#1 of 9 #1 drama movie of 1942
1942 · Drama, Animation
$267.4M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$102.2M US & Canada · 38% $165.2M elsewhere · 62%
Drama box office · 1942
Drama Box Office 1942: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Bambi (1942) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1942, with $267.4M worldwide, ahead of Reunion in France (1942) at $1.9M and Mother Never Dies (1942) at $750.2K. 9 drama films released in 1942 report a worldwide gross, $270.1M in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 147.4 times the total of 1941, whose releases took $1.8M. By language, English leads with $1.9M across 7 drama releases.
- 1942 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $270.1M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 1941
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#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1942?
Bambi (1942) leads with $267.4M, 99% of the total. The top 5 together took $270.1M, almost all of what the 9 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 1942, 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 1942.
- 1 Aug 21, 1942 US and Canada: $102.2M Rest of the world: $165.2M Worldwide: $267.4M
- 2 Dec 25, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
- 3 Sep 24, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $750.2K
- 4 Dec 17, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.1K
- 5 Dec 1, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K
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Oct 31, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.4K - 7
Jun 6, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3K - 8
Sep 16, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $247 - 9
1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $119
By release month
Which Month of 1942 Earned the Most?
August releases took the most, $267.4M from 1 film, led by Bambi (1942). January was the quietest month ($119). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Holiday Inn (1942) $119 Holiday Inn (1942)
- 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 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- June Jun Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) $3K Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug Bambi (1942) $267.4M Bambi (1942)
- September Sep Mother Never Dies (1942) $750.5K Mother Never Dies (1942)
- October Oct Now, Voyager (1942) $10.4K Now, Voyager (1942)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec Reunion in France (1942) $1.9M Reunion in France (1942)
Last 10 years
How Does 1942 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1940 earned the most: $404.9M from 9 films, led by Gone with the Wind (1940). 1942 took $270.1M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 2 films | 2 | $451.3K | – | 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 |
| 1939 8 films · +2205% | 8 | $1.1M | +2205% | Wuthering Heights (1939) $624.6K |
| 1940 9 films · +36990% | 9 | $404.9M | +36990% | Gone with the Wind (1940) $402.4M |
| 1941 6 films · −100% | 6 | $1.8M | −100% | Citizen Kane (1941) $1.7M |
| 1942 9 films · +14637% | 9 | $270.1M | +14637% | Bambi (1942) $267.4M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1942?
English-language drama films took $1.9M across 7 films, <1% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($750.2K).
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 1942: 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1942?
Bambi (1942) leads with $267.4M worldwide, $102.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Reunion in France (1942) at $1.9M and Mother Never Dies (1942) at $750.2K.
How much did drama movies released in 1942 earn?
9 drama films released in 1942 report a worldwide gross, $270.1M in all, or $30M per film on average. 1941 releases took $1.8M.
How many drama movies released in 1942 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Bambi (1942) with $267.4M.
How is the 1942 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 1942. 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 1942 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.