This movie page looks at 1933 Top Box Office Movies. Finding box office information for movies made in the 1930s and 1940s is extremely difficult. For somebody looking for box office information on 1933 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1933 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1933. Obviously many movies made in 1932 earned box office dollars in 1933. On the other side many movies made in 1933 made money in 1934 and later. This page will looks at 133 1933 Top Box Office Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
The following massive table only includes the movies made in 1933 that are in our database. Since we are constantly adding new movies to our database….this page will quickly become obsolete. We will try and update this page on a regular basis.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1933
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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King Kong (1933)
1933
Little Women (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
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42nd Street (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Footlight Parade (1933)
1933
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
1933
Cavalcade (1933)
AA Best Picture Win
1933
I'm No Angel (1933)
1933
Dinner at Eight (1933)
1933
Tugboat Annie (1933)
1933
Sons of the Desert (1933)
1933
Ecstasy (1933)
1933
Dancing Lady (1933)
1933
State Fair (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Queen Christina (1933)
1933
The Bowery (1933)
1933
Roman Scandals (1933)
1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
The Invisible Man (1933)
1933
Duck Soup (1933)
1933
Pilgrimage (1933)
1933
Lady for a Day (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Counselor At Law (1933)
1933
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
1933
Eskimo (1933)
1933
Penthouse (1933)
1933
Secrets (1933)
1933
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
1933
The Devil's Brother (1933)
1933
Hold Your Man (1933)
1933
Pick-Up (1933)
1933
Only Yesterday (1933)
1933
International House (1933)
1933
The Silver Cord (1933)
1933
Bombshell (1933)
1933
The Barbarian (1933)
1933
Zoo In Budapest (1933)
1933
When Ladies Meet (1933)
1933
The Song of Songs (1933)
1933
Design for Living (1933)
1933
The Eagle And The Hawk (1933)
1933
Man's Castle (1933)
1933
Topaze (1933)
1933
Gabriel Over The White House (1933)
1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
1933
The White Sister (1933)
1933
Gallant Lady (1933)
1933
The Narrow Corner (1933)
1933
Christopher Bean (1933)
1933
College Humor (1933)
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| 1933 | King Kong (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Little Women (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | 42nd Street (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Footlight Parade (1933) | |
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| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Cavalcade (1933) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1933 | I'm No Angel (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Dinner at Eight (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Tugboat Annie (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Sons of the Desert (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Ecstasy (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Dancing Lady (1933) | |
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| 1933 | State Fair (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Queen Christina (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Bowery (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Roman Scandals (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | The Invisible Man (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Duck Soup (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Pilgrimage (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Lady for a Day (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1933 | Counselor At Law (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Flying Down to Rio (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Eskimo (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Penthouse (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Secrets (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Jennie Gerhardt (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Devil's Brother (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Hold Your Man (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Pick-Up (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Only Yesterday (1933) | |
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| 1933 | International House (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Silver Cord (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Bombshell (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Barbarian (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Zoo In Budapest (1933) | |
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| 1933 | When Ladies Meet (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Song of Songs (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Design for Living (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Man's Castle (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Topaze (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Gabriel Over The White House (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The White Sister (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Gallant Lady (1933) | |
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| 1933 | The Narrow Corner (1933) | |
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| 1933 | Christopher Bean (1933) | |
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| 1933 | College Humor (1933) | |
1933 Top Box Office Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each 1933 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 3 | King Kong (1933) | Fay Wray & Bruce Cabot |
9.1 | 428.5 | 666.60 | 1 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 2 | Little Women (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Katharine Hepburn & Joan Bennett |
4.0 | 187.1 | 277.20 | 13 | 82 | 03 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 3 | 42nd Street (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
4.1 | 192.6 | 305.50 | 11 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 4 | Footlight Parade (1933) | James Cagney & Dick Powell |
4.6 | 214.4 | 323.50 | 7 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 5 | She Done Him Wrong (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cary Grant & Mae West |
6.3 | 294.6 | 294.60 | 5 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 5 | Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | Ginger Rogers & Joan Blondell |
6.3 | 294.9 | 432.70 | 4 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 7 | Cavalcade (1933) AA Best Picture Win |
Diana Wynyard & Frank Lloyd |
2.9 | 133.9 | 401.70 | 17 | 67 | 04 / 03 | 97.4 | |
| 7 | I'm No Angel (1933) | Cary Grant & Mae West |
6.6 | 308.0 | 308.00 | 3 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 9 | Dinner at Eight (1933) | John Barrymore & Jean Harlow |
4.0 | 187.2 | 288.70 | 12 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 9 | Tugboat Annie (1933) | Marie Dressler & Wallace Beery |
5.5 | 256.7 | 344.40 | 6 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 10 | Sons of the Desert (1933) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.7 | 174.4 | 174.40 | 14 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 13 | Ecstasy (1933) | Hedy Lamarr | 4.1 | 194.2 | 194.20 | 10 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 14 | Dancing Lady (1933) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
4.3 | 199.5 | 322.20 | 9 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 15 | State Fair (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Will Rogers & Janet Gaynor |
3.5 | 161.8 | 219.20 | 15 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 15 | Queen Christina (1933) | Greta Garbo & John Gilbert |
2.8 | 131.4 | 447.00 | 18 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 16 | The Bowery (1933) | Wallace Beery | 4.3 | 200.1 | 267.90 | 8 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 17 | Roman Scandals (1933) | Edward Arnold | 7.0 | 327.1 | 327.10 | 2 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 17 | The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Charles Laughton & Merle Oberon |
2.4 | 113.8 | 113.80 | 23 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 92.5 | |
| 20 | The Invisible Man (1933) | Claude Rains | 2.8 | 130.7 | 130.70 | 19 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 21 | Duck Soup (1933) | Marx Brothers | 2.1 | 99.9 | 99.90 | 32 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 21 | Pilgrimage (1933) | Henrietta Crosman | 2.9 | 134.0 | 134.00 | 16 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 21 | Lady for a Day (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
May Robson | 1.7 | 80.3 | 80.30 | 49 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 23 | Counselor At Law (1933) | John Barrymore & Melvyn Douglas |
2.0 | 95.7 | 95.70 | 34 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 24 | Flying Down to Rio (1933) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
2.6 | 123.6 | 206.90 | 21 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 26 | Eskimo (1933) | Edward Dearing | 2.3 | 108.9 | 224.60 | 27 | 74 | 01 / 01 | 87.9 | |
| 26 | Penthouse (1933) | Myrna Loy | 2.3 | 109.0 | 109.00 | 26 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 27 | Secrets (1933) | Mary Pickford & Leslie Howard |
2.0 | 93.4 | 93.40 | 37 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 28 | Jennie Gerhardt (1933) | Sylvia Sidney | 2.3 | 108.8 | 108.80 | 28 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 30 | The Devil's Brother (1933) | Laurel and Hardy | 2.4 | 110.7 | 110.70 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 29 | Hold Your Man (1933) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
1.9 | 87.6 | 143.70 | 40 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 31 | Pick-Up (1933) | Sylvia Sidney | 2.7 | 125.9 | 125.90 | 20 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 31 | Only Yesterday (1933) | Margaret Sullavan | 1.7 | 78.6 | 78.60 | 54 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 33 | International House (1933) | George Burns | 1.8 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 42 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 35 | The Silver Cord (1933) | Irene Dunne & Joel McCrea & Laura Hope Crews |
2.3 | 106.7 | 106.70 | 30 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 33 | Bombshell (1933) | Jean Harlow & Frank Morgan |
1.5 | 71.1 | 97.40 | 60 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 38 | The Barbarian (1933) | Myrna Loy | 2.4 | 112.9 | 112.90 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 36 | Zoo In Budapest (1933) | 2.0 | 94.2 | 94.20 | 35 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | ||
| 38 | When Ladies Meet (1933) | Myrna Loy & Robert Montgomery |
2.5 | 115.4 | 115.40 | 22 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 37 | The Song of Songs (1933) | Marlene Dietrich & Lionel Atwill |
1.7 | 80.3 | 80.30 | 50 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 39 | Design for Living (1933) | Gary Cooper & Fredric March |
1.9 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 38 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 42 | The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) | Carole Lombard & Cary Grant |
2.1 | 97.1 | 97.10 | 33 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 40 | Man's Castle (1933) | Spencer Tracy | 1.4 | 63.6 | 63.60 | 67 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 43 | Topaze (1933) | Myrna Loy & John Barrymore |
2.3 | 107.5 | 107.50 | 29 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 44 | Gabriel Over The White House (1933) | Walter Wanger | 1.8 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 43 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 45 | The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | Myrna Loy & Max Baer |
1.6 | 73.9 | 159.80 | 58 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 47 | The White Sister (1933) | Clark Gable | 2.1 | 100.4 | 223.90 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 46 | Gallant Lady (1933) | 1.7 | 80.9 | 80.90 | 48 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | ||
| 48 | The Narrow Corner (1933) | Ralph Bellamy & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
2.0 | 93.9 | 93.90 | 36 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 51 | Christopher Bean (1933) | Marie Dressler & Lionel Barrymore |
1.8 | 85.7 | 85.70 | 41 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 51 | College Humor (1933) | Bing Crosby & Jack Oakie |
1.8 | 82.4 | 82.40 | 47 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 50 | Night Flight (1933) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
1.6 | 77.1 | 144.50 | 55 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 54 | Going Hollywood (1933) | Marion Davies & Bing Crosby |
1.8 | 83.0 | 128.80 | 46 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 52 | Alice in Wonderland (1933) | Gary Cooper & Cary Grant |
1.5 | 69.8 | 69.80 | 61 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 53 | Midnight Mary (1933) | 1.2 | 55.9 | 55.90 | 75 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | ||
| 57 | Brief Moment (1933) | Carole Lombard & Gene Raymond |
1.8 | 83.4 | 83.40 | 45 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 58 | The Power and the Glory (1933) | Spencer Tracy | 1.6 | 75.4 | 75.40 | 56 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 56 | Morning Glory (1933) | Katharine Hepburn | 1.1 | 50.5 | 77.90 | 92 | 70 | 01 / 01 | 76.2 | |
| 58 | The Keyhole (1933) | Kay Francis | 0.9 | 40.3 | 70.70 | 124 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 59 | The Little Giant (1933) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.1 | 50.6 | 86.20 | 91 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 61 | The Kennel Murder Case (1933) | William Powell & Mary Astor |
1.3 | 59.1 | 91.30 | 69 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 63 | A Bedtime Story (1933) | Maurice Chevalier | 1.7 | 79.4 | 79.40 | 52 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 60 | Baby Face (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & John Wayne |
0.9 | 41.2 | 60.50 | 119 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 64 | Too Much Harmony (1933) | Bing Crosby | 1.5 | 72.3 | 72.30 | 59 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 62 | Mystery of the Wax Musuem (1933) | Fay Wray & Directed by Michael Curtiz |
1.0 | 47.1 | 151.70 | 103 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 65 | Hell Below (1933) | Robert Montgomery & Robert Young |
1.8 | 84.9 | 186.00 | 44 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 65 | The House on 56th Street (1933) | Kay Francis | 1.2 | 54.9 | 92.90 | 79 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 68 | Berkeley Square (1933) | Leslie Howard | 1.2 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 73 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 67 | The Stranger's Return (1933) | Miriam Hopkins & Lionel Barrymore |
1.3 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 70 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 69 | The Mayor of Hell (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 48.2 | 88.00 | 100 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 72 | Ann Vickers (1933) | Irene Dunne | 1.6 | 74.9 | 90.30 | 57 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 70 | The Way To Love (1933) | 1.2 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 72 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | ||
| 72 | Torch Singer (1933) | Claudette Colbert | 1.4 | 64.5 | 64.50 | 65 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 71 | Picture Snatcher (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 44.9 | 69.50 | 109 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 74 | One Sunday Afternoon (1933) | Gary Cooper | 1.2 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 78 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 76 | Sitting Pretty (1933) | Jack Oakie | 1.7 | 80.2 | 80.20 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 76 | Hoopla (1933) | Clara Bow | 1.4 | 63.9 | 63.90 | 66 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 76 | Doctor Bull (1933) | Will Rogers | 1.5 | 69.8 | 69.80 | 62 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 76 | Wild Boys of the Road (1933) | Frankie Darro | 0.8 | 36.7 | 50.50 | 134 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 77 | Take A Chance (1933) | 0.9 | 40.7 | 40.70 | 122 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | ||
| 78 | The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. & Loretta Young |
1.1 | 53.4 | 53.40 | 81 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 79 | Diplomaniacs (1933) | Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey |
0.9 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 121 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 81 | Lady Killer (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 47.9 | 80.30 | 101 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 83 | Double Harness (1933) | William Powell & Ann Harding |
1.1 | 50.8 | 66.00 | 90 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 82 | Employees' Entrance (1933) | Loretta Young | 0.8 | 39.2 | 58.40 | 128 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 83 | Fast Workers (1933) | 0.6 | 25.8 | 37.60 | 164 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | ||
| 85 | Supernatural (1933) | Carole Lombard & Randolph Scott |
1.5 | 68.6 | 68.60 | 64 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 85 | White Woman (1933) | Carole Lombard & Charles Laughton |
1.5 | 68.9 | 68.90 | 63 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 87 | Our Betters (1933) | George Cukor | 1.2 | 55.8 | 55.80 | 76 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 89 | The World Changes (1933) | Paul Muni & Mickey Rooney |
1.1 | 50.4 | 91.20 | 93 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 89 | The Masquerader (1933) | Ronald Colman & Elissa Landi |
1.1 | 52.9 | 52.90 | 83 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 90 | Six Hours To Live (1933) | 0.8 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 127 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | ||
| 90 | Captured! (1933) | Leslie Howard | 1.0 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 95 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 92 | Elmer The Great (1933) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 55.7 | 70.70 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 93 | Blood Money (1933) | 1.0 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 97 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | ||
| 94 | Mr. Skitch (1933) | Will Rogers & Zasu Pitts |
1.3 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 68 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 96 | Midnight Club (1933) | George Raft | 1.0 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 107 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 95 | Bed Of Roses (1933) | 1.1 | 50.2 | 50.20 | 94 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | ||
| 97 | The Story Of Temple Drake (1933) | 0.6 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 154 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | ||
| 99 | Made on Broadway (1933) | Robert Montgomery | 0.9 | 41.1 | 59.60 | 120 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 98 | Friday the Thirteenth (1933) | Ralph Richardson | 0.2 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 101 | Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933) | Directed by Lewis Milestone | 0.8 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 136 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 101 | Broadway Bad (1933) | Ginger Rogers & Donald Crisp |
1.0 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 106 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 105 | This Day And Age (1933) | Charles Bickford | 1.9 | 88.5 | 88.50 | 39 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 104 | Sailor's Luck (1933) | 0.9 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | ||
| 103 | I Was A Spy (1933) | Herbert Marshall | 0.1 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 191 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 105 | Female (1933) | Directed by Michael Curtiz | 0.8 | 38.3 | 60.40 | 130 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 106 | Ladies They Talk About (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.8 | 37.0 | 50.20 | 132 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 108 | Sweepings (1933) | 0.9 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 116 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | ||
| 108 | Central Airport (1933) | 1.1 | 52.6 | 100.00 | 84 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | ||
| 109 | Voltaire (1933) | George Arliss | 1.1 | 52.6 | 102.40 | 85 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 109 | Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933) | 1.0 | 47.7 | 47.70 | 102 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | ||
| 110 | Convention City (1933) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
0.9 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 114 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 111 | The Right To Romance (1933) | 1.1 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 86 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | ||
| 114 | Parachute Jumper (1933) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 31.9 | 52.80 | 147 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 114 | I Loved You Wednesday (1933) | Warner Baxter | 1.2 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 71 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 116 | Son of a Sailor (1933) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 56.0 | 86.50 | 74 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 117 | Mary Stevens M.D. (1933) | Kay Francis & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 48.2 | 66.80 | 99 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 116 | The Woman Accused (1933) | Cary Grant | 0.9 | 43.5 | 43.50 | 112 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 120 | Today We Live (1933) | Gary Cooper & Joan Crawford |
1.7 | 79.0 | 138.60 | 53 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 120 | Melody Cruise (1933) | Charles Ruggle | 0.9 | 42.3 | 64.90 | 113 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 122 | The Working Man (1933) | Bette Davis | 1.1 | 53.7 | 110.10 | 80 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 120 | If I Were Free (1933) | Irene Dunne | 0.8 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 137 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 121 | Looking Forward (1933) | Lionel Barrymore | 0.5 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 165 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 123 | Beauty For Sale (1933) | 0.7 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 149 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | ||
| 124 | Peg O' My Heart (1933) | 0.9 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 115 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | ||
| 125 | The Mind Reader (1933) | Warren William | 0.6 | 26.4 | 42.00 | 162 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 127 | Broadway to Hollywood (1933) | Alice Brady | 1.1 | 53.2 | 86.10 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 128 | The Women In His Life (1933) | Una Merkel | 0.7 | 30.8 | 46.10 | 150 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 129 | Saturday's Millions (1933) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 35.2 | 35.20 | 140 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 130 | The Warrior's Husband (1933) | Directed by Walter Lang | 0.7 | 34.9 | 34.90 | 141 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 129 | Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) | Charles Farrell | 0.7 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 148 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 130 | Private Detective 62 (1933) | William Powell | 0.8 | 38.7 | 59.10 | 129 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 131 | Out All Night (1933) | 0.6 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 157 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | ||
| 134 | The Son Of Kong (1933) | Robert Armstrong | 0.9 | 44.3 | 82.50 | 111 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 135 | Reunion in Vienna (1933) | John Barrymore | 1.1 | 50.8 | 86.10 | 89 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 137 | From Headquarters (1933) | Margaret Lindsay | 0.7 | 30.5 | 45.30 | 153 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 136 | The Good Companions (1933) | John Gielgud | 0.4 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 170 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 136 | The King's Vacation (1933) | Dick Powell & George Arliss |
1.0 | 44.6 | 79.40 | 110 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 139 | His Double Life (1933) | Lillian Gish & Roland Young |
0.7 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 144 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 140 | After Tonight (1933) | Constance Bennett | 0.7 | 33.5 | 50.90 | 145 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 140 | Ever in My Heart (1933) | Barbara Stanwyck & Laura Hope Crews |
0.8 | 36.6 | 64.50 | 135 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 141 | The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) | Walter Pidgeon | 0.6 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 159 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 141 | My Weakness (1933) | Lew Ayres | 0.6 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 155 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 145 | College Coach (1933) | Dick Powell & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 46.9 | 55.30 | 104 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 146 | Hard To Handle (1933) | James Cagney | 1.0 | 48.5 | 68.70 | 98 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
| 144 | Tillie and Gus (1933) | 0.2 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 187 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | ||
| 147 | Lucky Devils (1933) | William Boyd | 0.5 | 24.0 | 38.20 | 167 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 148 | Another Language (1933) | Robert Montgomery & Walter Wanger |
0.7 | 34.5 | 62.60 | 142 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 151 | The Devil's In Love (1933) | 0.8 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 126 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | ||
| 150 | Christopher Strong (1933) | Katharine Hepburn | 0.8 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 138 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 150 | Blondie Johnson (1933) | Joan Blondell | 0.7 | 32.9 | 44.70 | 146 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 152 | Adorable (1933) | 0.8 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 125 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | ||
| 153 | For Love Or Money (1933) | 0.6 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 161 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | ||
| 154 | A Lady's Profession (1933) | 0.3 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 180 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | ||
| 156 | Ex-Lady (1933) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 30.5 | 37.90 | 152 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 155 | Lilly Turner (1933) | 0.3 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 175 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | ||
| 156 | Professional Sweetheart (1933) | Ginger Rogers | 0.8 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 131 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 158 | Hello Sister! (1933) | James Dunn | 0.2 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 185 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 157 | Meet The Baron (1933) | Jimmy Durante | 1.1 | 51.1 | 51.10 | 87 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 158 | Stage Mother (1933) | 0.5 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 168 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | ||
| 162 | As Husbands Go (1933) | 0.9 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 118 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | ||
| 161 | The Wandering Jew (1933) | 0.1 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 190 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | ||
| 163 | Pleasure Cruise (1933) | 0.3 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 179 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | ||
| 162 | No Other Woman (1933) | Irene Dunne | 0.2 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 181 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 164 | Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) | Bette Davis | 1.0 | 45.3 | 45.30 | 108 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | |
| 165 | Mr. Broadway (1933) | 0.4 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 173 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.2 | ||
| 165 | The Man from Monterey (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 18.3 | 25.80 | 172 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.2 | |
| 168 | Should Ladies Behave (1933) | 0.6 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 156 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | ||
| 167 | Her First Mate (1933) | Zasu Pitts | 0.8 | 36.9 | 36.90 | 133 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 170 | Men Must Fight (1933) | Robert Young | 0.7 | 30.7 | 58.10 | 151 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 172 | I Loved a Woman (1933) | Kay Francis & Edward G. Robinson |
1.1 | 51.0 | 86.60 | 88 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 172 | Havana Widows (1933) | Joan Blondell | 0.3 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 178 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 171 | The Ghoul (1933) | Boris Karloff | 0.6 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 160 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 172 | Arizona to Broadway (1933) | Joan Bennett | 0.6 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 158 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 173 | I Love That Man (1933) | Nancy Carroll | 0.2 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 188 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
| 176 | What-No Beer? (1933) | Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante |
1.0 | 46.1 | 84.80 | 105 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 177 | Ann Carver's Profession (1933) | 0.3 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 176 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | ||
| 178 | Somewhere in Sonora (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 18.5 | 26.40 | 171 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 178 | Storm at Daybreak (1933) | Kay Francis | 0.9 | 40.4 | 85.20 | 123 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 180 | The Vampire Bat (1933) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.6 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 163 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 179 | The Telegraph Trail (1933) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 20.5 | 28.00 | 169 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 183 | The Chief (1933) | Ed Wynn | 0.8 | 35.6 | 42.20 | 139 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 183 | Don't Bet On Love (1933) | 0.2 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 182 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | ||
| 184 | Love Honor and Oh Baby! (1933) | Slim Summerville | 0.3 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 177 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 185 | Cross Fire (1933) | Thomas Keene | 0.2 | 9.9 | 13.10 | 183 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 184 | Gambling Ship (1933) | 0.2 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 186 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | ||
| 186 | From Hell To Heaven (1933) | Carole Lombard & Jack Oakie |
1.0 | 48.9 | 48.90 | 96 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 187 | Private Jones (1933) | 0.5 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 166 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | ||
| 187 | Hold Me Tight (1933) | 0.2 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 189 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | ||
| 190 | The Girl In 419 (1933) | James Dunn & Gloria Stuart |
0.1 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 192 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 191 | In The Wake of the Bounty (1933) | Errol Flynn & Arthur Greenway |
0.0 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 193 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 192 | Nagana (1933) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.7 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 143 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 193 | Perfect Understanding (1933) | Laurence Olivier & Gloria Swanson |
0.4 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 174 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 |
Top earners in 1933 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Arnold | 6 | 1,134.1 | 1,010.6 |
| Dick Powell | 6 | 1,238.6 | 835.6 |
| Cary Grant | 6 | 822.0 | 822.0 |
| Ginger Rogers | 7 | 1,120.0 | 786.0 |
| Fay Wray | 6 | 1,183.6 | 773.1 |
| Jane Darwell | 6 | 751.3 | 735.9 |
| Joan Blondell | 6 | 903.6 | 644.9 |
| Wallace Beery | 3 | 901.0 | 644.0 |
| Mae West | 2 | 602.6 | 602.6 |
| Myrna Loy | 6 | 749.1 | 595.8 |
| Franchot Tone | 7 | 781.6 | 573.0 |
| Gloria Stuart | 6 | 556.2 | 556.2 |
| Robert Young | 6 | 814.7 | 538.9 |
| Marie Dressler | 3 | 718.8 | 529.6 |
| John Barrymore | 5 | 722.5 | 518.3 |
| Lionel Barrymore | 7 | 674.8 | 505.9 |
| Warner Baxter | 6 | 600.9 | 488.0 |
| Clark Gable | 4 | 834.3 | 464.6 |
| Jack Oakie | 6 | 450.7 | 450.7 |
| George Cukor | 3 | 621.7 | 430.1 |
| Bruce Cabot | 1 | 666.6 | 428.5 |
| Robert Armstrong | 1 | 666.6 | 428.5 |
| Frank Reicher | 1 | 666.6 | 428.5 |
| James Cagney | 5 | 630.0 | 403.9 |
| George Raft | 3 | 439.7 | 371.9 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Eddie Mannix MGM Ledgers
Source 2: C.J. Tevlin RKO Ledgers
Source 3: William Schaefer Warner Brothers Ledgers
Source 4: Year In Review Variety Editions
Source 5: Grand Design: Hollywood As A Modern Business Enterprise 1930-1942 by Tino Balio
Source 6: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 7: Wikipedia
Source 8: IMDb.com
Source 9: “Revenue sharing and the coming of sound” by H. Mark Glancy
Source 10: Hollywood Power Stats by Christopher Reynolds
Adjusted 1933 Worldwide Box Office
| Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | $360,025,742.00 |
| Queen Christina (1933) | $297,637,264.00 |
| Tugboat Annie (1933) | $293,303,883.00 |
| Footlight Parade (1933) | $275,514,034.00 |
| Dancing Lady (1933) | $274,373,685.00 |
| 42nd Street (1933) | $260,118,972.00 |
| Dinner at Eight (1933) | $245,864,342.00 |
| Little Women (1933) | $236,057,164.00 |
| The Bowery (1933) | $228,132,217.00 |
| The White Sister (1933) | $190,670,317.00 |
| Flying Down to Rio (1933) | $176,187,581.00 |
| Mystery of the Wax Musuem (1933) | $166,266,324.00 |
| Hell Below (1933) | $158,397,788.00 |
| The Working Man (1933) | $139,467,545.00 |
| Night Flight (1933) | $123,046,205.00 |
| Hold Your Man (1933) | $122,361,983.00 |
| Today We Live (1933) | $118,028,582.00 |
| Going Hollywood (1933) | $109,703,874.00 |
| The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | $106,396,797.00 |
| Voltaire (1933) | $87,238,504.00 |
| Bombshell (1933) | $82,958,705.00 |
| The House on 56th Street (1933) | $79,141,900.00 |
| The Kennel Murder Case (1933) | $77,773,401.00 |
| The World Changes (1933) | $77,659,403.00 |
| Mayor of Hell (1933) | $74,922,451.00 |
| I Loved a Woman (1933) | $73,782,102.00 |
| Son of a Sailor (1933) | $73,668,105.00 |
| Little Giant (1933) | $73,440,000.00 |
| Reunion in Vienna (1933) | $73,325,966.00 |
| Broadway to Hollywood (1933) | $73,325,966.00 |
| Storm at Daybreak (1933) | $72,527,710.00 |
| What No Beer? (1933) | $72,185,581.00 |
| The Son Of Kong (1933) | $70,246,957.00 |
| Lady Killer (1933) | $68,422,368.00 |
| The King’s Vacation (1933) | $67,624,112.00 |
| Winner Takes All (1933) | $66,027,545.00 |
| Elmer The Great (1933) | $60,211,657.00 |
| The Keyhole (1933) | $60,211,656.00 |
| Picture Snatcher (1933) | $59,185,332.00 |
| Hard To Handle (1933) | $58,501,147.00 |
| Mary Stevens M.D. (1933) | $56,904,590.00 |
| Double Harness (1933) | $56,220,358.00 |
| Melody Cruise (1933) | $55,308,059.00 |
| Ever in My Heart (1933) | $54,965,966.00 |
| Baby Face (1933) | $51,544,865.00 |
| Female (1933) | $51,430,830.00 |
| Made on Broadway (1933) | $50,746,600.00 |
| Private Detective 62 (1933) | $50,290,436.00 |
| Employees’ Entrance (1933) | $49,720,238.00 |
| Men Must Fight (1933) | $49,492,171.00 |
| Parachute Jumper (1933) | $44,930,675.00 |
| After Tonight (1933) | $43,334,190.00 |
| Wild Boys On The Road (1933) | $42,992,052.00 |
| Ladies They Talk About (1933) | $42,763,956.00 |
| The Women In His Life (1933) | $39,228,821.00 |
| From Headquarters (1933) | $38,544,626.00 |
| Blondie Johnson (1933) | $38,088,463.00 |
| The Mind Reader (1933) | $35,807,701.00 |
| Lucky Devils (1933) | $32,500,634.00 |
| Ex Lady (1933) | $32,272,565.00 |
| Fast Workers (1933) | $32,044,516.00 |
| The Chief (1933) | $28,053,162.00 |
| The Telegraph Trail (1933) | $23,833,795.00 |
| Somewhere in Sonora (1933) | $22,465,333.00 |
| The Man from Monterey (1933) | $22,009,206.00 |
| Cross Fire (1933) | $11,175,649.00 |
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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.