#1 of 9 #1 drama movie of 1945
The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
1945 · Comedy, Drama
$21.3M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total
$21.3M US & Canada · 100% $4.6K elsewhere · <1%
Drama box office · 1945
Drama Box Office 1945: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1945, with $21.3M worldwide, ahead of Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) at $502.8K and I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) at $89.5K. 9 drama films released in 1945 report a worldwide gross, $22M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $22M across 7 drama releases.
- 1945 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $22M
- The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945), the #1
- $21.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 99%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1945?
The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) leads with $21.3M, 97% of the total. The top 5 together took $22M, 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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The chart
Every Drama Release of 1945, 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 1945.
- 1 Dec 6, 1945 US and Canada: $21.3M Rest of the world: $4.6K Worldwide: $21.3M
- 2 1945 US and Canada: $415K Rest of the world: $87.8K Worldwide: $502.8K
- 3 Nov 16, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $89.5K
- 4 Mar 15, 1945 US and Canada: $37K Rest of the world: $7.9K Worldwide: $44.9K
- 5 Sep 24, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.6K
- 6
Nov 14, 1945 US and Canada: $16.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.2K - 7
Oct 20, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.8K - 8
Dec 25, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K - 9
Nov 29, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $813
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1945?
Of the top 9, Detour (1945) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Children of Paradise (1945) made 18% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $21.8M (99%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) $21.3M $21.3M US & Canada · 100% $4.6K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) $502.8K $415K US & Canada · 83% $87.8K elsewhere · 17%
- 3 I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) $89.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Children of Paradise (1945) $44.9K $37K US & Canada · 82% $7.9K elsewhere · 18%
- 5 Rome, Open City (1945) $28.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Detour (1945) $16.2K $16.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Mildred Pierce (1945) $11.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Leave Her to Heaven (1945) $1.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 The Lost Weekend (1945) $813 No US & Canada figure reported
By release month
Which Month of 1945 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $21.3M from 2 films, led by The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945). October was the quietest month ($11.8K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) $502.8K Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar Children of Paradise (1945) $44.9K Children of Paradise (1945)
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- 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 Rome, Open City (1945) $28.6K Rome, Open City (1945)
- October Oct Mildred Pierce (1945) $11.8K Mildred Pierce (1945)
- November Nov I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) $106.5K I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
- December Dec The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) $21.3M The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
Last 10 years
How Does 1945 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1940 earned the most: $404.9M from 9 films, led by Gone with the Wind (1940). 1945 took $22M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 5 films | 5 | $536.4K | – | 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 |
| 1943 4 films · −98% | 4 | $4.9M | −98% | Casablanca (1943) $4.7M |
| 1944 11 films · −98% | 11 | $102.5K | −98% | Henry V (1944) $62.6K |
| 1945 9 films · +21398% | 9 | $22M | +21398% | The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) $21.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1945?
English-language drama films took $22M across 7 films, 100% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($44.9K) and Italian-language drama films ($28.6K).
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 1945: 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 1945?
The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) leads with $21.3M worldwide, $21.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) at $502.8K and I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) at $89.5K.
How much did drama movies released in 1945 earn?
9 drama films released in 1945 report a worldwide gross, $22M in all, or $2.4M per film on average.
How many drama movies released in 1945 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945), earned $21.3M.
How is the 1945 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 1945. 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 1945 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.