1939 in Film - Top Films in Gross Income

Top Films in Gross Income

These figures are not necessarily the sums that were taken in during 1939 – and in particularly for films that made their premieres in October, November, and December. Note that the number one film in this list premiered in mid-December, and it certainly did not take in $400,000,000 in December 1939.

Rank Title Studio Actors Worldwide Gross
1. Gone with the Wind Selznick International Pictures/MGM Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen $400,176,459
2. The Wizard of Oz MGM Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton $16,538,431
3. Ninotchka MGM Greta Garbo
4. Dodge City Warner Bros. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Bruce Cabot
5. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Columbia James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains
6. Jesse James 20th Century Fox Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda
7. The Old Maid Warner Bros. Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins
8. The Women MGM Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Joan Fontaine
9. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle RKO Pictures Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
10. Goodbye, Mr. Chips MGM Robert Donat, Greer Garson
11. Another Thin Man MGM William Powell, Myrna Loy
12. The Little Princess 20th Century Fox Shirley Temple

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