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.
I was wondering if the gross Box office figures for BRIGHT EYES, were based on worldwide box office rather than domestic figures? I ask this question because I have been unable to find any rentals figure for BRIGHT EYES anywhere.
I’m not sure if you can support commas yet in titles but if you can now:
“Baby, Take a Bow” 🙂
It was changed when Disney released the 1961 version of Babes in Toyland, so not to be confused with the 1934 film.
Why did Les Misérables shift to 1935 to 1934?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026725/
“babes in toyland” was the original title
apparently it was changed to “March of the Wooden Soldiers”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024852
Hey Sidney…..Dan was able to answer the question about Babes in Toyland. As for Les Miserables…..not sure how my year is different than IMDb’s. Seems it should be shifted to 1935. I will have to do that….because it is listed with all the other 1935 movies when looking at Oscar movies.