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Biography Box Office 1929: Highest-Grossing Biography Movies

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in 1929, with $22.7K worldwide. 1 biography film released in 1929 reports a worldwide gross, $22.7K in all, 96% of it from the US & Canada.

1929 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$22.7K
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929), the #1
$22.7K
earned in the US & Canada
96%
The chart

The Only Biography Release of 1929 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1929.

  1. 1 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) movie poster
    The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) Mar 28, 1929 · English · Biography, Drama, History $22.7K worldwide
    Mar 28, 1929 US and Canada: $21.9K Rest of the world: $854 Worldwide: $22.7K
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Biography Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1929 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $2.3B, led by Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

2020s 7 years · $4.7B
2010s 10 years · $13.3B
2000s 10 years · $5.9B
1990s 10 years · $2.7B
1980s 10 years · $1.2B
1970s 8 years · $358M
1960s 7 years · $271.4M
1950s 2 years · $21.4M
1940s 1 year · $3K
1930s 1 year · $4.9K
1920s 1 year · $22.7K
  • 1929 $22.7K #1 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929)
FAQ

Biography Box Office 1929: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing biography movie in 1929?

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) leads with $22.7K worldwide, $21.9K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did biography movies released in 1929 earn?

1 biography film released in 1929 reports a worldwide gross, $22.7K in all, or $22.7K per film on average.

How many biography movies released in 1929 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929), earned $22.7K.

How much of the 1929 Biography box office came from the US and Canada?

$21.9K of the $22.7K total, or 96%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1929 biography box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1929. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the 1929 biography box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.