (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Moulin Rouge (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Scarlett Empress (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Lost Patrol (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Men in White (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Of Human Bondage (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Crime Without Passion (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Age of Innocence (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Girl From Missouri (1934) | |
1934 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 1934 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1934 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses
- Sort 1934 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort 1934 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 1934 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1934 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 |
| 1 | It Happened One Night (1934) AA Best Picture Win |
Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert |
5.2 | 243.9 | 402.40 | 3 | 90 | 05 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | Cleopatra (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Claudette Colbert | 5.5 | 258.3 | 258.30 | 2 | 72 | 05 / 01 | 98.0 | |
| 4 | The Gay Divorcee (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
3.1 | 144.2 | 237.60 | 18 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 96.8 | |
| 3 | Bright Eyes (1934) | Shirley Temple & James Dunn |
5.8 | 273.7 | 273.70 | 1 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 5 | The Thin Man (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
William Powell & Myrna Loy |
2.6 | 123.9 | 204.90 | 29 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 6 | Imitation of Life (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Claudette Colbert & Warren William |
3.0 | 138.9 | 138.90 | 22 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 7 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Norma Shearer & Charles Laughton |
3.6 | 168.5 | 313.80 | 7 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 8 | Babes in Toyland (1934) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.1 | 160.6 | 160.60 | 14 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 10 | Chained (1934) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
3.7 | 174.2 | 266.20 | 5 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 8 | The House of Rothschild (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
George Arliss & Boris Karloff |
3.0 | 139.4 | 139.40 | 21 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 10 | One Night of Love (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Grace Moore & Lyle Talbot |
3.4 | 160.7 | 160.70 | 10 | 60 | 06 / 02 | 92.8 | |
| 11 | Tarzan And His Mate (1934) | Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O'Sullivan |
3.0 | 138.9 | 383.40 | 23 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 15 | Now and Forever (1934) | Gary Cooper & Carole Lombard |
3.6 | 167.4 | 167.40 | 8 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 14 | Treasure Island (1934) | Wallace Beery & Lionel Barrymore |
3.3 | 155.9 | 304.50 | 13 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 16 | Wonder Bar (1934) | Kay Francis & Dick Powell |
3.6 | 169.3 | 272.50 | 6 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 16 | Twentieth Century (1934) | Carole Lombard & John Barrymore |
2.6 | 120.5 | 120.50 | 30 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 18 | Forsaking All Others (1934) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
4.0 | 187.3 | 294.50 | 4 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 17 | The St. Louis Kid (1934) | James Cagney | 2.3 | 109.5 | 109.50 | 43 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 18 | The White Parade (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Loretta Young | 2.7 | 128.7 | 128.70 | 26 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 20 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Cagney | 3.4 | 158.4 | 235.40 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 19 | Viva Villa! (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Wallace Beery | 2.7 | 126.0 | 251.10 | 28 | 65 | 04 / 01 | 89.8 | |
| 24 | Dames (1934) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
3.0 | 141.5 | 202.60 | 20 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 23 | Belle of the Nineties (1934) | Mae West & Johnny Mack Brown |
3.4 | 160.7 | 160.70 | 9 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 23 | Flirtation Walk (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dick Powell | 3.0 | 142.2 | 205.30 | 19 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 27 | Little Miss Marker (1934) | Shirley Temple & Adolphe Menjou |
2.7 | 127.2 | 127.20 | 27 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 26 | Judge Priest (1934) | Will Rogers | 3.4 | 160.7 | 160.70 | 11 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 25 | Death Takes A Holiday (1934) | Fredric March | 2.4 | 114.7 | 114.70 | 36 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 30 | Bolero (1934) | Carole Lombard & Ray Milland |
3.1 | 147.3 | 147.30 | 15 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 28 | Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
2.1 | 98.4 | 165.10 | 49 | 76 | 01 / 01 | 87.7 | |
| 30 | The Richest Girl in The World (1934) | Joel McCrea | 3.1 | 146.6 | 146.60 | 16 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 32 | Sadie McKee (1934) | Joan Crawford & Franchot Tone |
2.4 | 112.2 | 174.40 | 39 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 31 | Little Man, What Now? (1934) | Margaret Sullavan | 2.1 | 99.3 | 99.30 | 48 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 34 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | Wallace Beery | 2.8 | 129.3 | 129.30 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 35 | The Merry Widow (1934) | Jeanette MacDonald | 2.5 | 115.3 | 342.70 | 34 | 68 | 01 / 01 | 86.7 | |
| 36 | Here Is My Heart (1934) | Bing Crosby & Roland Young |
2.3 | 109.1 | 109.10 | 44 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 37 | Broadway Bill (1934) | Myrna Loy & Warner Baxter & Frank C |
2.5 | 116.7 | 116.70 | 32 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 38 | Baby Takes a Bow (1934) | Shirley Temple & Claire Trevor |
2.5 | 115.8 | 115.80 | 33 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 38 | Riptide (1934) | Norma Shearer & Robert Montgomery |
3.1 | 144.5 | 144.50 | 17 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 40 | Moulin Rouge (1934) | Franchot Tone | 2.3 | 106.7 | 106.70 | 45 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 40 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) | Ronald Colman & Loretta Young |
2.4 | 112.8 | 112.80 | 37 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 39 | The Scarlett Empress (1934) | Marlene Dietrich & Directed by Josef Von Sternberg |
1.3 | 60.3 | 60.30 | 90 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 41 | The Lost Patrol (1934) | Victor McLaglen & Boris Karloff |
1.8 | 84.2 | 84.20 | 64 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 43 | Men in White (1934) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
2.5 | 119.2 | 194.80 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 44 | The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) | Robert Donat & Elissa Landi |
1.6 | 75.3 | 75.30 | 71 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 45 | Of Human Bondage (1934) | Bette Davis & Leslie Howard |
1.5 | 72.3 | 90.70 | 73 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 46 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
2.3 | 109.9 | 162.40 | 42 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 48 | Crime Without Passion (1934) | Claude Rains | 1.8 | 83.7 | 83.70 | 67 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 48 | The Age of Innocence (1934) | Irene Dunne & Laura Hope Crews |
2.4 | 110.5 | 110.50 | 41 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 47 | The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) | Leslie Howard & Merle Oberon |
1.5 | 69.8 | 69.80 | 76 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 50 | The Girl From Missouri (1934) | Jean Harlow & Lionel Barrymore |
1.9 | 91.3 | 91.30 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 51 | Kid Millions (1934) | Ethel Merman | 2.4 | 111.1 | 111.10 | 40 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 53 | The Painted Veil (1934) | Greta Garbo & George Brent |
2.0 | 92.1 | 283.90 | 59 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 52 | Operator 13 (1934) | Gary Cooper | 1.8 | 82.9 | 135.30 | 69 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 54 | Carolina (1934) | Robert Young & Lionel Barrymore |
2.4 | 112.5 | 112.50 | 38 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 55 | Charlie Chan in London (1934) | Ray Milland | 1.9 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 56 | Evelyn Prentice (1934) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
2.0 | 93.7 | 156.10 | 58 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
| 58 | Lady By Choice (1934) | Carole Lombard & Mary Robson |
2.1 | 96.3 | 96.30 | 53 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 59 | Hide-Out (1934) | Robert Montgomery & Maurenn O'Sullivan |
2.3 | 106.5 | 106.50 | 46 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 59 | The Last Gentleman (1934) | George Arliss | 2.0 | 95.6 | 95.60 | 57 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 61 | We're Not Dressing (1934) | Bing Crosby & Carole Lombard |
1.8 | 84.8 | 84.80 | 63 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 60 | Fashions of 1934 (1934) | Bette Davis & William Powell |
1.6 | 76.3 | 129.20 | 70 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 63 | Now I'll Tell (1934) | Shirley Temple & Spencer Tracy |
1.8 | 83.9 | 83.90 | 66 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 64 | College Rhythm (1934) | Directed by Norman Taurog | 2.1 | 100.3 | 100.30 | 47 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 64 | The Affairs of Cellini (1934) | Frank Morgan & Fredric March |
2.5 | 114.9 | 114.90 | 35 | 51 | 04 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 66 | David Harum (1934) | Will Rogers | 1.9 | 89.9 | 89.90 | 62 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 65 | Six Of A Kind (1934) | George Burns & W.C. Fields |
1.5 | 69.7 | 69.70 | 77 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 68 | The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) | Robert Montgomery | 1.5 | 71.1 | 151.20 | 75 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 68 | Gambling Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Joel McCrea |
1.4 | 66.3 | 87.40 | 81 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 69 | Servants' Entrance (1934) | Janet Gaynor | 1.2 | 55.2 | 55.20 | 100 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 70 | Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) | Shirley Temple & Warner Baxter |
2.0 | 95.8 | 95.80 | 54 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 70 | Jimmy The Gent (1934) | James Cagney & Bette Davis |
0.9 | 44.5 | 62.50 | 116 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 72 | Madame Spy (1934) | Edward Arnold | 1.2 | 56.4 | 56.40 | 97 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
| 73 | You're Telling Me! (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.8 | 38.2 | 38.20 | 132 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 74 | She Loves Me Not (1934) | Bing Crosby & Miriam Hopkins |
2.9 | 137.3 | 137.30 | 24 | 40 | 01 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 75 | British Agent (1934) | Kay Francis & Leslie Howard |
1.5 | 71.2 | 123.50 | 74 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | |
| 77 | The Gay Bride (1934) | Carole Lombard & Chester Morris |
1.1 | 50.2 | 50.20 | 108 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 77 | It's a Gift (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.5 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 174 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 76 | The Old Fashioned Way (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.7 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 149 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 79 | Behold My Wife! (1934) | Sylvia Sidney | 1.8 | 82.9 | 82.90 | 68 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 80 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) | Joan Bennett & Claude Rains |
1.2 | 58.3 | 58.30 | 93 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 81 | Caravan (1934) | Loretta Young | 1.2 | 56.4 | 56.40 | 96 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | |
| 82 | The Black Cat (1934) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
0.7 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 154 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 84 | George White's Scandals (1934) | Alice Faye | 1.4 | 66.4 | 66.40 | 80 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 83 | Happiness Ahead (1934) | Dick Powell | 1.4 | 64.9 | 111.00 | 84 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 86 | The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) | Donald Crisp | 1.4 | 67.8 | 87.60 | 78 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 85 | Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) | Jack Benny | 1.1 | 52.1 | 52.10 | 104 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 86 | The Captain Hates The Sea (1934) | Victor McLaglen | 0.9 | 43.7 | 43.70 | 117 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 88 | Glamour (1934) | Paul Lukas & Constance Cummings |
1.3 | 60.7 | 60.70 | 88 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 87 | Grand Canary (1934) | Warner Baxter | 0.6 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 158 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 88 | The Cat's-Paw (1934) | Harold Lloyd | 0.7 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 153 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 92 | The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) | Francis Lederer | 1.2 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 99 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 92 | Murder At The Vanities (1934) | Victor McLaglen | 1.3 | 60.1 | 60.10 | 91 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 94 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) | W.C. Fields | 1.2 | 57.2 | 57.20 | 94 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 93 | Desirable (1934) | Jean Muir & George Brent |
0.9 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 118 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 94 | Stamboul Quest (1934) | Myrna Loy & George Brent |
2.0 | 95.7 | 95.70 | 55 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 97 | The Iron Duke (1934) | George Arliss | 1.3 | 60.3 | 60.30 | 89 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 98 | Change of Heart (1934) | Shirley Temple & Ginger Rogers |
2.1 | 98.1 | 98.10 | 51 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 97 | Four Frightened People (1934) | Claudette Colbert & Directed by Cecil B. DeMille |
1.4 | 66.2 | 66.20 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 63.4 | |
| 98 | One More River (1934) | Jane Wyatt | 1.0 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 111 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 99 | Doctor Monica (1934) | Kay Francis | 1.2 | 54.9 | 92.90 | 101 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 101 | Hi, Nellie! (1934) | Paul Muni | 1.2 | 54.5 | 86.60 | 102 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 102 | The Circus Clown (1934) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 56.4 | 87.00 | 98 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 102 | The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) | Merle Oberon & Douglas Fairbanks |
0.8 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 140 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 103 | Murder on the Blackboard (1934) | James Gleason | 0.4 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 179 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 104 | The President Vanishes (1934) | Walter Wanger & Rosalind Russell |
1.1 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 103 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 104 | Whom The Gods Destroy (1934) | Robert Young | 0.9 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 121 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 107 | Sweet Adeline (1934) | Irene Dunne | 2.0 | 95.6 | 95.60 | 56 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 107 | The Fountain (1934) | Paul Lukas | 1.1 | 50.7 | 50.70 | 105 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 109 | Thirty Day Princess (1934) | Cary Grant & Sylvia Sidney |
0.8 | 37.7 | 37.70 | 136 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 109 | We're Rich Again (1934) | Buster Crabbe | 0.7 | 33.9 | 40.40 | 148 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 110 | What Every Woman Knows (1934) | Donald Crisp | 1.0 | 45.5 | 67.20 | 113 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 111 | Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) | Alice Brady | 0.6 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 157 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 111 | Strictly Dynamite (1934) | Jimmy Durante | 0.8 | 37.9 | 45.90 | 135 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 115 | Spitfire (1934) | Katharine Hepburn & Robert Young |
1.8 | 84.2 | 103.20 | 65 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 113 | The Dragon Murder Case (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.8 | 38.2 | 57.00 | 133 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 116 | Many Happy Returns (1934) | Ray Milland | 1.3 | 61.9 | 61.90 | 86 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 118 | He Was Her Man (1934) | James Cagney & Joan Blondell |
2.1 | 98.2 | 111.00 | 50 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 118 | Fugitive Lovers (1934) | Robert Montgomery | 0.9 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 117 | Housewife (1934) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 34.0 | 43.50 | 146 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 120 | There's Always Tomorrow (1934) | Robert Taylor | 0.8 | 38.5 | 38.50 | 129 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 121 | This Man Is Mine (1934) | Irene Dunne & Ralph Bellamy |
0.7 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 143 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 121 | We Live Again (1934) | Fredric March | 1.4 | 63.7 | 63.70 | 85 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 122 | Handy Andy (1934) | Robert Taylor | 1.6 | 74.4 | 74.40 | 72 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 122 | 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934) | James Dunn & Alice Faye |
1.1 | 50.3 | 50.30 | 107 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 124 | The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) | Jeanette MacDonald | 1.3 | 60.9 | 147.20 | 87 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 124 | Long Lost Father (1934) | John Barrymore | 1.0 | 45.7 | 45.70 | 112 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 128 | Mandalay (1934) | Kay Francis & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 47.7 | 84.20 | 110 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 127 | The Return of Chandu (1934) | Bela Lugosi | 0.5 | 24.0 | 24.00 | 176 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 130 | Million Dollar Ransom (1934) | Edward Arnold | 0.8 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 126 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 129 | Ready for Love (1934) | Ida Lupino | 0.9 | 42.6 | 42.60 | 119 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 131 | Death on the Diamond (1934) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 35.5 | 35.50 | 139 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 131 | Wake Up and Dream (1934) | Jane Darwell | 0.4 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 187 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 133 | The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.7 | 35.1 | 41.40 | 141 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.7 | |
| 133 | I've Got Your Number (1934) | Joan Blondell | 0.9 | 40.0 | 62.40 | 125 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 135 | Sing And Like It (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.3 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 189 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 135 | Ladies Should Listen (1934) | Cary Grant | 0.8 | 38.8 | 38.80 | 127 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 137 | The Little Minister (1934) | Katharine Hepburn & Donald Crisp |
2.1 | 96.8 | 147.80 | 52 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 136 | One Hour Late (1934) | Ray Milland | 0.6 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 162 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 137 | Side Streets (1934) | Aline MacMahon | 0.4 | 16.9 | 25.60 | 184 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 141 | All Of Me (1934) | Fredric March | 1.4 | 66.5 | 66.50 | 79 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 140 | A Lost Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.8 | 36.4 | 50.90 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 142 | Merry Wives of Reno (1934) | Guy Kibbee | 0.6 | 29.5 | 43.30 | 161 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 143 | No Greater Glory (1934) | Directed by Frank Borzage | 0.2 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 195 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 145 | Music in the Air (1934) | Gloria Swanson | 0.9 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 115 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | |
| 145 | Gift of Gab (1934) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
1.4 | 65.0 | 65.00 | 83 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 146 | Upperworld (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Warren William |
0.6 | 30.0 | 48.70 | 159 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 145 | Shoot The Works (1934) | Jack Oakie | 0.8 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 130 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 147 | Palooka (1934) | Jimmy Durante | 0.9 | 40.9 | 40.90 | 124 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 149 | A Wicked Woman (1934) | Robert Taylor | 0.6 | 27.6 | 44.60 | 168 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 150 | The World Moves On (1934) | Madeleine Carroll & Franchot Tone |
1.3 | 59.3 | 59.30 | 92 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 150 | The Key (1934) | Donald Crisp & William Powell |
0.8 | 36.0 | 51.70 | 138 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 152 | Outcast Lady (1934) | Constance Bennett | 0.8 | 38.2 | 63.90 | 134 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 151 | The Party's Over (1934) | Henry Travers | 0.1 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 198 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 154 | Stingaree (1934) | Irene Dunne | 1.1 | 49.3 | 75.40 | 109 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 155 | Social Register (1934) | Colleen Moore | 0.4 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 185 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 157 | Easy To Love (1934) | Mary Astor | 0.3 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 190 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 156 | Hell in The Heavens (1934) | Warner Baxter | 0.2 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 193 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 159 | Fog Over Frisco (1934) | Bette Davis & Lyle Talbot |
0.7 | 34.8 | 52.10 | 142 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 158 | Limehouse Blues (1934) | George Raft | 0.6 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 163 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 160 | Kiss And Make-Up (1934) | Cary Grant | 0.5 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 173 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
| 162 | Journal of a Crime (1934) | Walter Pidgeon | 0.6 | 26.4 | 26.40 | 169 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 164 | Murder in the Clouds (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.7 | 32.7 | 47.00 | 152 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 161 | Java Head (1934) | Ralph Richardson | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 199 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 163 | Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) | Warner Baxter | 0.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 194 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 165 | Two Alone (1934) | Beulah Bondi | 0.4 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 181 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 166 | She Learned About Sailors (1934) | Lew Ayres | 0.2 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 196 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 165 | The Secret Bride (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck | 0.6 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 165 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 166 | Registered Nurse (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.7 | 31.1 | 43.30 | 155 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 39.8 | |
| 167 | Wednesday's Child (1934) | Edward Arnold | 0.7 | 32.8 | 32.80 | 151 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 170 | Hollywood Party (1934) | Laurel and Hardy | 1.2 | 56.5 | 128.30 | 95 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 171 | The Man with Two Faces (1934) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.1 | 50.5 | 72.60 | 106 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 170 | Kentuck Kernels (1934) | George Stevens | 0.9 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 122 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 172 | The Band Plays On (1934) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 131 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 38.0 | |
| 174 | Sisters Under the Skin (1934) | Joseph Schildkraut | 0.7 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 145 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 174 | Looking For Trouble (1934) | Spencer Tracy | 0.5 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 172 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 177 | The Trumpet Blows (1934) | George Raft | 0.6 | 28.1 | 28.10 | 167 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 36.2 | |
| 175 | Success At Any Price (1934) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 0.4 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 180 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 176 | Student Tour (1934) | Nelson Eddy | 0.9 | 42.6 | 42.60 | 120 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
| 178 | Midnight (1934) | Humphrey Bogart | 0.6 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 170 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | |
| 179 | Great Expectations (1934) | Alan Hale | 0.4 | 17.1 | 17.10 | 183 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 181 | Woman in the Dark (1934) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.6 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 166 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 182 | Marie Galante (1934) | Spencer Tracy | 0.7 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 150 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 181 | Beloved (1934) | Mickey Rooney | 0.4 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 186 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 184 | Their Big Moment (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.7 | 30.7 | 38.00 | 156 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 184 | Bachelor Bait (1934) | Directed by George Stevens | 0.6 | 28.8 | 33.50 | 164 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 185 | Finishing School (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Bruce Cabot |
0.6 | 29.6 | 29.60 | 160 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
| 186 | Good Dame (1934) | Fredric March & Sylvia Sidney |
0.7 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 144 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
| 187 | Let's Try Again (1934) | Clive Brook | 0.5 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 175 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 188 | The Big Shakedown (1934) | Bette Davis & Charles Farrell |
0.6 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 171 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 190 | Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) | Polly Moran | 0.7 | 34.0 | 41.40 | 147 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 24.7 | |
| 190 | Dangerous Corners (1934) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.5 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 178 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 191 | Born To Be Bad (1934) | Cary Grant & Loretta Young |
1.0 | 44.6 | 56.10 | 114 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 192 | Where Sinners Meet (1934) | Billie Burke | 0.4 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 182 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 20.1 | |
| 194 | Gridiron Flash (1934) | Margaret Dumont | 0.5 | 22.4 | 26.60 | 177 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 194 | Menace (1934) | Ray Milland | 0.3 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 188 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 195 | Dark Hazard (1934) | Edward G. Robinson | 0.8 | 38.7 | 54.90 | 128 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 196 | Laughing Boy (1934) | Ramon Novarro | 0.2 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 192 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 197 | The Scarlet Letter (1934) | Colleen Moore | 0.1 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 197 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 198 | Jane Eyre (1934) | Colin Clive | 0.3 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 191 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 |
Top earners in 1934 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Darwell | 9 | 1,143.5 | 994.2 |
| Alan Hale | 12 | 1,225.0 | 979.8 |
| Shirley Temple | 7 | 961.9 | 961.9 |
| Clark Gable | 5 | 1,323.0 | 823.0 |
| Claudette Colbert | 4 | 865.8 | 707.3 |
| Carole Lombard | 6 | 666.5 | 666.5 |
| Myrna Loy | 6 | 933.3 | 647.6 |
| James Dunn | 5 | 633.7 | 633.7 |
| Dick Powell | 5 | 953.8 | 627.8 |
| Fredric March | 6 | 707.9 | 562.6 |
| Robert Montgomery | 5 | 738.6 | 551.3 |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | 4 | 1,008.6 | 537.8 |
| Pat O'Brien | 5 | 752.9 | 516.8 |
| Loretta Young | 5 | 493.4 | 481.9 |
| Joan Crawford | 3 | 735.1 | 473.7 |
| Fay Wray | 5 | 597.5 | 472.4 |
| Ray Enright | 5 | 623.9 | 457.3 |
| Robert Young | 6 | 471.0 | 452.0 |
| Edward Arnold | 7 | 499.6 | 437.4 |
| Frank Morgan | 7 | 533.1 | 432.3 |
| Ray Milland | 6 | 428.7 | 428.7 |
| William Powell | 5 | 707.0 | 428.3 |
| Joseph Schildkraut | 3 | 543.5 | 418.4 |
| Leo G. Carroll | 4 | 647.8 | 414.6 |
| Ginger Rogers | 5 | 576.4 | 411.8 |
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 Worldwide Box Office
| It Happened One Night (1934) | $342,645,052.00 |
| The Merry Widow (1934) | $291,821,386.00 |
| The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) | $267,189,325.00 |
| Treasure Island (1934) | $259,320,753.00 |
| Tarzan And His Mate (1934) | $255,329,444.00 |
| Forsaking All Others (1934) | $250,767,940.00 |
| Wonder Bar (1934) | $232,065,847.00 |
| Chained (1934) | $226,706,085.00 |
| Viva Villa! (1934) | $213,819,844.00 |
| The Gay Divorcee (1934) | $202,302,139.00 |
| Here Comes the Navy (1934) | $200,477,503.00 |
| The Painted Veil (1934) | $189,073,786.00 |
| Flirtation Walk (1934) | $174,819,128.00 |
| The Thin Man (1934) | $174,471,289.00 |
| Dames (1934) | $172,538,384.00 |
| Men in White (1934) | $165,924,231.00 |
| Sadie McKee (1934) | $148,476,521.00 |
| Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | $140,607,948.00 |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | $138,327,196.00 |
| Evelyn Prentice (1934) | $132,967,471.00 |
| The Little Minister (1934) | $125,897,118.00 |
| The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) | $125,326,957.00 |
| Hi Nellie! (1934) | $120,195,255.00 |
| Operator 13 (1934) | $115,177,632.00 |
| Fashions of 1934 (1934) | $110,045,929.00 |
| British Agent (1934) | $105,142,377.00 |
| He Was Her Man (1934) | $94,561,308.00 |
| Happiness Ahead (1934) | $94,536,889.00 |
| Doctor Monica (1934) | $79,141,900.00 |
| Of Human Bondage (1934) | $77,203,240.00 |
| The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) | $74,580,358.00 |
| Gambling Lady (1934) | $74,466,370.00 |
| Mandalay (1934) | $71,729,445.00 |
| Spitfire (1934) | $68,878,495.00 |
| The Man with Two Faces (1934) | $61,808,214.00 |
| What Every Woman Knows (1934) | $57,246,719.00 |
| Outcast Lady (1934) | $54,395,768.00 |
| Jimmy The Gent (1934) | $53,255,374.00 |
| I’ve Got Your Number (1934) | $53,141,386.00 |
| The Dragon Murder Case (1934) | $48,579,880.00 |
| Born To Be Bad (1934) | $47,767,450.00 |
| Dark Hazard (1934) | $46,755,255.00 |
| Fog Over Frisco (1934) | $44,360,477.00 |
| The Key (1934) | $44,018,375.00 |
| A Lost Lady (1934) | $43,334,144.00 |
| Upperworld (1934) | $41,509,564.00 |
| Murder in the Clouds (1934) | $40,027,067.00 |
| A Wicked Woman (1934) | $37,974,383.00 |
| Housewife (1934) | $37,062,093.00 |
| Registered Nurse (1934) | $36,834,034.00 |
| Gridiron Flash (1934) | $22,693,437.00 |
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Hello Bruce.
I was wondering if the gross Box office figures for BRIGHT EYES, were based on worldwide box office rather than domestic figures? I ask this question because I have been unable to find any rentals figure for BRIGHT EYES anywhere.
I’m not sure if you can support commas yet in titles but if you can now:
“Baby, Take a Bow” 🙂
It was changed when Disney released the 1961 version of Babes in Toyland, so not to be confused with the 1934 film.
Why did Les Misérables shift to 1935 to 1934?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026725/
“babes in toyland” was the original title
apparently it was changed to “March of the Wooden Soldiers”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024852
Hey Sidney…..Dan was able to answer the question about Babes in Toyland. As for Les Miserables…..not sure how my year is different than IMDb’s. Seems it should be shifted to 1935. I will have to do that….because it is listed with all the other 1935 movies when looking at Oscar movies.