#1 of 5 #1 drama movie of 1936
1936 · Drama, Romance
$463.6K worldwide · 86% of the chart's total
$163.6K US & Canada · 35% $300K elsewhere · 65%
Drama box office · 1936
Drama Box Office 1936: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Modern Times (1936) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1936, with $463.6K worldwide, ahead of The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) at $38K and Sisters of the Gion (1936) at $17.8K. 5 drama films released in 1936 report a worldwide gross, $536.4K in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $480.6K across 3 drama releases.
- 1936 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $536.4K
- Modern Times (1936), the #1
- $463.6K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 37%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1936?
Modern Times (1936) leads with $463.6K, 86% of the total. The top 5 together took $536.4K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Drama Release of 1936, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1936.
- 1 Feb 5, 1936 US and Canada: $163.6K Rest of the world: $300K Worldwide: $463.6K
- 2 Jan 24, 1936 US and Canada: $36.4K Rest of the world: $1.6K Worldwide: $38K
- 3 Oct 15, 1936 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.8K
- 4 May 26, 1936 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6K
- 5 Apr 8, 1936 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
By release month
Which Month of 1936 Earned the Most?
February releases took the most, $463.6K from 1 film, led by Modern Times (1936). April was the quietest month ($8.4K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) $38K The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
- February Feb Modern Times (1936) $463.6K Modern Times (1936)
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) $8.4K Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
- May May Bullets or Ballots (1936) $8.6K Bullets or Ballots (1936)
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct Sisters of the Gion (1936) $17.8K Sisters of the Gion (1936)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 1936 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1936 earned the most: $536.4K from 5 films, led by Modern Times (1936).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 3 films | 3 | $161.5K | – | Sunrise (1927) $121.8K |
| 1928 4 films · −75% | 4 | $40.9K | −75% | The Air Circus (1928) $36.1K |
| 1929 6 films · +118% | 6 | $89.2K | +118% | Pandora’s Box (1929) $63K |
| 1930 3 films · −94% | 3 | $5.1K | −94% | The Blue Angel (1930) $4.4K |
| 1931 5 films · +819% | 5 | $46.6K | +819% | M (1931) $35.6K |
| 1932 5 films · +1% | 5 | $47.1K | +1% | The Old Dark House (1932) $34.6K |
| 1933 2 films · +858% | 2 | $451.3K | +858% | Baby Face (1933) $451K |
| 1934 3 films · −97% | 3 | $13.2K | −97% | L’Atalante (1934) $9.5K |
| 1935 5 films · +3823% | 5 | $516K | +3823% | Sylvia Scarlett (1935) $497K |
| 1936 5 films · +4% | 5 | $536.4K | +4% | Modern Times (1936) $463.6K |
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 1936: 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1936?
Modern Times (1936) leads with $463.6K worldwide, $163.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) at $38K and Sisters of the Gion (1936) at $17.8K.
How much did drama movies released in 1936 earn?
5 drama films released in 1936 report a worldwide gross, $536.4K in all, or $107.3K per film on average.
How many drama movies released in 1936 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Modern Times (1936), earned $463.6K.
How is the 1936 drama 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 1936. 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 1936 drama 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.