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)
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Camille (1936)
1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
1936
Three Smart Girls (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Captain January (1936)
1936
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
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Follow the Fleet (1936)
1936
Rose-Marie (1936)
1936
Desire (1936)
1936
Born To Dance (1936)
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Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
1936
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
1936
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
The King Steps Out (1936)
1936
Love on the Run (1936)
1936
The Milky Way (1936)
1936
Lloyds of London (1936)
1936
Come and Get It (1936)
1936
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
1936
Under Two Flags (1936)
1936
The Road To Glory (1936)
1936
These Three (1936)
1936
The Country Doctor (1936)
1936
Stowaway (1936)
1936
Suzy (1936)
1936
Small Town Girl (1936)
1936
Fury (1936)
1936
King of Burlesque (1936)
1936
The Plainsman (1936)
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
1936
His Brother's Wife (1936)
1936
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
1936
Dimples (1936)
1936
The Green Pastures (1936)
1936
Anthony Adverse (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Sing Baby Sing (1936)
1936
Klondike Annie (1936)
1936
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
1936
Strike Me Pink (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 | The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Three Smart Girls (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | Captain January (1936) | |
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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 | Desire (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Born To Dance (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Romeo and Juliet (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | The King Steps Out (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 | Lloyds of London (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Come and Get It (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The General Died at Dawn (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Under Two Flags (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Road To Glory (1936) | |
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| 1936 | These Three (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Country Doctor (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Stowaway (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Suzy (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Small Town Girl (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Fury (1936) | |
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| 1936 | King of Burlesque (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Plainsman (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) | |
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| 1936 | His Brother's Wife (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Tarzan Escapes (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Dimples (1936) | |
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| 1936 | The Green Pastures (1936) | |
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| 1936 | Anthony Adverse (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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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) | |
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| 1936 | Strike Me Pink (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 | 514.8 | 778.80 | 2 | 64 | 07 / 03 | 99.5 | |
| 1 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur |
6.7 | 333.3 | 333.30 | 5 | 87 | 05 / 01 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | San Francisco (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Clark Gable & Jeanette MacDonald |
12.6 | 631.0 | 1,031.80 | 1 | 86 | 06 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 3 | Dodsworth (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Walter Huston & David Niven |
5.3 | 266.7 | 266.70 | 14 | 84 | 07 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 6 | Modern Times (1936) | Charles Chaplin & Paulette Goddard |
10.0 | 500.0 | 500.00 | 3 | 94 | 00 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 6 | My Man Godfrey (1936) | William Powell & Carole Lombard |
5.0 | 250.0 | 250.00 | 16 | 86 | 06 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 8 | After the Thin Man (1936) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
6.6 | 332.0 | 527.50 | 6 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 9 | Swing Time (1936) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
5.4 | 270.7 | 436.30 | 12 | 85 | 02 / 01 | 98.5 | |
| 9 | Libeled Lady (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Myrna Loy & Spencer Tracy |
5.3 | 266.8 | 453.80 | 13 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 11 | Show Boat (1936) | Irene Dunne | 5.0 | 249.8 | 249.80 | 17 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 12 | Camille (1936) | Greta Garbo & Lionel Barrymore |
4.8 | 242.3 | 523.70 | 20 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 14 | The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) | Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland |
3.9 | 196.0 | 456.00 | 31 | 77 | 03 / 01 | 96.9 | |
| 10 | Three Smart Girls (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Deanna Durbin & Ray Milland |
5.5 | 272.6 | 272.60 | 10 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 13 | Captain January (1936) | Shirley Temple & Guy Kibbee |
4.3 | 216.7 | 216.70 | 27 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 13 | Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) | Shirley Temple & Alice Faye |
4.8 | 242.5 | 242.50 | 19 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 16 | Follow the Fleet (1936) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
5.1 | 255.3 | 451.20 | 15 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 17 | Rose-Marie (1936) | Jeanette MacDonald & James Stewart |
5.6 | 282.5 | 585.80 | 8 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 19 | Desire (1936) | Gary Cooper & Marlene Dietrich |
4.4 | 219.2 | 219.20 | 25 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 17 | Born To Dance (1936) | James Stewart & Eleanor Powell |
5.4 | 272.0 | 402.20 | 11 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 21 | Theodora Goes Wild (1936) | Irene Dunne & Melvyn Douglas |
3.8 | 187.6 | 187.60 | 35 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 20 | Wife vs. Secretary (1936) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
4.5 | 225.0 | 344.50 | 23 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 25 | Romeo and Juliet (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Basil Rathbone & Norma Shearer |
3.2 | 160.3 | 353.50 | 50 | 71 | 04 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 27 | The King Steps Out (1936) | Josef Von Sternberg | 3.5 | 175.0 | 175.00 | 40 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 27 | Love on the Run (1936) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
3.8 | 190.2 | 310.30 | 34 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 28 | The Milky Way (1936) | Harold Lloyd | 3.9 | 195.0 | 195.00 | 32 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 22 | Lloyds of London (1936) | Tyrone Power & George Sanders |
6.7 | 333.3 | 333.30 | 4 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 30 | Come and Get It (1936) | Walter Brennan & Joel McCrea |
2.9 | 146.1 | 146.10 | 65 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 92.8 | |
| 24 | The General Died at Dawn (1936) | Akim Tamiroff & Gary Cooper |
4.5 | 224.2 | 224.20 | 24 | 62 | 03 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 35 | Under Two Flags (1936) | Ronald Colman & Claudette Colbert |
4.0 | 200.0 | 200.00 | 29 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 31 | The Road To Glory (1936) | Fredric March & Lionel Barrymore |
3.3 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 47 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 32 | These Three (1936) | Walter Brennan & Joel McCrea |
2.8 | 137.5 | 137.50 | 71 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 26 | The Country Doctor (1936) | Yvonne Dionne | 4.7 | 233.3 | 233.30 | 22 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 34 | Stowaway (1936) | Shirley Temple & Robert Young e |
3.5 | 175.0 | 175.00 | 39 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 32 | Suzy (1936) | Cary Grant & Jean Harlow |
4.7 | 235.5 | 235.50 | 21 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 40 | Small Town Girl (1936) | James Stewart & Robert Taylor |
3.7 | 184.7 | 267.50 | 36 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 36 | Fury (1936) | Spencer Tracy & Sylvia Sidney |
2.3 | 114.2 | 217.00 | 89 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 41 | King of Burlesque (1936) | Warner Baxter & Alice Faye |
3.7 | 183.3 | 183.30 | 38 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 38 | The Plainsman (1936) | Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur |
4.1 | 203.6 | 203.60 | 28 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 35 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) | Henry Fonda & Sylvia Sidney |
5.6 | 277.6 | 277.60 | 9 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 44 | His Brother's Wife (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor |
4.0 | 199.3 | 277.00 | 30 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 43 | Tarzan Escapes (1936) | Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O'Sullivan |
3.3 | 166.8 | 358.50 | 42 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 42 | The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) | Warner Baxter & Gloria Stuart |
2.9 | 145.8 | 145.80 | 67 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 45 | Dimples (1936) | Shirley Temple & Frank Morgan |
3.3 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 46 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 44 | The Green Pastures (1936) | Rex Ingram | 3.3 | 163.3 | 190.70 | 49 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 37 | Anthony Adverse (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Havilland & Claude Rains |
5.9 | 297.2 | 458.30 | 7 | 39 | 07 / 04 | 89.8 | |
| 43 | The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Paul Muni | 2.2 | 110.8 | 197.80 | 90 | 71 | 04 / 03 | 89.7 | |
| 48 | Sing Baby Sing (1936) | Alice Faye & Adolphe Menjou |
3.3 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 44 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 50 | Klondike Annie (1936) | Mae West & Victor McLaglen |
3.5 | 175.0 | 175.00 | 41 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 51 | The Bohemian Girl (1936) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.0 | 147.7 | 147.70 | 63 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 53 | Strike Me Pink (1936) | Ethel Merman | 3.1 | 152.5 | 152.50 | 55 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 52 | Old Hutch (1936) | Wallace Beery | 2.7 | 135.9 | 135.90 | 72 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 50 | The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) | Joan Crawford & James Stewart |
4.9 | 243.0 | 336.50 | 18 | 48 | 02 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 52 | The Petrified Forest (1936) | Bette Davis & Humphrey Bogart |
1.9 | 97.2 | 138.30 | 102 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 54 | Craig's Wife (1936) | Rosalind Russell | 2.8 | 138.8 | 138.80 | 70 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 60 | Ramona (1936) | Don Ameche | 3.3 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 45 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 56 | The White Angel (1936) | Donald Crisp & Kay Francis |
3.0 | 147.7 | 236.00 | 64 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 58 | The Texas Rangers (1936) | Fred MacMurray | 2.9 | 145.8 | 145.80 | 66 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 62 | Girls' Dormitory (1936) | Tyrone Power | 3.3 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 43 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 55 | One in a Million (1936) | Sonja Henie & Don Ameche |
4.3 | 216.7 | 216.70 | 26 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 59 | Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) | Mickey Rooney | 2.5 | 119.2 | 119.20 | 76 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 64 | A Message to Garcia (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Wallace Beery |
3.3 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 48 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 58 | Our Relations (1936) | Laurel and Hardy | 2.2 | 107.5 | 107.50 | 93 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 63 | The Unguarded Hour (1936) | Franchot Tone | 2.8 | 139.2 | 139.20 | 68 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 65 | Three Men On A Horse (1936) | Joan Blondell | 3.0 | 151.3 | 179.50 | 56 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 66 | It Had To Happen (1936) | Rosalind Russell | 3.0 | 149.4 | 149.40 | 61 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 67 | Go West Young Man (1936) | Mae West & Randolph Scott |
3.0 | 150.0 | 150.00 | 57 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 66 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) | William Powell & Jean Arthur |
2.4 | 121.7 | 180.70 | 79 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 72 | The Garden of Allah (1936) | Marlene Dietrich & Charles Boyer |
3.7 | 183.3 | 183.30 | 37 | 46 | 02 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 70 | The Last of the Mohicans (1936) | Randolph Scott & Binnie Barnes |
3.1 | 157.0 | 157.00 | 52 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 71 | Ceiling Zero (1936) | James Cagney | 3.1 | 154.3 | 209.50 | 53 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 69 | The Princess Comes Across (1936) | Carole Lombard & Fred MacMurray |
2.3 | 115.8 | 115.80 | 86 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 78 | Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
3.2 | 159.0 | 232.50 | 51 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 78 | That Girl From Paris (1936) | Lucille Ball | 3.9 | 193.8 | 257.20 | 33 | 43 | 01 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 73 | Piccadilly Jim (1936) | Robert Montgomery | 2.6 | 128.2 | 212.00 | 75 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 68 | The Devil-Doll (1936) | Lionel Barrymore & Maureen O'Sullivan |
1.9 | 94.6 | 94.60 | 103 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 74 | Love Before Breakfast (1936) | Carole Lombard & Cesar Romero |
2.4 | 121.1 | 121.10 | 80 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 75 | Bullets or Ballots (1936) | Humphrey Bogart & Edward G. Robinson |
2.4 | 121.0 | 184.50 | 81 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 76 | To Mary - with Love (1936) | Myrna Loy | 2.2 | 109.2 | 109.20 | 91 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 79 | Pigskin Parade (1936) | Judy Garland & Betty Grable |
3.0 | 150.0 | 150.00 | 58 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 82 | The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) | Ray Milland | 3.0 | 148.3 | 148.30 | 62 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 78 | Cain and Mabel (1936) | Clark Gable | 2.3 | 115.0 | 115.00 | 88 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 85 | Mary of Scotland (1936) | Katharine Hepburn & Fredric March |
2.6 | 131.8 | 212.70 | 74 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 83 | Rainbow On The River (1936) | Bobby Breen | 2.4 | 117.5 | 182.70 | 84 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 86 | Adventure in Manhatten (1936) | Joel McCrea & Jean Arthur |
3.1 | 154.2 | 154.20 | 54 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 85 | Beloved Enemy (1936) | David Niven & Merle Oberon |
2.7 | 132.6 | 132.60 | 73 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 83 | Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) | Boris Karloff | 1.7 | 83.3 | 83.30 | 112 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 88 | Colleen (1936) | Dick Powell | 2.8 | 139.0 | 181.50 | 69 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 88 | Petticoat Fever (1936) | Myrna Loy & Robert Montgomery |
2.3 | 115.5 | 180.00 | 87 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 91 | Pepper (1936) | Jane Withers | 3.0 | 150.0 | 150.00 | 60 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 91 | Ladies in Love (1936) | Tyrone Power & Don Ameche |
2.3 | 116.7 | 116.70 | 85 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 91 | Collegiate (1936) | Betty Grable | 2.0 | 95.2 | 95.20 | 100 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 93 | The Singing Kid (1936) | Al Jolson & Lyle Talbot |
2.2 | 108.2 | 147.80 | 92 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 92 | More Than A Secretary (1936) | Jean Arthur | 1.8 | 90.5 | 90.50 | 106 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 93 | Yours for the Asking (1936) | George Raft | 1.8 | 91.9 | 91.90 | 104 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
| 96 | Lady Be Careful (1936) | 2.1 | 104.2 | 104.20 | 96 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | ||
| 93 | Poppy (1936) | W.C. Fields | 1.8 | 90.8 | 90.80 | 105 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 100 | Banjo On My Knee (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Joel McCrea |
3.0 | 150.0 | 150.00 | 59 | 48 | 01 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 98 | The Jungle Princess (1936) | Dorothy Lamour & Ray Milland |
2.1 | 103.5 | 103.50 | 99 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 100 | 13 Hours By Air (1936) | Fred MacMurray & Joan Bennett |
2.4 | 120.9 | 120.90 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 99 | Pennies from Heaven (1936) | Bing Crosby & Madge Evans |
2.1 | 104.2 | 104.20 | 97 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 99 | Things To Come (1936) | Raymond Massey & Science Fiction Movies |
0.9 | 45.0 | 45.00 | 154 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 105 | Give Me Your Heart (1936) | Kay Francis | 2.1 | 105.5 | 172.50 | 94 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 103 | Private Number (1936) | Robert Taylor | 1.8 | 88.7 | 88.70 | 107 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 102 | Sabotage/A Woman Alone (1936) | Sylvia Sidney | 1.1 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 139 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 103 | Winterset (1936) | Burgess Meredith | 1.6 | 77.8 | 113.70 | 118 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 107 | The Magnificent Brute (1936) | 2.5 | 122.7 | 122.70 | 78 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 77.0 | ||
| 105 | Meet Nero Wolfe (1936) | 1.7 | 85.5 | 85.50 | 109 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | ||
| 107 | The Invisible Ray (1936) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
1.0 | 50.8 | 50.80 | 143 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 111 | Stage Struck (1936) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
2.5 | 123.3 | 123.30 | 77 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 110 | Earthworm Tractors (1936) | Joe E. Brown | 1.7 | 83.8 | 130.20 | 110 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 113 | Riffraff (1936) | Spencer Tracy & Mickey Rooney |
2.4 | 119.5 | 175.00 | 83 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 108 | Rhythm on the Range (1936) | Bing Crosby & Frances Farmer |
1.5 | 72.6 | 72.60 | 123 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 112 | China Clipper (1936) | Humphrey Bogart | 1.8 | 88.2 | 88.20 | 108 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 115 | College Holiday (1936) | George Burns | 2.1 | 105.4 | 105.40 | 95 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 112 | The Devil Is A Sissy (1936) | W.S. Van Dyke | 1.5 | 71.0 | 71.00 | 120 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 116 | Rembrandt (1936) | Charles Laughton | 0.9 | 42.7 | 42.70 | 161 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 118 | Wedding Present (1936) | Cary Grant & Joan Bennett |
1.5 | 76.1 | 76.10 | 119 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 117 | Public Enemy's Wife (1936) | Pat O'Brien | 1.5 | 74.0 | 115.70 | 121 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 121 | It's Love Again (1936) | Robert Young | 1.6 | 81.6 | 81.60 | 114 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 122 | Next Time We Love (1936) | Margaret Sullavan & James Stewart |
1.6 | 79.3 | 79.30 | 116 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 122 | Great Guy (1936) | James Cagney | 2.1 | 104.2 | 104.20 | 98 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 121 | The Walking Dead (1936) | Boris Karloff | 1.0 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 147 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 125 | The Moon's Our Home (1936) | Henry Fonda & Margaret Sullavan |
1.4 | 69.6 | 69.60 | 125 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 125 | Exclusive Story (1936) | Franchot Tone | 1.4 | 69.2 | 109.70 | 126 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 123 | I Married a Doctor (1936) | Pat O'Brien | 1.3 | 66.0 | 86.70 | 127 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 127 | Men Are Not Gods (1936) | Rex Harrison | 1.6 | 81.1 | 81.10 | 115 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | |
| 126 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936) | Walter Wanger | 1.1 | 56.6 | 56.60 | 137 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 130 | And So They Were Married (1936) | Melvyn Douglas | 1.7 | 83.1 | 83.10 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 127 | Anything Goes (1936) | Bing Crosby & Ethel Merman |
1.2 | 59.9 | 59.90 | 133 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 128 | Big Brown Eyes (1936) | Cary Grant & Joan Bennett |
1.2 | 59.8 | 80.70 | 134 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 132 | Secret Agent (1936) | Robert Young | 1.0 | 50.4 | 50.40 | 144 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 131 | Mayerling (1936) | 0.8 | 40.0 | 40.00 | 166 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | ||
| 133 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) | Gladys George | 0.7 | 36.7 | 36.70 | 173 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 136 | As You Like It (1936) | Laurence Olivier | 2.0 | 99.0 | 99.00 | 101 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 67.4 | |
| 133 | One Rainy Afternoon (1936) | Ida Lupino | 1.2 | 62.4 | 100.70 | 131 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 135 | The Golden Arrow (1936) | Bette Davis | 1.3 | 65.2 | 92.30 | 128 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 138 | Polo Joe (1936) | Joe E. Brown | 1.5 | 73.8 | 113.70 | 122 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 135 | They Met in a Taxi (1936) | 1.0 | 50.4 | 50.40 | 145 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | ||
| 142 | The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) | Ray Milland | 1.2 | 60.3 | 60.30 | 132 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 140 | Two In A Crowd (1936) | Joel McCrea & Joan Bennett |
1.0 | 49.2 | 49.20 | 148 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 140 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) | Ralph Richardson | 0.9 | 44.2 | 44.20 | 156 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 140 | The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) | Maureen O'Sullivan & Lionel Barrymore |
0.8 | 40.9 | 40.90 | 162 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 141 | Under Your Spell (1936) | 1.1 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 138 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | ||
| 144 | The Plough and the Stars (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Barry Fitzgerald |
1.1 | 52.7 | 52.70 | 140 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 145 | A Woman Rebels (1936) | Katharine Hepburn & Donald Crisp |
1.2 | 57.8 | 97.20 | 135 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 147 | Road Gang (1936) | Donald Woods | 1.0 | 47.8 | 69.20 | 150 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 149 | Star For A Night (1936) | Dean Jagger | 1.0 | 47.7 | 47.70 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 153 | Hearts Divided (1936) | Claude Rains & Dick Powell |
1.4 | 71.5 | 100.30 | 124 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 151 | Trouble For Two (1936) | Robert Montgomery & Rosalind Russell |
1.0 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 146 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 147 | Hot Money (1936) | Ross Alexander | 0.7 | 34.2 | 48.00 | 178 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 148 | Gentle Julia (1936) | 0.4 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 200 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | ||
| 152 | Fatal Lady (1936) | Walter Wanger & Walter Pidgeon |
0.7 | 33.6 | 33.60 | 180 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 153 | Till We Meet Again (1936) | 0.7 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 176 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | ||
| 152 | Too Many Parents (1936) | Frances Farmer | 0.5 | 26.4 | 26.40 | 192 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 159 | Sons o' Guns (1936) | Joan Blondell | 1.6 | 79.3 | 123.80 | 117 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 154 | Robin Hood Of El Dorado (1936) | 1.0 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 142 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | ||
| 155 | The Lady Consents (1936) | 0.9 | 43.1 | 43.10 | 160 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | ||
| 157 | Mind Your Own Business (1936) | Lyle Talbot | 0.7 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 174 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 158 | Reunion (1936) | Directed by Norman Taurog | 1.3 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 129 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 163 | Kelly The Second (1936) | 1.1 | 56.9 | 77.70 | 136 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | ||
| 161 | Sworn Enemy (1936) | Robert Young | 1.0 | 47.7 | 47.70 | 151 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 160 | Palm Springs (1936) | Walter Wanger & David Niven |
0.8 | 37.6 | 37.60 | 171 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 165 | Dancing Pirate (1936) | Charles Collins | 1.2 | 62.5 | 117.50 | 130 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 165 | The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) | Warren William | 0.8 | 38.3 | 56.80 | 169 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 166 | And Sudden Death (1936) | Randolph Scott | 1.0 | 47.9 | 47.90 | 149 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 163 | Comin’ Round the Mountain (1936) | 0.2 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 211 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | ||
| 165 | Give Us This Night (1936) | Jan Kiepura & Directed by Alexander Hall |
0.2 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 210 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 171 | Women Are Trouble (1936) | Stuart Erwin | 0.8 | 40.0 | 57.50 | 165 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 170 | The Big Noise (1936) | Guy Kibbee | 0.7 | 36.7 | 50.00 | 172 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 166 | My American Wife (1936) | 0.5 | 24.3 | 24.30 | 193 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | ||
| 171 | Sins of Man (1936) | Don Ameche | 0.9 | 43.7 | 43.70 | 158 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 176 | Isle of Fury (1936) | Humphrey Bogart | 1.0 | 52.5 | 52.50 | 141 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 171 | Parole! (1936) | Alan Hale | 0.3 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 206 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 173 | White Hunter (1936) | 0.3 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 204 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | ||
| 173 | The Captain's Kid (1936) | May Robson | 0.8 | 40.5 | 60.20 | 163 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 176 | The Longest Night (1936) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 164 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 175 | Jailbreak (1936) | Barton MacLane | 0.9 | 43.2 | 64.70 | 159 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 176 | Shakedown (1936) | 0.7 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 181 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | ||
| 177 | Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) | 0.5 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 198 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | ||
| 181 | Sing Me A Love Song (1936) | Ray Enright | 0.8 | 36.3 | 36.30 | 167 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 181 | Border Flight (1936) | 0.6 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 189 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 43.5 | ||
| 182 | King of Hockey (1936) | Dick Purcell | 0.6 | 29.5 | 44.70 | 184 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 43.5 | |
| 182 | Pride of the Marines (1936) | Charles Bickford | 0.6 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 191 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
| 185 | Man Hunt (1936) | Ricardo Cortez | 0.7 | 33.7 | 47.70 | 179 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 184 | Spy Of Napolean (1936) | Richard Barthelmess | 0.2 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 215 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 186 | Two Against The World (1936) | Humphrey Bogart | 0.6 | 29.8 | 40.20 | 183 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 188 | East Meets West (1936) | George Arliss | 0.9 | 43.9 | 43.90 | 157 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 186 | Boulder Dam (1936) | Lyle Talbot | 0.6 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 185 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 188 | The Amazing Adventure (1936) | 0.2 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 217 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | ||
| 192 | The Bride Walks Out (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Young |
1.7 | 83.7 | 111.70 | 111 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 188 | Mysterious Crossing (1936) | 0.6 | 26.6 | 26.60 | 190 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | ||
| 190 | White Fang (1936) | Jane Darwell | 0.4 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 202 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 37.1 | |
| 193 | The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936) | Lew Ayres | 0.5 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 199 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 193 | Bengal Tiger (1936) | Barton MacLane | 0.8 | 37.7 | 69.50 | 170 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 193 | The Roaming Lady (1936) | Ralph Bellamy | 0.8 | 38.6 | 38.60 | 168 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | |
| 195 | Spendthrift (1936) | Henry Fonda & Walter Wanger |
0.9 | 46.3 | 46.30 | 153 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 196 | The Final Hour (1936) | 0.7 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 175 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | ||
| 198 | Forgotten Faces (1936) | 0.6 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 182 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | ||
| 196 | Rhodes (1936) | 0.5 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 194 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | ||
| 198 | When Knights Were Bold (1936) | 0.2 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 213 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | ||
| 200 | The 3 Wise Guys (1936) | Robert Young | 0.5 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 196 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 201 | Lady Of Secrets (1936) | 0.2 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 218 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | ||
| 201 | The Big Game (1936) | 0.6 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 188 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | ||
| 206 | Satan Met a Lady (1936) | Bette Davis | 0.9 | 44.3 | 52.30 | 155 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 203 | Come Closer Folks (1936) | 0.2 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 208 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 26.4 | ||
| 205 | Panic On The Air (1936) | 0.5 | 24.3 | 24.30 | 195 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | ||
| 205 | The Witness Chair (1936) | 0.2 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 214 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | ||
| 207 | The Conquest of the Air (1936) | Laurence Olivier & Michael Rennie |
0.6 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 186 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 209 | The Singing Cowboy (1936) | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 222 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | ||
| 208 | The Old Coral (1936) | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 223 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | ||
| 211 | Second Wife (1936) | Gertrude Michael | 0.5 | 23.3 | 32.80 | 197 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 210 | Talk Of The Devil (1936) | Carol Reed | 0.2 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 212 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.7 | |
| 212 | Man Of Affairs (1936) | George Arliss | 0.4 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 201 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
| 212 | Murder With Pictures (1936) | 0.2 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 216 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | ||
| 216 | Trailin' West (1936) | 0.4 | 19.2 | 31.00 | 203 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | ||
| 213 | Make Way For A Lady (1936) | 0.2 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 209 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | ||
| 217 | Forbidden Music (1936) Limited Release |
Jimmy Durante | 0.1 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 220 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 217 | Don't Turn 'Em Loose (1936) | Betty Grable | 0.3 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 205 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 16.5 | |
| 217 | Juggernaut (1936) | Boris Karloff | 0.7 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 177 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 218 | The Harvester (1936) | 0.1 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 219 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 13.0 | ||
| 221 | Dangerous Intrigue (1936) | 0.6 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 187 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | ||
| 222 | Ride Ranger Ride (1936) | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 221 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | ||
| 222 | The Intruder (1936) | Buster Keaton & Lupita Tovar |
0.2 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 207 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 |
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.