#1 of 4 #1 drama movie of 1938
1938 · Drama, Crime
$39.6K worldwide · 84% of the chart's total
$27.4K US & Canada · 69% $12.2K elsewhere · 31%
Drama box office · 1938
Drama Box Office 1938: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Port of Shadows (1938) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1938, with $39.6K worldwide, ahead of The Baker’s Wife (1938) at $5K and Alexander Nevsky (1938) at $2.2K. 4 drama films released in 1938 report a worldwide gross, $47.4K in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada.
- 1938 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $47.4K
- Port of Shadows (1938), the #1
- $39.6K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 58%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1938?
Port of Shadows (1938) leads with $39.6K, 84% of the total. The top 4 together took $47.4K, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 1938, 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 1938.
- 1 May 17, 1938 US and Canada: $27.4K Rest of the world: $12.2K Worldwide: $39.6K
- 2 Sep 7, 1938 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
- 3 Nov 24, 1938 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
- 4 Nov 26, 1938 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $524
By release month
Which Month of 1938 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $39.6K from 1 film, led by Port of Shadows (1938). November was the quietest month ($2.8K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May Port of Shadows (1938) $39.6K Port of Shadows (1938)
- 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 The Baker’s Wife (1938) $5K The Baker’s Wife (1938)
- October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov Alexander Nevsky (1938) $2.8K Alexander Nevsky (1938)
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 1938 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1936 earned the most: $536.4K from 5 films, led by Modern Times (1936). 1938 took $47.4K.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 6 films | 6 | $89.2K | – | 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 |
| 1937 3 films · −96% | 3 | $19.3K | −96% | Stage Door (1937) $8.8K |
| 1938 4 films · +146% | 4 | $47.4K | +146% | Port of Shadows (1938) $39.6K |
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 1938: 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1938?
Port of Shadows (1938) leads with $39.6K worldwide, $27.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Baker’s Wife (1938) at $5K and Alexander Nevsky (1938) at $2.2K.
How much did drama movies released in 1938 earn?
4 drama films released in 1938 report a worldwide gross, $47.4K in all, or $11.8K per film on average.
How many drama movies released in 1938 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Port of Shadows (1938), earned $39.6K.
How is the 1938 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 1938. 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 1938 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.