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1932 Top Box Office Movies

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.

1932’s Grand Hotel

Our UMR Top 50 of 1932

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1932 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)
1932 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)
1932 Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
1932 Kongo (1932)
1932 Red Dust (1932)
1932 Prosperity (1932)
1932 Forbidden (1932)
1932 Scarface (1932)
1932 The Big Broadcast (1932)
1932 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
1932 The Crowd Roars (1932)
1932 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)

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.

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  • 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
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)
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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  1. Mike says:
    May 20, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    PART 5 OF 11
    The Silent Witness $238,566.00 Greta Nissen Lionel Atwill
    The Wiser Sex $237,750.00 Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas
    No More Orchids $236,750.00 Carole Lombard Walter Connolly
    White Zombie $232,633.00 Madge Bellamy Béla Lugosi
    The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood $231,800.00 June Clyde George Sidney
    Young America $230,150.00 Doris Kenyon Spencer Tracy
    Young Bride/Love Starved $228,400.00 Helen Twelvetrees Eric Linden
    Street of Women $226,150.00 Kay Francis Roland Young
    Night World $224,750.00 Mae Clarke Lew Ayres
    Jewel Robbery $224,350.00 Kay Francis William Powell
    Week Ends Only $223,233.00 Joan Bennett Ben Lyon
    Madison Square Garden $222,417.00 Marian Nixon Jack Oakie
    Freaks $219,983.00 Leila Hyams Wallace Ford
    Thirteen Women $217,400.00 Irene Dunne Ricardo Cortez
    Bachelor’s Affairs $216,300.00 Joan Marsh Adolphe Menjou
    Rackety Rax $216,217.00 Greta Nissen Victor McLaglen
    Divorce in the Family $215,825.00 Lois Wilson Jackie Cooper
    The Big Drive $214,950.00 *(documentaty) *
    The Most Dangerous Game $214,850.00 Fay Wray Joel McCrea
    Carnival Boat $214,750.00 Ginger Rogers William Boyd
    The Old Dark House $214,475.00 Lilian Bond Boris Karloff
    Miss Pinkerton $212,917.00 Joan Blondell George Brent
    Girl of the Rio $208,700.00 Dolores del Río Leo Carrillo
    Scandal for Sale $206,325.00 Rose Hobart Charles Bickford
    False Faces $204,450.00 Peggy Shannon Lowell Sherman
    The Purchase Price $203,300.00 Barbara Stanwyck George Brent
    The Man Called Back $202,733.00 Doris Kenyon Conrad Nagel
    A Woman Commands $199,000.00 Pola Negri Roland Young
    The Strange Love of Molly Louvain $196,900.00 Ann Dvorak Lee Tracy
    This Reckless Age $196,500.00 Peggy Shannon Charles “Buddy” Rogers
    Kongo $194,750.00 Lupe Velez Walter Huston
    Strangers of the Evening $189,925.00 Zasu Pitts Lucien Littlefield
    Cheaters at Play $182,463.00 Charlotte Greenwood Thomas Meighan
    Doomed Battalion $182,450.00 Tala Birell Luis Trenker
    The Night Club Lady $181,700.00 Mayo Methot Adolphe Menjou
    Is My Face Red? $181,075.00 Helen Twelvetrees Ricardo Cortez
    The Last Mile $178,642.00 Louise Carter Howard Phillips
    The Woman from Monte Carlo $177,700.00 Lil Dagover Walter Huston
    The Age of Consent $177,233.00 Dorothy Wilson Richard Cromwell
    Me and My Gal $177,225.00 Joan Bennett Spencer Tracy
    Week-End Marriage $175,450.00 Loretta Young Norman Foster
    New Morals for Old $175,150.00 Margaret Perry Robert Young
    Tom Brown of Culver $174,925.00 Betty Blythe Tom Brown
    The Final Edition $172,300.00 Mae Clarke Pat O’Brien
    The Penguin Pool Murder $172,025.00 Edna May Oliver Robert Armstrong
    Handle with Care $163,275.00 Boots Mallory James Dunn
    The Painted Woman $161,317.00 Peggy Shannon Spencer Tracy
    They Call It Sin $159,787.00 Loretta Young George Brent
    The Big Timer $155,550.00 Constance Cummings Ben Lyon

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  2. Mike says:
    May 20, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    PART 4 OF 11
    Under Cover Man $293,000.00 Nancy Carroll George Raft
    Two Against the World $291,000.00 Constance Bennett Neil Hamilton
    Skyscraper Souls $290,900.00 Maureen O’Sullivan Warren William
    War Correspondent $286,250.00 Lila Lee Jack Holt
    Attorney for the Defense $285,200.00 Evelyn Brent Edmund Lowe
    American Madness $284,900.00 Kay Johnson Walter Huston
    Murders in the Rue Morgue $283,800.00 Sidney Fox Bela Lugosi
    Hotel Continental $282,400.00 Peggy Shannon Theodore von Eltz
    The Crash $282,250.00 Ruth Chatterton George Brent
    Faithless $281,650.00 Tallulah Bankhead Robert Montgomery
    Guilty as Hell $281,633.00 Adrienne Ames Edmund Lowe
    Devil’s Lottery $281,550.00 Elissa Landi Victor McLaglen
    The Mask of Fu Manchu $281,125.00 Karen Morley Boris Karloff
    Hat Check Girl $281,000.00 Sally Eilers Ben Lyon
    Once in a Lifetime $278,416.00 Sidney Fox Jack Oakie
    Tiger Shark $278,275.00 Zita Johann Edward G. Robinson
    Evenings for Sale $275,200.00 Sari Maritza Herbert Marshall
    The Half-Naked Truth $274,950.00 Lupe Vélez Lee Tracy
    After Tomorrow $274,038.00 Marian Nixon Charles Farrell
    The Strange Case of Clara Deane $270,925.00 Wynne Gibson Pat O’Brien
    Fast Life $268,950.00 Madge Evans William Haines
    Island of Lost Souls $267,900.00 Leila Hyams Charles Laughton
    Stepping Sisters $267,800.00 Louise Dresser William Collier Sr.
    Madame Racketeer $267,525.00 Alison Skipworth Richard Bennett
    Doctor X $267,250.00 Fay Wray Lee Tracy
    The Match King $266,700.00 Lili Damita Warren William
    Panama Flo $266,500.00 Helen Twelvetrees Robert Armstrong
    The Dark Horse $263,875.00 Bette Davis Warren William
    Careless Lady $263,525.00 Joan Bennett John Boles
    Okay, America! $262,825.00 Maureen O’Sullivan Lew Ayres
    Hot Saturday $262,225.00 Nancy Carroll Cary Grant
    Mädchen in Uniform  $261,850.00 Emilia Unda *
    The Devil Is Driving $261,225.00 Wynne Gibson Edmund Lowe
    Westward Passage $260,075.00 Ann Harding Laurence Olivier
    Chandu the Magician $258,725.00 Irene Ware Edmund Lowe
    Congorilla $258,450.00 *(documentary) *
    The Mummy $257,800.00 Zita Johann Boris Karloff
    Lawyer Man $257,100.00 Joan Blondell William Powell
    Love Is a Racket $256,633.00 Ann Dvorak Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    Air Mail $256,100.00 Gloria Stuart Ralph Bellamy
    Downstairs $254,000.00 Virginia Bruce John Gilbert
    Roar of the Dragon $251,900.00 Gwili Andre Richard Dix
    It’s Tough to Be Famous $250,925.00 Mary Brian Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    A Passport to Hell $250,100.00 Elissa Landi Paul Lukas
    The Broken Wing $249,950.00 Lupe Velez Leo Carrillo
    Behind the Mask $246,650.00 Constance Cummings Jack Holt
    The Impatient Maiden $245,800.00 Mae Clarke Lew Ayres
    The Woman in Room 13 $244,975.00 Elissa Landi Ralph Bellamy
    They Just Had to Get Married $238,667.00 Zasu Pitts Slim Summerville

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  3. Mike says:
    May 20, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    PART 3 OF 11
    State’s Attorney $367,500.00 Helen Twelvetrees John Barrymore
    But the Flesh Is Weak $367,075.00 Nora Gregor Robert Montgomery
    So Big $366,300.00 Barbara Stanwyck George Brent
    Down to Earth $365,175.00 Dorothy Jordan Will Rogers
    Frisco Jenny $364,334.00 Ruth Chatterton Louis Calhern
    Devil and the Deep $361,508.00 Tallulah Bankhead Gary Cooper
    Winner Takes All $359,250.00 Marian Nixon James Cagney
    Million Dollar Legs $357,669.00 Lyda Roberti Jack Oakie
    Night Court $357,458.00 Anita Page Phillips Holmes
    Speak Easily $352,200.00 Thelma Todd Buster Keaton
    The Man from Yesterday $348,977.00 Claudette Colbert Clive Brooke
    Silver Dollar $347,675.00 Bebe Daniels Edward G. Robinson
    Wayward $347,525.00 Nancy Carroll Richard Arlen
    Disorderly Conduct $347,438.00 Sally Eilers Spencer Tracy
    Tess of the Storm Country $347,300.00 Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell
    This Is the Night $347,025.00 Lili Damita Charles Ruggles
    Mr. Robinson Crusoe $346,750.00 Maria Alba Douglas Fairbanks
    Madame Butterfly $345,463.00 Sylvia Sidney Cary Grant
    Two Seconds $344,750.00 Vivienne Osborne Edward G. Robinson
    Pack Up Your Troubles $343,050.00 Mary Carr Laurel & Hardy
    The Trial of Vivienne Ware $342,200.00 Joan Bennett Donald Cook
    Washington Merry-Go-Round $341,783.00 Constance Cummings Lee Tracy
    Symphony of Six Million $337,200.00 Irene Dunne Ricardo Cortez
    The All-American $333,700.00 Gloria Stuart Richard Arlen
    The Son-Daughter $331,950.00 Helen Hayes Ramon Novarro
    Charlie Chan’s Chance $330,650.00 Marian Nixon Warner Oland
    Man About Town $329,733.00 Karen Morley Warner Baxter
    Life Begins $327,050.00 Loretta Young Eric Linden
    Rockabye $326,900.00 Constance Bennett Joel McCrea
    Sky Devils $326,900.00 Ann Dvorak Spencer Tracy
    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm  $326,683.00 Marian Nixon Ralph Bellamy
    Night After Night $326,467.00 Constance Cummings George Raft
    The Conquerors $324,200.00 Ann Harding Richard Dix
    Society Girl $323,950.00 Peggy Shannon James Dunn
    Presitge $322,525.00 Ann Harding Adolphe Menjou
    Lady and Gent $322,152.00 Wynne Gibson George Bancroft
    You Said a Mouthful $321,125.00 Ginger Rogers Joe E. Brown
    6 Hours to Live $315,150.00 Miriam Jordan Warner Baxter
    Unashamed $311,517.00 Helen Twelvetrees Robert Young
    The Phantom of Crestwood $308,762.00 Karen Morley Ricardo Cortez
    The Rainbow Trail $308,617.00 Cecilia Parker George O’Brien
    The Tenderfoot $307,033.00 Ginger Rogers Joe E. Brown
    20,000 Years in Sing Sing $302,934.00 Bette Davis Spencer Tracy
    Too Busy to Work $300,400.00 Marian Nixon Will Rogers
    Play Girl $300,075.00 Loretta Young Norman Foster
    Ladies of the Jury $299,550.00 Edna May Oliver Ken Murray
    Hold ‘Em Jail $298,100.00 Edna May Oliver Wheeler & Woolsey
    Sherlock Holmes $295,725.00 Miriam Jordan Clive Brook
    Man Wanted/A Dangerous Brunette $294,000.00 Kay Francis David Manners

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  4. Mike says:
    May 20, 2021 at 9:59 pm

    Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    PART 2 OF 11
    The Big Broadcast $499,125.00 Leila Hyams Bing Crosby
    Bird of Paradise $483,290.00 Dolores del Río Joel McCrea
    70,000 Witnesses $477,550.00 Dorothy Jordan Phillips Holmes
    Lovers Courageous $477,333.00 Madge Evans Robert Montgomery
    Back Street $474,600.00 Irene Dunne John Boles
    No Man of Her Own $470,950.00 Carole Lombard Clark Gable
    Fireman, Save My Child $469,850.00 Evalyn Knapp Joe E. Brown
    Polly of the Circus $463,216.00 Marion Davies Clark Gable
    Huddle/The Glory and the Girl $452,150.00 Madge Evans Ramon Novarro
    The Wet Parade $449,038.00 Dorothy Jordan Lewis Stone
    Girl Crazy $443,799.00 Dorothy Lee Wheeler & Woolsey
    High Pressure $438,075.00 Evelyn Brent William Powell
    Business and Pleasure $436,000.00 Jetta Goudal Will Rogers
    The Miracle Man $434,200.00 Sylvia Sidney Chester Morris
    The Mouthpiece $431,108.00 Sidney Fox Warren William
    Dancers in the Dark $428,810.00 Miriam Hopkins Jack Oakie
    Sky Bride $426,100.00 Virginia Bruce Richard Arlen
    The Rich Are Always with Us $424,200.00 Ruth Chatterton George Brent
    The Washington Masquerade $422,742.00 Karen Morley Lionel Barrymore
    Misleading Lady $418,400.00 Claudette Colbert Edmund Lowe
    Three on a Match $415,868.00 Joan Blondell Warren William
    The Beast of the City $408,300.00 Jean Harlow Walter Huston
    Make Me a Star $408,098.00 Joan Blondell Stuart Erwin
    Cynara $407,150.00 Kay Francis Ronald Colman
    The Night of June 13th $393,800.00 Frances Dee Clive Brook
    The World and the Flesh $393,575.00 Miriam Hopkins George Bancroft
    A Bill of Divorcement $389,350.00 Billie Burke John Barrymore
    What Price Hollywood? $385,817.00 Constance Bennett Lowell Sherman
    Call Her Savage $385,350.00 Clara Bow Gilbert Roland
    The Greeks Had a Word for Them $385,250.00 Joan Blondell David Manners
    Amateur Daddy $384,725.00 Marian Nixon Warner Baxter
    Sinners in the Sun $384,383.00 Carole Lombard Chester Morris
    Movie Crazy $383,600.00 Constance Cummings Harold Lloyd
    No One Man $383,025.00 Carole Lombard Ricardo Cortez
    The Passionate Plumber $382,900.00 Irene Purcell Buster Keaton
    She Wanted a Millionaire $382,375.00 Joan Bennett Spencer Tracy
    Are You Listening? $382,175.00 Karen Morley William Haines
    Shopworn $381,825.00 Barbara Stanwyck Regis Toomey
    If I Had a Million $381,400.00 Alison Skipworth Gary Cooper
    Forbidden $379,575.00 Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou
    One Way Passage $379,550.00 Kay Francis William Powell
    Blessed Event $378,417.00 Mary Brian Lee Tracy
    Trouble in Paradise $378,250.00 Miriam Hopkins Herbert Marshall
    The Cabin in the Cotton $378,000.00 Bette Davis Richard Barthelmess
    Thunder Below $376,674.00 Tallulah Bankhead Charles Bickford
    Flesh $375,200.00 Karen Morley Wallace Beery
    The Phantom President $373,350.00 Claudette Colbert George M. Cohan
    When a Feller Needs a Friend $369,200.00 Dorothy Peterson Jackie Cooper
    A Successful Calamity $368,550.00 Mary Astor George Arliss

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  5. Mike says:
    May 20, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    Here is 1932 box office estimated data.

    PART 1 OF 11
    Here is the estimated domestic gross for ALL films in 1932.
    The current box office data supplied, has not been adjusted to reflect this at all.
    I found 50 candidates of the 529( Reissued were not used, but are in total) listed that I could use to come up with this percentage, but it is reasonable.
    I found that the listed domestic gross amount is about 80% (+/-5%) of actual domestic gross for films above $90,000 in U.S. /Canada
    To get the estimated domestic gross on films below $90,000.

    Grand Hotel $1,885,350.00 Greta Garbo John Barrymore
    One Hour with You $915,200.00 Jeanette MacDonald Maurice Chevalier
    Hell Divers $885,585.00 Dorothy Jordan Clark Gable
    Strange Interlude $884,864.00 Norma Shearer Clark Gable
    Emma $879,300.00 Marie Dressler Richard Cromwell
    Shanghai Express $848,950.00 Marlene Dietrich Clive Brook
    The Kid from Spain $822,300.00 Lyda Roberti Eddie Cantor
    Tarzan the Ape Man $817,900.00 Maureen O’Sullivan Johnny Weissmuller
    Horse Feathers $797,383.00 Thelma Todd Marx Brothers
    Smilin’ Through $776,350.00 Norma Shearer Fredric March
    Scarface $761,700.00 Ann Dvorak Paul Muni
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde $754,610.00 Miriam Hopkins Fredric March
    Bring ‘Em Back Alive $675,375.00 *(DOCUMENTARY) *
    The Sign of the Cross $673,917.00 Claudette Colbert Fredric March
    Letty Lynton $670,750.00 Joan Crawford Robert Montgomery
    Red Dust $659,735.00 Jean Harlow Clark Gable
    Arsène Lupin $642,333.00 Karen Morley John Barrymore
    As You Desire Me $624,866.00 Greta Garbo Melvyn Douglas
    The First Year $620,500.00 Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell
    The Crowd Roars $613,325.00 Joan Blondell James Cagney
    Prosperity $611,575.00 Marie Dressler Norman Foster
    Tomorrow and Tomorrow $591,767.00 Ruth Chatterton Robert Ames
    Love Me Tonight $580,250.00 Jeanette MacDonald Maurice Chevalier
    Red-Headed Woman $574,467.00 Jean Harlow Chester Morris
    Two Kinds of Women $570,750.00 Miriam Hopkins Phillips Holmes
    The Man Who Played God $567,625.00 Bette Davis George Arliss
    Rasputin and the Empress $566,850.00 Ethel Barrymore John Barrymore
    A Farewell to Arms $558,885.00 Helen Hayes Gary Cooper
    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang $556,350.00 Glenda Farrell Paul Muni
    Blondie of the Follies $551,983.00 Marion Davies Robert Montgomery
    Taxi! $549,633.00 Loretta Young James Cagney
    Union Depot $543,433.00 Joan Blondell Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
    Dance Team $542,550.00 Sally Eilers James Dunn
    Rain $542,150.00 Joan Crawford Walter Huston
    Broken Lullaby/Fifth Commandment $532,575.00 Nancy Carroll Lionel Barrymore
    The Animal Kingdom $527,300.00 Ann Harding Leslie Howard
    Blonde Venus $514,250.00 Marlene Dietrich Herbert Marshall
    Alias the Doctor $513,650.00 Marian Marsh Richard Barthelmess
    The Lost Squadron $511,550.00 Mary Astor Richard Dix
    The Hatchet Ma $510,550.00 Loretta Young Edward G. Robinson
    Strangers in Love $509,291.00 Kay Francis Fredric March
    Lady With a Past $504,200.00 Constance Bennett Ben Lyon
    Merrily We Go to Hell $502,216.00 Sylvia Sidney Fredric March

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