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1933 Top Box Office Movies

This movie page looks at 1933 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 1933 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 1933 movies in our database.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1933.  Obviously many movies made in 1932 earned box office dollars in 1933.  On the other side many movies made in 1933 made money in 1934 and later.  This page will looks at 133 1933 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 1933 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 1933

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1933 Little Women (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933 King Kong (1933)
1933 42nd Street (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933 Cavalcade (1933)
AA Best Picture Win
1933 Sons of the Desert (1933)
1933 Footlight Parade (1933)
1933 She Done Him Wrong (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
1933 Dinner at Eight (1933)
1933 I'm No Angel (1933)
1933 Tugboat Annie (1933)
1933 State Fair (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933 Ecstasy (1933)
1933 Queen Christina (1933)
1933 Dancing Lady (1933)
1933 The Invisible Man (1933)
1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933 The Bowery (1933)
1933 Roman Scandals (1933)
1933 Duck Soup (1933)
1933 Pilgrimage (1933)
1933 Lady for a Day (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933 Flying Down to Rio (1933)
1933 Counselor At Law (1933)
1933 Eskimo (1933)
1933 Penthouse (1933)
1933 Secrets (1933)
1933 Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
1933 The Devil's Brother (1933)
1933 Pick-Up (1933)
1933 Hold Your Man (1933)
1933 The Silver Cord (1933)
1933 The Barbarian (1933)
1933 International House (1933)
1933 When Ladies Meet (1933)
1933 Only Yesterday (1933)
1933 Zoo In Budapest (1933)
1933 Bombshell (1933)
1933 The Eagle And The Hawk (1933)
1933 Design for Living (1933)
1933 The Song of Songs (1933)
1933 Topaze (1933)
1933 Man's Castle (1933)
1933 Gabriel Over The White House (1933)
1933 The White Sister (1933)
1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
1933 The Narrow Corner (1933)
1933 Gallant Lady (1933)
1933 Christopher Bean (1933)
1933 College Humor (1933)

1933 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 1933 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
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  • Sort 1933 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
  • Sort 1933 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 1933 Top Box Office Movies received.
  • Sort 1933 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
2 Little Women (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
Katharine Hepburn &
Joan Bennett
4.0 216.9 321.40 13 82 03 / 01 99.0
3 King Kong (1933) Fay Wray &
Bruce Cabot
9.1 496.9 772.90 1 89 00 / 00 98.8
3 42nd Street (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
Ginger Rogers &
Dick Powell
4.1 223.3 354.20 11 81 02 / 00 98.6
4 Cavalcade (1933)
AA Best Picture Win
Diana Wynyard &
Frank Lloyd
2.9 155.3 465.80 17 67 04 / 03 98.4
10 Sons of the Desert (1933) Laurel and Hardy 3.7 202.2 202.20 14 83 00 / 00 97.8
4 Footlight Parade (1933) James Cagney &
Dick Powell
4.6 248.6 375.20 7 82 00 / 00 97.6
5 She Done Him Wrong (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
Cary Grant &
Mae West
6.3 341.6 341.60 5 75 01 / 00 97.5
5 Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Ginger Rogers &
Joan Blondell
6.3 341.9 501.70 4 80 01 / 00 97.3
9 Dinner at Eight (1933) John Barrymore &
Jean Harlow
4.0 217.1 334.80 12 80 00 / 00 97.1
10 I'm No Angel (1933) Cary Grant &
Mae West
6.6 357.1 357.10 3 77 00 / 00 96.4
9 Tugboat Annie (1933) Marie Dressler &
Wallace Beery
5.5 297.7 399.40 6 76 00 / 00 96.1
15 State Fair (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
Will Rogers &
Janet Gaynor
3.5 187.6 254.20 15 69 02 / 00 95.3
13 Ecstasy (1933) Hedy Lamarr 4.1 225.2 225.20 10 70 00 / 00 94.7
15 Queen Christina (1933) Greta Garbo &
John Gilbert
2.8 152.3 518.30 18 85 00 / 00 94.5
14 Dancing Lady (1933) Clark Gable &
Joan Crawford
4.3 231.4 373.60 9 67 00 / 00 93.6
17 The Invisible Man (1933) Claude Rains 2.8 151.6 151.60 19 82 00 / 00 93.5
17 The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
Charles Laughton &
Merle Oberon
2.4 132.0 132.00 23 79 02 / 01 93.4
16 The Bowery (1933) Wallace Beery 4.3 232.0 310.60 8 62 00 / 00 92.0
17 Roman Scandals (1933) Edward Arnold 7.0 379.3 379.30 2 62 00 / 00 91.9
21 Duck Soup (1933) Marx Brothers 2.1 115.8 115.80 32 86 00 / 00 91.0
21 Pilgrimage (1933) Henrietta Crosman 2.9 155.4 155.40 16 73 00 / 00 90.7
21 Lady for a Day (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
May Robson 1.7 93.2 93.20 49 80 04 / 00 89.5
24 Flying Down to Rio (1933) Fred Astaire &
Ginger Rogers
2.6 143.3 239.90 21 72 01 / 00 89.4
23 Counselor At Law (1933) John Barrymore &
Melvyn Douglas
2.0 111.0 111.00 34 82 00 / 00 89.0
26 Eskimo (1933) Edward Dearing 2.3 126.2 260.40 27 74 01 / 01 88.5
26 Penthouse (1933) Myrna Loy 2.3 126.4 126.40 26 75 00 / 00 88.1
27 Secrets (1933) Mary Pickford &
Leslie Howard
2.0 108.3 108.30 37 76 00 / 00 86.3
28 Jennie Gerhardt (1933) Sylvia Sidney 2.3 126.2 126.20 28 68 00 / 00 85.6
30 The Devil's Brother (1933) Laurel and Hardy 2.4 128.3 128.30 25 67 00 / 00 85.2
31 Pick-Up (1933) Sylvia Sidney 2.7 146.0 146.00 20 61 00 / 00 85.1
29 Hold Your Man (1933) Clark Gable &
Jean Harlow
1.9 101.6 166.60 40 74 00 / 00 84.8
35 The Silver Cord (1933) Irene Dunne &
Joel McCrea &
Laura Hope Crews
2.3 123.7 123.70 30 65 00 / 00 84.1
35 The Barbarian (1933) Myrna Loy 2.4 130.9 130.90 24 63 00 / 00 84.1
33 International House (1933) George Burns 1.8 98.6 98.60 42 73 00 / 00 84.0
38 When Ladies Meet (1933) Myrna Loy &
Robert Montgomery
2.5 133.9 133.90 22 61 01 / 00 83.9
34 Only Yesterday (1933) Margaret Sullavan 1.7 91.1 91.10 54 75 00 / 00 83.8
36 Zoo In Budapest (1933) 2.0 109.2 109.20 35 69 00 / 00 83.6
38 Bombshell (1933) Jean Harlow &
Frank Morgan
1.5 82.5 113.00 60 76 00 / 00 83.1
39 The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) Carole Lombard &
Cary Grant
2.1 112.6 112.60 33 67 00 / 00 83.1
39 Design for Living (1933) Gary Cooper &
Fredric March
1.9 105.4 105.40 38 69 00 / 00 83.0
41 The Song of Songs (1933) Marlene Dietrich &
Lionel Atwill
1.7 93.2 93.20 50 72 00 / 00 82.8
43 Topaze (1933) Myrna Loy &
John Barrymore
2.3 124.7 124.70 29 62 00 / 00 82.8
43 Man's Castle (1933) Spencer Tracy 1.4 73.8 73.80 67 76 00 / 00 81.8
44 Gabriel Over The White House (1933) Walter Wanger 1.8 98.6 98.60 43 67 00 / 00 81.3
47 The White Sister (1933) Clark Gable 2.1 116.5 259.60 31 61 00 / 00 80.8
45 The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) Myrna Loy &
Max Baer
1.6 85.7 185.20 58 69 01 / 00 80.6
48 The Narrow Corner (1933) Ralph Bellamy &
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
2.0 108.9 108.90 36 62 00 / 00 80.1
46 Gallant Lady (1933) 1.7 88.2 88.20 48 66 00 / 00 79.7
51 Christopher Bean (1933) Marie Dressler &
Lionel Barrymore
1.8 99.4 99.40 41 64 00 / 00 79.5
51 College Humor (1933) Bing Crosby &
Jack Oakie
1.8 95.5 95.50 47 65 00 / 00 79.3
50 Night Flight (1933) Clark Gable &
Myrna Loy
1.6 89.4 167.50 55 66 00 / 00 79.1
54 Going Hollywood (1933) Marion Davies &
Bing Crosby
1.8 96.3 149.40 46 64 00 / 00 78.9
54 Brief Moment (1933) Carole Lombard &
Gene Raymond
1.8 96.7 96.70 45 63 00 / 00 78.3
52 Alice in Wonderland (1933) Gary Cooper &
Cary Grant
1.5 80.9 80.90 61 68 00 / 00 78.2
58 The Power and the Glory (1933) Spencer Tracy 1.6 87.5 87.50 56 65 00 / 00 77.6
53 Midnight Mary (1933) 1.2 64.8 64.80 75 72 00 / 00 77.6
58 A Bedtime Story (1933) Maurice Chevalier 1.7 86.6 86.60 52 62 00 / 00 76.6
56 Morning Glory (1933) Katharine Hepburn 1.1 58.5 90.40 92 70 01 / 01 76.5
65 Hell Below (1933) Robert Montgomery &
Robert Young
1.8 98.4 215.70 44 59 00 / 00 76.3
61 The Kennel Murder Case (1933) William Powell &
Mary Astor
1.3 68.5 105.90 69 69 00 / 00 76.2
64 Too Much Harmony (1933) Bing Crosby 1.5 83.9 83.90 59 64 00 / 00 76.2
59 The Little Giant (1933) Edward G. Robinson 1.1 58.7 100.00 91 72 00 / 00 76.2
58 The Keyhole (1933) Kay Francis 0.9 46.7 82.00 124 75 00 / 00 75.9
64 Baby Face (1933) Barbara Stanwyck &
John Wayne
0.9 47.8 70.20 119 74 00 / 00 75.3
65 Mystery of the Wax Musuem (1933) Fay Wray &
Directed by Michael Curtiz
1.0 54.7 175.90 103 72 00 / 00 75.2
67 Ann Vickers (1933) Irene Dunne 1.6 86.8 104.70 57 61 00 / 00 74.8
65 The House on 56th Street (1933) Kay Francis 1.2 63.7 107.80 79 68 00 / 00 74.6
67 The Stranger's Return (1933) Miriam Hopkins &
Lionel Barrymore
1.3 68.2 68.20 70 67 00 / 00 74.5
68 Berkeley Square (1933) Leslie Howard 1.2 66.0 66.00 73 67 00 / 00 74.4
69 The Mayor of Hell (1933) James Cagney 1.0 55.9 102.00 100 70 00 / 00 73.7
72 Torch Singer (1933) Claudette Colbert 1.4 70.3 70.30 65 64 00 / 00 73.4
70 The Way To Love (1933) 1.2 62.2 62.20 72 66 00 / 00 73.3
73 Sitting Pretty (1933) Jack Oakie 1.7 87.4 87.40 51 58 00 / 00 72.8
76 Doctor Bull (1933) Will Rogers 1.5 80.9 80.90 62 61 00 / 00 72.8
74 Picture Snatcher (1933) James Cagney 1.0 52.0 80.60 109 70 00 / 00 72.6
74 One Sunday Afternoon (1933) Gary Cooper 1.2 64.4 64.40 78 66 00 / 00 72.4
76 Hoopla (1933) Clara Bow 1.4 69.6 69.60 66 63 00 / 00 72.3
78 The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. &
Loretta Young
1.1 61.9 61.90 81 65 00 / 00 71.2
76 Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Frankie Darro 0.8 42.5 58.50 134 71 00 / 00 71.0
80 Take A Chance (1933) 0.9 44.3 44.30 122 69 00 / 00 70.7
85 Supernatural (1933) Carole Lombard &
Randolph Scott
1.5 79.6 79.60 64 59 00 / 00 70.3
83 Double Harness (1933) William Powell &
Ann Harding
1.1 58.9 76.60 90 65 00 / 00 70.3
81 Lady Killer (1933) James Cagney 1.0 55.6 93.20 101 66 00 / 00 70.2
79 Diplomaniacs (1933) Bert Wheeler &
Robert Woolsey
0.9 47.7 47.70 121 69 00 / 00 70.2
85 White Woman (1933) Carole Lombard &
Charles Laughton
1.5 79.8 79.80 63 58 00 / 00 70.0
85 Employees' Entrance (1933) Loretta Young 0.8 45.5 67.70 128 69 00 / 00 69.5
87 Our Betters (1933) George Cukor 1.2 64.6 64.60 76 62 00 / 00 68.9
87 Fast Workers (1933) 0.6 30.0 43.60 164 73 00 / 00 68.5
89 The World Changes (1933) Paul Muni &
Mickey Rooney
1.1 58.4 105.70 93 64 00 / 00 68.5
89 The Masquerader (1933) Ronald Colman &
Elissa Landi
1.1 61.3 61.30 83 63 00 / 00 68.3
92 Elmer The Great (1933) Joe E. Brown 1.2 64.6 82.00 77 61 00 / 00 67.1
90 Captured! (1933) Leslie Howard 1.0 56.8 56.80 95 63 00 / 00 67.1
90 Six Hours To Live (1933) 0.8 42.9 42.90 127 67 00 / 00 67.0
98 This Day And Age (1933) Charles Bickford 1.9 102.7 102.70 39 48 00 / 00 66.7
93 Blood Money (1933) 1.0 56.3 56.30 97 63 00 / 00 66.5
94 Mr. Skitch (1933) Will Rogers &
Zasu Pitts
1.3 66.0 66.00 68 59 00 / 00 66.2
95 Bed Of Roses (1933) 1.1 54.7 54.70 94 62 00 / 00 65.5
96 Midnight Club (1933) George Raft 1.0 50.1 50.10 107 63 00 / 00 65.5
99 Made on Broadway (1933) Robert Montgomery 0.9 47.7 69.10 120 64 00 / 00 64.4
100 Heroes For Sale (1933) 0.2 10.2 10.20 185 75 00 / 00 64.3
99 Heroes For Sale (1933) Loretta Young 0.2 10.2 10.20 185 75 00 / 00 64.3
104 Broadway Bad (1933) Ginger Rogers &
Donald Crisp
1.0 53.3 53.30 106 62 00 / 00 64.1
101 Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933) Directed by Lewis Milestone 0.8 41.9 41.90 136 65 00 / 00 63.9
100 The Story Of Temple Drake (1933) 0.6 33.1 33.10 155 67 00 / 00 63.8
109 Central Airport (1933) Richard Barthelmess 1.1 61.0 116.00 84 59 00 / 00 63.4
109 Voltaire (1933) George Arliss 1.1 61.0 118.80 85 59 00 / 00 63.4
105 Female (1933) Directed by Michael Curtiz 0.8 44.4 70.00 130 64 00 / 00 63.2
104 Sailor's Luck (1933) 0.9 45.7 45.70 117 63 00 / 00 63.1
106 Ladies They Talk About (1933) Barbara Stanwyck &
Lyle Talbot
0.8 42.9 58.20 132 64 00 / 00 63.1
116 Today We Live (1933) Gary Cooper &
Joan Crawford
1.7 91.6 160.70 53 49 00 / 00 62.9
112 Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933) 1.0 55.3 55.30 102 60 00 / 00 62.8
114 Convention City (1933) Dick Powell &
Joan Blondell
0.9 49.0 49.00 114 62 00 / 00 62.3
104 Friday the Thirteenth (1933) Ralph Richardson 0.2 11.0 11.00 184 74 00 / 00 62.3
111 Sweepings (1933) 0.9 45.7 45.70 116 62 00 / 00 62.2
116 Son of a Sailor (1933) Joe E. Brown 1.2 64.9 100.30 74 57 00 / 00 62.1
111 The Right To Romance (1933) 1.1 57.2 57.20 86 58 00 / 00 61.9
114 I Loved You Wednesday (1933) Warner Baxter 1.2 62.9 62.90 71 56 00 / 00 61.5
120 Mary Stevens M.D. (1933) Kay Francis &
Lyle Talbot
1.0 55.9 77.50 99 59 00 / 00 61.0
117 Parachute Jumper (1933) Bette Davis 0.7 37.0 61.20 147 65 00 / 00 60.9
116 I Was A Spy (1933) Herbert Marshall 0.1 7.9 7.90 191 74 00 / 00 60.8
122 The Working Man (1933) Bette Davis 1.1 62.3 127.60 80 56 00 / 00 60.4
119 The Woman Accused (1933) Cary Grant 0.9 47.4 47.40 112 60 00 / 00 60.0
123 Melody Cruise (1933) Charles Ruggle 0.9 49.1 75.30 113 60 00 / 00 59.9
127 Broadway to Hollywood (1933) Alice Brady 1.1 61.6 99.80 82 56 00 / 00 59.2
123 If I Were Free (1933) Irene Dunne 0.8 41.8 41.80 137 62 00 / 00 58.9
124 Peg O' My Heart (1933) 0.9 46.0 46.00 115 60 00 / 00 58.6
126 Beauty For Sale (1933) 0.7 34.2 34.20 149 63 00 / 00 58.1
126 Looking Forward (1933) Lionel Barrymore 0.5 28.9 28.90 165 65 00 / 00 57.9
129 The Mind Reader (1933) Warren William 0.6 30.6 48.80 162 65 00 / 00 57.8
129 Saturday's Millions (1933) Robert Young 0.8 40.9 40.90 140 61 00 / 00 56.7
135 Reunion in Vienna (1933) John Barrymore 1.1 58.9 99.80 89 54 01 / 00 56.7
134 The Son Of Kong (1933) Robert Armstrong 0.9 51.4 95.70 111 57 00 / 00 56.5
133 Private Detective 62 (1933) William Powell 0.8 44.9 68.50 129 59 00 / 00 56.5
131 The Women In His Life (1933) Una Merkel 0.7 35.7 53.40 150 62 00 / 00 56.4
130 The Warrior's Husband (1933) Directed by Walter Lang 0.7 38.1 38.10 141 61 00 / 00 56.0
132 Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) Charles Farrell 0.7 34.2 34.20 148 62 00 / 00 55.7
136 The King's Vacation (1933) Dick Powell &
George Arliss
1.0 51.7 92.10 110 57 00 / 00 55.7
135 Out All Night (1933) 0.6 32.8 32.80 157 62 00 / 00 55.0
137 From Headquarters (1933) Margaret Lindsay 0.7 35.4 52.50 153 61 00 / 00 54.6
139 His Double Life (1933) Lillian Gish &
Roland Young
0.7 39.8 39.80 144 60 00 / 00 54.6
141 College Coach (1933) Dick Powell &
Lyle Talbot
1.0 54.3 64.10 104 55 00 / 00 54.0
140 After Tonight (1933) Constance Bennett 0.7 38.8 59.00 145 60 00 / 00 54.0
142 Hard To Handle (1933) James Cagney 1.0 56.2 79.70 98 54 00 / 00 54.0
143 Ever in My Heart (1933) Barbara Stanwyck &
Laura Hope Crews
0.8 42.4 74.80 135 58 00 / 00 53.4
139 The Good Companions (1933) John Gielgud 0.4 22.4 22.40 170 65 00 / 00 53.4
144 The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) Walter Pidgeon 0.6 33.5 33.50 159 61 00 / 00 52.8
145 My Weakness (1933) Lew Ayres 0.6 35.2 35.20 154 60 00 / 00 52.7
146 The Devil's In Love (1933) 0.8 45.7 45.70 126 57 00 / 00 52.3
148 Another Language (1933) Robert Montgomery &
Walter Wanger
0.7 40.1 72.50 142 58 00 / 00 52.1
150 Christopher Strong (1933) Katharine Hepburn 0.8 41.8 41.80 138 58 00 / 00 52.0
150 Blondie Johnson (1933) Joan Blondell 0.7 38.2 51.90 146 59 00 / 00 51.7
152 Adorable (1933) 0.8 45.9 45.90 125 56 00 / 00 51.6
150 Lucky Devils (1933) William Boyd 0.5 27.8 44.30 167 62 00 / 00 51.3
152 Tillie and Gus (1933) 0.2 10.3 10.30 188 67 00 / 00 50.1
153 For Love Or Money (1933) 0.6 31.3 31.30 161 60 00 / 00 49.4
156 Ex-Lady (1933) Bette Davis 0.7 35.4 43.90 152 58 00 / 00 49.2
156 Professional Sweetheart (1933) Ginger Rogers 0.8 41.7 41.70 131 56 00 / 00 48.8
158 A Lady's Profession (1933) 0.3 13.3 13.30 180 64 00 / 00 47.8
160 Meet The Baron (1933) Jimmy Durante 1.1 55.7 55.70 87 51 00 / 00 47.7
158 Lilly Turner (1933) 0.3 17.6 17.60 175 63 00 / 00 47.7
161 Hello Sister! (1933) James Dunn 0.2 10.2 10.20 186 65 00 / 00 46.8
162 As Husbands Go (1933) 0.9 45.3 45.30 118 53 00 / 00 45.3
161 Stage Mother (1933) 0.5 25.8 25.80 168 59 00 / 00 44.9
164 Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) Bette Davis 1.0 52.5 52.50 108 50 00 / 00 44.0
164 The Wandering Jew (1933) 0.1 7.4 7.40 192 64 00 / 00 43.2
163 Pleasure Cruise (1933) 0.3 15.0 15.00 179 61 00 / 00 42.9
165 Mr. Broadway (1933) 0.4 21.0 21.00 173 59 00 / 00 41.2
166 No Other Woman (1933) Irene Dunne 0.2 12.2 12.20 181 61 00 / 00 40.5
169 The Man from Monterey (1933) John Wayne 0.4 21.3 30.00 172 57 00 / 00 38.0
172 I Loved a Woman (1933) Kay Francis &
Edward G. Robinson
1.1 59.2 100.50 88 45 00 / 00 37.9
168 Should Ladies Behave (1933) 0.6 33.0 33.00 156 53 00 / 00 36.6
171 Her First Mate (1933) Zasu Pitts 0.8 40.2 40.20 133 50 00 / 00 36.0
173 Men Must Fight (1933) Robert Young 0.7 35.6 67.40 151 52 00 / 00 35.8
175 Arizona to Broadway (1933) Joan Bennett 0.6 34.1 34.10 158 52 00 / 00 34.2
174 The Ghoul (1933) Boris Karloff 0.6 32.8 32.80 160 52 00 / 00 34.2
176 Havana Widows (1933) Joan Blondell 0.3 15.8 15.80 178 57 00 / 00 32.7
176 What-No Beer? (1933) Buster Keaton &
Jimmy Durante
1.0 53.4 98.30 105 45 00 / 00 32.2
178 Storm at Daybreak (1933) Kay Francis 0.9 46.9 98.80 123 46 00 / 00 31.4
177 I Love That Man (1933) Nancy Carroll 0.2 9.2 9.20 189 58 00 / 00 30.6
180 The Vampire Bat (1933) Melvyn Douglas 0.6 30.2 30.20 163 51 00 / 00 29.9
181 Ann Carver's Profession (1933) 0.3 18.2 18.20 176 54 00 / 00 29.2
182 Somewhere in Sonora (1933) John Wayne 0.4 21.4 30.60 171 53 00 / 00 29.2
183 The Telegraph Trail (1933) John Wayne 0.4 23.8 32.50 169 52 00 / 00 28.0
183 The Chief (1933) Ed Wynn 0.8 41.3 48.90 139 45 00 / 00 26.1
186 From Hell To Heaven (1933) Carole Lombard &
Jack Oakie
1.0 56.7 56.70 96 40 00 / 00 24.9
184 Love Honor and Oh Baby! (1933) Slim Summerville 0.3 16.1 16.10 177 52 00 / 00 24.1
186 Don't Bet On Love (1933) 0.2 12.1 12.10 182 53 00 / 00 24.0
185 Cross Fire (1933) Thomas Keene 0.2 11.5 15.20 183 53 00 / 00 23.8
187 Gambling Ship (1933) 0.2 9.8 9.80 187 53 00 / 00 22.2
190 Private Jones (1933) 0.5 26.8 26.80 166 47 00 / 00 22.1
192 Nagana (1933) Melvyn Douglas 0.7 39.8 39.80 143 43 00 / 00 21.0
191 Hold Me Tight (1933) 0.2 9.0 9.00 190 52 00 / 00 20.7
190 The Girl In 419 (1933) James Dunn &
Gloria Stuart
0.1 3.4 3.40 193 54 00 / 00 20.4
191 In The Wake of the Bounty (1933) Errol Flynn &
Arthur Greenway
0.0 1.6 1.60 194 54 00 / 00 19.4
193 Perfect Understanding (1933) Laurence Olivier &
Gloria Swanson
0.4 19.4 19.40 174 46 00 / 00 16.1

Cary Grant and Mae West in 1933’s I’m No Angel

Top earners in 1933 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

Name Number of Movies Total Adj World Wide (mil) Total Adj USA (mil)
Edward Arnold 6 1,315.0 1,171.9
Dick Powell 6 1,436.3 968.8
Cary Grant 6 949.4 949.4
Ginger Rogers 7 1,290.3 903.0
Fay Wray 6 1,372.2 896.4
Jane Darwell 6 871.1 853.2
Wallace Beery 3 1,044.8 746.8
Joan Blondell 6 1,046.9 746.8
Mae West 2 698.7 698.7
Myrna Loy 6 868.6 691.0
Franchot Tone 7 904.7 662.9
Gloria Stuart 6 640.3 640.3
Robert Young 6 941.3 621.4
Marie Dressler 3 833.6 614.2
John Barrymore 5 837.8 601.1
Lionel Barrymore 7 777.5 581.7
Warner Baxter 6 687.0 556.1
Clark Gable 4 967.3 538.9
Jack Oakie 6 517.0 517.0
George Cukor 3 720.8 498.6
Bruce Cabot 1 772.9 496.9
Robert Armstrong 1 772.9 496.9
Frank Reicher 1 772.9 496.9
James Cagney 5 730.7 468.3
George Raft 3 506.7 428.1

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 1933 Worldwide Box Office

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) $360,025,742.00
Queen Christina (1933) $297,637,264.00
Tugboat Annie (1933) $293,303,883.00
Footlight Parade (1933) $275,514,034.00
Dancing Lady (1933) $274,373,685.00
42nd Street (1933) $260,118,972.00
Dinner at Eight (1933) $245,864,342.00
Little Women (1933) $236,057,164.00
The Bowery (1933) $228,132,217.00
The White Sister (1933) $190,670,317.00
Flying Down to Rio (1933) $176,187,581.00
Mystery of the Wax Musuem (1933) $166,266,324.00
Hell Below (1933) $158,397,788.00
The Working Man (1933) $139,467,545.00
Night Flight (1933) $123,046,205.00
Hold Your Man (1933) $122,361,983.00
Today We Live (1933) $118,028,582.00
Going Hollywood (1933) $109,703,874.00
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) $106,396,797.00
Voltaire (1933) $87,238,504.00
Bombshell (1933) $82,958,705.00
The House on 56th Street (1933) $79,141,900.00
The Kennel Murder Case (1933) $77,773,401.00
The World Changes (1933) $77,659,403.00
Mayor of Hell (1933) $74,922,451.00
I Loved a Woman (1933) $73,782,102.00
Son of a Sailor (1933) $73,668,105.00
Little Giant (1933) $73,440,000.00
Reunion in Vienna (1933) $73,325,966.00
Broadway to Hollywood (1933) $73,325,966.00
Storm at Daybreak (1933) $72,527,710.00
What No Beer? (1933) $72,185,581.00
The Son Of Kong (1933) $70,246,957.00
Lady Killer (1933) $68,422,368.00
The King’s Vacation (1933) $67,624,112.00
Winner Takes All (1933) $66,027,545.00
Elmer The Great (1933) $60,211,657.00
The Keyhole (1933) $60,211,656.00
Picture Snatcher (1933) $59,185,332.00
Hard To Handle (1933) $58,501,147.00
Mary Stevens M.D. (1933) $56,904,590.00
Double Harness (1933) $56,220,358.00
Melody Cruise (1933) $55,308,059.00
Ever in My Heart (1933) $54,965,966.00
Baby Face (1933) $51,544,865.00
Female (1933) $51,430,830.00
Made on Broadway (1933) $50,746,600.00
Private Detective 62 (1933) $50,290,436.00
Employees’ Entrance (1933) $49,720,238.00
Men Must Fight (1933) $49,492,171.00
Parachute Jumper (1933) $44,930,675.00
After Tonight (1933) $43,334,190.00
Wild Boys On The Road (1933) $42,992,052.00
Ladies They Talk About (1933) $42,763,956.00
The Women In His Life (1933) $39,228,821.00
From Headquarters (1933) $38,544,626.00
Blondie Johnson (1933) $38,088,463.00
The Mind Reader (1933) $35,807,701.00
Lucky Devils (1933) $32,500,634.00
Ex Lady (1933) $32,272,565.00
Fast Workers (1933) $32,044,516.00
The Chief (1933) $28,053,162.00
The Telegraph Trail (1933) $23,833,795.00
Somewhere in Sonora (1933) $22,465,333.00
The Man from Monterey (1933) $22,009,206.00
Cross Fire (1933) $11,175,649.00
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  1. Mike says:
    July 22, 2021 at 10:54 am

    PART 11 OF 11
    Rainbow Ranch $663.00 Cecilia Parker Rex Bell
    Das Lockende/The Alluring Goal $600.00 Maria Elsner Richard Tauber
    Ranger’s Code $550.00 Doris Hill Bob Steele
    White Face/Edgar Wallace’s White Face the Fiend $550.00 Renee Gadd Hugh Williams
    Diamond Trail $550.00 Frances Rich Rex Bell
    Tattoo on the Rhine $525.00 Charlotte Susa Hans Stüwe
    Frederica/Friederike $500.00 Mady Christians Hans Heinz Bollmann
    Whirlwind Rider $500.00 Genee Boutell Jay Wilsey 
    Zwei Gute Kameraden/Two Good Comrades $500.00 Jessie Vihrog Paul Hörbiger
    Gallant Fool $475.00 Arletta Duncan Bob Steele
    Trailing North  $475.00 Doris Hill Bob Steele
    Fighting with Kit Carson $475.00 Betsy King Ross Johnny Mack Brown
    Before Morning $475.00 Lora Baxter Leo Carrillo
    Live and Laugh $450.00 Celina Breene Max Wilner
    The Fighting Texans $450.00 Luana Walters Rex Bell
    Her Secret $450.00 Sari Maritza William Collier Jr.
    The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931) $437.00 Marie Quillan Lane Chandler
    Drum Taps $425.00 Dorothy Dix Ken Maynard
    Via Pony Express $400.00 Marceline Day Jack Hoxie
    Deadwood Pass $400.00 Alice Dahl Tom Tyler
    Der Liebling von Wien/The Darling of Vienna(1930) $350.00 Else Elster  Willi Forst 
    Ten Nights in a Bar-Room $350.00 Phyllis Barrington William Farnum
    Laubenkolonie(1930) $313.00 Camilla Spira  Fritz Kampers
    Lightning Range $300.00 Patsy Bellamy Buddy Roosevelt 
    The Cheyenne Kid $275.00 Mary Mason Tom Keene
    Gun Law $259.00 Betty Boyd Jack Hoxie
    Circle Canyon $250.00 June Mathews Buddy Roosevelt 
    Sagebrush Trail $250.00 Nancy Shubert John Wayne
    Dr. Hauptman von Kopenick(1931)/The Captain from Köpenick $225.00 * Max Adalbert
    Der Korvettenkapitan $225.00 Lia Eibenschütz Max Ehrlich 
    Viktoria und Ihr Husar(1931)/Victoria and Her Hussar $225.00 Else Elster Michael Bohnen
    Schicksal der Renate Langen/The Fate of Renate Langen $213.00 Mady Christians Francis Lederer 
    Der Bettelstudent/The Beggar Student $213.00 Jarmila Novotna Hans Heinz Bollmann
    Frau Lehman’s Tochter/Mrs. Lehmann’s Daughters(1932) $200.00 Hansi Niese  Fritz Kampers 
    Traum von Scheonbrunn $200.00 Mártha Eggerth Hermann Thimig
    Der Brave Suender/The Upright Sinner $200.00 Dolly Haas Max Pallenberg
    Theodor Koerner $200.00 Dorothea Wieck  Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender 
    Lachende Erben/Laughing Heirs $180.00 Lien Deyers Heinz Rühmann
    Luegen auf Ruegan/Distorting at the Resort/The Isle of Lies $180.00 Maria Matray Paul Hörbiger 
    Saison of Kairo/Season in Cairo $175.00 Renate Müller  Willy Fritsch 

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    1. Cogerson says:
      July 23, 2021 at 8:20 am

      Hey Mike…what a slacker….you ONLY have 547 movies listed…..according to my Film Facts book 644 movies were released in 1933…507 made in United States….and 137 made internationally. What about the other 97 movies? A good researcher would have found the last 97……I am of only trying to be funny….the 547 movies you have listed is truly impressive! Way way way more than the 175 I have. Once again awesome work.

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      1. Mike says:
        July 23, 2021 at 8:55 am

        Thx

        I have been sending you the lists by how the movies ranked by box office to help you figure out what the box office data for the missing might be.

        The missing probably bombed at the opening day and were not listed.
        Some are probably foreign which are difficult to track.

        One of the most interesting data I have not sent you is reissues.
        The 30s reissues have been quite low, but the 40s data I have is huge.
        Someday I will send you that data, if you want.

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