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Drama box office · May 1937

Drama Box Office, May 1937: Top-Grossing Releases

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in May 1937, with $6.7K worldwide. 1 drama film released in May 1937 reports a worldwide gross, $6.7K in all.

May 1937 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$6.7K
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), the #1
$6.7K
The chart

The Only Drama Release of May 1937 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 May 1937.

  1. 1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) movie poster
    Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) May 9, 1937 · English · Romance, Drama $6.7K worldwide
    May 9, 1937 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.7K
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Drama Box Office in 1937, Month by Month

The months of 1937 with their totals: October leads with $8.8K, led by Stage Door (1937).

FAQ

Drama Box Office May 1937: 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 drama movie in May 1937?

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) leads with $6.7K worldwide.

How much did drama movies released in May 1937 earn?

1 drama film released in May 1937 reports a worldwide gross, $6.7K in all, or $6.7K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in May 1937 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), earned $6.7K.

How is the May 1937 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 May 1937. 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 May 1937 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.