This movie page looks at 1936 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 1936 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 33,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1936 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1936. Obviously many movies made in 1935 earned box office dollars in 1936. On the other side many movies made in 1936 made money in 1937 and later. This page will looks at 152 1936 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 1936 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 1936
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1936
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
AA Best Picture Win
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
San Francisco (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Dodsworth (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Modern Times (1936)
1936
My Man Godfrey (1936)
1936
After the Thin Man (1936)
1936
Swing Time (1936)
1936
Libeled Lady (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Show Boat (1936)
1936
Camille (1936)
1936
Three Smart Girls (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
1936
Follow the Fleet (1936)
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Rose-Marie (1936)
1936
Captain January (1936)
1936
Born To Dance (1936)
1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
1936
Desire (1936)
1936
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
1936
Lloyds of London (1936)
1936
The Country Doctor (1936)
1936
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
1936
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
1936
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Suzy (1936)
1936
The King Steps Out (1936)
1936
Come and Get It (1936)
1936
Love on the Run (1936)
1936
The Milky Way (1936)
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
1936
These Three (1936)
1936
The Road To Glory (1936)
1936
Anthony Adverse (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Under Two Flags (1936)
1936
Stowaway (1936)
1936
Fury (1936)
1936
Small Town Girl (1936)
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
The Plainsman (1936)
1936
King of Burlesque (1936)
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
1936
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
1936
Dimples (1936)
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
1936
The Green Pastures (1936)
1936
His Brother's Wife (1936)
1936
Sing Baby Sing (1936)
1936
Klondike Annie (1936)
1936
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
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| 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld (1936) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | San Francisco (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | Dodsworth (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | Modern Times (1936) | |
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| 1936 | My Man Godfrey (1936) | |
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| 1936 | After the Thin Man (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Swing Time (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Libeled Lady (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | Show Boat (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Camille (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Three Smart Girls (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Follow the Fleet (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Rose-Marie (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Captain January (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Born To Dance (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Desire (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Lloyds of London (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Country Doctor (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The General Died at Dawn (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Romeo and Juliet (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | Suzy (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The King Steps Out (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Come and Get It (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Love on the Run (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Milky Way (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) | |
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| 1936 | These Three (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Road To Glory (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Anthony Adverse (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | Under Two Flags (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Stowaway (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Fury (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Small Town Girl (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | The Plainsman (1936) | |
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| 1936 | King of Burlesque (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Tarzan Escapes (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Dimples (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Green Pastures (1936) | |
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| 1936 | His Brother's Wife (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Sing Baby Sing (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Klondike Annie (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Bohemian Girl (1936) | |
1936 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 1936 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1936 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses
- Sort 1936 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort 1936 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 1936 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1936 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 | The Great Ziegfeld (1936) AA Best Picture Win |
Myrna Loy & William Powell |
10.3 | 444.0 | 671.70 | 2 | 64 | 07 / 03 | 99.5 | |
| 1 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur |
6.7 | 287.5 | 287.50 | 4 | 87 | 05 / 01 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | San Francisco (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Clark Gable & Jeanette MacDonald |
12.6 | 544.2 | 889.80 | 1 | 86 | 06 / 01 | 99.4 | |
| 3 | Dodsworth (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Walter Huston & David Niven |
5.3 | 230.0 | 230.00 | 14 | 84 | 07 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 6 | Modern Times (1936) | Charles Chaplin & Paulette Goddard |
10.0 | 431.2 | 431.20 | 3 | 94 | 00 / 00 | 99.2 | |
| 6 | My Man Godfrey (1936) | William Powell & Carole Lombard |
5.0 | 215.6 | 215.60 | 16 | 86 | 06 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 8 | After the Thin Man (1936) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
6.6 | 286.3 | 454.90 | 6 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 9 | Swing Time (1936) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
5.4 | 233.4 | 376.30 | 12 | 85 | 02 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 9 | Libeled Lady (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Myrna Loy & Spencer Tracy |
5.3 | 230.1 | 391.40 | 13 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 11 | Show Boat (1936) | Irene Dunne | 5.0 | 215.4 | 215.40 | 17 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 12 | Camille (1936) | Greta Garbo & Lionel Barrymore |
4.8 | 209.0 | 451.60 | 20 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 10 | Three Smart Girls (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Deanna Durbin & Ray Milland |
5.5 | 235.1 | 235.10 | 10 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 13 | Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) | Shirley Temple & Alice Faye |
4.8 | 209.1 | 209.10 | 19 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 16 | Follow the Fleet (1936) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
5.1 | 220.2 | 389.10 | 15 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 13 | Rose-Marie (1936) | Jeanette MacDonald & James Stewart |
5.6 | 243.6 | 505.20 | 8 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 17 | Captain January (1936) | Shirley Temple & Guy Kibbee |
4.3 | 186.9 | 186.90 | 26 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 17 | Born To Dance (1936) | James Stewart & Eleanor Powell |
5.4 | 234.6 | 346.80 | 11 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 18 | The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) | Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland |
3.9 | 169.0 | 393.30 | 31 | 77 | 03 / 01 | 95.3 | |
| 19 | Desire (1936) | Gary Cooper & Marlene Dietrich |
4.4 | 189.0 | 189.00 | 25 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 20 | Wife vs. Secretary (1936) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
4.5 | 194.0 | 297.10 | 23 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 19 | Lloyds of London (1936) | Tyrone Power & George Sanders |
6.7 | 287.5 | 287.50 | 5 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 22 | The Country Doctor (1936) | Yvonne Dionne | 4.7 | 201.2 | 201.20 | 22 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 24 | Theodora Goes Wild (1936) | Irene Dunne & Melvyn Douglas |
3.8 | 161.8 | 161.80 | 35 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 24 | The General Died at Dawn (1936) | Akim Tamiroff & Gary Cooper |
4.5 | 193.3 | 193.30 | 24 | 62 | 03 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 25 | Romeo and Juliet (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Basil Rathbone & Norma Shearer |
3.2 | 138.3 | 304.90 | 50 | 71 | 04 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 26 | Suzy (1936) | Cary Grant & Jean Harlow |
4.7 | 203.1 | 203.10 | 21 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 27 | The King Steps Out (1936) | Josef Von Sternberg | 3.5 | 150.9 | 150.90 | 40 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 30 | Come and Get It (1936) | Walter Brennan & Joel McCrea |
2.9 | 126.0 | 126.00 | 65 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 91.8 | |
| 30 | Love on the Run (1936) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
3.8 | 164.0 | 267.60 | 34 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 31 | The Milky Way (1936) | Harold Lloyd | 3.9 | 168.2 | 168.20 | 32 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 31 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) | Henry Fonda & Sylvia Sidney |
5.6 | 239.4 | 239.40 | 9 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 32 | These Three (1936) | Walter Brennan & Joel McCrea |
2.8 | 118.6 | 118.60 | 71 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 35 | The Road To Glory (1936) | Fredric March & Lionel Barrymore |
3.3 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 46 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 33 | Anthony Adverse (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Havilland & Claude Rains |
5.9 | 256.3 | 395.30 | 7 | 39 | 07 / 04 | 91.1 | |
| 35 | Under Two Flags (1936) | Ronald Colman & Claudette Colbert |
4.0 | 172.5 | 172.50 | 29 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 37 | Stowaway (1936) | Shirley Temple & Robert Young e |
3.5 | 150.9 | 150.90 | 41 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 36 | Fury (1936) | Spencer Tracy & Sylvia Sidney |
2.3 | 98.5 | 187.10 | 89 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 40 | Small Town Girl (1936) | James Stewart & Robert Taylor |
3.7 | 159.3 | 230.70 | 36 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 38 | The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Paul Muni | 2.2 | 95.6 | 170.60 | 90 | 71 | 04 / 03 | 89.4 | |
| 41 | The Plainsman (1936) | Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur |
4.1 | 175.6 | 175.60 | 28 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 41 | King of Burlesque (1936) | Warner Baxter & Alice Faye |
3.7 | 158.1 | 158.10 | 38 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 42 | The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) | Warner Baxter & Gloria Stuart |
2.9 | 125.8 | 125.80 | 67 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 43 | Tarzan Escapes (1936) | Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O'Sullivan |
3.3 | 143.9 | 309.20 | 42 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 45 | Dimples (1936) | Shirley Temple & Frank Morgan |
3.3 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 47 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 45 | The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) | Joan Crawford & James Stewart |
4.9 | 209.6 | 290.20 | 18 | 48 | 02 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 44 | The Green Pastures (1936) | Rex Ingram | 3.3 | 140.9 | 164.40 | 49 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 47 | His Brother's Wife (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor |
4.0 | 171.9 | 238.90 | 30 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 48 | Sing Baby Sing (1936) | Alice Faye & Adolphe Menjou |
3.3 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 43 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 50 | Klondike Annie (1936) | Mae West & Victor McLaglen |
3.5 | 150.9 | 150.90 | 39 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 51 | The Bohemian Girl (1936) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.0 | 127.4 | 127.40 | 63 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 49 | The Petrified Forest (1936) | Bette Davis & Humphrey Bogart |
1.9 | 83.8 | 119.30 | 102 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 53 | Strike Me Pink (1936) | Ethel Merman | 3.1 | 131.5 | 131.50 | 55 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 52 | Old Hutch (1936) | Wallace Beery | 2.7 | 117.2 | 117.20 | 72 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 54 | Craig's Wife (1936) | Rosalind Russell | 2.8 | 119.7 | 119.70 | 70 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 55 | One in a Million (1936) | Sonja Henie & Don Ameche |
4.3 | 186.9 | 186.90 | 27 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 56 | The White Angel (1936) | Donald Crisp & Kay Francis |
3.0 | 127.3 | 203.50 | 64 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 58 | The Texas Rangers (1936) | Fred MacMurray | 2.9 | 125.8 | 125.80 | 66 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 58 | Our Relations (1936) | Laurel and Hardy | 2.2 | 92.7 | 92.70 | 93 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 59 | Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) | Mickey Rooney | 2.5 | 109.4 | 109.40 | 76 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 60 | Ramona (1936) | Don Ameche | 3.3 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 44 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 62 | Girls' Dormitory (1936) | Tyrone Power | 3.3 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 45 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 60 | The Unguarded Hour (1936) | Franchot Tone | 2.8 | 120.0 | 120.00 | 68 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 64 | A Message to Garcia (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Wallace Beery |
3.3 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 48 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 65 | Three Men On A Horse (1936) | Joan Blondell | 3.0 | 130.5 | 154.80 | 56 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 66 | It Had To Happen (1936) | Rosalind Russell | 3.0 | 128.8 | 128.80 | 61 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 66 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) | William Powell & Jean Arthur |
2.4 | 104.9 | 155.80 | 79 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 67 | Go West Young Man (1936) | Mae West & Randolph Scott |
3.0 | 129.4 | 129.40 | 57 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 68 | The Devil-Doll (1936) | Lionel Barrymore & Maureen O'Sullivan |
1.9 | 81.6 | 81.60 | 103 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 69 | The Princess Comes Across (1936) | Carole Lombard & Fred MacMurray |
2.3 | 99.9 | 99.90 | 86 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 70 | To Mary - with Love (1936) | Myrna Loy | 2.2 | 94.2 | 94.20 | 91 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 72 | Bullets or Ballots (1936) | Humphrey Bogart & Edward G. Robinson |
2.4 | 104.4 | 159.10 | 81 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 71 | Love Before Breakfast (1936) | Carole Lombard & Cesar Romero |
2.4 | 104.4 | 104.40 | 80 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 73 | Piccadilly Jim (1936) | Robert Montgomery | 2.6 | 110.5 | 182.80 | 75 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 76 | The Last of the Mohicans (1936) | Randolph Scott & Binnie Barnes |
3.1 | 135.4 | 135.40 | 52 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 75 | Ceiling Zero (1936) | James Cagney | 3.1 | 133.1 | 180.70 | 53 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 78 | Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
3.2 | 137.1 | 200.50 | 51 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 78 | The Garden of Allah (1936) | Marlene Dietrich & Charles Boyer |
3.7 | 158.1 | 158.10 | 37 | 46 | 02 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 78 | Cain and Mabel (1936) | Clark Gable | 2.3 | 99.2 | 99.20 | 88 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 79 | Pigskin Parade (1936) | Judy Garland & Betty Grable |
3.0 | 129.4 | 129.40 | 58 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 82 | The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) | Ray Milland | 3.0 | 127.9 | 127.90 | 62 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 80 | Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) | Boris Karloff | 1.7 | 71.9 | 71.90 | 112 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 82 | That Girl From Paris (1936) | Lucille Ball | 3.9 | 167.2 | 221.80 | 33 | 43 | 01 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 83 | Rainbow On The River (1936) | Bobby Breen | 2.4 | 101.3 | 157.50 | 84 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 85 | Mary of Scotland (1936) | Katharine Hepburn & Fredric March |
2.6 | 113.7 | 183.40 | 74 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 85 | Beloved Enemy (1936) | David Niven & Merle Oberon |
2.7 | 114.4 | 114.40 | 73 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 88 | Petticoat Fever (1936) | Myrna Loy & Robert Montgomery |
2.3 | 99.6 | 155.20 | 87 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 87 | More Than A Secretary (1936) | Jean Arthur | 1.8 | 78.1 | 78.10 | 106 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 88 | Collegiate (1936) | Betty Grable | 2.0 | 87.3 | 87.30 | 100 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 91 | Adventure in Manhatten (1936) | Joel McCrea & Jean Arthur |
3.1 | 133.0 | 133.00 | 54 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 89 | Yours for the Asking (1936) | George Raft | 1.8 | 79.3 | 79.30 | 104 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 91 | Ladies in Love (1936) | Tyrone Power & Don Ameche |
2.3 | 100.6 | 100.60 | 85 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 92 | Colleen (1936) | Dick Powell | 2.8 | 119.9 | 156.50 | 69 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 93 | Poppy (1936) | W.C. Fields | 1.8 | 78.3 | 78.30 | 105 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 93 | The Singing Kid (1936) | Al Jolson & Lyle Talbot |
2.2 | 93.3 | 127.50 | 92 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 93 | Lady Be Careful (1936) | 2.1 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 96 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | ||
| 95 | Pepper (1936) | Jane Withers | 3.0 | 129.4 | 129.40 | 59 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 96 | Things To Come (1936) | Raymond Massey & Science Fiction Movies |
0.9 | 38.8 | 38.80 | 154 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 98 | The Jungle Princess (1936) | Dorothy Lamour & Ray Milland |
2.1 | 89.3 | 89.30 | 99 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 97 | Sabotage/A Woman Alone (1936) | Sylvia Sidney | 1.1 | 46.9 | 46.90 | 139 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 100 | Banjo On My Knee (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Joel McCrea |
3.0 | 129.4 | 129.40 | 60 | 48 | 01 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 99 | Pennies from Heaven (1936) | Bing Crosby & Madge Evans |
2.1 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 98 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 103 | 13 Hours By Air (1936) | Fred MacMurray & Joan Bennett |
2.4 | 104.2 | 104.20 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 103 | Private Number (1936) | Robert Taylor | 1.8 | 76.5 | 76.50 | 107 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 105 | Give Me Your Heart (1936) | Kay Francis | 2.1 | 91.0 | 148.80 | 94 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 103 | Winterset (1936) | Burgess Meredith | 1.6 | 67.1 | 98.00 | 118 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 105 | Meet Nero Wolfe (1936) | 1.7 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 109 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | ||
| 107 | The Invisible Ray (1936) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
1.0 | 43.8 | 43.80 | 143 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 107 | The Magnificent Brute (1936) | 2.5 | 105.8 | 105.80 | 78 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 74.1 | ||
| 110 | Earthworm Tractors (1936) | Joe E. Brown | 1.7 | 72.3 | 112.30 | 110 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 108 | Rhythm on the Range (1936) | Bing Crosby & Frances Farmer |
1.5 | 62.6 | 62.60 | 123 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 112 | The Devil Is A Sissy (1936) | W.S. Van Dyke | 1.5 | 65.2 | 65.20 | 120 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 112 | China Clipper (1936) | Humphrey Bogart | 1.8 | 76.1 | 76.10 | 108 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 113 | Rembrandt (1936) | Charles Laughton | 0.9 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 161 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 114 | Stage Struck (1936) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
2.5 | 106.4 | 106.40 | 77 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 113 | Riffraff (1936) | Spencer Tracy & Mickey Rooney |
2.4 | 103.1 | 150.90 | 83 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 115 | College Holiday (1936) | George Burns | 2.1 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 95 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 117 | Public Enemy's Wife (1936) | Pat O'Brien | 1.5 | 63.8 | 99.80 | 121 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 116 | The Walking Dead (1936) | Boris Karloff | 1.0 | 43.1 | 43.10 | 146 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 118 | Wedding Present (1936) | Cary Grant & Joan Bennett |
1.5 | 65.6 | 65.60 | 119 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 121 | It's Love Again (1936) | Robert Young | 1.6 | 70.3 | 70.30 | 114 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
| 122 | Next Time We Love (1936) | Margaret Sullavan & James Stewart |
1.6 | 68.4 | 68.40 | 116 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 123 | I Married a Doctor (1936) | Pat O'Brien | 1.3 | 56.9 | 74.70 | 127 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 125 | The Moon's Our Home (1936) | Henry Fonda & Margaret Sullavan |
1.4 | 60.0 | 60.00 | 125 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 122 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936) | Walter Wanger | 1.1 | 48.8 | 48.80 | 137 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 125 | Exclusive Story (1936) | Franchot Tone | 1.4 | 59.6 | 94.60 | 126 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 125 | Mayerling (1936) | 0.8 | 34.5 | 34.50 | 165 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 67.4 | ||
| 127 | Great Guy (1936) | James Cagney | 2.1 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 97 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 127 | Anything Goes (1936) | Bing Crosby & Ethel Merman |
1.2 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 133 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 128 | Big Brown Eyes (1936) | Cary Grant & Joan Bennett |
1.2 | 51.6 | 69.60 | 134 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 130 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) | Gladys George | 0.7 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 173 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 129 | Secret Agent (1936) | Robert Young | 1.0 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 144 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 130 | Men Are Not Gods (1936) | Rex Harrison | 1.6 | 69.9 | 69.90 | 115 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 133 | And So They Were Married (1936) | Melvyn Douglas | 1.7 | 71.7 | 71.70 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 133 | One Rainy Afternoon (1936) | Ida Lupino | 1.2 | 53.8 | 86.80 | 131 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | |
| 135 | They Met in a Taxi (1936) | 1.0 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 145 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | ||
| 135 | The Golden Arrow (1936) | Bette Davis | 1.3 | 56.2 | 79.60 | 128 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 63.8 | |
| 136 | As You Like It (1936) | Laurence Olivier | 2.0 | 85.4 | 85.40 | 101 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 138 | Polo Joe (1936) | Joe E. Brown | 1.5 | 63.7 | 98.00 | 122 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 137 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) | Ralph Richardson | 0.9 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 156 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 140 | Two In A Crowd (1936) | Joel McCrea & Joan Bennett |
1.0 | 42.4 | 42.40 | 148 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 140 | The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) | Maureen O'Sullivan & Lionel Barrymore |
0.8 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 162 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 142 | The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) | Ray Milland | 1.2 | 52.0 | 52.00 | 132 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 141 | Under Your Spell (1936) | 1.1 | 46.9 | 46.90 | 138 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | ||
| 144 | The Plough and the Stars (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Barry Fitzgerald |
1.1 | 45.4 | 45.40 | 140 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 144 | Gentle Julia (1936) | 0.4 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 200 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | ||
| 148 | A Woman Rebels (1936) | Katharine Hepburn & Donald Crisp |
1.2 | 49.9 | 83.80 | 135 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 58.4 | |
| 147 | Hot Money (1936) | Ross Alexander | 0.7 | 29.5 | 41.40 | 178 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 147 | Road Gang (1936) | Donald Woods | 1.0 | 41.3 | 59.60 | 150 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 149 | Star For A Night (1936) | Dean Jagger | 1.0 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 149 | Fatal Lady (1936) | Walter Wanger & Walter Pidgeon |
0.7 | 29.0 | 29.00 | 180 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
| 151 | Trouble For Two (1936) | Robert Montgomery & Rosalind Russell |
1.0 | 43.1 | 43.10 | 147 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 150 | Till We Meet Again (1936) | 0.7 | 30.9 | 30.90 | 176 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | ||
| 152 | Too Many Parents (1936) | Frances Farmer | 0.5 | 22.8 | 22.80 | 192 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | |
| 153 | Hearts Divided (1936) | Claude Rains & Dick Powell |
1.4 | 61.7 | 86.50 | 124 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 154 | Robin Hood Of El Dorado (1936) | 1.0 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 142 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | ||
| 154 | Mind Your Own Business (1936) | Lyle Talbot | 0.7 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 174 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 155 | The Lady Consents (1936) | 0.9 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 160 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | ||
| 157 | Comin’ Round the Mountain (1936) | 0.2 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 211 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | ||
| 157 | Palm Springs (1936) | Walter Wanger & David Niven |
0.8 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 171 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
| 162 | Reunion (1936) | Directed by Norman Taurog | 1.3 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 129 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 52.5 | |
| 161 | Sworn Enemy (1936) | Robert Young | 1.0 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 151 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 163 | Kelly The Second (1936) | 1.1 | 49.1 | 67.00 | 136 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | ||
| 163 | Sons o' Guns (1936) | Joan Blondell | 1.6 | 68.4 | 106.80 | 117 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 162 | The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) | Warren William | 0.8 | 33.1 | 49.00 | 169 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 165 | Give Us This Night (1936) | Jan Kiepura & Directed by Alexander Hall |
0.2 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 210 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 166 | And Sudden Death (1936) | Randolph Scott | 1.0 | 41.3 | 41.30 | 149 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 165 | Dancing Pirate (1936) | Charles Collins | 1.2 | 53.9 | 101.30 | 130 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 166 | My American Wife (1936) | 0.5 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 193 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | ||
| 167 | Parole! (1936) | Alan Hale | 0.3 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 206 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 168 | White Hunter (1936) | 0.3 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 204 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | ||
| 170 | The Big Noise (1936) | Guy Kibbee | 0.7 | 31.6 | 43.10 | 172 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 171 | Women Are Trouble (1936) | Stuart Erwin | 0.8 | 34.5 | 49.60 | 166 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | |
| 171 | Sins of Man (1936) | Don Ameche | 0.9 | 37.7 | 37.70 | 158 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 173 | The Captain's Kid (1936) | May Robson | 0.8 | 34.9 | 51.90 | 163 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 173 | The Longest Night (1936) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 34.7 | 34.70 | 164 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 176 | Isle of Fury (1936) | Humphrey Bogart | 1.0 | 45.3 | 45.30 | 141 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 175 | Jailbreak (1936) | Barton MacLane | 0.9 | 37.2 | 55.80 | 159 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 45.6 | |
| 176 | Shakedown (1936) | 0.7 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 181 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | ||
| 177 | Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) | 0.5 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 199 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | ||
| 178 | Border Flight (1936) | 0.6 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 189 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | ||
| 181 | Sing Me A Love Song (1936) | Ray Enright | 0.8 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 167 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 41.5 | |
| 182 | King of Hockey (1936) | Dick Purcell | 0.6 | 25.4 | 38.50 | 184 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
| 182 | Pride of the Marines (1936) | Charles Bickford | 0.6 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 191 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 182 | Man Hunt (1936) | Ricardo Cortez | 0.7 | 29.0 | 41.10 | 179 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 39.2 | |
| 183 | Two Against The World (1936) | Humphrey Bogart | 0.6 | 25.7 | 34.60 | 183 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 184 | The Amazing Adventure (1936) | 0.2 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 217 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 37.5 | ||
| 188 | East Meets West (1936) | George Arliss | 0.9 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 157 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 186 | Boulder Dam (1936) | Lyle Talbot | 0.6 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 186 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 188 | Mysterious Crossing (1936) | 0.6 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 190 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | ||
| 190 | White Fang (1936) | Jane Darwell | 0.4 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 202 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 190 | The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936) | Lew Ayres | 0.5 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 198 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 190 | Bengal Tiger (1936) | Barton MacLane | 0.8 | 32.5 | 59.90 | 170 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 193 | The Roaming Lady (1936) | Ralph Bellamy | 0.8 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 168 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 192 | The Bride Walks Out (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Young |
1.7 | 72.2 | 96.30 | 111 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 193 | When Knights Were Bold (1936) | 0.2 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 212 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | ||
| 196 | Rhodes (1936) | 0.5 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 194 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | ||
| 196 | The Final Hour (1936) | 0.7 | 30.9 | 30.90 | 175 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | ||
| 198 | Forgotten Faces (1936) | 0.6 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 182 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | ||
| 199 | Spendthrift (1936) | Henry Fonda & Walter Wanger |
0.9 | 40.0 | 40.00 | 153 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 198 | Lady Of Secrets (1936) | 0.2 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 216 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | ||
| 200 | The 3 Wise Guys (1936) | Robert Young | 0.5 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 196 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 200 | Come Closer Folks (1936) | 0.2 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 208 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | ||
| 201 | The Big Game (1936) | 0.6 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 188 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | ||
| 202 | Panic On The Air (1936) | 0.5 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 195 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | ||
| 206 | Satan Met a Lady (1936) | Bette Davis | 0.9 | 38.2 | 45.10 | 155 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
| 205 | The Witness Chair (1936) | 0.2 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 214 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | ||
| 206 | The Singing Cowboy (1936) | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 221 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | ||
| 207 | The Conquest of the Air (1936) | Laurence Olivier & Michael Rennie |
0.6 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 185 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 208 | The Old Coral (1936) | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 222 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | ||
| 208 | Talk Of The Devil (1936) | 0.2 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 213 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | ||
| 211 | Second Wife (1936) | Gertrude Michael | 0.5 | 20.1 | 28.30 | 197 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 212 | Murder With Pictures (1936) | 0.2 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 215 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | ||
| 212 | Man Of Affairs (1936) | George Arliss | 0.4 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 201 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 213 | Make Way For A Lady (1936) | 0.2 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 209 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | ||
| 213 | Trailin' West (1936) | 0.4 | 16.5 | 26.70 | 203 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | ||
| 214 | Forbidden Music (1936) Limited Release |
Jimmy Durante | 0.1 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 219 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 217 | Don't Turn 'Em Loose (1936) | Betty Grable | 0.3 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 205 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 218 | The Harvester (1936) | 0.1 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 218 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | ||
| 217 | Juggernaut (1936) | Boris Karloff | 0.7 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 177 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
| 219 | Ride Ranger Ride (1936) | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 220 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.9 | ||
| 221 | Dangerous Intrigue (1936) | 0.6 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 187 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | ||
| 222 | The Intruder (1936) | Buster Keaton & Lupita Tovar |
0.2 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 207 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 |
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
Due to length concerns…..we went ahead and created a second table of information of 1936 movies….including all the adjusted Worldwide Grosses in our database.
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Speaking of Oscar’s
Theodora Goes Wild
Nominations:
Best Actress: Irene Dunne – Theodora Goes Wild as Theodora Lynn/”Caroline Adams”
Best Film Editing:
Theodora Goes Wild – Otto Meyer
Thanks Sidney….you were 100% correct….that error has been fixed as well. You are the man…I hope you have a great holiday week.
Are you sure Girls’ Dormitory 1936 has 1/0 for Academy Awards?
Hey Sidney….yep that was an error….and an error that has been corrected.
You did a grave injustice by omitting Nelson Eddy’s name from the movie Rose Marie which you rank as number 12. Instead you put Jimmy Stewart who was an “unknown” being only his second picture and he was on the screen only for a short few minutes. Eddy’s whole performance as the epitome of the Canadian Mountie skyrocketed the mounties to their heights of fame….and when the Mounties retired their famous red serge uniform in the 70’s the press reported it by using a photo of Nelson Eddy as the Mountie. Come on, now.
Let’s give credit where credit is due OK?
Hey Lorraine….well at the time I wrote this yearly review….I did not have an UMR page on him….so I picked Jimmy Stewart as the other star. But after reading your comment….and seeing the “grave injustice”…I went ahead and a Nelson Eddy page we have been working on for awhile. Interesting information on the Canadian Mounties. Hopefully an UMR page on him well help you forgive me faster…lol. Thanks for stopping by.
https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/nelson-eddy-movies/
Hello Bruce.
Some of these gross figures seem kind of high. And I was wondering what multiplying number you arrived at to get the gross figure. I thought that you were using 2.86 but that would make some of the rental figures too high. For instance “Lloyd’s of London” had domestic rentals of $2,000,000 and if your multiplying number was 2.86 the gross should be $5,720,000 and not $6,700,000. Please tell me what equation your using to arrive at these grosses. Thank you.
Hey Lyle…..every year is different…..for 1936…..we have a multiplier of 3.34….that is based on a study that looked at rentals to gross for every year….found that study a couple of years ago.
What is “The Son of Captain Blood” doing here? That movie didn’t come out until the 60s. Do you mean the first “Captain Blood”? Though that came out in December of 1935.
Hey Bobby……not sure what happened there….but you are 100% correct….we have coralled The Son of Captain Blood back into the 1962 pin.