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1943 Top Grossing Movies

Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman in 1943’s For Whom The Bell Tolls

This movie page looks at 1943 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 1943 it is very very frustrating.  Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 33,000 movies.  So we figured we would show all the 1943 movies in our database.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1943.  Obviously many movies made in 1942 earned box office dollars in 1943.  On the other side many movies made in 1943 made money in 1943 and later.  This page will looks at 123 1943 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 1943 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 1943

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1943 The Song of Bernadette (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943 The More the Merrier (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943 Arsenic and Old Lace (1943)
1943 Heaven Can Wait (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943 The Human Comedy (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943 Sahara (1943)
1943 Madame Curie (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943 Air Force (1943)
1943 So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
1943 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)
1943 Jane Eyre (1943)
1943 Watch on the Rhine (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943 Five Graves To Cairo (1943)
1943 Lassie Come Home (1943)
1943 Old Acquaintance (1943)
1943 The Constant Nymph (1943)
1943 The Gang's All Here (1943)
1943 Cabin in The Sky (1943)
1943 Edge of Darkness (1943)
1943 Immortal Sargeant (1943)
1943 Girl Crazy (1943)
1943 My Friend Flicka (1943)
1943 Dixie (1943)
1943 A Guy Named Joe (1943)
1943 Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
1943 Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
1943 Phantom of the Opera (1943)
1943 Stormy Weather (1943)
1943 Mr. Lucky (1943)
1943 Hit The Ice (1943)
1943 Bataan (1943)
1943 Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
1943 Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
1943 Destination Tokyo (1943)
1943 Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
1943 Thousands Cheer (1943)
1943 Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
1943 Coney Island (1943)
1943 Happy Go Lucky (1943)
1943 The Desert Song (1943)
1943 Holy Matrimony (1943)
1943 This is the Army (1943)
1943 His Butler's Sister (1943)
1943 Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
1943 Best Foot Forward (1943)
1943 Lady of Burlesque (1943)
1943 Princess O'Rourke (1943)
1943 A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
1943 This Land Is Mine (1943)

1943 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 1943 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
  • Sort 1943 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses (in millions)
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  • Sort 1943 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 1943 Top Box Office Movies received.
  • Sort 1943 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR).  Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 The Song of Bernadette (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Charles Bickford &
Jennifer Jones
13.4 526.0 526.00 4 77 12 / 04 99.2
3 The More the Merrier (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Charles Coburn &
Jean Arthur
5.1 201.4 296.00 57 82 06 / 01 99.1
2 For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gary Cooper &
Ingrid Bergman
15.1 593.1 593.10 2 76 09 / 01 98.9
3 Arsenic and Old Lace (1943) Cary Grant &
Peter Lorre
8.1 317.4 535.40 17 87 00 / 00 98.5
3 Heaven Can Wait (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gene Tierney &
Don Ameche
7.1 279.8 279.80 31 77 03 / 00 98.3
4 The Human Comedy (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Mickey Rooney &
Donna Reed
8.1 316.0 427.90 18 73 05 / 01 98.1
7 Sahara (1943) J. Carrol Naish &
Humphrey Bogart
6.6 257.4 257.40 34 82 03 / 00 98.0
8 Madame Curie (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Walter Pidgeon &
Greer Garson
7.4 288.2 515.90 24 72 07 / 00 98.0
8 Air Force (1943) John Garfield 7.5 292.7 462.10 20 79 04 / 01 98.0
10 So Proudly We Hail! (1943) Paulette Goddard &
Veronica Lake
8.6 335.7 335.70 14 79 04 / 00 97.6
11 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943) Betty Hutton 7.4 290.7 290.70 23 81 01 / 00 97.5
12 Jane Eyre (1943) Orson Welles &
Joan Fontaine
5.0 195.8 195.80 59 81 00 / 00 97.2
13 Watch on the Rhine (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Paul Lukas &
Bette Davis
6.1 240.5 379.60 41 69 04 / 01 97.2
14 Five Graves To Cairo (1943) Franchot Tone &
Anne Baxter
4.7 184.6 184.60 65 80 03 / 00 96.7
15 Lassie Come Home (1943) Elizabeth Taylor &
Donald Crisp
7.5 292.4 505.50 21 75 01 / 00 96.4
14 Old Acquaintance (1943) Bette Davis 6.5 255.0 407.20 35 75 00 / 00 96.2
17 The Constant Nymph (1943) Joan Fontaine &
Peter Lorre
5.4 212.6 393.80 50 74 01 / 00 96.1
17 The Gang's All Here (1943) Alice Faye &
Musicals
7.1 279.8 279.80 28 74 01 / 00 96.1
19 Cabin in The Sky (1943) Vincent Minnelli 4.9 192.4 218.60 62 76 01 / 00 96.0
20 Edge of Darkness (1943) Errol Flynn &
Ann Sheridan
5.8 228.2 410.60 45 74 00 / 00 95.9
21 Immortal Sargeant (1943) Henry Fonda &
Maureen O'Hara
7.1 279.8 279.80 32 73 00 / 00 95.6
22 Girl Crazy (1943) Judy Garland &
Mickey Rooney
7.5 291.8 422.00 22 72 00 / 00 95.5
21 My Friend Flicka (1943) Roddy McDowall 6.9 268.6 268.60 33 72 00 / 00 95.4
24 Dixie (1943) Bing Crosby &
Dorothy Lamour
8.9 347.2 347.20 13 70 00 / 00 94.9
23 A Guy Named Joe (1943) Spencer Tracy &
Irene Dunne
11.3 444.3 600.10 6 69 01 / 00 94.9
26 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Joseph Cotten &
Teresa Wright
3.4 134.3 134.30 90 90 01 / 00 94.8
25 Presenting Lily Mars (1943) Judy Garland &
Van Heflin
6.3 248.0 364.30 39 70 00 / 00 94.8
28 Phantom of the Opera (1943) Claude Rains &
Nelson Eddy
4.6 179.0 179.00 68 70 04 / 02 94.6
29 Stormy Weather (1943) Lena Horne &
Musicals
4.6 179.0 179.00 69 75 00 / 00 94.3
31 Mr. Lucky (1943) Cary Grant &
Laraine Day
7.9 310.0 406.80 19 68 00 / 00 94.2
30 Hit The Ice (1943) Bud Abbott &
Sheldon Leonard
5.1 201.4 201.40 56 68 00 / 00 94.2
32 Bataan (1943) Robert Taylor 5.9 229.3 348.80 44 67 00 / 00 94.1
34 Action in the North Atlantic (1943) Humphrey Bogart 6.1 239.9 387.20 42 66 01 / 00 94.0
33 Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) Alice Faye &
Musicals
9.7 380.5 380.50 10 64 02 / 01 94.0
35 Destination Tokyo (1943) Cary Grant &
John Garfield
9.4 366.3 512.50 12 66 01 / 00 93.8
36 Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) Betty Grable &
Robert Young
9.7 380.5 380.50 9 66 00 / 00 93.6
38 Thousands Cheer (1943) Gene Kelly &
Lucille Ball
10.7 419.8 658.70 7 63 03 / 00 93.5
37 Guadalcanal Diary (1943) Anthony Quinn &
Preston Foster
8.6 335.7 335.70 15 65 00 / 00 93.5
40 Coney Island (1943) Betty Grable &
George Montgomery
10.0 391.7 391.70 8 64 01 / 00 93.3
39 Happy Go Lucky (1943) Betty Hutton &
Dick Powell
5.1 201.4 201.40 58 65 00 / 00 93.3
41 The Desert Song (1943) Dennis Morgan 7.3 286.6 514.20 26 64 01 / 00 93.2
42 Holy Matrimony (1943) Monty Woolley 4.3 167.9 167.90 75 73 01 / 00 93.0
43 This is the Army (1943) Ronald Reagan 24.3 951.2 1,191.10 1 60 03 / 01 93.0
44 His Butler's Sister (1943) Deanna Durbin 4.9 190.2 190.20 63 66 01 / 00 92.8
45 Flesh and Fantasy (1943) Barbara Stanwyck &
Edward G. Robinson
5.1 201.4 201.40 55 63 00 / 00 92.7
47 Best Foot Forward (1943) Lucille Ball 5.9 229.5 302.60 43 62 00 / 00 92.5
46 Lady of Burlesque (1943) Barbara Stanwyck 5.2 204.2 204.20 54 62 00 / 00 92.5
48 Princess O'Rourke (1943) Olivia de Havilland 6.4 252.6 346.80 37 60 01 / 01 92.5
49 A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) John Wayne &
Jean Arthur
6.5 254.6 317.20 36 62 00 / 00 92.5
50 This Land Is Mine (1943) Maureen O'Hara &
Charles Laughton
4.0 156.7 156.70 79 73 01 / 01 92.1
51 Crash Dive (1943) Tyrone Power &
Dana Andrews
8.3 324.5 324.50 16 59 01 / 01 92.1
52 Salute To The Marines (1943) Wallace Beery 5.5 217.1 217.10 47 61 00 / 00 92.0
53 Claudia (1943) Dorothy McGuire &
Robert Young
6.4 251.8 251.80 38 60 00 / 00 91.7
54 It Ain't Hay (1943) Bud Abbott &
Shemp Howard
4.6 179.0 179.00 67 67 00 / 00 91.7
57 Bombardier (1943) Randolph Scott &
Pat O'Brien
5.3 209.3 255.70 51 58 01 / 00 91.5
56 Hers To Hold (1943) Deanna Durbin &
Joseph Cotten
5.0 195.8 195.80 60 59 01 / 00 91.3
57 The Outlaw (1943) Jane Russell 14.5 567.9 567.90 3 59 00 / 00 91.3
58 Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) Errol Flynn &
John Garfield
7.2 280.1 405.20 27 58 01 / 00 91.2
59 China (1943) Alan Ladd &
Loretta Young
7.1 279.8 279.80 30 58 00 / 00 91.0
60 Lost Angel (1943) Margaret O'Brien 4.1 160.8 241.50 76 70 00 / 00 90.8
62 What A Woman! (1943) Rosalind Russell 5.2 205.3 205.30 53 57 00 / 00 90.8
63 The Hard Way (1943) Ida Lupino 4.3 167.9 167.90 71 67 00 / 00 90.5
62 Slightly Dangerous (1943) Lana Turner &
Walter Brennan
4.3 167.9 167.90 72 67 00 / 00 90.5
64 Government Girl (1943) Olivia de Havilland 5.0 194.2 227.70 61 58 00 / 00 90.5
65 The North Star (1943) Dana Andrews &
Walter Brennan
5.3 209.3 340.80 52 51 06 / 00 90.4
66 Stage Door Canteen (1943) Ralph Bellamy 12.4 485.6 485.60 5 54 02 / 00 90.1
67 Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) Gene Kelly &
Lucille Ball
7.3 287.8 391.20 25 55 00 / 00 90.1
68 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) Randolph Scott &
Robert Mitchum
4.8 187.4 269.10 64 58 00 / 00 89.8
69 Tender Comrade (1943) Ginger Rogers &
Robert Ryan
5.5 215.6 296.80 49 54 00 / 00 89.7
70 Behind The Rising Sun (1943) Robert Ryan 5.7 222.1 312.20 46 53 00 / 00 89.4
71 Tarzan Triumphs (1943) Johnny Weismuller 4.3 167.9 326.90 73 63 00 / 00 89.3
72 In Old Oklahoma (1943) John Wayne 7.1 279.8 279.80 29 51 02 / 00 89.2
74 The Sky's The Limit (1943) Fred Astaire &
Robert Ryan
4.0 157.8 244.50 77 64 02 / 00 89.0
76 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) Deanna Durbin 4.0 156.7 156.70 81 64 01 / 00 88.7
75 Northern Pursuit (1943) Errol Flynn 5.5 216.9 363.90 48 51 00 / 00 88.5
77 Flight For Freedom (1943) Fred MacMurray &
Rosalind Russell
4.3 167.9 167.90 70 59 01 / 00 88.3
78 Happy Land (1943) Don Ameche 4.3 167.9 167.90 74 60 00 / 00 88.3
76 Hitler's Children (1943) Tim Holt 9.6 375.4 375.40 11 50 00 / 00 88.3
81 I Dood It (1943) Vincent Minnelli &
Red Skelton
4.6 180.7 241.40 66 53 00 / 00 87.3
79 Destroyer (1943) Edward G. Robinson &
Glenn Ford
3.7 145.5 145.50 84 64 00 / 00 87.2
80 The Meanest Man in the World (1943) Priscilla Lane 3.7 145.5 145.50 83 64 00 / 00 87.2
82 Background to Danger (1943) Peter Lorre &
Sydney Greenstreet
3.5 136.6 191.10 88 64 00 / 00 86.0
83 They Got Me Covered (1943) Bob Hope &
Dorothy Lamour
6.2 244.1 374.40 40 43 00 / 00 85.8
84 White Savage (1943) Maria Montez 4.0 156.7 156.70 80 57 00 / 00 85.7
85 Higher and Higher (1943) Frank Sinatra 4.0 157.2 157.20 78 55 02 / 00 85.6
87 Top Man (1943) Lillian Gish &
Donald O'Connor
2.9 111.9 111.90 98 67 00 / 00 84.2
88 Jitterbugs (1943) Laurel and Hardy 3.4 134.3 134.30 89 60 00 / 00 84.2
88 Mister Big (1943) Donald O'Connor 2.4 95.8 95.80 108 72 00 / 00 84.1
91 The Moon Is Down (1943) Lee J. Cobb 3.4 134.3 134.30 91 59 00 / 00 83.8
89 No Time For Love (1943) Claudette Colbert &
Fred MacMurray
2.9 111.9 111.90 97 65 01 / 00 83.6
93 The Desperadoes (1943) Randolph Scott &
Glenn Ford
3.1 123.1 123.10 95 62 00 / 00 83.4
91 Corvette K-225 (1943) Randolph Scott &
Barry Fitzgerald
2.9 111.9 111.90 100 65 01 / 00 83.3
95 Two Tickets to London (1943) Barry Fitzgerald 2.6 103.6 103.60 103 68 00 / 00 83.1
92 Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) Red Skelton 2.4 92.4 92.40 110 71 00 / 00 83.0
96 The Iron Major (1943) Robert Ryan 3.6 142.1 142.10 85 55 00 / 00 82.9
96 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Deborah Kerr 1.2 48.8 48.80 137 84 00 / 00 82.5
98 Johnny Come Lately (1943) James Cagney 4.0 156.7 156.70 82 48 01 / 00 82.2
96 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) Bela Lugosi 2.4 92.3 92.30 111 68 00 / 00 81.7
100 Let's Face It (1943) Bob Hope &
Betty Hutton
3.4 134.3 134.30 92 54 00 / 00 81.0
99 Forever And a Day (1943) Claude Rains &
George Kirby
2.5 97.9 217.70 106 64 00 / 00 80.1
101 Reveille with Beverly (1943) Ann Miller 2.1 82.2 82.20 114 68 00 / 00 79.8
103 Crazy House (1943) Ole Olsen &
Chic Johnson
2.9 111.9 111.90 99 59 00 / 00 79.6
104 The Youngest Profession (1943) Greer Garson &
Walter Pidgeon
3.4 132.8 173.00 93 52 00 / 00 79.5
102 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) 1.9 73.2 73.20 117 69 00 / 00 78.3
105 Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) Lee J. Cobb 2.1 81.1 81.10 115 66 00 / 00 77.8
106 Wintertime (1943) Sonja Henie 3.1 123.1 123.10 94 52 00 / 00 77.7
107 The Powers Girl (1943) George Murphy 2.8 111.3 111.30 101 56 00 / 00 77.5
109 Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943) Gail Russell 2.2 85.7 85.70 112 63 00 / 00 77.1
110 The Spider Woman (1943) Basil Rathbone 1.5 57.0 57.00 131 72 00 / 00 77.1
109 Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) Susan Hayward 3.6 140.4 140.40 87 44 02 / 00 77.1
112 First Comes Courage (1943) Merle Oberon 2.5 97.0 97.00 107 59 00 / 00 77.0
113 Dixie Dugan (1943) Lois Andrews 1.7 67.8 67.80 122 68 00 / 00 76.8
112 Hostages (1943) Luise Rainer &
Paul Lukas
1.8 70.0 70.00 119 68 00 / 00 76.7
116 The Fallen Sparrow (1943) Maureen O'Hara &
John Garfield
3.6 141.8 194.00 86 43 01 / 00 75.9
115 I Walked with a Zombie (1943) Frances Dee &
Film Noir Movies
1.0 39.8 39.80 147 76 00 / 00 75.4
114 Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) Basil Rathbone 1.4 53.1 53.10 133 71 00 / 00 74.8
119 Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) Johnny Weismuller 2.6 101.8 259.10 104 55 00 / 00 74.7
117 We've Never Been Licked (1943) Walter Wanger 2.4 94.9 133.50 109 57 00 / 00 74.5
118 Journey Into Fear (1943) Orson Welles &
Joseph Cotten
1.3 50.5 50.50 135 70 00 / 00 73.4
121 Three Hearts For Julia (1943) Melvyn Douglas 2.8 110.2 110.20 102 51 00 / 00 73.0
121 Mission To Moscow (1943) Walter Huston 2.9 113.8 184.50 96 47 01 / 00 70.9
120 Hangmen Also Die! (1943) Walter Brennan 0.4 17.0 17.00 164 76 02 / 00 70.7
124 Cry 'Havoc' (1943) Margaret Sullavan &
Joan Blondell
1.8 68.7 68.70 121 60 00 / 00 69.0
124 It Comes Up Love (1943) Donald O'Connor 1.1 44.6 44.60 141 68 00 / 00 68.9
124 The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (1943) Lloyd Bridges 1.2 46.5 46.50 140 67 00 / 00 68.4
126 The Cross of Lorraine (1943) Gene Kelly &
Peter Lorre
1.7 65.5 139.70 125 60 00 / 00 67.7
125 Crime Doctor (1943) 1.3 51.1 51.10 134 65 00 / 00 67.7
127 The Adventures of Tartu (1943) Robert Donat 1.0 41.0 41.00 145 67 00 / 00 67.0
128 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) Van Johnson &
Lionel Barrymore
1.5 57.1 87.50 130 61 00 / 00 65.2
130 Buckskin Frontier (1943) Jane Wyatt &
Lee J. Cobb
1.7 65.4 65.40 126 57 00 / 00 64.1
131 Above Suspicion (1943) Joan Crawford &
Fred MacMurray
2.6 101.3 101.30 105 46 00 / 00 63.7
133 The Man From Down Under (1943) Donna Reed &
Charles Laughton
1.6 62.1 119.70 128 58 00 / 00 63.2
132 Thumbs Up (1943) Elsa Lanchester 1.2 47.4 47.40 138 62 00 / 00 63.0
134 Victory Through Air Power (1943) Documentary 0.8 32.6 32.60 149 66 01 / 00 62.4
133 The Return of the Vampire (1943) Bela Lugosi 1.1 42.7 42.70 143 63 00 / 00 62.3
136 Night Plane from Chungking (1943) Robert Preston 1.2 47.2 47.20 139 61 00 / 00 61.4
137 Margin For Error (1943) Joan Bennett 1.8 69.5 69.50 120 53 00 / 00 60.0
138 The Dancing Masters (1943) Laurel and Hardy 1.0 40.2 40.20 146 62 00 / 00 59.0
137 The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) Tom Conway 0.5 19.2 19.20 161 68 00 / 00 58.8
140 Something To Shout About (1943) Don Ameche &
Cyd Charisse
1.8 72.2 72.20 118 50 02 / 00 58.4
143 Air Raid Wardens (1943) Laurel and Hardy 1.7 65.0 65.00 127 53 00 / 00 57.0
140 A Stranger in Town (1943) Frank Morgan 0.4 14.0 14.00 170 68 00 / 00 55.9
145 True To Life (1943) Dick Powell 1.1 44.2 44.20 142 59 00 / 00 55.9
143 The Ghost Ship (1943) Richard Dix 0.8 30.4 45.00 152 63 00 / 00 55.5
146 Swing Fever (1943) Lena Horne 1.5 57.4 81.50 129 54 00 / 00 54.7
145 The Silver Fleet (1943) Ralph Richardson 0.1 5.8 5.80 200 70 00 / 00 54.7
145 After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943) Ann Savage &
Chester Morris
0.3 11.2 11.20 182 68 00 / 00 53.5
147 What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943) Ann Miller 0.8 31.2 31.20 151 61 00 / 00 52.1
149 Jack London (1943) Susan Hayward &
Virginia Mayo
2.1 83.4 83.40 113 43 01 / 00 50.9
150 Pilot #5 (1943) Van Johnson &
Gene Kelly
1.9 74.9 108.40 116 46 00 / 00 50.7
151 The Fighting Guerrillas (1943) Anna Sten &
Philip Dorn
0.3 11.3 11.30 181 66 00 / 00 50.6
152 Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) Martha Scott 0.5 21.3 21.30 159 62 01 / 00 50.2
152 King of the Cowboys (1943) Roy Rogers 0.4 15.7 15.70 167 64 00 / 00 49.4
154 No Place for a Lady (1943) Margaret Lindsay 0.1 4.3 4.30 208 68 00 / 00 49.2
155 Young and Willing (1943) William Holden &
Susan Hayward
1.4 54.5 54.50 132 52 00 / 00 49.2
156 The Seventh Victim (1943) Kim Hunter 0.6 24.6 32.20 155 61 00 / 00 49.0
158 Man From Music Mountain (1943) Roy Rogers 0.5 17.8 17.80 163 63 00 / 00 47.8
157 City Without Men (1943) Linda Darnell 1.7 65.6 65.60 124 48 00 / 00 47.8
157 Adventure For Tea (1943) Laurence Olivier &
Penelope Dudley-Ward
0.3 12.3 12.30 177 64 00 / 00 46.3
158 At Dawn We Die (1943) Greta Gynt &
John Clements
0.1 4.5 4.50 205 66 00 / 00 46.2
162 Follow the Band (1943) Robert Mitchum 0.3 10.6 10.60 184 64 00 / 00 46.1
161 Assignment in Brittany (1943) Susan Peters 0.4 13.8 13.80 171 63 00 / 00 46.1
161 Tahiti Honey (1943) Simone Simon &
Dennis O’Keefe
0.2 6.1 6.10 199 65 00 / 00 45.4
162 Chatterbox (1943) Joe E. Brown 0.2 9.1 9.10 189 64 00 / 00 45.3
164 Border Patrol (1943) Robert Mitchum 0.3 12.3 12.30 176 63 00 / 00 44.3
168 The Crystal Ball (1943) Paulette Goddard &
Ray Milland
1.3 49.6 49.60 136 51 00 / 00 43.8
166 Idaho (1943) Roy Rogers 0.5 20.4 20.40 160 60 00 / 00 43.3
168 Silent Witness (1943) Maris Wrixon &
Frank Albertson
0.0 1.7 1.70 220 66 00 / 00 43.3
168 Hitler's Madmen (1943) 0.3 11.8 11.80 180 62 00 / 00 42.0
170 The Heat's On (1943) Mae West &
Victor Moore
1.7 67.1 67.10 123 44 00 / 00 41.1
171 Taxi, Mister (1943) William Bendix 0.8 31.6 31.60 150 55 00 / 00 40.7
171 Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) Huntz Hall 0.4 15.3 15.30 168 60 00 / 00 39.6
173 Man of Courage (1943) Charlotte Wynters &
Barton MacLane
0.1 4.1 4.10 209 63 00 / 00 39.5
172 They Came to Blow Up America (1943) George Sanders 0.3 12.1 12.10 178 60 00 / 00 38.4
174 Murder in Times Square (1943) Marguerite Chapman &
Edmund Lowe
0.2 8.5 8.50 190 61 00 / 00 38.0
174 The Mantrap (1943) Dorothy Lovett &
Henry Stephenson
0.1 4.7 4.70 204 62 00 / 00 37.5
176 Redhead from Manhattan (1943) Lupe Velez 0.2 6.6 6.60 195 61 00 / 00 36.7
177 One Dangerous Night (1943) Marguerite Chapman &
Warren William
0.1 2.2 2.20 217 62 00 / 00 36.0
179 My Kingdom For A Cook (1943) Charles Coburn 1.1 42.5 42.50 144 49 00 / 00 35.0
179 Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943) Bill Elliott 0.0 0.6 0.60 229 62 00 / 00 33.6
180 Death Rides the Plains (1943) Robert Livingstone 0.0 0.6 0.60 231 62 00 / 00 33.6
181 The Ghost Rider (1943) Johnny Mack Brown 0.1 2.4 2.40 215 61 00 / 00 32.6
182 Santa Fe Scouts (1943) Bob Steele 0.1 2.0 2.00 219 61 00 / 00 32.4
184 Shantytown (1943) Mary Lee &
John Archer
0.2 9.2 9.20 187 58 00 / 00 32.2
185 Young Ideas (1943) Mary Astor 0.5 18.2 18.20 162 55 00 / 00 30.6
186 High Explosive (1943) Jean Parker &
Chester Morris
0.3 12.0 12.00 179 57 00 / 00 30.5
187 Sagebrush Law (1943) 0.1 3.9 3.90 210 59 00 / 00 29.6
189 Truck Busters (1943) Virginia Christine 0.6 25.0 26.40 154 52 00 / 00 28.9
189 Salute for Three (1943) Betty Jane Rhodes &
Macdonald Carey
0.3 13.4 13.40 172 55 00 / 00 28.7
190 Hi’ya Chum (1943) The Ritz Brothers 0.1 5.1 5.10 203 57 00 / 00 27.9
191 Find The Blackmailer (1943) Gene Lockhart 0.7 25.7 34.40 153 51 00 / 00 27.8
192 Ghosts on the Loose (1943) Ava Gardner &
Bela Lugosi
0.6 22.3 22.30 156 52 00 / 00 27.8
195 Riding High (1943) Dorothy Lamour &
Dick Powell
0.9 36.4 36.40 148 47 00 / 00 27.7
193 Power of the Press (1943) Gloria Dickson &
Guy Kibbee
0.3 9.9 9.90 186 55 00 / 00 26.9
194 Lady Bodyguard (1943) Eddie Albert 0.3 10.4 10.40 185 55 00 / 00 26.3
196 Saddles and Sagebrush (1943) Ann Savage &
Russell Hayden
0.0 1.2 1.20 221 58 00 / 00 26.2
196 Ladies’ Day (1943) Lupe Velez &
Eddie Albert
0.3 10.7 10.70 183 54 00 / 00 25.2
198 Here Comes The Elmer (1943) 0.4 16.9 16.90 165 52 00 / 00 25.1
197 How’s About It (1943) Grace McDonald &
Robert Paige
0.1 5.5 5.50 202 56 00 / 00 24.9
200 The Mysterious Doctor (1943) Eleanor Parker 0.6 21.8 25.20 157 50 00 / 00 24.2
199 Raiders of San Joaquin (1943) Johnny Mack Brown 0.1 2.0 2.00 218 56 00 / 00 24.1
200 Cheyenne Roundup (1943) Johnny Mack Brown &
Tex Ritter
0.1 3.8 3.80 211 56 00 / 00 24.1
204 Good Morning Judge (1943) Dennis O'Keefe 0.3 12.3 12.30 175 53 00 / 00 23.3
202 The Kid Rides Again (1943) Buster Crabbe 0.1 2.8 2.80 214 56 00 / 00 23.1
205 He’s My Guy (1943) Irene Hervey &
Dick Foran
0.2 7.9 7.90 193 54 00 / 00 22.6
206 Good Luck Mr. Yates (1943) Claire Trevor 0.4 14.2 14.20 169 52 00 / 00 22.6
205 Dead Man’s Gulch (1943) Don "Red" Barry 0.0 0.9 0.90 225 56 00 / 00 22.2
207 Land of Hunted Men (1943) Phyllis Adair 0.0 1.2 1.20 222 55 00 / 00 21.5
209 Clancy Street Boys (1943) Amelita Ward &
Leo Gorcey
0.1 4.3 4.30 207 54 00 / 00 21.5
208 Carson City Cyclone (1943) Don "Red" Barry 0.0 0.8 0.80 226 55 00 / 00 21.4
210 Aerial Gunner (1943) Amelita Ward &
Chester Morris
0.3 12.6 12.60 174 51 00 / 00 20.8
212 Let's Have Fun (1943) Margaret Lindsay 0.2 6.6 6.60 196 53 00 / 00 20.0
211 He Hired the Boss (1943) Evelyn Venable &
Stuart Erwin
0.2 8.4 8.40 192 52 00 / 00 19.8
214 Rhythm of the Islands (1943) Allan Jones 0.2 9.2 9.20 188 52 00 / 00 19.6
213 She Has What It Takes (1943) She Has What It Takes 0.2 6.9 6.90 194 52 00 / 00 19.3
215 Two Weeks to Live (1943) Chester Lauck 0.2 8.4 8.40 191 51 00 / 00 18.3
216 My Son, the Hero (1943) Patsy Kelly &
Roscoe Karns
0.1 3.0 3.00 213 52 00 / 00 16.5
217 Hi Buddy (1943) Dick Foran 0.1 5.8 5.80 201 50 00 / 00 15.7
219 Harrigan’s Kid (1943) Bobby Readick 0.3 13.3 13.30 173 47 00 / 00 14.9
218 Haunted Ranch (1943) John "Dusty" King 0.0 0.6 0.60 230 51 00 / 00 14.8
222 The Ape Man (1943) Bela Lugosi 0.4 16.5 16.50 166 45 00 / 00 12.8
220 The Gorilla Man (1943) John Loder 0.2 6.5 6.50 197 48 00 / 00 12.6
221 Fugitive of the Plains (1943) Buster Crabbe 0.1 3.5 3.50 212 48 00 / 00 12.4
224 Murder on the Waterfront (1943) John Loder 0.6 21.6 21.60 158 42 00 / 00 12.1
223 Wild Horse Rustlers (1943) Robert Livingstone 0.0 0.7 0.70 227 48 00 / 00 11.4
225 Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943) Janet Shaw 0.0 0.6 0.60 228 45 00 / 00 8.2
227 Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943) Robert Mitchum 0.0 0.9 0.90 224 45 00 / 00 7.7
227 Calaboose (1943) Mary Brian &
Jimmy Rogers
0.2 6.4 6.40 198 43 00 / 00 7.7
228 Corregidor (1943) Elissa Landi &
Otto Kruger
0.1 4.4 4.40 206 43 00 / 00 7.3
229 Behind Prison Walls (1943) Gertrude Michael &
Alan Baxter
0.0 1.0 1.00 223 44 00 / 00 6.8
230 The Ghost and the Guest (1943) Florence Rice &
James Dunn
0.1 2.2 2.20 216 41 00 / 00 5.2

My Main Sources

Source 1: Eddie Mannix MGM Ledgers

Source 2: C.J. Tevlin RKO Ledgers

Source 3: Variety Magazine – January 6th 1943

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


But Wait…Do You Want More Stats?….Well We Have More Stats For You….Adjusted Worldwide Grosses on 43 1943 Movies

  1. Action in the North Atlantic (1943) $277.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  2. Air Force (1943) $331.00 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  3. Background to Danger (1943) $139.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  4. Bataan (1943) $250.50 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  5. Behind The Rising Sun (1943) $224.40 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  6. Best Foot Forward (1943) $216.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  7. Cabin In The Sky (1943) $157.00 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  8. Constant Nymph, The (1943) $282.50 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  9. Cross of Lorraine, The (1943) $100.00 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  10. Destination Tokyo (1943) $367.80 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  11. Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal Case (1943) $62.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  12. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) $280.50 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  13. Edge of Darkness (1943) $294.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  14. Fallen Sparrow, The (1943) $138.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  15. Forever And A Day (1943) $156.30 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  16. Girl Crazy (1943) $280.80 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  17. Government Girl (1943) $157.60 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  18. ‘Gung Ho!’: The Story of Carlson’s Makin Island Raiders (1943) $193.50
  19. Guy Named Joe, A (1943) $402.60 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  20. Human Comedy, The (1943) $306.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  21. I Dood It (1943) $173.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  22. Lady Takes a Chance, A (1943) $227.60 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  23. Lassie Come Home (1943) $362.80 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  24. Madame Curie (1943) $370.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  25. Man From Down Under, The (1943) $85.60 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  26. More the Merrier, The (1943) $211.50 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  27. Mr. Lucky (1943) $291.40 North Star (1943) $244.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  28. Northern Pursuit (1943) $260.60 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  29. Old Acquaintance (1943) $293.00 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  30. Pilot #5 (1943) $77.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  31. Presenting Lily Mars (1943) $260.90 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  32. Princess O’Rourke (1943) $248.20 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  33. Sky’s The Limit, The (1943) $175.20 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  34. Tarzan Triumphs (1943) $213.20 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  35. Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943) $160.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  36. Tender Comrade (1943) $212.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  37. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) $290.00 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  38. They Got Me Covered (1943) $269.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  39. This is the Army (1943) $854.40 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  40. Thousands Cheer (1943) $472.20 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  41. Watch on the Rhine (1943) $271.50 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  42. We’ve Never Been Licked (1943) $96.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
  43. Youngest Profession, The (1943) $124.30 million in adjusted worldwide gross

Box Office Grosses From The Awesome Research From Mike

A Scream in the Night $3,500.00 Lon Chaney Jr. John Ince
Adventure in Iraq $142,250.00 Ruth Ford John Loder
Adventures of a Rookie $398,200.00 Margaret Landry Wally Brown
Alaska Highway $244,050.00 Jean Parker Richard Arlen
All by Myself $221,100.00 Rosemary Lane Patric Knowles
Always a Bridesmaid $329,650.00 Grace McDonald Patric Knowles
Appointment in Berlin $298,058.00 Marguerite Chapman George Sanders
Arizona Trail $650.00 Janet Shaw Tex Ritter
Around the World $498,900.00 Joan Davis Mischa Auer
Bar 20 $2,275.00 Robert Mitchum William Boyd
Beyond the Last Frontier $550.00 Robert Mitchum Eddie Dew
Black Market Rustlers $1,394.00 Evelyn Finley Ray Corrigan
Blazing Frontier $600.00 Marjorie Manners Buster Crabbe
Bomber’s Moon $415,250.00 Annabella George Montgomery
Bordertown Gun Fighters $388.00 Anne Jeffreys Bill Elliott
Boss of Rawhide $650.00 Nell O’Day Dave O’Brien
California Joe $600.00 Helen Talbot Don ‘Red’ Barry
Calling Dr. Death $184,720.00 Patricia Morison Lon Chaney, Jr.
Calling Wild Bill Elliott $167.00 Anne Jeffreys Bill Elliott
Campus Rhythm $104,725.00 Gale Storm Johnny Downs
Canyon City $600.00 Helen Talbot Don ‘Red’ Barry
Captive Wild Woman $211,350.00 Evelyn Ankers John Carradine
Cinderella Swings It $179,700.00 Gloria Warren Guy Kibbee
Colt Comrades $1,850.00 Robert Mitchum William Boyd
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher Gale Storm Edgar Kennedy
Cowboy Commandos $866.00 Evelyn Finley Ray Corrigan
Cowboy in Manhattan $303,538.00 Frances Langford Robert Paige
Crime Doctor $303,200.00 Margaret Lindsay Warner Baxter
Danger! Women at Work $106,310.00 Patsy Kelly-10 Addison Randall
Dangerous Blondes $267,950.00 Evelyn Keyes Allyn Joslyn
Days of Old Cheyenne $4,320.00 Lynn Merrick Don ‘Red’ Barry
Dead Men Walk $92,125.00 Mary Carlisle George Zucco
Death Valley Manhunt $1,575.00 Anne Jeffreys Bill Elliott
Death Valley Rangers $5,500.00 Linda Brent Ken Maynard
Devil Riders $2,000.00 Patti McCarty Buster Crabbe
Doughboys in Ireland $261,700.00 Robert Mitchum Kenny Baker
False Colors $2,700.00 Robert Mitchum William Boyd
False Faces $138,137.00 Veda Ann Borg Stanley Ridges
Fighting Frontier $15,716.00 Ann Summers Tim Holt
Fired Wife $318,200.00 Diana Barrymore Robert Paige
Follies Girl $101,475.00 Wendy Barrie Gordon Oliver
Footlight Glamour $381,400.00 Penny Singleton Arthur Lake
Frontier Badmen $318,233.00 Anne Gwynne Robert Paige
Frontier Law $1,300.00 Jennifer Holt Russell Hayden
Gals, Incorporated $288,361.00 Harriet Hilliard Leon Errol
Gangway for Tomorrow $396,850.00 Robert Ryan John Carradine
Get Going $229,000.00 Grace McDonald Robert Paige
Gildersleeve on Broadway $232,250.00 Billie Burke Harold Peary
Gildersleeve’s Bad Day $224,850.00 Jane Darwell Harold Peary
Girls in Chains $22,438.00 Arline Judge Roger Clark
Good Luck, Mr. Yates $244,100.00 Claire Trevor Jess Barker
Good Morning, Judge $314,770.00 Louise Allbritton Dennis O’Keefe
Harvest Melody $76,150.00 Rosemary Lane Johnny Downs
Headin’ for God’s Country $30,775.00 Virginia Dale William Lundigan
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House $301,200.00 Olive Blakeney Jimmy Lydon
Henry Aldrich Swings It $459,075.00 Olive Blakeney Jimmy Lydon
Here Comes Elmer $95,900.00 Dale Evans Al Pearce
Here Comes Kelly $113,125.00 Joan Woodbury Eddie Quillan
Hi Diddle Diddle $537,000.00 Martha Scott Adolphe Menjou
Hitler’s Madman $421,500.00 Patricia Morison John Carradine
Hi’ya, Sailor $221,925.00 Elyse Knox Donald Woods
Honeymoon Lodge $386,300.00 Harriet Hilliard David Bruce
I Escaped from the Gestapo $62,100.00 John Carradine Dean Jagger
Is Everybody Happy? $226,200.00 Nan Wynn Ted Lewis
It’s a Great Life $287,300.00 Penny Singleton Arthur Lake
Jive Junction $31,883.00 Tina Thayer Dickie Moore
Kid Dynamite $23,300.00 Pamela Blake Leo Gorcey
Klondike Kate $244,600.00 Ann Savage Tom Neal
Larceny with Music $198,925.00 Kitty Carlisle Leo Carrillo
Law of the Northwest $1,500.00 Shirley Patterson Charles Starrett
Leather Burners $2,108.00 Robert Mitchum William Boyd
Melody Parade $205,750.00 Mary Beth Hughes Eddie Quillan
Mexican Spitfire’s Blessed Event $333,725.00 Lupe Velez Leon Errol
Minesweeper $307,133.00 Jean Parker Richard Arlen
Moonlight in Vermont $319,800.00 Gloria Jean Ray Malone
Mr. Muggs Steps Out $70,960.00 Joan Marsh Leo Gorcey
Mystery Broadcast $147,925.00 Ruth Terry Frank Albertson
Mystery of the 13th Guest $76,850.00 Helen Parrish Dick Purcell
Nazty Nuisance $25,500.00 Jean Porter Bobby Watson
Nearly Eighteen $41,375.00 Gale Storm Rick Vallin
Never a Dull Moment $272,668.00 Frances Langford Ritz Brothers
Nobody’s Darling $223,025.00 Mary Lee Louis Calhern
Outlaws of Stampede Pass $870.00 Ellen Hall Johnny Mack Brown
Over My Dead Body $192,875.00 Mary Beth Hughes Milton Berle
Overland Mail Robbery $525.00 Anne Jeffreys Bill Elliott
Paris After Dark $293,050.00 Brenda Marshall George Sanders
Passport to Suez $261,175.00 Lloyd Bridges Warren William
Petticoat Larceny $340,700.00 Ruth Warrick Walter Reed
Pistol Packin’ Mama $200,800.00 Ruth Terry Robert Livingston
Prairie Chickens $243,810.00 Marjorie Woodworth Jimmy Rogers
Quiet Please, Murder $298,150.00 Gail Patrick George Sanders
Raiders of San Joaquin $727.00 Jennifer Holt Johnny Mack Brown
Redhead from Manhattan $169,370.00 Lupe Velez Michael Duane
Return of the Vampire $180,550.00 Frieda Inescort Bela Lugosi
Revenge of the Zombies $85,050.00 Gale Storm John Carradine
Riders of the Deadline $2,525.00 Robert Mitchum William Boyd
Riders of the Rio Grande $160.00 Lorraine Miller Bob Steele
Rookies in Burma $433,000.00 Joan Barclay Wally Brown
Saddles and Sagebrush $320.00 Ann Savage Russell Hayden
Sarong Girl $109,650.00 Ann Corio Tim Ryan
Seeds of Freedom $5,500.00 Aline MacMahon Aleksandr Antonov
Shantytown $235,720.00 Mary Lee John Archer
She’s for Me $208,600.00 Grace McDonald David Bruce
Silver City Raiders $600.00 Alma Carroll Russell Hayden
Silver Spurs $76,180.00 Phyllis Brooks Roy Rogers
Six Gun Gospel $1,075.00 Inna Gest Johnny Mack Brown
Sleepy Lagoon $191,525.00 Judy Canova Dennis Day
Smart Guy $71,750.00 Veda Ann Borg Rick Vallin
So This is Washington $116,575.00 Mildred Coles Chester Lauck
Son of Dracula $263,353.00 Louise Allbritton Lon Chaney, Jr.
Song of Texas $100,850.00 Sheila Ryan Roy Rogers
So’s Your Uncle $153,818.00 Billie Burke Donald Woods
Spy Train $47,740.00 Catherine Craig Richard Travis
Squadron Leader X $165,725.00 Ann Dvorak Eric Portman
Submarine Alert $344,950.00 Wendy Barrie Richard Arlen
Submarine Base $37,400.00 Fifi D’Orsay John Litel
Suspected Person $18,000.00 Patricia Roc Clifford Evans
Swing Out the Blues $316,600.00 Lynn Merrick Bob Haymes
Swing Shift Maisie $581,700.00 Ann Sothern James Craig
Swingtime Johnny $332,350.00 Andrew Sisters Peter Cookson
Teen Age $50,500.00 Sylvia Stanton Herbert Heyes
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground $1,242.00 Jennifer Holt Johnny Mack Brown
The Avenging Rider $1,575.00 Ann Summers Tim Holt
The Black Raven $7,625.00 Wanda McKay George Zucco
The Chance of a Lifetime $256,875.00 Jeanne Bates Chester Morris
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case $254,400.00 Lynn Merrick Warner Baxter
The Deerslayer $48,050.00 Jean Parker Bruce Kellogg
The Falcon and the Co-eds $331,900.00 Jean Brooks Tom Conway
The Falcon in Danger $256,650.00 Jean Brooks Tom Conway
The Gang’s All Here $2,500.00 Alice Faye Phil Baker
The Ghost and the Guest $8,061.00 Florence Rice James Dunn
The Ghost Ship $257,368.00 Edith Barrett Richard Dix
The Girl from Monterrey $87,425.00 Armida Edgar Kennedy
The Good Fellows $249,950.00 Helen Walker Cecil Kellaway
The Great Mr. Handel $2,500.00 Elizabeth Allan Wilfrid Lawson
The Kansan $211,950.00 Jane Wyatt Richard Dix
The Leopard Man $220,100.00 Margo Dennis O’Keefe
The Lone Star Trail $825.00 Robert Mitchum Johnny Mack Brown
The Mad Ghoul $159,301.00 Evelyn Ankers David Bruce
The Man from Thunder River $695.00 Anne Jeffreys Bill Elliott
The Renegade $1,075.00 Lois Ranson Buster Crabbe
The Saint Meets the Tiger $154,025.00 Jean Gillie Hugh Sinclair
The Seventh Victim $199,850.00 Jean Brooks Tom Conway
The Spider Woman $300,400.00 Gale Sondergaard Basil Rathbone
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler $162,768.00 Gale Sondergaard
The Stranger from Pecos $312.00 Christine McIntyre Johnny Mack Brown
The Sultan’s Daughter $132,825.00 Ann Corio Charles Butterworth
The Texas Kid $2,200.00 Shirley Patterson Johnny Mack Brown
The Underdog $8,850.00 Jan Wiley Barton MacLane
The Unknown Guest $244,800.00 Pamela Blake Victor Jory
The Vigilantes Ride $600.00 Shirley Patterson Russell Hayden
The West Side Kid $112,733.00 Dale Evans Don ‘Red’ Barry
There’s Something About a Soldier $249,750.00 Evelyn Keyes Tom Neal
They Came to Blow Up America $308,050.00 Anna Sten George Sanders
Three Russian Girls $268,450.00 Anna Sten Kent Smith
Tiger Fangs $28,860.00 June Duprez Frank Buck
Time to Kill $199,750.00 Heather Angel Lloyd Nolan
Tornado $200,193.00 Nancy Kelly Chester Morris
Trail of Terror $1,400.00 Patricia Knox Dave O’Brien
Two Señoritas from Chicago $238,524.00 Joan Davis Bob Haymes
Wagon Tracks West $883.00 Anne Jeffreys Bill Elliott
Western Cyclone $1,100.00 Marjorie Manners Buster Crabbe
Where Are Your Children? $526,900.00 Gale Storm Jackie Cooper
Whispering Footsteps $205,133.00 Rita Quigley John Hubbard
Women in Bondage $371,400.00 Gail Patrick William Henry
Yanks Ahoy $246,950.00 Marjorie Woodworth William Tracy
You Can’t Beat the Law $9,900.00 Joan Woodbury Edward Norris
You’re a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith $209,600.00 Evelyn Ankers Allan Jones

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  1. Angie says:
    April 9, 2017 at 7:48 pm

    10,000,000 Views!!

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  2. Angie says:
    April 9, 2017 at 7:47 pm

    YAASSS

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  3. Angie says:
    April 9, 2017 at 7:45 pm

    ♡°☆(ಠೆಒಠಿ)☆°♡Hi dad 🙂

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    1. Cogerson says:
      April 9, 2017 at 7:48 pm

      Hey Sam….your attempt to be the 10 millionth visitor failed…..but thanks for your first ever comment on our website….love your Dad.

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  4. Steve Lensman says:
    March 31, 2017 at 8:04 am

    Hey Bruce, one of my all time faves Casablanca is famously a 1942 movie, you won’t find it listed as a 1943 movie in any decent movie book. I know it competed with the films of 1943 at the Oscars and Wikipedia explains this anomaly thusly –

    “Although an initial release date was anticipated for spring 1943, the film premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City on November 26, 1942, to coincide with the Allied invasion of North Africa and the capture of Casablanca. It went into general release on January 23, 1943, to take advantage of the Casablanca Conference, a high-level meeting in the city between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and American President Franklin D. Roosevelt.”

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    1. Cogerson says:
      April 4, 2017 at 12:27 pm

      Hey Steve. Thanks for the explanation about Casablanca. It sure makes it confusing….why could it not follow the directions that so many other movies followed successfully?….lol.

      No matter what year this is, it is still an all-time great movie. 🙂

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  5. Steve Lensman says:
    March 31, 2017 at 6:00 am

    And now we come to a ‘war’ year, 1943, a time when people were flocking to the cinema in their millions to escape the grim news stories of death and destruction happening in Europe and Asia.

    I’ve seen just 35 of the 108 films listed, could have been better I suppose. And without a shadow of a doubt one of my favorites has to be Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt, his own personal favorite according to the man himself. Other favorites include – Phantom of the Opera, Destination Tokyo, Victory Through Air Power (Fascinating Disney animated movie on WWII), Action in the North Atlantic, Heaven Can Wait, Girl Crazy and I Walked With a Zombie.

    For Whom the Bell Tolls was a huge hit, I have a good copy of it but it’s not a big favorite of mine though it looks great in Technicolor. At nearly three hours it drags, it’s about an hour too long.

    Looking at my datafiles I have 44 films from 1943 in my movie collection – and I’ve seen 40 of these, so either my previous count was wrong or there are some films here not on your list.

    Action in the North Atlantic
    Air Force
    Bataan
    Crash Dive
    Desperadoes
    Destination Tokyo
    Edge of Darkness
    Five Graves to Cairo
    For Whom the Bell Tolls
    Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman (Legacy box set)
    Gangs All Here ,The
    Ghost Ship
    Girl Crazy
    Guadalcanal Diary
    Gung Ho
    Guy Named Joe ,A
    Heaven Can Wait (Criterion)
    I Walked with a Zombie
    In Old Oklahoma
    Journey into Fear
    Lassie Come Home
    Leopard Man ,The
    Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    More the Merrier ,The
    Northern Pursuit
    Outlaw ,The
    Ox-Bow Incident ,The
    Phantom of the Opera (1943)
    Return of the Vampire
    Revenge of the Zombies
    Sahara
    Saludos Amigos
    Seventh Victim ,The
    Shadow of a Doubt
    Sherlock Holmes – Faces Death
    Sherlock Holmes – In Washington
    Sky’s the Limit ,The
    Son of Dracula (Legacy Box Set)
    Stage Door Canteen
    Tarzan Triumphs
    Tarzan’s Desert Mystery
    Thank Your Lucky Stars
    Victory Through Air Power
    zz-Germany – Munchhausen

    Looks like you’ve missed a couple of horror classics – Son of Dracula and Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman. I’m a big fan of the Universal monsters series.

    Another epic movie page Bruce, good work amigo. Voted Up!

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    1. Cogerson says:
      April 9, 2017 at 5:11 pm

      Hey Steve
      1. First of all….sorry I took so long to respond to this comment. My part-time job somehow managed to turn into a full-time job….but the 6 month contract I signed comes to an end at the end of this month….so hopefully I will be able to catch up here at UMR.com.
      2. Yep World War 2 was very good for the worldwide economy and movie theaters….movie admissions averaged over 90 million a week for the entire 1940s decade.
      3. War movies and news reels pulled millions into theaters a week. Once the war ended and television arrived…these glory days came to a quick end.
      4. Your 35 movies watched almost triples my total….but falls to Flora and gets destroyed by Dan’s total.
      5. Of your favorites…I have seen Shadow of a Doubt (one of the better Hitch movies) and Destination Tokyo (Cary Grant hit)….but I have not seen any of the others you mentioned. I will have to check them out.
      6. This page is just the ones that have been fully researched….I did not include the ones that I have box office grosses on but have not included in any current page. I am sure I have box office numbers on some of the ones you listed but are not on my table. You and Dan…put me to shame when it comes to listing the movies watched.
      7. I do have most of the movies that I watched in theaters….thinking about condensing lots of my notes and making one long long list of movies watched in theaters. That would be movies from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s….five decades….damn I must be getting old…..lol.
      As always…thanks for the visit, the comment and the tally count….always appreciated.

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