This movie page looks at 1934 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 1934 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 1935 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1934. Obviously many movies made in 1933 earned box office dollars in 1934. On the other side many movies made in 1934 made money in 1935 and later. This page will looks at 133 1934 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 1934 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 1934
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It Happened One Night (1934)
AA Best Picture Win
1934
Cleopatra (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
The Thin Man (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Imitation of Life (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Bright Eyes (1934)
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Chained (1934)
1934
Babes in Toyland (1934)
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The House of Rothschild (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
One Night of Love (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Tarzan And His Mate (1934)
1934
Now and Forever (1934)
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Treasure Island (1934)
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Wonder Bar (1934)
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Twentieth Century (1934)
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Forsaking All Others (1934)
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Here Comes the Navy (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
1934
The White Parade (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Viva Villa! (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
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Dames (1934)
1934
Flirtation Walk (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Judge Priest (1934)
1934
Little Miss Marker (1934)
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Bolero (1934)
1934
Death Takes A Holiday (1934)
1934
The Richest Girl in The World (1934)
1934
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
1934
Sadie McKee (1934)
1934
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
1934
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
1934
The Merry Widow (1934)
1934
Broadway Bill (1934)
1934
Here Is My Heart (1934)
1934
Riptide (1934)
1934
Baby Takes a Bow (1934)
1934
Moulin Rouge (1934)
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
1934
The Lost Patrol (1934)
1934
The Scarlett Empress (1934)
1934
Men in White (1934)
1934
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
1934
Of Human Bondage (1934)
1934
The Age of Innocence (1934)
1934
Crime Without Passion (1934)
1934
Kid Millions (1934)
1934
The Girl From Missouri (1934)
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| 1934 | It Happened One Night (1934) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1934 | The Gay Divorcee (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | The Thin Man (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Imitation of Life (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Bright Eyes (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Chained (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Babes in Toyland (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The House of Rothschild (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | One Night of Love (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Tarzan And His Mate (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Now and Forever (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Treasure Island (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Wonder Bar (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Twentieth Century (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Forsaking All Others (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The White Parade (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Viva Villa! (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Dames (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Flirtation Walk (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Judge Priest (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Little Miss Marker (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Bolero (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Death Takes A Holiday (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Richest Girl in The World (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Sadie McKee (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Little Man, What Now? (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Merry Widow (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Broadway Bill (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Here Is My Heart (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Riptide (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Baby Takes a Bow (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Moulin Rouge (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Lost Patrol (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Scarlett Empress (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Men in White (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Of Human Bondage (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Age of Innocence (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Crime Without Passion (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Kid Millions (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Girl From Missouri (1934) | |
1934 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 1934 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1934 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses
- Sort 1934 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort 1934 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 1934 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1934 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | It Happened One Night (1934) AA Best Picture Win |
Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert |
5.2 | 265.9 | 438.60 | 3 | 90 | 05 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | Cleopatra (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Claudette Colbert | 5.5 | 281.6 | 281.60 | 2 | 72 | 05 / 01 | 97.8 | |
| 4 | The Gay Divorcee (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
3.1 | 157.2 | 258.90 | 18 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 97.5 | |
| 5 | The Thin Man (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
William Powell & Myrna Loy |
2.6 | 135.0 | 223.30 | 29 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 6 | Imitation of Life (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Claudette Colbert & Warren William |
3.0 | 151.4 | 151.40 | 22 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 6 | Bright Eyes (1934) | Shirley Temple & James Dunn |
5.8 | 298.3 | 298.30 | 1 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 7 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Norma Shearer & Charles Laughton |
3.6 | 183.6 | 342.00 | 7 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 10 | Chained (1934) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
3.7 | 189.9 | 290.20 | 5 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 8 | Babes in Toyland (1934) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.1 | 160.6 | 160.60 | 14 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 8 | The House of Rothschild (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
George Arliss & Boris Karloff |
3.0 | 151.9 | 151.90 | 21 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 10 | One Night of Love (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Grace Moore & Lyle Talbot |
3.4 | 175.2 | 175.20 | 10 | 60 | 06 / 02 | 93.7 | |
| 11 | Tarzan And His Mate (1934) | Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O'Sullivan |
3.0 | 151.4 | 417.90 | 23 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 15 | Now and Forever (1934) | Gary Cooper & Carole Lombard |
3.6 | 182.5 | 182.50 | 8 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 14 | Treasure Island (1934) | Wallace Beery & Lionel Barrymore |
3.3 | 169.9 | 331.90 | 13 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 16 | Wonder Bar (1934) | Kay Francis & Dick Powell |
3.6 | 184.5 | 297.00 | 6 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 16 | Twentieth Century (1934) | Carole Lombard & John Barrymore |
2.6 | 131.4 | 131.40 | 30 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 18 | Forsaking All Others (1934) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
4.0 | 204.2 | 321.00 | 4 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 20 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Cagney | 3.4 | 172.7 | 256.60 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 17 | The St. Louis Kid (1934) | James Cagney | 2.3 | 119.4 | 119.40 | 43 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 18 | The White Parade (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Loretta Young | 2.7 | 140.3 | 140.30 | 26 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 19 | Viva Villa! (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Wallace Beery | 2.7 | 137.4 | 273.70 | 28 | 65 | 04 / 01 | 90.3 | |
| 23 | Belle of the Nineties (1934) | Mae West & Johnny Mack Brown |
3.4 | 175.2 | 175.20 | 9 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 24 | Dames (1934) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
3.0 | 154.3 | 220.80 | 20 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 23 | Flirtation Walk (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dick Powell | 3.0 | 155.0 | 223.80 | 19 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 26 | Judge Priest (1934) | Will Rogers | 3.4 | 175.2 | 175.20 | 11 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 27 | Little Miss Marker (1934) | Shirley Temple & Adolphe Menjou |
2.7 | 138.7 | 138.70 | 27 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 27 | Bolero (1934) | Carole Lombard & Ray Milland |
3.1 | 160.6 | 160.60 | 15 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 28 | Death Takes A Holiday (1934) | Fredric March | 2.4 | 125.0 | 125.00 | 36 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 30 | The Richest Girl in The World (1934) | Joel McCrea | 3.1 | 159.8 | 159.80 | 16 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 28 | Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
2.1 | 107.3 | 180.00 | 49 | 76 | 01 / 01 | 87.9 | |
| 32 | Sadie McKee (1934) | Joan Crawford & Franchot Tone |
2.4 | 122.3 | 190.00 | 39 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 34 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | Wallace Beery | 2.8 | 140.9 | 140.90 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 31 | Little Man, What Now? (1934) | Margaret Sullavan | 2.1 | 108.2 | 108.20 | 48 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 35 | The Merry Widow (1934) | Jeanette MacDonald | 2.5 | 125.7 | 373.50 | 34 | 68 | 01 / 01 | 87.2 | |
| 37 | Broadway Bill (1934) | Myrna Loy & Warner Baxter & Frank C |
2.5 | 127.2 | 127.20 | 32 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 36 | Here Is My Heart (1934) | Bing Crosby & Roland Young |
2.3 | 119.0 | 119.00 | 44 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 38 | Riptide (1934) | Norma Shearer & Robert Montgomery |
3.1 | 157.6 | 157.60 | 17 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 38 | Baby Takes a Bow (1934) | Shirley Temple & Claire Trevor |
2.5 | 126.3 | 126.30 | 33 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 40 | Moulin Rouge (1934) | Franchot Tone | 2.3 | 116.3 | 116.30 | 45 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 40 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) | Ronald Colman & Loretta Young |
2.4 | 122.9 | 122.90 | 37 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 41 | The Lost Patrol (1934) | Victor McLaglen & Boris Karloff |
1.8 | 91.8 | 91.80 | 65 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 42 | The Scarlett Empress (1934) | Marlene Dietrich & Directed by Josef Von Sternberg |
1.3 | 65.7 | 65.70 | 90 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 43 | Men in White (1934) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
2.5 | 129.9 | 212.40 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 44 | The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) | Robert Donat & Elissa Landi |
1.6 | 82.0 | 82.00 | 71 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 46 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
2.3 | 119.8 | 177.10 | 42 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 45 | Of Human Bondage (1934) | Bette Davis & Leslie Howard |
1.5 | 78.8 | 98.80 | 73 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 48 | The Age of Innocence (1934) | Irene Dunne & Laura Hope Crews |
2.4 | 120.4 | 120.40 | 41 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 48 | Crime Without Passion (1934) | Claude Rains | 1.8 | 91.2 | 91.20 | 67 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 51 | Kid Millions (1934) | Ethel Merman | 2.4 | 121.1 | 121.10 | 40 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 50 | The Girl From Missouri (1934) | Jean Harlow & Lionel Barrymore |
1.9 | 99.5 | 99.50 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 51 | Carolina (1934) | Robert Young & Lionel Barrymore |
2.4 | 122.6 | 122.60 | 38 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 52 | The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) | Leslie Howard & Merle Oberon |
1.5 | 76.0 | 76.00 | 76 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 53 | The Painted Veil (1934) | Greta Garbo & George Brent |
2.0 | 100.4 | 309.40 | 59 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 52 | Operator 13 (1934) | Gary Cooper | 1.8 | 90.4 | 147.40 | 69 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 55 | Charlie Chan in London (1934) | Ray Milland | 1.9 | 99.0 | 99.00 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 56 | Evelyn Prentice (1934) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
2.0 | 102.2 | 170.20 | 58 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 58 | Lady By Choice (1934) | Carole Lombard & Mary Robson |
2.1 | 105.0 | 105.00 | 53 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 59 | Hide-Out (1934) | Robert Montgomery & Maurenn O'Sullivan |
2.3 | 116.0 | 116.00 | 46 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 59 | The Last Gentleman (1934) | George Arliss | 2.0 | 104.2 | 104.20 | 57 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 60 | The Affairs of Cellini (1934) | Frank Morgan & Fredric March |
2.5 | 125.2 | 125.20 | 35 | 51 | 04 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 61 | We're Not Dressing (1934) | Bing Crosby & Carole Lombard |
1.8 | 92.4 | 92.40 | 63 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 64 | College Rhythm (1934) | Directed by Norman Taurog | 2.1 | 109.4 | 109.40 | 47 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 63 | Now I'll Tell (1934) | Shirley Temple & Spencer Tracy |
1.8 | 91.4 | 91.40 | 66 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 64 | Fashions of 1934 (1934) | Bette Davis & William Powell |
1.6 | 83.2 | 140.90 | 70 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 66 | David Harum (1934) | Will Rogers | 1.9 | 98.0 | 98.00 | 62 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 65 | Six Of A Kind (1934) | George Burns & W.C. Fields |
1.5 | 75.9 | 75.90 | 77 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 68 | The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) | Robert Montgomery | 1.5 | 77.5 | 164.80 | 75 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 70 | Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) | Shirley Temple & Warner Baxter |
2.0 | 104.4 | 104.40 | 54 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 68 | Gambling Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Joel McCrea |
1.4 | 72.3 | 95.30 | 81 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 69 | Servants' Entrance (1934) | Janet Gaynor | 1.2 | 60.2 | 60.20 | 100 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 71 | She Loves Me Not (1934) | Bing Crosby & Miriam Hopkins |
2.9 | 149.7 | 149.70 | 24 | 40 | 01 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 72 | Madame Spy (1934) | Edward Arnold | 1.2 | 61.5 | 61.50 | 97 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 73 | Jimmy The Gent (1934) | James Cagney & Bette Davis |
0.9 | 48.5 | 68.20 | 115 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 75 | British Agent (1934) | Kay Francis & Leslie Howard |
1.5 | 77.7 | 134.60 | 74 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 73 | You're Telling Me! (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.8 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 132 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 77 | The Gay Bride (1934) | Carole Lombard & Chester Morris |
1.1 | 54.7 | 54.70 | 108 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 79 | Behold My Wife! (1934) | Sylvia Sidney | 1.8 | 90.4 | 90.40 | 68 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 76 | The Old Fashioned Way (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.7 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 149 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 77 | It's a Gift (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.5 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 174 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 80 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) | Joan Bennett & Claude Rains |
1.2 | 63.5 | 63.50 | 93 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 81 | Caravan (1934) | Loretta Young | 1.2 | 61.5 | 61.50 | 96 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 83 | Happiness Ahead (1934) | Dick Powell | 1.4 | 70.8 | 121.00 | 84 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 84 | George White's Scandals (1934) | Alice Faye | 1.4 | 72.3 | 72.30 | 80 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 86 | The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) | Donald Crisp | 1.4 | 73.9 | 95.50 | 78 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 85 | The Black Cat (1934) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
0.7 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 154 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 85 | Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) | Jack Benny | 1.1 | 56.8 | 56.80 | 104 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 88 | Glamour (1934) | Paul Lukas & Constance Cummings |
1.3 | 66.2 | 66.20 | 88 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 86 | The Captain Hates The Sea (1934) | Victor McLaglen | 0.9 | 47.6 | 47.60 | 117 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 89 | The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) | Francis Lederer | 1.2 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 99 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 92 | Murder At The Vanities (1934) | Victor McLaglen | 1.3 | 65.5 | 65.50 | 91 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 91 | Stamboul Quest (1934) | Myrna Loy & George Brent |
2.0 | 104.4 | 104.40 | 55 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 92 | Grand Canary (1934) | Warner Baxter | 0.6 | 32.8 | 32.80 | 158 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 93 | The Cat's-Paw (1934) | Harold Lloyd | 0.7 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 153 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 94 | Change of Heart (1934) | Shirley Temple & Ginger Rogers |
2.1 | 106.9 | 106.90 | 51 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 94 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) | W.C. Fields | 1.2 | 62.3 | 62.30 | 94 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 96 | Desirable (1934) | Jean Muir & George Brent |
0.9 | 46.9 | 46.90 | 118 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 97 | Four Frightened People (1934) | Claudette Colbert & Directed by Cecil B. DeMille |
1.4 | 72.2 | 72.20 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 97 | The Iron Duke (1934) | George Arliss | 1.3 | 65.7 | 65.70 | 89 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 98 | One More River (1934) | Jane Wyatt | 1.0 | 51.3 | 51.30 | 111 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 99 | Doctor Monica (1934) | Kay Francis | 1.2 | 59.8 | 101.30 | 101 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 102 | The Circus Clown (1934) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 61.5 | 94.90 | 98 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 101 | Hi, Nellie! (1934) | Paul Muni | 1.2 | 59.4 | 94.40 | 102 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 103 | Sweet Adeline (1934) | Irene Dunne | 2.0 | 104.3 | 104.30 | 56 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 102 | The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) | Merle Oberon & Douglas Fairbanks |
0.8 | 38.6 | 38.60 | 140 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 104 | The President Vanishes (1934) | Walter Wanger & Rosalind Russell |
1.1 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 103 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 106 | Spitfire (1934) | Katharine Hepburn & Robert Young |
1.8 | 91.8 | 112.50 | 64 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 107 | Whom The Gods Destroy (1934) | Robert Young | 0.9 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 121 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 107 | The Fountain (1934) | Paul Lukas | 1.1 | 55.3 | 55.30 | 105 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 109 | Murder on the Blackboard (1934) | James Gleason | 0.4 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 180 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 110 | He Was Her Man (1934) | James Cagney & Joan Blondell |
2.1 | 107.0 | 121.00 | 50 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 110 | What Every Woman Knows (1934) | Donald Crisp | 1.0 | 49.6 | 73.30 | 113 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 112 | Thirty Day Princess (1934) | Cary Grant & Sylvia Sidney |
0.8 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 136 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 113 | Many Happy Returns (1934) | Ray Milland | 1.3 | 67.5 | 67.50 | 86 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 114 | We're Rich Again (1934) | Buster Crabbe | 0.7 | 36.9 | 44.10 | 148 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 115 | Strictly Dynamite (1934) | Jimmy Durante | 0.8 | 41.3 | 50.10 | 135 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 116 | Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) | Alice Brady | 0.6 | 33.2 | 33.20 | 157 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 117 | The Dragon Murder Case (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.8 | 41.6 | 62.20 | 133 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 118 | Fugitive Lovers (1934) | Robert Montgomery | 0.9 | 45.6 | 45.60 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.4 | |
| 119 | Handy Andy (1934) | Robert Taylor | 1.6 | 81.0 | 81.00 | 72 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 120 | Housewife (1934) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 37.1 | 47.40 | 147 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 121 | We Live Again (1934) | Fredric March | 1.4 | 69.4 | 69.40 | 85 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 120 | There's Always Tomorrow (1934) | Robert Taylor | 0.8 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 129 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
| 124 | The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) | Jeanette MacDonald | 1.3 | 66.4 | 160.40 | 87 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 124 | Massacre (1934) | Richard Barthelmess | 0.4 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 179 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 124 | This Man Is Mine (1934) | Irene Dunne & Ralph Bellamy |
0.7 | 37.5 | 37.50 | 143 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 125 | 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934) | James Dunn & Alice Faye |
1.1 | 54.8 | 54.80 | 107 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 127 | Long Lost Father (1934) | John Barrymore | 1.0 | 49.9 | 49.90 | 112 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 128 | Mandalay (1934) | Kay Francis & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 52.0 | 91.80 | 110 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 128 | The Little Minister (1934) | Katharine Hepburn & Donald Crisp |
2.1 | 105.5 | 161.10 | 52 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 129 | Ready for Love (1934) | Ida Lupino | 0.9 | 46.4 | 46.40 | 119 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 130 | Million Dollar Ransom (1934) | Edward Arnold | 0.8 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 126 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 131 | The Return of Chandu (1934) | Bela Lugosi | 0.5 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 176 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 131 | Death on the Diamond (1934) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 38.7 | 38.70 | 139 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
| 133 | I've Got Your Number (1934) | Joan Blondell | 0.9 | 43.6 | 68.00 | 125 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 133 | The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.7 | 38.2 | 45.10 | 141 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 135 | Wake Up and Dream (1934) | Jane Darwell | 0.4 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 188 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 136 | All Of Me (1934) | Fredric March | 1.4 | 72.5 | 72.50 | 79 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 138 | Ladies Should Listen (1934) | Cary Grant | 0.8 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 127 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 138 | Gift of Gab (1934) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
1.4 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 83 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 139 | One Hour Late (1934) | Ray Milland | 0.6 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 162 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 140 | Sing And Like It (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.3 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 190 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 140 | A Lost Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.8 | 39.7 | 55.50 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 142 | Music in the Air (1934) | Gloria Swanson | 0.9 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 116 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 143 | Side Streets (1934) | Aline MacMahon | 0.4 | 18.4 | 27.90 | 185 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 144 | Palooka (1934) | Jimmy Durante | 0.9 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 124 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 145 | Merry Wives of Reno (1934) | Guy Kibbee | 0.6 | 32.1 | 47.10 | 161 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 145 | Shoot The Works (1934) | Jack Oakie | 0.8 | 41.8 | 41.80 | 130 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 147 | The World Moves On (1934) | Madeleine Carroll & Franchot Tone |
1.3 | 64.6 | 64.60 | 92 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 149 | Upperworld (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Warren William |
0.6 | 32.7 | 53.10 | 159 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | |
| 149 | No Greater Glory (1934) | Directed by Frank Borzage | 0.2 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 196 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 149 | A Wicked Woman (1934) | Robert Taylor | 0.6 | 30.1 | 48.60 | 168 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 151 | Stingaree (1934) | Irene Dunne | 1.1 | 53.7 | 82.20 | 109 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 153 | The Key (1934) | Donald Crisp & William Powell |
0.8 | 39.3 | 56.30 | 138 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 152 | Outcast Lady (1934) | Constance Bennett | 0.8 | 41.6 | 69.60 | 134 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 154 | The Party's Over (1934) | Henry Travers | 0.1 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 198 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 155 | Social Register (1934) | Colleen Moore | 0.4 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 186 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
| 156 | Fog Over Frisco (1934) | Bette Davis & Lyle Talbot |
0.7 | 38.0 | 56.80 | 142 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 158 | Limehouse Blues (1934) | George Raft | 0.6 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 163 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.2 | |
| 158 | Murder in the Clouds (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.7 | 35.6 | 51.20 | 152 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 160 | Easy To Love (1934) | Mary Astor | 0.3 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 191 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 160 | Kiss And Make-Up (1934) | Cary Grant | 0.5 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 173 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 162 | Hell in The Heavens (1934) | Warner Baxter | 0.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 194 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 162 | Journal of a Crime (1934) | Walter Pidgeon | 0.6 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 169 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 163 | Hollywood Party (1934) | Laurel and Hardy | 1.2 | 61.6 | 139.80 | 95 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | |
| 165 | Two Alone (1934) | Beulah Bondi | 0.4 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 182 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 166 | The Man with Two Faces (1934) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.1 | 55.0 | 79.10 | 106 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 166 | Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) | Warner Baxter | 0.2 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 195 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 167 | Java Head (1934) | Ralph Richardson | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 202 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 169 | Registered Nurse (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.7 | 33.9 | 47.10 | 155 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | |
| 170 | The Secret Bride (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck | 0.6 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 165 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 170 | Wednesday's Child (1934) | Edward Arnold | 0.7 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 151 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 171 | She Learned About Sailors (1934) | Lew Ayres | 0.2 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 197 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
| 173 | Kentuck Kernels (1934) | George Stevens | 0.9 | 45.7 | 45.70 | 122 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 41.3 | |
| 172 | The Band Plays On (1934) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 41.7 | 41.70 | 131 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 174 | Sisters Under the Skin (1934) | Joseph Schildkraut | 0.7 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 145 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 174 | Looking For Trouble (1934) | Spencer Tracy | 0.5 | 27.8 | 27.80 | 172 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | |
| 176 | Student Tour (1934) | Nelson Eddy | 0.9 | 46.4 | 46.40 | 120 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 177 | The Trumpet Blows (1934) | George Raft | 0.6 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 167 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 178 | Success At Any Price (1934) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 0.4 | 19.9 | 19.90 | 181 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 178 | Midnight (1934) | Humphrey Bogart | 0.6 | 28.4 | 28.40 | 170 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 179 | Great Expectations (1934) | Alan Hale | 0.4 | 18.6 | 18.60 | 184 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 181 | Woman in the Dark (1934) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.6 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 166 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 182 | Marie Galante (1934) | Spencer Tracy | 0.7 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 150 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 184 | Midnight Alibi (1934) | Richard Barthelmess | 0.1 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 200 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 184 | Their Big Moment (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.7 | 33.4 | 41.50 | 156 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 184 | Bachelor Bait (1934) | Directed by George Stevens | 0.6 | 31.4 | 36.50 | 164 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 188 | Beloved (1934) | Mickey Rooney | 0.4 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 187 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 188 | Finishing School (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Bruce Cabot |
0.6 | 32.3 | 32.30 | 160 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 189 | Good Dame (1934) | Fredric March & Sylvia Sidney |
0.7 | 37.4 | 37.40 | 144 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 190 | Let's Try Again (1934) | Clive Brook | 0.5 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 175 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 191 | A Modern Hero (1934) | Richard Barthelmess | 0.1 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 201 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 192 | A Modern Hero (1934) | 0.1 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 201 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | ||
| 193 | The Big Shakedown (1934) | Bette Davis & Charles Farrell |
0.6 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 171 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 27.2 | |
| 194 | Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) | Polly Moran | 0.7 | 37.1 | 45.10 | 146 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 195 | Born To Be Bad (1934) | Cary Grant & Loretta Young |
1.0 | 48.6 | 61.10 | 114 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 26.4 | |
| 196 | Dangerous Corners (1934) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.5 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 178 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 25.2 | |
| 198 | Where Sinners Meet (1934) | Billie Burke | 0.4 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 183 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 197 | Gridiron Flash (1934) | Margaret Dumont | 0.5 | 24.4 | 29.00 | 177 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 199 | Menace (1934) | Ray Milland | 0.3 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 189 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 200 | Dark Hazard (1934) | Edward G. Robinson | 0.8 | 42.2 | 59.80 | 128 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 17.4 | |
| 201 | Laughing Boy (1934) | Ramon Novarro | 0.2 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 193 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 202 | The Scarlet Letter (1934) | Colleen Moore | 0.1 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 199 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 203 | Jane Eyre (1934) | Colin Clive | 0.3 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 192 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 |
Top earners in 1934 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Darwell | 9 | 1,246.5 | 1,083.8 |
| Alan Hale | 12 | 1,335.1 | 1,068.0 |
| Shirley Temple | 7 | 1,048.5 | 1,048.5 |
| Clark Gable | 5 | 1,442.2 | 897.2 |
| Claudette Colbert | 4 | 943.8 | 771.1 |
| Carole Lombard | 6 | 726.6 | 726.6 |
| Myrna Loy | 6 | 1,017.5 | 706.0 |
| James Dunn | 5 | 690.7 | 690.7 |
| Dick Powell | 5 | 1,039.7 | 684.4 |
| Fredric March | 6 | 771.5 | 613.1 |
| Robert Montgomery | 5 | 805.0 | 600.9 |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | 4 | 1,099.2 | 586.0 |
| Pat O'Brien | 5 | 820.8 | 563.4 |
| Loretta Young | 5 | 537.7 | 525.2 |
| Joan Crawford | 3 | 801.2 | 516.4 |
| Fay Wray | 5 | 651.3 | 515.0 |
| Ray Enright | 5 | 680.2 | 498.6 |
| Robert Young | 6 | 513.3 | 492.6 |
| Edward Arnold | 7 | 544.5 | 476.8 |
| Frank Morgan | 7 | 581.1 | 471.3 |
| Ray Milland | 6 | 467.3 | 467.3 |
| William Powell | 5 | 770.7 | 467.0 |
| Joseph Schildkraut | 3 | 592.5 | 456.2 |
| Leo G. Carroll | 4 | 706.0 | 451.9 |
| Ginger Rogers | 5 | 628.3 | 448.9 |
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
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office
| It Happened One Night (1934) | $342,645,052.00 |
| The Merry Widow (1934) | $291,821,386.00 |
| The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) | $267,189,325.00 |
| Treasure Island (1934) | $259,320,753.00 |
| Tarzan And His Mate (1934) | $255,329,444.00 |
| Forsaking All Others (1934) | $250,767,940.00 |
| Wonder Bar (1934) | $232,065,847.00 |
| Chained (1934) | $226,706,085.00 |
| Viva Villa! (1934) | $213,819,844.00 |
| The Gay Divorcee (1934) | $202,302,139.00 |
| Here Comes the Navy (1934) | $200,477,503.00 |
| The Painted Veil (1934) | $189,073,786.00 |
| Flirtation Walk (1934) | $174,819,128.00 |
| The Thin Man (1934) | $174,471,289.00 |
| Dames (1934) | $172,538,384.00 |
| Men in White (1934) | $165,924,231.00 |
| Sadie McKee (1934) | $148,476,521.00 |
| Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | $140,607,948.00 |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | $138,327,196.00 |
| Evelyn Prentice (1934) | $132,967,471.00 |
| The Little Minister (1934) | $125,897,118.00 |
| The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) | $125,326,957.00 |
| Hi Nellie! (1934) | $120,195,255.00 |
| Operator 13 (1934) | $115,177,632.00 |
| Fashions of 1934 (1934) | $110,045,929.00 |
| British Agent (1934) | $105,142,377.00 |
| He Was Her Man (1934) | $94,561,308.00 |
| Happiness Ahead (1934) | $94,536,889.00 |
| Doctor Monica (1934) | $79,141,900.00 |
| Of Human Bondage (1934) | $77,203,240.00 |
| The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) | $74,580,358.00 |
| Gambling Lady (1934) | $74,466,370.00 |
| Mandalay (1934) | $71,729,445.00 |
| Spitfire (1934) | $68,878,495.00 |
| The Man with Two Faces (1934) | $61,808,214.00 |
| What Every Woman Knows (1934) | $57,246,719.00 |
| Outcast Lady (1934) | $54,395,768.00 |
| Jimmy The Gent (1934) | $53,255,374.00 |
| I’ve Got Your Number (1934) | $53,141,386.00 |
| The Dragon Murder Case (1934) | $48,579,880.00 |
| Born To Be Bad (1934) | $47,767,450.00 |
| Dark Hazard (1934) | $46,755,255.00 |
| Fog Over Frisco (1934) | $44,360,477.00 |
| The Key (1934) | $44,018,375.00 |
| A Lost Lady (1934) | $43,334,144.00 |
| Upperworld (1934) | $41,509,564.00 |
| Murder in the Clouds (1934) | $40,027,067.00 |
| A Wicked Woman (1934) | $37,974,383.00 |
| Housewife (1934) | $37,062,093.00 |
| Registered Nurse (1934) | $36,834,034.00 |
| Gridiron Flash (1934) | $22,693,437.00 |
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Hello Bruce , you did a nice job again !
I have a question about the worldwide gross of some movies, I was wondering if you or somebody else had any information…
Among the films I propose to you, which version have been more successful worldwide :
1) Treasure Island 1934 vs Treasure Island 1950
2) The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1939 vs The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1956
3) The Three Musketeers 1948 vs 1973 version vs 1993 version
4) Knights Of The Round Table vs Excalibur vs First Knight
5) The Mark Of Zorro 1940 vs Zorro 1975
Thanks !
… I also forgot Frankenstein 1931 vs 1994 version … Which one was the most successful worldwide according to you ?
Hey Karen…..we sadly do not have worldwide grosses for the 1931 Frankenstein……but with $232 million in adjusted domestic gross….it only trails 1994 Frankenstein by 20 million when looking at adjusted worldwide gross..what has a adjusted worldwide gross of $252 million. Pretty sure the original Frankenstein did that much overseas. Sorry that I do not have better numbers on that classic scene.
Hey Karen…sadly I do not have many worldwide box office totals on these movies….here is what I have.
1934 Treasure Island….$259.32 million in adjusted worldwide gross
1950 Treasure Island….$224.03 million in adjusted worldwide gross
1948 Three Musketeers ….$508.04 million in adjusted worldwide gross
1953 Knights of the Round Table….$375.40 million in adjusted worldwide gross
1995 First Knight…………..$269.28 million in adjusted worldwide gross
Hope this helps.
I have seen 58 out of 133 movies from 1934.
Up to and until the top 50, I had seen most of them films with 43 out of 50, then I dropped off a bit.
The highest rated film I have seen is It Happened One Night at Number 1.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is Cleopatra at Number 2. I believe that is the first time in these yearly pages that the highest ranked film I have missed has been in the top 5.
The lowest rated film I have seen is The Man With Two Faces at 119.
My Top Ten Favourites are:
It Happened One Night
The Thin Man
The Gay Divorcee
Riptide
Twentieth Century
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Merry Widow
Dames
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Hey Flora
1. Thanks for your thoughts on our 1934 movie page.
2. 58 is only behind Dan….and well ahead of Steve and me.
3. 43 of the Top 50 is very impressive.
4. I have not seen Cleopatra either.
5. Of your Top 10……I have seen It Happened One Night, Thin Man, 20th Century and The Gay Divorcee….and I liked them all.
Good stuff as always.
I’ve seen 15 of the 133 films listed on the chart. And looking at my datafiles I have 33 films from 1934 in my movie collection, I’ve seen 20 of those.
Favorites from both lists include – The Black Cat, It Happened One Night, Cleopatra, The Gay Divorcee, Dames, Tarzan and his Mate, Treasure Island, Viva Villa, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Charlie Chan in London and The Thin Man.
I haven’t seen Bright Eyes, which looks like the biggest hit of 1934, bigger than Cleopatra and It Happened One Night. Seems 1930s audiences were completely entranced by talented tot Shirley Temple.
Nicely done Bruce. Keep em coming!
Vote Up!
Hey Steve…..thanks for the feedback. I did not even reach double digits on this page…..as my total is 8. So you almost double my total. Of my 8….6 you have listed as your favorites. 1934 was the year Shirley took off….and she would maintain that high status for the rest of the decade. Thanks for the nice words and the vote up.
In 1979 I started going on a regular basis to the Regency revival house. They started off with a series of films starring lady comedians. The first double bill I saw included Twentieth Century (1934) with Carole Lombard and John Barrymore. Also in that series and from 1934 I saw It Happened One Night. In my kid days I had seen both 1934’s Laurel and Hardy features Babes in Toyland and Sons of the Desert along with W.C. Field’s It’s a Gift.
Here are the 169 1934 films I have seen since December 1992 when I saw film 8000 that I had viewed through the end of 2017. Key is film, studio, stars if I wrote down, date seen and source (TV channel, videotape or DVD).
20 MILLION SWEETHEARTS 1934 FN DICK POWELL PAT O’BRIEN 10/3 2000 TCM
ADVENTURE GIRL (DOC.) 1934 RKO XXX XXX 9/15 2002 TCM
AFFAIRS OF CELLINI 1934 UA FREDRIC MARCH CONSTANCE BENNETT 7/8 2003 FXM
AGE OF INNOCENCE 1934 RKO IRENE DUNNE JOHN BOLES 12/29 1998 TCM
AMONG THE MISSING 1934 COL 9/29 2015 TCM
AS THE EARTH TURNS 1934 WB DONALD WOODS JEAN MUIR 1/29 2009 TCM
ATLANTIC ADVENTURE 1934 COL LLOYD NOLAN NANCY CARROLL 5/27 2008 TCM
BABBITT 1934 FN GUY KIBBEE ALINE MACMAHON 11/19 1999 TCM
BABY TAKE A BOW 1934 FOX SHIRLEY TEMPLE 9/21 1995 FAM
BACHELOR BAIT 1934 RKO STUART ERWIN ROCHELLE HUDSON 12/22 2003 TCM
BAND PLAYS ON 1934 MGM ROBERT YOUNG BETTY FURNESS 2/25 2001 TCM
BEDSIDE 1934 FN WARREN WILLIAM JEAN MUIR 11/16 2006 TCM
BIG HEARTED HERBERT 1934 WB GUY KIBBEE ALINE MACMAHON 11/8 2005 TCM
BIG SHAKEDOWN 1934 FN BETTE DAVIS CHARLES FARRELL 5/10 1999 TCM
BLACK MOON 1934 COL JACK HOLT FAY WRAY 10/10 2009 TCM
BLIND DATE 1934 COL ANN SOTHERN PAUL KELLY 5/30 2007 TCM
BORDER MENACE 1934 AYWON 3/2 2017 DVD
BORN TO BE BAD 1934 UA LORETTA YOUNG CARY GRANT 12/6 2000 FXM
BOSS COWBOY 1934 SUPERIOR BUDDY ROOSEVELT 11/25 2013 DVD
BRAND OF HATE 1934 SUPREME BOB STEELE GABBY HAYES 10/17 2013 DVD
BRITISH AGENT 1934 FN LESLIE HOWARD KAY FRANCIS 6/14 2001 TCM
BROADWAY BILL 1934 COL WARNER BAXTER MYRNA LOY 5/19 1997 AMC
BURN ‘EM UP BARNES 1934 MASCOT XXX XXX 3/27 1998 TAPE (serial)
BY YOUR LEAVE 1934 RKO BETTY GRABLE NEIL HAMILTON 4/11 1993 AMC
CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA 1934 COL VICTOR MCLAGLEN WYNNE GIBSON 8/25 2010 TCM
CASE OF THE HOWLING DOG 1934 WB WARREN WILLIAM 3/9 1994 TNT
CAT AND THE FIDDLE 1934 MGM RAMON NOVARRO JEANETTE MACDONALD 6/1 2000 TCM
CAT’S PAW 1934 FOX HAROLD LLOYD 9/9 2002 TCM
CHANGE OF HEART 1934 FOX JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL 1/21 2006 FXM
CHLOE – LOVE IS CALLING 1934 PINNACLE XXX XXX 3/2 2006 DVD
DANGEROUS CORNER 1934 RKO MELVYN DOUGLAS CONRAD NAGEL 2/5 2000 AMC
DARK HAZARD 1934 FN EDWARD G. ROBINSON GENEVIEVE TOBIN 5/18 2002 TCM
DESIRABLE 1934 WB GEORGE BRENT JEAN MUIR 3/15 2010 TCM
DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT 1934 RKO MARY BOLAND POLLY MORAN 1/1 2003 TCM
DR. MONICA 1934 WB KAY FRANCIS WARREN WILLIAM 11/18 1999 TCM
DRAGON MURDER CASE 1934 FN WARREN WILLIAM MARGARET LINDSAY 5/28 2004 TCM
EASY TO LOVE 1934 WB ADOLPHE MENJOU MARY ASTOR 12/5 1998 TCM
ESKIMO 1934 MGM XXX XXX 2/4 1999 TCM
EVELYN PRENTICE 1934 MGM MYRNA LOY WILLIAM POWELL 3/3 1999 TCM
FINISHING SCHOOL 1934 RKO GINGER ROGERS BRUCE CABOT 8/7 1994 AMC
FIREBIRD, THE 1934 WB ANITA LOUISE VERREE TEASDALE 1/10 2002 TCM
FLIRTATION WALK 1934 FN DICK POWELL RUBY KEELER 8/27 1998 TCM
FOG OVER FRISCO 1934 FN BETTE DAVIS LYLE TABOT 12/28 1999 TCM
FRIENDS OF MR. SWEENEY 1934 WB CHARLES RUGGLES ANN DVORAK 11/16 2000 TCM
FUGITIVE LOVERS 1934 MGM ROBERT MONTGOMERY MADGE EVANS 5/25 2006 TCM
GAMBLING LADY 1934 WB BARBARA STANWYCK PAT O’BRIEN 7/19 2002 TCM
GAY BRIDE 1934 MGM CAROLE LOMBARD CHESTER MORRIS 2/17 1999 TCM
GENTLEMEN ARE BORN 1934 FN FRANCHOT TONE 1/29 2016 TCM
GODDESS, THE (CHINESE) 1934 9/17 2013 TCM
GREEN EYES 1934 CHESTERFIELD CHARLES STARRETT 6/27 2010 DVD
GRIDIRON FLASH 1934 RKO XXX XXX 9/9 1993 AMC
GUNFIRE 1934 FD 10/25 2017 DVD
HAPPINESS AHEAD 1934 FN DICK POWELL FRANK MCHUGH 9/12 1998 TCM
HAROLD TEEN 1934 WB HAL LEROY ROCHELLE HUDSON 7/2 2000 TCM
HAT, COAT AND GLOVE 1934 RKO RICARDO CORTEZ JOHN BEAL 7/22 2004 TCM
HAVE A HEART 1934 MGM JEAN PARKER JAMES DUNN 12/11 2003 TCM
HE WAS HER MAN 1934 WB JAMES CAGNEY JOAN BLONDELL 8/31 2002 TCM
HEAT LIGHTNING 1934 WB ANN DVORAK PRESTON FOSTER 10/17 1999 TCM
HERE COMES THE NAVY 1934 WB JAMES CAGNEY PAT O’BRIEN 2/5 2000 TCM
HI NELLIE 1934 WB PAUL MUNI GLENDA FARRELL 10/16 1999 TCM
HIDEOUT 1934 MGM ROBERT MONTGOMERY MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN 5/19 2004 TCM
HIS GREATEST GAMBLE 1934 RKO RICHARD DIX BRUCE CABOT 8/16 2006 TCM
HOLLYWOOD HOODLUM 1934 REGAL XXX XXX 3/12 2006 DVD
HOLLYWOOD PARTY 1934 MGM JIMMY DURANTE LUPE VELEZ 4/1 1999 TCM
HOUSE OF DANGER 1934 PEERLESS ONSLOW STEVENS JANET CHANDLER 8/21 2010 DVD
HOUSE OF MYSTERY 1934 MONO XXX XXX 10/1 2010 DVD
HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD 1934 UA GEORGE ARLISS ROBERT YOUNG 8/17 2000 FXM
HOUSEWIFE 1934 WB BETTE DAVIS GEORGE BRENT 11/10 1998 TCM
I SELL ANYTHING 1934 FN PAT O’BRIEN CLAIRE DODD 3/16 2006 TCM
IN OLD SANTA FE 1934 MASCOT KEN MAYNARD 12/21 2013 DVD
I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER 1934 WB GLENDA FARRELL PAT O’BRIEN 4/24 2001 TCM
JEW SUSS (U.K.) 1934 GAUMONT-BRITISH CONRAD VEIDT BENITA HUME 8/23 2011 TCM
JOURNAL OF A CRIME 1934 FN ADOLPHE MENJOU RUTH CHATTERTON 11/6 2002 TCM
KANSAS CITY PRINCESS 1934 WB JOAN BLONDELL GLENDA FARRELL 10/9 1998 TCM
KEEP ‘EM ROLLING 1934 RKO WALTER HUSTON FRANCES DEE 6/1 1993 AMC
KENTUCKY KERNALS 1934 RKO WHEELER & WOOLSEY 1/10 1994 TAPE
KING KELLY OF THE U.S.A. 1934 MONO IRENE WARE GUY ROBERTSON 1/12 2008 DVD
LADY BY CHOICE 1934 COL CAROLE LOMBARD MAY ROBSON 8/19 2006 TCM
LAUGHING BOY 1934 MGM LUPE VELEZ RAMON NOVARRO 3/21 2013 TCM
LAW OF THE WILD 1934 MASCOT XXX XXX 8/23 2011 DVD (serial)
LAZY RIVER 1934 MGM ROBERT YOUNG JEAN PARKER 2/22 1999 TCM
LET’S TRY AGAIN 1934 RKO DIANA WYNYARD CLIVE BROOK 1/29 2001 TCM
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE 1934 RKO BEN LYON THELMA TODD 1/9 1993 AMC
LITTLE MAN, WHAT NOW? 1934 UNI MARGARET SULLIVAN DOUGLASS MONTGOMERY 10/19 1993 AMC
LONG LOST FATHER 1934 RKO JOHN BARRYMORE 10/21 2017 RKO
LOST IN THE STRATOSPHERE 1934 MON WILLIAM CAGNEY 7/12 2015 DVD
LOST JUNGLE 1934 MASCOT XXX XXX 9/3 1997 TAPE (serial)
LOST LADY 1934 FN BARBARA STANWYCK 4/10 2002 TCM
MADAME DU BARRY 1934 WB DOLORES DEL RIO ANITA LOUISE 8/3 2000 TCM
MAN FROM UTAH 1934 MONO JOHN WAYNE GABBY HAYES 12/22 2013 DVD
MAN OF ARAN (DOC.) 1934 GAUMONT BRITISH XXX XXX 1/7 1996 13
MAN OF TWO WORLDS 1934 RKO FRANCIS LEDERER ELISSA LANDI 4/16 2011 TCM
MAN WITH TWO FACES 1934 FN EDWARD G. ROBINSON MARY ASTOR 1/27 1999 TCM
MANHATTAN MELODRAMA 1934 MGM CLARK GABLE WILLIAM POWELL 2/1 1993 TNT
MANIAC 1934 ROADSHOW ATTRACTIONS XXX XXX 11/10 2011 DVD
MARIE GALANTE 1934 FOX SPENCER TRACY 11/20 1994 CUNY
MARINES ARE COMING 1934 MASCOT CONRAD NAGEL 10/18 2012 DVD
MEANEST GAL IN TOWN 1934 RKO XXX XXX 7/11 1993 AMC
MERRY FRINKS 1934 FN HUGH HERBERT ALINE MACMAHON 3/6 2008 TCM
MERRY WIVES OF RENO 1934 WB GLENDA FARRELL MARGARET LINDSAY 8/3 2013 TCM
MIDNIGHT 1934 UNI HUMPHREY BOGART HENRY HULL 8/25 1997 TAPE
MIDNIGHT ALIBI 1934 FN RICHARD BARTHELMESS ANN DVORAK 1/17 2003 TCM
MISS PACIFIC FLEET 1934 WB JOAN BLONDELL MARIE WILSON 4/24 2001 TCM
MOONSTONE, THE 1934 MONO 6/20 2014 DVD
MURDER AT THE VANITIES 1934 PAR JACK OAKIE VICTOR MCLAGLEN 3/12 2013 DVD
MURDER IN THE CLOUDS 1934 FN LYLE TALBOT ANN DVORAK 7/18 2007 TCM
MURDER IN THE PRIVATE CAR 1934 MGM CHARLES RUGGLES UNA MERKEL 5/11 2004 TCM
MYSTERY LINER 1934 MONO NOAH BEERY ASTRID ALLWYN 5/10 2009 TCM
MYSTERY MOUNTAIN 1934 MASCOT KEN MAYNARD 3/3 1995 TAPE (serial)
MYSTERY OF MR. X 1934 MGM ROBERT MONTGOMERY LEWIS STONE 1/25 2001 TCM
MYSTERY RANCH 1934 RELIABLE 12/24 2016 DVD
NEATH ARIZONA SKIES 1934 MONO JOHN WAYNE 4/6 1997 AMC
NO GREATER GLORY 1934 COL GEORGE BREAKSTON JIMMY BUTLER 3/28 2009 TCM
NOW AND FOREVER 1934 PAR GARY COOPER 9/16 2017 TCM
ONE MORE RIVER 1934 UNI DIANA WYNYARD COLIN CLIVE 1/28 2012 TCM
OUR DAILY BREAD 1934 UA XXX XXX 6/20 1994 21
OUTCAST LADY 1934 MGM CONSTANCE BENNETT HERBERT MARSHALL 8/31 2005 TCM
PAINTED VEIL 1934 MGM GRETA GARBO HERBERT MARSHALL 9/18 2000 TCM
PARIS INTERLUDE 1934 MGM ROBERT YOUNG UNA MERKEL 2/25 2001 TCM
PECK’S BAD BOY 1934 FOX JACKIE COOPER 11/10 1996 21
PERSONALITY KID 1934 WB PAT O’BRIEN GLENDA FARRELL 9/29 1999 TCM
PIRATE TREASURE 1934 UNI RICHARD TALMADGE 5/19 2014 DVD (serial)
RAWHIDE MAIL 1934 RELIABLE 2/28 2017 DVD
RED MORNING 1934 RKO REGIS TOOMEY STEFFI DUNA 10/16 2014 TCM
REGISTERED NURSE 1934 FN BEBE DANIELS LYLE TALBOT 11/18 2006 TCM
RIDING SPEED 1934 SUPERIOR BUFFALO BILL JR. 5/29 2017 DVD
RIPTIDE 1934 MGM NORMA SHEARER ROBERT MONTGOMERY 9/7 1999 TCM
ROAD TO RUIN 1934 WILLIS KENT XXX XXX 12/21 2008 TCM
SEARCH FOR BEAUTY 1934 PAR IDA LUPINO BUSTER CRABBE 12/30 2013 DVD
SEQUOIA 1934 MGM JEAN PARKER RUSSELL HARDIE 2/1 1999 TCM
SHOW-OFF, THE 1934 MGM 10/2 2012 TCM
SIDE STREETS 1934 FN PAUL KELLY 11/12 2015 TCM
SILVER STREAK 1934 RKO ARTHUR LAKE 1/9 1993 AMC
SING AND LIKE IT 1934 RKO XXX XXX 1/31 2005 TCM
SMARTY 1934 WB JOAN BLONDELL WARREN WILLIAM 8/30 2002 TCM
SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS (U.K.) 1934 WB IAN HUNTER 1/17 2008 DVD
SPITFIRE 1934 RKO KATHARINE HEPBURN ROBERT YOUNG 3/5 1995 AMC
STAMBOUL QUEST 1934 MGM MYRNA LOY GEORGE BRENT 5/17 2000 TCM
STINGAREE 1934 RKO IRENE DUNNE RICHARD DIX 6/30 2007 TCM
STRAIGHT IS THE WAY 1934 MGM FRANCHOT TONE 12/12 2003 TCM
STRICTLY DYNAMITE 1934 RKO JIMMY DURANTE LUPE VELEZ 5/3 1994 AMC
STUDENT TOUR 1934 MGM JIMMY DURANTE BETTY GRABLE 7/1 1999 TCM
SUCCESS AT ANY PRICE 1934 RKO DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. GENEVIEVE TOBIN 6/1 2004 TCM
TERROR OF THE PLAINS 1934 RELIABLE 10/21 2013 DVD
THE FOUNTAIN 1934 RKO ANN HARDING PAUL LUKAS 9/3 1994 AMC
THE KEY 1934 WB EDNA BEST WILLIAM POWELL 2/15 1999 TCM
THEIR BIG MOMENT 1934 RKO XXX XXX 1/3 1993 AMC
THIS MAN IS MINE 1934 RKO IRENE DUNNE CLAUDE RAINS 1/3 1993 AMC
THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN 1934 MGM LIONEL BARRYMORE 5/25 2010 TCM
THUNDER OVER TOWN 1934 BEACON 11/1 2013 DVD
TONTO KID 1934 FIRST DIVISION 12/15 2017 DVD
TRAIL BEYOND 1934 MONO JOHN WAYNE 5/23 1993 21
TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO-ROUND 1934 UA JACK BENNY NANCY CARROLL 2/2 2000 AMC
TRANSGRESSION 1934 RKO KAY FRANCIS RICARDO CORTEZ 1/31 1993 AMC
TWO HEADS ON A PILLOW 1934 LIBERTY NEIL HAMILTON 9/29 2011 TCM
UPPER WORLD 1934 WB GINGER ROGERS MARY ASTOR 11/17 1999 TCM
WEDNESDAY’S CHILD 1934 RKO EDWARD ARNOLD 4/18 2007 TCM
WE’RE RICH AGAIN 1934 RKO BUSTER KEATON 6/8 1994 AMC
WESTERN RACKETEERS 1934 AYWON 3/5 2017 DVD
WESTERNER, THE 1934 COL XXX XXX 1/15 2001 WEST
WHERE SINNERS MEET 1934 RKO DIANA WYNYARD CLIVE BROOK 9/15 1998 TCM
WHIRLPOOL 1934 COL JACK HOLT JEAN ARTHUR 9/21 2011 TCM
WICKED WOMAN 1934 MGM JEAN ARTHUR 11/30 1998 TCM
WILD CARGO (DOC.) 1934 RKO XXX XXX 7/13 2006 TCM
WOMAN CONDEMNED 1934 WILLIS KENT XXX XXX 7/10 2007 DVD
WOMAN IN THE SHADOWS 1934 RKO FAY WRAY RALPH BELLAMY 3/13 2007 DVD
WORLD MOVES ON 1934 FOX MADELEINE CARROLL FRANCHOT TONE 8/6 1999 AMC
YOU CAN’T BUY EVERYTHING 1934 MGM LEWIS STONE 1/28 2004 TCM
YOUNG EAGLES 1934 FIRST DIVISION XXX XXX 10/24 1997 TAPE (serial)
Hey Dan…..very cool. That is a lot of 1934 movies. My total is almost nothing compared to your massive list. Thanks for sharing it on our 1934 page. Truly impressive.
Still have some things to add to this page…..like trailers and worldwide grosses on 52 movies….but I have to go to work.