This movie page looks at 1932 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 1932 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 1932 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1932. Obviously many movies made in 1931 earned box office dollars in 1932. On the other side many movies made in 1932 made money in 1933 and later. This page will looks at 132 1932 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 1932 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 1932
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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Grand Hotel (1932)
AA Best Picture Win
1932
Shanghai Express (1932)
AA Best Picture Nom
1932
Horse Feathers (1932)
1932
A Farewell To Arms (1932)
AA Best Picture Nom
1932
One Hour with You (1932)
AA Best Picture Nom
1932
The Kid From Spain (1932)
1932
If I Had a Million (1932)
1932
Tarzan The Ape Man (1932)
1932
Emma (1932)
1932
The Mummy (1932)
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Smilin' Through (1932)
AA Best Picture Nom
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
AA Best Picture Nom
1932
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
1932
One Way Passage (1932)
1932
Love Me Tonight (1932)
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Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
1932
Kongo (1932)
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Red Dust (1932)
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Prosperity (1932)
1932
Forbidden (1932)
1932
Scarface (1932)
1932
The Big Broadcast (1932)
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Trouble in Paradise (1932)
1932
The Crowd Roars (1932)
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Air Mail (1932)
1932
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
1932
The Old Dark House (1932)
1932
Merrily We Go To Hell (1932)
1932
As You Desire Me (1932)
1932
Too Busy to Work (1932)
1932
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
1932
Shopworn (1932)
1932
Rain (1932)
1932
The Lost Squadron (1932)
1932
State's Attorney (1932)
1932
Blondie of the Follies (1932)
1932
Letty Lynton (1932)
1932
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
1932
American Madness (1932)
1932
Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
1932
Bring Em' Back Alive (1932)
1932
Taxi (1932)
1932
Virtue (1932)
1932
Back Street (1932)
1932
Night After Night (1932)
1932
Unashamed (1932)
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
1932
Arsène Lupin (1932)
1932
Blonde Venus (1932)
1932
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
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| 1932 | Grand Hotel (1932) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1932 | Shanghai Express (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1932 | Horse Feathers (1932) | |
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| 1932 | A Farewell To Arms (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1932 | One Hour with You (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1932 | The Kid From Spain (1932) | |
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| 1932 | If I Had a Million (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Tarzan The Ape Man (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Emma (1932) | |
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| 1932 | The Mummy (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Smilin' Through (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross (1932) | |
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| 1932 | One Way Passage (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Love Me Tonight (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Kongo (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Red Dust (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Prosperity (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Forbidden (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Scarface (1932) | |
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| 1932 | The Big Broadcast (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Trouble in Paradise (1932) | |
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| 1932 | The Crowd Roars (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Air Mail (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Island of Lost Souls (1932) | |
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| 1932 | The Old Dark House (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Merrily We Go To Hell (1932) | |
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| 1932 | As You Desire Me (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Too Busy to Work (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Red-Headed Woman (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Shopworn (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Rain (1932) | |
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| 1932 | The Lost Squadron (1932) | |
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| 1932 | State's Attorney (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Blondie of the Follies (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Letty Lynton (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress (1932) | |
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| 1932 | American Madness (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Bring Em' Back Alive (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Taxi (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Virtue (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Back Street (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Night After Night (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Unashamed (1932) | |
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| 1932 | The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Arsène Lupin (1932) | |
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| 1932 | Blonde Venus (1932) | |
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| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? (1932) | |
1932 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 1932 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1932 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses
- Sort 1932 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort 1932 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 1932 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1932 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 |
| 2 | Grand Hotel (1932) AA Best Picture Win |
Joan Crawford & Greta Garbo |
3.5 | 200.5 | 421.10 | 9 | 81 | 01 / 01 | 99.7 | |
| 1 | Shanghai Express (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
Marlene Dietrich & Directed by Josef Von Sternberg |
6.9 | 389.6 | 389.60 | 3 | 82 | 03 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 3 | Horse Feathers (1932) | Marx Brothers | 4.3 | 243.5 | 243.50 | 5 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 3 | A Farewell To Arms (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gary Cooper | 4.6 | 259.7 | 259.70 | 4 | 71 | 04 / 02 | 97.8 | |
| 4 | One Hour with You (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jeanette MacDonald | 3.3 | 186.7 | 186.70 | 11 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 5 | The Kid From Spain (1932) | Robert Young | 7.5 | 425.5 | 425.50 | 2 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 8 | If I Had a Million (1932) | Gary Cooper & Charles Laughton |
3.6 | 205.2 | 205.20 | 8 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 7 | Tarzan The Ape Man (1932) | Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O'Sullivan |
3.8 | 217.0 | 448.90 | 7 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 9 | Emma (1932) | Marie Dressler & Myrna Loy |
4.0 | 228.7 | 320.10 | 6 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 13 | The Mummy (1932) | Boris Karloff | 3.0 | 170.5 | 170.50 | 13 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 12 | Smilin' Through (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
Norma Shearer & Leslie Howard |
2.9 | 163.0 | 330.00 | 15 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 11 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
Paul Muni | 1.9 | 105.5 | 259.60 | 44 | 86 | 03 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 9 | The Sign of the Cross (1932) | Fredric March & Charles Laughton |
7.8 | 444.6 | 444.60 | 1 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 14 | One Way Passage (1932) | William Powell & Kay Francis |
2.3 | 128.4 | 188.60 | 28 | 81 | 01 / 01 | 91.3 | |
| 15 | Love Me Tonight (1932) | Jeanette MacDonald & Myrna Loy |
2.1 | 121.0 | 121.00 | 32 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 16 | Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) | Laurel and Hardy | 2.7 | 156.2 | 156.20 | 17 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 20 | Kongo (1932) | Walter Huston | 3.1 | 178.2 | 281.00 | 12 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 17 | Red Dust (1932) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
2.2 | 126.8 | 198.50 | 29 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 22 | Prosperity (1932) | Marie Dressler | 3.3 | 189.3 | 245.80 | 10 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 21 | Forbidden (1932) | Barbara Stanwyck & Frank Capra |
2.3 | 132.3 | 132.30 | 22 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 19 | Scarface (1932) | Paul Muni & Boris Karloff |
1.7 | 97.4 | 158.30 | 50 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 23 | The Big Broadcast (1932) | Bing Crosby & Stuart Erwin |
2.3 | 129.9 | 129.90 | 23 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 24 | Trouble in Paradise (1932) | Kay Francis | 1.4 | 77.1 | 77.10 | 78 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 25 | The Crowd Roars (1932) | James Cagney & Joan Blondell |
1.5 | 85.1 | 124.80 | 59 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 27 | Air Mail (1932) | Ralph Bellamy & Pat O'Brien |
1.8 | 101.5 | 101.50 | 47 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 26 | Island of Lost Souls (1932) | Charles Laughton & Bela Lugosi |
1.6 | 92.6 | 92.60 | 53 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 29 | The Old Dark House (1932) | Boris Karloff & Melvyn Douglas |
1.8 | 100.9 | 100.90 | 49 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 30 | Merrily We Go To Hell (1932) | Fredric March & Cary Grant |
2.3 | 129.3 | 129.30 | 25 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 33 | As You Desire Me (1932) | Greta Garbo & Melvyn Douglas |
2.0 | 114.4 | 221.30 | 35 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 36 | Too Busy to Work (1932) | Dick Powell & Will Rogers |
2.7 | 155.8 | 155.80 | 18 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 31 | Red-Headed Woman (1932) | Jean Harlow & Lewis Stone |
1.8 | 104.2 | 123.50 | 45 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 38 | Shopworn (1932) | Barbara Stanwyck | 2.6 | 146.1 | 146.10 | 20 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 32 | Rain (1932) | Joan Crawford & Walter Huston |
1.5 | 87.3 | 114.30 | 55 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 35 | The Lost Squadron (1932) | Joel McCrea | 2.0 | 112.2 | 145.10 | 39 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 38 | State's Attorney (1932) | John Barrymore | 2.1 | 117.1 | 117.10 | 34 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 39 | Blondie of the Follies (1932) | Robert Montgomery | 1.7 | 95.4 | 95.40 | 52 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 42 | Letty Lynton (1932) | Joan Crawford & Robert Montgomery |
2.2 | 122.4 | 190.30 | 30 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 43 | Rasputin and the Empress (1932) | Lionel Barrymore & John Barrymore |
1.9 | 109.9 | 223.90 | 40 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 43 | American Madness (1932) | Frank Capra | 1.2 | 67.4 | 67.40 | 99 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 47 | Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) | Walter Wanger | 1.9 | 109.6 | 109.60 | 41 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 49 | Bring Em' Back Alive (1932) | Frank Buck | 2.0 | 112.3 | 169.50 | 37 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 48 | Taxi (1932) | James Cagney | 1.3 | 74.4 | 93.00 | 86 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 51 | Virtue (1932) | Carole Lombard & Pat O'Brien |
1.9 | 105.6 | 105.60 | 43 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 52 | Back Street (1932) | Irene Dunne | 2.3 | 129.6 | 129.60 | 24 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 59 | Night After Night (1932) | Mae West & George Raft |
2.9 | 162.7 | 162.70 | 16 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 60 | Unashamed (1932) | Robert Young | 2.3 | 129.1 | 129.10 | 27 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 51 | The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) | Myrna Loy & Boris Karloff |
1.1 | 61.2 | 101.50 | 111 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 58 | Arsène Lupin (1932) | Lionel Barrymore & John Barrymore |
1.7 | 96.6 | 180.20 | 51 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 53 | Blonde Venus (1932) | Marlene Dietrich & Cary Grant |
1.4 | 77.1 | 77.10 | 77 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 55 | What Price Hollywood? (1932) | George Cukor | 1.2 | 69.8 | 92.70 | 93 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 53 | Freaks (1932) | Leila Hyams | 0.8 | 46.9 | 55.40 | 132 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 59 | Polly of the Circus (1932) | Clark Gable | 1.5 | 86.0 | 113.60 | 58 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 63 | Flesh (1932) | Wallace Beery | 1.6 | 91.7 | 91.70 | 54 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 65 | The Most Dangerous Game (1932) | Joel McCrea | 0.8 | 42.7 | 71.90 | 143 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 66 | Downstairs (1932) | John Gilbert | 0.8 | 46.9 | 59.40 | 133 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 76.3 | |
| 71 | No More Orchids (1932) | Carole Lombard & Lyle Talbot |
1.8 | 103.1 | 103.10 | 46 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 65 | Fast Life (1932) | William Haines | 1.0 | 58.3 | 109.90 | 117 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 70 | The Beast of the City (1932) | Jean Harlow & Walter Huston |
1.2 | 66.2 | 99.00 | 102 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 69 | Two Seconds (1932) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.1 | 59.7 | 79.40 | 115 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 74 | No Man of Her Own (1932) | Clark Gable & Carole Lombard |
1.4 | 78.7 | 78.70 | 75 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 79 | Silver Dollar (1932) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.5 | 83.8 | 108.60 | 61 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 77 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) | Spencer Tracy & Bette Davis |
1.4 | 81.8 | 151.80 | 68 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 71 | Three on a Match (1932) | Bette Davis & Humphrey Bogart |
1.0 | 54.9 | 72.10 | 119 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 85 | Strange Interlude (1932) | Clark Gable & Norma Shearer |
2.7 | 155.4 | 200.80 | 19 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 74 | Doctor X (1932) | Fay Wray & Directed by Michael Curtiz |
1.2 | 65.7 | 96.40 | 104 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 82 | Devil and the Deep (1932) | Gary Cooper & Cary Grant |
1.5 | 83.6 | 83.60 | 63 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 78 | Lady With A Past (1932) | Constance Bennett | 1.4 | 77.1 | 96.60 | 76 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 83 | The Hatchet Man (1932) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.4 | 79.7 | 120.50 | 71 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
| 84 | Union Depot (1932) | Joan Blondell | 1.4 | 79.2 | 103.40 | 72 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 84 | Jewel Robbery (1932) | Kay Francis & William Powell |
0.9 | 51.3 | 69.20 | 122 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 88 | Blessed Event (1932) | Dick Powell | 1.4 | 79.1 | 95.50 | 73 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 86 | The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) | Bette Davis | 1.1 | 63.6 | 63.60 | 107 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 91 | The Conquerors (1932) | Richard Dix | 1.3 | 75.0 | 95.10 | 82 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 95 | The Man Who Played God (1932) | Bette Davis & George Arliss |
1.5 | 87.0 | 135.60 | 56 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 94 | Tiger Shark (1932) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.2 | 70.8 | 142.70 | 90 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 96 | Westward Passage (1932) | Laurence Olivier & Ann Harding |
1.4 | 81.4 | 81.40 | 70 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 97 | A Successful Calamity (1932) | George Arliss | 1.1 | 61.4 | 104.20 | 110 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 99 | The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) | Ricardo Cortez | 1.0 | 56.5 | 70.80 | 118 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 101 | Winner Take All (1932) | James Cagney & Boxing Movies |
1.2 | 67.4 | 94.00 | 98 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 103 | Girl Crazy (1932) | Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey |
1.2 | 70.1 | 90.10 | 92 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 107 | The Wet Parade (1932) | Robert Young | 1.3 | 75.7 | 75.70 | 80 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 109 | Fireman Save My Child (1932) | Joe E. Brown | 1.4 | 82.0 | 98.10 | 67 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 107 | Hold Em' Jail (1932) | Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey |
1.2 | 67.5 | 83.00 | 97 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 111 | Lovers Courageous (1932) | Robert Montgomery | 1.5 | 83.6 | 83.60 | 62 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 106 | A Woman Commands (1932) | Basil Rathbone | 0.5 | 30.2 | 39.30 | 161 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 111 | Two Against The World (1932) | Constance Bennett | 1.2 | 69.2 | 91.20 | 95 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 113 | Bird of Paradise (1932) | Joel McCrea | 1.4 | 81.7 | 122.20 | 69 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 111 | Payment Deferred (1932) | Maureen O'Sullivan & Ray Milland |
0.5 | 27.4 | 49.40 | 165 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 117 | Alias The Doctor (1932) | Directed by Michael Curtiz | 1.3 | 74.7 | 104.10 | 83 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 120 | Lawyer Man (1932) | William Powell & Joan Blondell |
0.9 | 48.7 | 65.70 | 129 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 121 | The Miracle Man (1932) | Sylvia Sidney & Boris Karloff |
0.8 | 44.8 | 44.80 | 137 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 123 | The Cabin in the Cotton (1932) | Bette Davis | 1.2 | 69.6 | 69.60 | 94 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 122 | The Dark Horse (1932) | Bette Davis | 0.9 | 49.0 | 59.40 | 126 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 123 | Three Wise Girls (1932) | Jean Harlow & Mae Clarke |
0.8 | 46.3 | 46.30 | 134 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 127 | The Animal Kingdom (1932) | Leslie Howard & Myrna Loy |
1.3 | 71.3 | 85.70 | 89 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 126 | High Pressure (1932) | William Powell | 1.1 | 63.1 | 83.40 | 108 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 129 | Faithless (1932) | Robert Montgomery | 1.1 | 61.0 | 61.00 | 112 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 133 | So Big! (1932) | Barbara Stanwyck & Bette Davis |
1.1 | 64.0 | 76.80 | 105 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 133 | Cynara (1932) | Ronald Colman & Kay Francis |
1.1 | 59.8 | 59.80 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 130 | Love Is A Racket (1932) | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | 0.8 | 43.5 | 50.30 | 140 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 138 | Speak Easily (1932) | Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante |
1.3 | 74.5 | 120.50 | 85 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 58.4 | |
| 141 | The Passionate Plumber (1932) | Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante |
1.2 | 67.0 | 126.50 | 100 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 137 | Play Girl (1932) | Loretta Young | 0.9 | 48.9 | 56.80 | 127 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 145 | The Tenderfoot (1932) | Ginger Rogers | 1.3 | 73.7 | 91.90 | 87 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 143 | Man Wanted (1932) | Kay Francis | 0.7 | 41.9 | 51.50 | 145 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 147 | Sinners in the Sun (1932) | Carole Lombard & Cary Grant |
1.2 | 65.7 | 65.70 | 103 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 148 | It's Tough To Be Famous (1932) | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | 0.9 | 48.9 | 61.90 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 147 | The Crash (1932) | Ruth Chatterton & George Brent |
0.8 | 43.3 | 53.20 | 141 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 156 | A Bill of Divorcement (1932) | Katharine Hepburn & Directed by George Cukor |
1.1 | 62.2 | 86.20 | 109 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 154 | The Expert (1932) | Charles 'Chic' Sale | 0.7 | 38.3 | 46.80 | 148 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 160 | The Heart of New York (1932) | Joe Smith | 0.6 | 32.1 | 39.00 | 157 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 162 | Night Mayor (1932) | Walter Wanger | 0.4 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 176 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | |
| 165 | The Purchase Price (1932) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.9 | 48.5 | 55.80 | 131 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 164 | Disorderly Conduct (1932) | Spencer Tracy & Ralph Bellamy |
0.6 | 34.2 | 34.20 | 154 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 45.3 | |
| 169 | Week-End Marriage (1932) | Loretta Young | 0.6 | 35.6 | 43.30 | 151 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 172 | Street of Women (1932) | Kay Francis | 0.7 | 40.6 | 55.00 | 146 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 170 | Saddle Buster (1932) | Tom Keene | 0.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 184 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 175 | New Morals For Old (1932) | Myrna Loy & Robert Young |
0.7 | 42.4 | 54.40 | 144 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | |
| 176 | Come On Danger! (1932) | Tom Keene | 0.2 | 12.8 | 17.20 | 182 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 178 | Haunted Gold (1932) | John Wayne | 0.4 | 24.7 | 33.90 | 173 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 177 | Ghost Valley (1932) | Tom Keene | 0.2 | 12.0 | 16.40 | 183 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 24.8 | |
| 180 | The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932) | Directed by Michael Curtiz | 0.6 | 32.0 | 52.80 | 158 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 182 | Ride Him Cowboy (1932) | John Wayne | 0.5 | 26.6 | 36.40 | 166 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 183 | The Big Stampede (1932) | John Wayne | 0.5 | 26.3 | 36.20 | 167 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 181 | Partners (1932) | Tom Keene | 0.2 | 13.3 | 17.70 | 180 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | |
| 184 | Rockabye (1932) | Walter Pidgeon & Joel McCrea |
0.6 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 150 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 |
Top earners in 1932 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
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| Charles Laughton | 6 | 976.3 | 954.3 |
| Lewis Stone | 10 | 1,209.1 | 849.0 |
| Robert Young | 5 | 885.5 | 828.1 |
| George Raft | 8 | 925.1 | 812.2 |
| Zasu Pitts | 11 | 802.9 | 802.9 |
| Myrna Loy | 8 | 788.1 | 630.0 |
| John Barrymore | 5 | 1,028.5 | 586.3 |
| Fredric March | 2 | 573.9 | 573.9 |
| Ernst Lubitsch | 4 | 563.9 | 563.9 |
| Claudette Colbert | 2 | 557.6 | 557.6 |
| Jack Oakie | 6 | 553.1 | 553.1 |
| Gary Cooper | 3 | 548.5 | 548.5 |
| Walter Huston | 7 | 731.1 | 547.7 |
| Barbara Stanwyck | 5 | 548.2 | 528.1 |
| Lionel Barrymore | 4 | 920.1 | 501.9 |
| Boris Karloff | 5 | 576.0 | 474.8 |
| Bette Davis | 7 | 628.9 | 469.9 |
| Josef Von Sternberg | 2 | 466.7 | 466.7 |
| Marlene Dietrich | 2 | 466.7 | 466.7 |
| Cary Grant | 7 | 462.9 | 462.9 |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 3 | 452.5 | 452.5 |
| Clark Gable | 4 | 591.6 | 446.9 |
| Tom Tully | 1 | 444.6 | 444.6 |
| Adolphe Menjou | 4 | 442.8 | 442.8 |
| Paul Lukas | 6 | 439.4 | 426.9 |
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
1932 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Tarzan The Ape Man (1932) | Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O'Sullivan |
448.90 | |
| Grand Hotel (1932) AA Best Picture Win |
Joan Crawford & Greta Garbo |
421.10 | |
| Smilin' Through (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
Norma Shearer & Leslie Howard |
330.00 | |
| Emma (1932) | Marie Dressler & Myrna Loy |
320.10 | |
| Kongo (1932) | Walter Huston | 281.00 | |
| I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) AA Best Picture Nom |
Paul Muni | 259.60 | |
| Prosperity (1932) | Marie Dressler | 245.80 | |
| Rasputin and the Empress (1932) | Lionel Barrymore & John Barrymore |
223.90 | |
| As You Desire Me (1932) | Greta Garbo & Melvyn Douglas |
221.30 | |
| Strange Interlude (1932) | Clark Gable & Norma Shearer |
200.80 | |
| Red Dust (1932) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
198.50 | |
| Letty Lynton (1932) | Joan Crawford & Robert Montgomery |
190.30 | |
| One Way Passage (1932) | William Powell & Kay Francis |
188.60 | |
| Arsène Lupin (1932) | Lionel Barrymore & John Barrymore |
180.20 | |
| Bring Em' Back Alive (1932) | Frank Buck | 169.50 | |
| Scarface (1932) | Paul Muni & Boris Karloff |
158.30 | |
| 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) | Spencer Tracy & Bette Davis |
151.80 | |
| The Lost Squadron (1932) | Joel McCrea | 145.10 | |
| Tiger Shark (1932) | Edward G. Robinson | 142.70 | |
| The Man Who Played God (1932) | Bette Davis & George Arliss |
135.60 | |
| The Passionate Plumber (1932) | Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante |
126.50 | |
| The Crowd Roars (1932) | James Cagney & Joan Blondell |
124.80 | |
| Red-Headed Woman (1932) | Jean Harlow & Lewis Stone |
123.50 | |
| Bird of Paradise (1932) | Joel McCrea | 122.20 | |
| The Hatchet Man (1932) | Edward G. Robinson | 120.50 | |
| Speak Easily (1932) | Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante |
120.50 | |
| Rain (1932) | Joan Crawford & Walter Huston |
114.30 | |
| Polly of the Circus (1932) | Clark Gable | 113.60 | |
| Fast Life (1932) | William Haines | 109.90 | |
| Silver Dollar (1932) | Edward G. Robinson | 108.60 | |
| A Successful Calamity (1932) | George Arliss | 104.20 | |
| Alias The Doctor (1932) | Directed by Michael Curtiz | 104.10 | |
| Union Depot (1932) | Joan Blondell | 103.40 | |
| The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) | Myrna Loy & Boris Karloff |
101.50 | |
| The Beast of the City (1932) | Jean Harlow & Walter Huston |
99.00 | |
| Fireman Save My Child (1932) | Joe E. Brown | 98.10 | |
| Lady With A Past (1932) | Constance Bennett | 96.60 | |
| Doctor X (1932) | Fay Wray & Directed by Michael Curtiz |
96.40 | |
| Blessed Event (1932) | Dick Powell | 95.50 | |
| The Conquerors (1932) | Richard Dix | 95.10 | |
| Winner Take All (1932) | James Cagney & Boxing Movies |
94.00 | |
| Taxi (1932) | James Cagney | 93.00 | |
| What Price Hollywood? (1932) | George Cukor | 92.70 | |
| The Tenderfoot (1932) | Ginger Rogers | 91.90 | |
| Two Against The World (1932) | Constance Bennett | 91.20 | |
| Girl Crazy (1932) | Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey |
90.10 | |
| A Bill of Divorcement (1932) | Katharine Hepburn & Directed by George Cukor |
86.20 | |
| The Animal Kingdom (1932) | Leslie Howard & Myrna Loy |
85.70 | |
| High Pressure (1932) | William Powell | 83.40 | |
| Hold Em' Jail (1932) | Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey |
83.00 | |
| Two Seconds (1932) | Edward G. Robinson | 79.40 | |
| So Big! (1932) | Barbara Stanwyck & Bette Davis |
76.80 | |
| Three on a Match (1932) | Bette Davis & Humphrey Bogart |
72.10 | |
| The Most Dangerous Game (1932) | Joel McCrea | 71.90 | |
| The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) | Ricardo Cortez | 70.80 | |
| Jewel Robbery (1932) | Kay Francis & William Powell |
69.20 | |
| Lawyer Man (1932) | William Powell & Joan Blondell |
65.70 | |
| It's Tough To Be Famous (1932) | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | 61.90 | |
| The Dark Horse (1932) | Bette Davis | 59.40 | |
| Downstairs (1932) | John Gilbert | 59.40 | |
| Play Girl (1932) | Loretta Young | 56.80 | |
| The Purchase Price (1932) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
55.80 | |
| Freaks (1932) | Leila Hyams | 55.40 | |
| Street of Women (1932) | Kay Francis | 55.00 | |
| New Morals For Old (1932) | Myrna Loy & Robert Young |
54.40 | |
| The Crash (1932) | Ruth Chatterton & George Brent |
53.20 | |
| The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932) | Directed by Michael Curtiz | 52.80 | |
| Man Wanted (1932) | Kay Francis | 51.50 | |
| Love Is A Racket (1932) | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | 50.30 | |
| Payment Deferred (1932) | Maureen O'Sullivan & Ray Milland |
49.40 | |
| The Expert (1932) | Charles 'Chic' Sale | 46.80 | |
| Week-End Marriage (1932) | Loretta Young | 43.30 | |
| A Woman Commands (1932) | Basil Rathbone | 39.30 | |
| The Heart of New York (1932) | Joe Smith | 39.00 | |
| Ride Him Cowboy (1932) | John Wayne | 36.40 | |
| The Big Stampede (1932) | John Wayne | 36.20 | |
| Haunted Gold (1932) | John Wayne | 33.90 | |
| Partners (1932) | Tom Keene | 17.70 | |
| Come On Danger! (1932) | Tom Keene | 17.20 | |
| Ghost Valley (1932) | Tom Keene | 16.40 |
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Just noticed this new page in the forum section, it wasn’t listed at the top.
I’ve seen 22 of the 131 films listed on the chart. Favorites include – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. X, Horse Feathers, I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Island of Lost Souls, Mask of Fu Manchu, The Mummy, The Most Dangerous Game, The Old Dark House, Scarface and Tarzan the Ape Man.
Looking at my files I have 38 films from 1932 in my movie collection –
Big Stampede ,The
Bird of Paradise
Blonde Venus
Chandu the Magician
Crowd Roars ,The
Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde (1932)
Doctor X
Farewell to Arms ,A
Forbidden Trail
Freaks
Grand Hotel
Haunted Gold
Horse Feathers
Hurricane Express
I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Island of Lost Souls
Mask of Fu Manchu ,The
Mata Hari
Most Dangerous Game ,The
Mummy ,The (1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Night World
Old Dark House ,The
Red Dust
Ride Him Cowboy
Scarface (1932)
Shadow of the Eagle
Sign of the Cross ,The
Speak Easily
Tarzan the Ape Man
Texas Cyclone
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Two-Fisted Law
Vampyr
Vanity Fair
Westward Passage
White Zombie
I have yet to see A Farewell to Arms, Love Me Tonight or Shanghai Express.
Looking at the adjusted worldwide grosses, Tarzan was huge, but I’m assuming DeMille’s Sign of the Cross was bigger going by the domestic grosses.
Another epic movie page Bruce. Plenty of stats for moviestatsfreaks to lap up.
Vote Up.
Hello Bruce,
Nice work again ! I haven’t seen this page before because it doesn’t appear on the top.
I have seen 13 movies only, but I liked all of them. My favorites are the master piece Scarface and Dr Jekyll and Mister Hyde. Fredric March was very good in this movie.
I have a question, are you sure The Most Dangerous Game was release in 1932 ? I thought it was released in 1933.
SEP 16 1932 according to IMDB.
Verified looking at old 1932 Newspaper Articles.
Hey Flora
1. Thanks for the visit, the tally count and the comment.
2. The Beery/Berry error has been fixed.
3. As for the rankings…there seems to an error that can not big fixed easily.
4. 52 movies watched…that beats my total of 12 by 40 movies.
5. I appreciate the breakdown by percentages.
6. I have seen 6 of your favorites….with Grand Hotel being my favorite.
Great feedback as always.
Thanks for creating this page! One error I’ve discovered: The Champ was released in November of 1931.
EDIT: In addition, Arrowsmith was released on December 26, 1931.
Hey Bobby…glad you like this page. I have fixed the years on Arrowsmith and The Champ…..but it will probably be a little bit before the movie disappears on the table. It takes out longer update to fix errors like this…..but good catch.
I’ve noticed ‘Five Star Final’ Worldwide in the 1932 listing, but the U.S. Release in the 1931 listing. Error? By Design?
Hey Chris…Five Star Final was originally on the 1932 page…but when we discovered our mistake we moved it to the 1931 page. Since the worldwide numbers are not dynamic…..I forget to do the manual edit it out…..but it has been corrected. Thank for heads up.
Before I comment on the movies I have seen, I noticed that there are several movies where you have doubled the rank number. The first time this happens is #6 and #7 as #7 and #7. It happens again at 39, 51, 61, 70 and 79.
Also, for the movie The Flesh at 59 you have the stars of the film as Wallace Beery and Wallace Beery.
Now, for my viewings.
I have seen 52 movies from 1932.
The percentage of my seen ranked films are:
7/10
15/20
21/30
25/40
28/50
33/60
38/70
40/80
43/90
44/100
50/110
52 films overall.
The Highest ranking film I have seen is Shanghai Express at number 1. I thought that Grand Hotel and Shanghai Express ranks would be switched. I enjoy them both.
The highest ranking film I have NOT seen is The Kid From Spain at number 6.
The Lowest ranking film I have seen is The Purchase Price at 120.
My Top Ten Favourite 1932 Movies Are:
Grand Hotel
Red Dust
Shanghai Express
The Champ
Arsene Lupin
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
Arrowsmith
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
No Man of Her Own
Red Headed Woman
I see by Bobby’s comment and Cogerson’s reply that The Champ and Arrowsmith that were in my top ten were 1931 movies. So I replace them with One Way Passage and Jewel Robbery.