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
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Cleopatra (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
The Thin Man (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Imitation of Life (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Bright Eyes (1934)
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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
Now and Forever (1934)
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Tarzan And His Mate (1934)
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Wonder Bar (1934)
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Treasure Island (1934)
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Twentieth Century (1934)
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Here Comes the Navy (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
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The White Parade (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
1934
Viva Villa! (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Forsaking All Others (1934)
1934
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
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Dames (1934)
1934
Flirtation Walk (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1934
Judge Priest (1934)
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Bolero (1934)
1934
Little Miss Marker (1934)
1934
Death Takes A Holiday (1934)
1934
The Richest Girl in The World (1934)
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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
1934
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
1934
Sadie McKee (1934)
1934
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
1934
The Merry Widow (1934)
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Riptide (1934)
1934
Broadway Bill (1934)
1934
Here Is My Heart (1934)
1934
Baby Takes a Bow (1934)
1934
Moulin Rouge (1934)
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
1934
The Lost Patrol (1934)
1934
Men in White (1934)
1934
The Scarlett Empress (1934)
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
1934
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
1934
The Age of Innocence (1934)
1934
Of Human Bondage (1934)
1934
Kid Millions (1934)
1934
Crime Without Passion (1934)
1934
Carolina (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 | Cleopatra (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 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Bright Eyes (1934) | |
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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 | Now and Forever (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Tarzan And His Mate (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Wonder Bar (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Treasure Island (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Twentieth Century (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | The White Parade (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Viva Villa! (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1934 | Forsaking All Others (1934) | |
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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 | Bolero (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Little Miss Marker (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 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Sadie McKee (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 | Riptide (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Broadway Bill (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Here Is My Heart (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 | Men in White (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Scarlett Empress (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) | |
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| 1934 | The Age of Innocence (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Of Human Bondage (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Kid Millions (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Crime Without Passion (1934) | |
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| 1934 | Carolina (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 | 282.8 | 466.60 | 3 | 90 | 05 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 4 | The Gay Divorcee (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
3.1 | 167.2 | 275.50 | 18 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 98.0 | |
| 2 | Cleopatra (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Claudette Colbert | 5.5 | 299.6 | 299.60 | 2 | 72 | 05 / 01 | 97.8 | |
| 5 | The Thin Man (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
William Powell & Myrna Loy |
2.6 | 143.6 | 237.60 | 29 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 6 | Imitation of Life (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Claudette Colbert & Warren William |
3.0 | 161.0 | 161.00 | 22 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 7 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Norma Shearer & Charles Laughton |
3.6 | 195.3 | 363.80 | 7 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 6 | Bright Eyes (1934) | Shirley Temple & James Dunn |
5.8 | 317.3 | 317.30 | 1 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 10 | Chained (1934) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
3.7 | 202.0 | 308.70 | 5 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 8 | Babes in Toyland (1934) | Laurel and Hardy | 3.1 | 170.8 | 170.80 | 14 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 8 | The House of Rothschild (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
George Arliss & Boris Karloff |
3.0 | 161.6 | 161.60 | 21 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 10 | One Night of Love (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Grace Moore & Lyle Talbot |
3.4 | 186.3 | 186.30 | 10 | 60 | 06 / 02 | 94.4 | |
| 15 | Now and Forever (1934) | Gary Cooper & Carole Lombard |
3.6 | 194.1 | 194.10 | 8 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 11 | Tarzan And His Mate (1934) | Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O'Sullivan |
3.0 | 161.0 | 444.60 | 23 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 16 | Wonder Bar (1934) | Kay Francis & Dick Powell |
3.6 | 196.3 | 316.00 | 6 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 14 | Treasure Island (1934) | Wallace Beery & Lionel Barrymore |
3.3 | 180.7 | 353.10 | 13 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 16 | Twentieth Century (1934) | Carole Lombard & John Barrymore |
2.6 | 139.8 | 139.80 | 30 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 20 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Cagney | 3.4 | 183.7 | 273.00 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 18 | The White Parade (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Loretta Young | 2.7 | 149.3 | 149.30 | 26 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 17 | The St. Louis Kid (1934) | James Cagney | 2.3 | 127.0 | 127.00 | 43 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 19 | Viva Villa! (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Wallace Beery | 2.7 | 146.1 | 291.10 | 28 | 65 | 04 / 01 | 90.7 | |
| 18 | Forsaking All Others (1934) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
4.0 | 217.2 | 341.50 | 4 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 23 | Belle of the Nineties (1934) | Mae West & Johnny Mack Brown |
3.4 | 186.4 | 186.40 | 9 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 24 | Dames (1934) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
3.0 | 164.1 | 234.90 | 20 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 23 | Flirtation Walk (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dick Powell | 3.0 | 164.9 | 238.00 | 19 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 26 | Judge Priest (1934) | Will Rogers | 3.4 | 186.3 | 186.30 | 11 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 27 | Bolero (1934) | Carole Lombard & Ray Milland |
3.1 | 170.8 | 170.80 | 15 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 27 | Little Miss Marker (1934) | Shirley Temple & Adolphe Menjou |
2.7 | 147.5 | 147.50 | 27 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 28 | Death Takes A Holiday (1934) | Fredric March | 2.4 | 133.0 | 133.00 | 36 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 30 | The Richest Girl in The World (1934) | Joel McCrea | 3.1 | 170.0 | 170.00 | 16 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 28 | Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
2.1 | 114.1 | 191.50 | 49 | 76 | 01 / 01 | 88.0 | |
| 34 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | Wallace Beery | 2.8 | 149.9 | 149.90 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 32 | Sadie McKee (1934) | Joan Crawford & Franchot Tone |
2.4 | 130.1 | 202.20 | 39 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 31 | Little Man, What Now? (1934) | Margaret Sullavan | 2.1 | 115.1 | 115.10 | 48 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 35 | The Merry Widow (1934) | Jeanette MacDonald | 2.5 | 133.7 | 397.40 | 34 | 68 | 01 / 01 | 87.3 | |
| 38 | Riptide (1934) | Norma Shearer & Robert Montgomery |
3.1 | 167.6 | 167.60 | 17 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 37 | Broadway Bill (1934) | Myrna Loy & Warner Baxter & Frank C |
2.5 | 135.3 | 135.30 | 32 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 36 | Here Is My Heart (1934) | Bing Crosby & Roland Young |
2.3 | 126.6 | 126.60 | 44 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 38 | Baby Takes a Bow (1934) | Shirley Temple & Claire Trevor |
2.5 | 134.3 | 134.30 | 33 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 40 | Moulin Rouge (1934) | Franchot Tone | 2.3 | 123.7 | 123.70 | 45 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 40 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) | Ronald Colman & Loretta Young |
2.4 | 130.8 | 130.80 | 37 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 41 | The Lost Patrol (1934) | Victor McLaglen & Boris Karloff |
1.8 | 97.7 | 97.70 | 65 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 43 | Men in White (1934) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
2.5 | 138.2 | 225.90 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 42 | The Scarlett Empress (1934) | Marlene Dietrich & Directed by Josef Von Sternberg |
1.3 | 69.9 | 69.90 | 90 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 46 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
2.3 | 127.5 | 188.40 | 42 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 44 | The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) | Robert Donat & Elissa Landi |
1.6 | 87.3 | 87.30 | 71 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 48 | The Age of Innocence (1934) | Irene Dunne & Laura Hope Crews |
2.4 | 128.1 | 128.10 | 41 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 45 | Of Human Bondage (1934) | Bette Davis & Leslie Howard |
1.5 | 83.9 | 105.10 | 73 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 51 | Kid Millions (1934) | Ethel Merman | 2.4 | 128.9 | 128.90 | 40 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 48 | Crime Without Passion (1934) | Claude Rains | 1.8 | 97.0 | 97.00 | 67 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 51 | Carolina (1934) | Robert Young & Lionel Barrymore |
2.4 | 130.5 | 130.50 | 38 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 50 | The Girl From Missouri (1934) | Jean Harlow & Lionel Barrymore |
1.9 | 105.9 | 105.90 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 53 | The Painted Veil (1934) | Greta Garbo & George Brent |
2.0 | 106.8 | 329.20 | 59 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 52 | The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) | Leslie Howard & Merle Oberon |
1.5 | 80.9 | 80.90 | 76 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 52 | Operator 13 (1934) | Gary Cooper | 1.8 | 96.1 | 156.80 | 69 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 56 | Evelyn Prentice (1934) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
2.0 | 108.7 | 181.10 | 58 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 55 | Charlie Chan in London (1934) | Ray Milland | 1.9 | 105.3 | 105.30 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 59 | Hide-Out (1934) | Robert Montgomery & Maurenn O'Sullivan |
2.3 | 123.4 | 123.40 | 46 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 58 | Lady By Choice (1934) | Carole Lombard & Mary Robson |
2.1 | 111.7 | 111.70 | 53 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 59 | The Last Gentleman (1934) | George Arliss | 2.0 | 110.9 | 110.90 | 57 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 60 | The Affairs of Cellini (1934) | Frank Morgan & Fredric March |
2.5 | 133.2 | 133.20 | 35 | 51 | 04 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 61 | We're Not Dressing (1934) | Bing Crosby & Carole Lombard |
1.8 | 98.3 | 98.30 | 63 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 63 | Now I'll Tell (1934) | Shirley Temple & Spencer Tracy |
1.8 | 97.3 | 97.30 | 66 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 64 | College Rhythm (1934) | Directed by Norman Taurog | 2.1 | 109.4 | 109.40 | 47 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 64 | Fashions of 1934 (1934) | Bette Davis & William Powell |
1.6 | 88.5 | 149.80 | 70 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 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 | 80.8 | 80.80 | 77 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 70 | Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) | Shirley Temple & Warner Baxter |
2.0 | 111.1 | 111.10 | 54 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 68 | The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) | Robert Montgomery | 1.5 | 82.5 | 175.30 | 75 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 71 | She Loves Me Not (1934) | Bing Crosby & Miriam Hopkins |
2.9 | 159.3 | 159.30 | 24 | 40 | 01 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 68 | Gambling Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Joel McCrea |
1.4 | 76.9 | 101.40 | 81 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 69 | Servants' Entrance (1934) | Janet Gaynor | 1.2 | 64.0 | 64.00 | 100 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 72 | Madame Spy (1934) | Edward Arnold | 1.2 | 65.4 | 65.40 | 97 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 73 | Jimmy The Gent (1934) | James Cagney & Bette Davis |
0.9 | 51.6 | 72.50 | 115 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 75 | British Agent (1934) | Kay Francis & Leslie Howard |
1.5 | 82.6 | 143.20 | 74 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 73 | You're Telling Me! (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.8 | 44.3 | 44.30 | 132 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 77 | The Gay Bride (1934) | Carole Lombard & Chester Morris |
1.1 | 58.2 | 58.20 | 108 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 79 | Behold My Wife! (1934) | Sylvia Sidney | 1.8 | 96.1 | 96.10 | 68 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 76 | The Old Fashioned Way (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.7 | 39.1 | 39.10 | 149 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 77 | It's a Gift (1934) | W.C. Fields | 0.5 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 174 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 80 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) | Joan Bennett & Claude Rains |
1.2 | 67.6 | 67.60 | 93 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 84 | George White's Scandals (1934) | Alice Faye | 1.4 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 80 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 83 | Happiness Ahead (1934) | Dick Powell | 1.4 | 75.3 | 128.70 | 84 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 81 | Caravan (1934) | Loretta Young | 1.2 | 65.5 | 65.50 | 96 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 86 | The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) | Donald Crisp | 1.4 | 78.6 | 101.60 | 78 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 85 | Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) | Jack Benny | 1.1 | 60.5 | 60.50 | 104 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 88 | Glamour (1934) | Paul Lukas & Constance Cummings |
1.3 | 70.4 | 70.40 | 88 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | |
| 85 | The Black Cat (1934) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
0.7 | 36.6 | 36.60 | 154 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 91 | Stamboul Quest (1934) | Myrna Loy & George Brent |
2.0 | 111.0 | 111.00 | 55 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 86 | The Captain Hates The Sea (1934) | Victor McLaglen | 0.9 | 50.6 | 50.60 | 117 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 94 | Change of Heart (1934) | Shirley Temple & Ginger Rogers |
2.1 | 113.7 | 113.70 | 51 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 89 | The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) | Francis Lederer | 1.2 | 64.5 | 64.50 | 99 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 92 | Murder At The Vanities (1934) | Victor McLaglen | 1.3 | 65.5 | 65.50 | 91 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 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 | 37.6 | 37.60 | 153 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 94 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) | W.C. Fields | 1.2 | 66.3 | 66.30 | 94 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 97 | Four Frightened People (1934) | Claudette Colbert & Directed by Cecil B. DeMille |
1.4 | 76.8 | 76.80 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 96 | Desirable (1934) | Jean Muir & George Brent |
0.9 | 49.9 | 49.90 | 118 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 97 | The Iron Duke (1934) | George Arliss | 1.3 | 69.9 | 69.90 | 89 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 103 | Sweet Adeline (1934) | Irene Dunne | 2.0 | 110.9 | 110.90 | 56 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 99 | Doctor Monica (1934) | Kay Francis | 1.2 | 63.7 | 107.80 | 101 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 98 | One More River (1934) | Jane Wyatt | 1.0 | 54.6 | 54.60 | 111 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 102 | The Circus Clown (1934) | Joe E. Brown | 1.2 | 65.4 | 100.90 | 98 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 101 | Hi, Nellie! (1934) | Paul Muni | 1.2 | 63.2 | 100.50 | 102 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 110 | He Was Her Man (1934) | James Cagney & Joan Blondell |
2.1 | 113.9 | 128.80 | 50 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 106 | Spitfire (1934) | Katharine Hepburn & Robert Young |
1.8 | 97.7 | 119.70 | 64 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 104 | The President Vanishes (1934) | Walter Wanger & Rosalind Russell |
1.1 | 60.8 | 60.80 | 103 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 102 | The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) | Merle Oberon & Douglas Fairbanks |
0.8 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 140 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 107 | Whom The Gods Destroy (1934) | Robert Young | 0.9 | 48.8 | 48.80 | 121 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 113 | Many Happy Returns (1934) | Ray Milland | 1.3 | 71.8 | 71.80 | 86 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 110 | What Every Woman Knows (1934) | Donald Crisp | 1.0 | 52.8 | 78.00 | 113 | 60 | 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 | |
| 112 | Thirty Day Princess (1934) | Cary Grant & Sylvia Sidney |
0.8 | 43.7 | 43.70 | 136 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 114 | We're Rich Again (1934) | Buster Crabbe | 0.7 | 39.3 | 46.90 | 148 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 115 | Strictly Dynamite (1934) | Jimmy Durante | 0.8 | 43.9 | 53.30 | 135 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 117 | The Dragon Murder Case (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.8 | 44.3 | 66.10 | 133 | 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 | |
| 119 | Handy Andy (1934) | Robert Taylor | 1.6 | 86.2 | 86.20 | 72 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 121 | We Live Again (1934) | Fredric March | 1.4 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 85 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 118 | Fugitive Lovers (1934) | Robert Montgomery | 0.9 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
| 120 | Housewife (1934) | Bette Davis | 0.7 | 39.4 | 50.50 | 147 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 124 | The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) | Jeanette MacDonald | 1.3 | 70.7 | 170.70 | 87 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 120 | There's Always Tomorrow (1934) | Robert Taylor | 0.8 | 44.7 | 44.70 | 129 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 125 | 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934) | James Dunn & Alice Faye |
1.1 | 58.3 | 58.30 | 107 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 128 | The Little Minister (1934) | Katharine Hepburn & Donald Crisp |
2.1 | 112.3 | 171.40 | 52 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 124 | This Man Is Mine (1934) | Irene Dunne & Ralph Bellamy |
0.7 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 143 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 124 | Massacre (1934) | Richard Barthelmess | 0.4 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 179 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 127 | Long Lost Father (1934) | John Barrymore | 1.0 | 53.0 | 53.00 | 112 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 128 | Mandalay (1934) | Kay Francis & Lyle Talbot |
1.0 | 55.3 | 97.70 | 110 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 129 | Ready for Love (1934) | Ida Lupino | 0.9 | 49.4 | 49.40 | 119 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 130 | Million Dollar Ransom (1934) | Edward Arnold | 0.8 | 45.7 | 45.70 | 126 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 131 | Death on the Diamond (1934) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 139 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 136 | All Of Me (1934) | Fredric March | 1.4 | 77.1 | 77.10 | 79 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 131 | The Return of Chandu (1934) | Bela Lugosi | 0.5 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 176 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 133 | I've Got Your Number (1934) | Joan Blondell | 0.9 | 46.4 | 72.40 | 125 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 133 | The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.7 | 40.7 | 48.00 | 141 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 138 | Gift of Gab (1934) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
1.4 | 75.4 | 75.40 | 83 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 138 | Ladies Should Listen (1934) | Cary Grant | 0.8 | 44.9 | 44.90 | 127 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 135 | Wake Up and Dream (1934) | Jane Darwell | 0.4 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 188 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 139 | One Hour Late (1934) | Ray Milland | 0.6 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 162 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 142 | Music in the Air (1934) | Gloria Swanson | 0.9 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 116 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 147 | The World Moves On (1934) | Madeleine Carroll & Franchot Tone |
1.3 | 68.8 | 68.80 | 92 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 140 | A Lost Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.8 | 42.2 | 59.00 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 140 | Sing And Like It (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.3 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 190 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 145 | Merry Wives of Reno (1934) | Guy Kibbee | 0.6 | 34.2 | 50.20 | 161 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 143 | Side Streets (1934) | Aline MacMahon | 0.4 | 19.6 | 29.70 | 185 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 144 | Palooka (1934) | Jimmy Durante | 0.9 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 124 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 145 | Shoot The Works (1934) | Jack Oakie | 0.8 | 41.8 | 41.80 | 130 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 149 | Upperworld (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Warren William |
0.6 | 34.8 | 56.50 | 159 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 151 | Stingaree (1934) | Irene Dunne | 1.1 | 57.1 | 87.40 | 109 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 153 | The Key (1934) | Donald Crisp & William Powell |
0.8 | 41.8 | 59.90 | 138 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 152 | Outcast Lady (1934) | Constance Bennett | 0.8 | 44.3 | 74.10 | 134 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 149 | A Wicked Woman (1934) | Robert Taylor | 0.6 | 32.0 | 51.70 | 168 | 59 | 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 | |
| 156 | Fog Over Frisco (1934) | Bette Davis & Lyle Talbot |
0.7 | 40.4 | 60.40 | 142 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 163 | Hollywood Party (1934) | Laurel and Hardy | 1.2 | 65.5 | 148.80 | 95 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 45.2 | |
| 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 | |
| 158 | Limehouse Blues (1934) | George Raft | 0.6 | 33.4 | 33.40 | 163 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 158 | Murder in the Clouds (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.7 | 37.9 | 54.50 | 152 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 160 | Kiss And Make-Up (1934) | Cary Grant | 0.5 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 173 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 162 | Journal of a Crime (1934) | Walter Pidgeon | 0.6 | 30.7 | 30.70 | 169 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 166 | The Man with Two Faces (1934) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.1 | 58.5 | 84.20 | 106 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 44.2 | |
| 160 | Easy To Love (1934) | Mary Astor | 0.3 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 191 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 162 | Hell in The Heavens (1934) | Warner Baxter | 0.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 194 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 165 | Two Alone (1934) | Beulah Bondi | 0.4 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 182 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 170 | Wednesday's Child (1934) | Edward Arnold | 0.7 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 151 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 169 | Registered Nurse (1934) | Lyle Talbot | 0.7 | 36.0 | 50.20 | 155 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | |
| 173 | Kentuck Kernels (1934) | George Stevens | 0.9 | 48.6 | 48.60 | 122 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 170 | The Secret Bride (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck | 0.6 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 165 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 166 | Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) | Warner Baxter | 0.2 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 195 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 172 | The Band Plays On (1934) | Robert Young | 0.8 | 44.4 | 44.40 | 131 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | |
| 167 | Java Head (1934) | Ralph Richardson | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 202 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 171 | She Learned About Sailors (1934) | Lew Ayres | 0.2 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 197 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 176 | Student Tour (1934) | Nelson Eddy | 0.9 | 49.4 | 49.40 | 120 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 174 | Sisters Under the Skin (1934) | Joseph Schildkraut | 0.7 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 145 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 177 | The Trumpet Blows (1934) | George Raft | 0.6 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 167 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 174 | Looking For Trouble (1934) | Spencer Tracy | 0.5 | 27.8 | 27.80 | 172 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | |
| 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 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 170 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 179 | Great Expectations (1934) | Alan Hale | 0.4 | 18.6 | 18.60 | 184 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 182 | Marie Galante (1934) | Spencer Tracy | 0.7 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 150 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 181 | Woman in the Dark (1934) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.6 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 166 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 184 | Their Big Moment (1934) | Zasu Pitts | 0.7 | 35.6 | 44.10 | 156 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 184 | Bachelor Bait (1934) | Directed by George Stevens | 0.6 | 33.4 | 38.80 | 164 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 184 | Midnight Alibi (1934) | Richard Barthelmess | 0.1 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 200 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 188 | Finishing School (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Bruce Cabot |
0.6 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 160 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 189 | Good Dame (1934) | Fredric March & Sylvia Sidney |
0.7 | 39.8 | 39.80 | 144 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 188 | Beloved (1934) | Mickey Rooney | 0.4 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 187 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 190 | Let's Try Again (1934) | Clive Brook | 0.5 | 28.4 | 28.40 | 175 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
| 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 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 171 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 194 | Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) | Polly Moran | 0.7 | 39.4 | 48.00 | 146 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 195 | Born To Be Bad (1934) | Cary Grant & Loretta Young |
1.0 | 51.7 | 65.00 | 114 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 196 | Dangerous Corners (1934) | Melvyn Douglas | 0.5 | 25.2 | 25.20 | 178 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 197 | Gridiron Flash (1934) | Margaret Dumont | 0.5 | 25.9 | 30.90 | 177 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 198 | Where Sinners Meet (1934) | Billie Burke | 0.4 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 183 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 199 | Menace (1934) | Ray Milland | 0.3 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 189 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 200 | Dark Hazard (1934) | Edward G. Robinson | 0.8 | 44.9 | 63.70 | 128 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 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 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 192 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 6.2 |
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 | 1,324.8 | 1,151.7 |
| Alan Hale | 12 | 1,416.5 | 1,132.4 |
| Shirley Temple | 7 | 1,115.3 | 1,115.3 |
| Clark Gable | 5 | 1,534.2 | 954.3 |
| Claudette Colbert | 4 | 1,004.0 | 820.2 |
| Carole Lombard | 6 | 772.9 | 772.9 |
| Myrna Loy | 6 | 1,082.4 | 750.9 |
| James Dunn | 5 | 734.7 | 734.7 |
| Dick Powell | 5 | 1,106.0 | 728.1 |
| Fredric March | 6 | 820.7 | 652.2 |
| Robert Montgomery | 5 | 856.3 | 639.2 |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | 4 | 1,169.4 | 623.3 |
| Pat O'Brien | 5 | 873.2 | 599.4 |
| Loretta Young | 5 | 572.2 | 558.9 |
| Joan Crawford | 3 | 852.4 | 549.3 |
| Fay Wray | 5 | 692.8 | 547.8 |
| Ray Enright | 5 | 723.6 | 530.4 |
| Robert Young | 6 | 546.2 | 524.2 |
| Edward Arnold | 7 | 579.3 | 507.2 |
| Frank Morgan | 7 | 614.6 | 497.8 |
| Ray Milland | 6 | 497.0 | 497.0 |
| William Powell | 5 | 819.9 | 496.7 |
| Joseph Schildkraut | 3 | 627.9 | 482.9 |
| Leo G. Carroll | 4 | 751.1 | 480.7 |
| Ginger Rogers | 5 | 668.4 | 477.5 |
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.