1934 Top Box Office | Ultimate Movie Rankings

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

Year Movie (Year) Rating S

Year Movie (Year) Rating S

1934 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 Chained (1934)

1934 Babes in Toyland (1934)

1934 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)

1934 Treasure Island (1934)

1934 Wonder Bar (1934)

1934 Twentieth Century (1934)

1934 Forsaking All Others (1934)

1934 The St. Louis Kid (1934)

1934 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)

1934 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)

1934 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)

Year	Movie (Year)	Rating	S
1934	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	Chained (1934)
1934	Babes in Toyland (1934)
1934	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)
1934	Treasure Island (1934)
1934	Wonder Bar (1934)
1934	Twentieth Century (1934)
1934	Forsaking All Others (1934)
1934	The St. Louis Kid (1934)
1934	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)
1934	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)
1934	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)

1934 Top Box Office Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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R	Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links			Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)				UMR Score
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
10	Chained (1934)	Clark Gable & Joan Crawford	3.7	174.2	266.20	5	72	00 / 00	93.6
8	Babes in Toyland (1934)	Laurel and Hardy	3.1	147.3	147.30	14	80	00 / 00	93.3
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:


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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43 thoughts on “1934 Top Box Office Movies”

Bobby says:

August 16, 2024 at 5:03 pm

Can these older pages be updated to use the smarter tables for worldwide grosses? Thanks!

Sidney Johnson says:

May 7, 2024 at 10:07 am

A Story of Floating Weeds
highly rated Japanese film
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025929

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