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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Great job Mike, incredible work.
Thx
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
FYI
Some actors in roles that were unaccredited in 1932.
1.My Pal, the King & The Beast of the City, Mickey Rooney, unaccredited.
2.Manhatten Tower, Walter Brennan, unaccredited.
3.That’s My Boy, John Wayne, unaccredited.
4.The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood, Boris Karloff, unaccredited.
5.Winner Takes All, George Raft, unaccredited.
6.Make Me a Star,Tallulah Bankhead, Claudette Colbert,Gary Cooper,Fredric March,Sylvia Sidney, unaccredited.
Thx
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
PART 11 OF 11
Two Hearts Beat as One $1,400.00 Lilian Harvey Wolf Albach-Retty
Gitta Discovers Her Heart $1,350.00 Gitta Alpar Gustav Fröhlich
The Scarlet Brand $1,250.00 Betty Mack Bob Custer
Beyond the Rockies $1,250.00 Rochelle Hudson Tom Keene
Hell’s Angels (1930) $1,200.00 Jean Harlow Ben Lyon
Troika $1,200.00 Olga Tschechowa Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Cornered $1,150.00 Shirley Grey Tim McCoy
Hidden Valley $1,133.00 Gertrude Messinger Bob Steele
Riders of the Desert $1,100.00 Gertrude Messinger Bob Steele
Luise, Queen of Prussia (1931) $1,100.00 Henny Porten Gustaf Gründgens
Tex Takes a Holiday $1,050.00 Virginia Brown Faire Wallace MacDonald
The Theft of the Mona Lisa $1,000.00 Rosa Valletti Willi Forst
Terror of the Garrison $950.00 Lucie Englisch Felix Bressart
The Pride of the Third Company $950.00 Trude Berliner Heinz Rühmann
The Lone Trail $950.00 Virginia Brown Faire Rex Lease
Alias Mary Smith $900.00 Blanche Mehaffey John Darrow
The Western Code $900.00 Nora Lane Tim McCoy
Ronny $900.00 Käthe von Nagy Willy Fritsch
Texas Cyclone $850.00 Shirley Grey Tim McCoy
I Kiss Your Hand Madame $800.00 Marlene Dietrich Harry Liedtke
Fighting for Justice $800.00 Joyce Compton Tim McCoy
The Riding Tornado $775.00 Shirley Grey Tim McCoy
Headhunters of Papua $750.00 *(documentary) *
Daring Danger $750.00 Alberta Vaughn Tim McCoy
Ghost City $725.00 Helen Foster Bill Cody
Kameradschaft $700.00 Elisabeth Wendt Alexander Granach
Pension Schöller (1930) $525.00 Elga Brink Paul Henckels
Dangers of the Arctic $500.00 *(documentary) *
The Only Girl $475.00 Lilian Harvey Charles Boyer
The Texan $475.00 Lucile Browne Jay Wilsey
Tangled Fortunes $450.00 Caryl Lincoln Buzz Barton
The Night Rider $450.00 Elinor Fair Harry Carey
A Private Scandal (1931) $450.00 Marian Nixon Lloyd Hughes
Rendezvous(1930) $450.00 Lucie Englisch Ralph Arthur Roberts
Crashin’ Broadway $400.00 Doris Hill Rex Bell
Alibi (1931) $375.00 Elizabeth Allan Austin Trevor
The Trespasser(1929) $375.00 Gloria Swanson Robert Ames
Der falsche Feldmarschall $350.00 Fay Wall Vlasta Burian
Love Comes But Once (1930) $325.00 Mady Christians Gustav Diessl
Tombstone Canyon $325.00 Cecilia Parker Ken Maynard
The Wyoming Whirlwind $325.00 Adele Lacy Lane Chandler
The Love Command $250.00 Dolly Haas Gustav Fröhlich
The Dancer of Sanssouci $250.00 Lil Dagover Otto Gebühr
The Guardsman (1931) $225.00 Lynn Fontanne Alfred Lunt
Thx