How much of the May 1938 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$27.4K of the $39.6K total, or 69%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

Drama box office · May 1938

Drama Box Office, May 1938: Top-Grossing Releases

Port of Shadows (1938) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in May 1938, with $39.6K worldwide. 1 drama film released in May 1938 reports a worldwide gross, $39.6K in all, 69% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1938 releases with a gross: 1
combined worldwide: $39.6K
Port of Shadows (1938), the #1: $39.6K
earned in the US & Canada: 69%

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#1 drama movie of May 1938

Port of Shadows (1938)

1938 · Drama, Crime

$39.6K worldwide

$27.4K US & Canada · 69% $12.2K elsewhere · 31%

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The Only Drama Release of May 1938 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 1938.

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Port of Shadows (1938) May 17, 1938 · French · Drama, Crime, Romance $39.6K worldwide

May 17, 1938 US and Canada: $27.4K Rest of the world: $12.2K Worldwide: $39.6K

Drama Box Office in 1938, Month by Month

The months of 1938 with their totals: May leads with $39.6K, led by Port of Shadows (1938).

January No grosses
February No grosses
March No grosses
April No grosses
May $39.6K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
June No grosses
July No grosses
August No grosses
September $5K #1 The Baker’s Wife (1938)
October No grosses
November $2.8K #1 Alexander Nevsky (1938)
December No grosses

FAQ

Drama Box Office May 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in May 1938?

Port of Shadows (1938) leads with $39.6K worldwide, $27.4K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did drama movies released in May 1938 earn?

1 drama film released in May 1938 reports a worldwide gross, $39.6K in all, or $39.6K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in May 1938 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Port of Shadows (1938), earned $39.6K.

How is the May 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 May 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 May 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.