#1 of 16 #1 drama movie of 1947
1947 · Drama, Fantasy
$10.6M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total
$1.5M US & Canada · 14% $9.2M elsewhere · 86%
Drama box office · 1947
Drama Box Office 1947: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
It's a Wonderful Life (1947) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1947, with $10.6M worldwide, ahead of Black Narcissus (1947) at $166.4K and Odd Man Out (1947) at $65.8K. 16 drama films released in 1947 report a worldwide gross, $11.1M in all, 14% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 80% on 1946, whose releases took $54.6M. By language, English leads with $416.3K across 13 drama releases.
- 1947 releases with a gross
- 16
- combined worldwide
- $11.1M
- It's a Wonderful Life (1947), the #1
- $10.6M
- vs 1946
- −80%
#1 of 16 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1947?
It's a Wonderful Life (1947) leads with $10.6M, 96% of the total. The top 5 together took $11M, 99% of what all 16 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 1947, 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 1947.
- 1 Jan 7, 1947 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $9.2M Worldwide: $10.6M
- 2 Dec 1, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166.4K
- 3 Apr 23, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.8K
- 4 Apr 11, 1947 US and Canada: $64.6K Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $65.7K
- 5 Nov 28, 1947 US and Canada: $14.3K Rest of the world: $24K Worldwide: $38.3K
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May 22, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4K - 7
May 25, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.5K - 8
Sep 27, 1947 US and Canada: $9.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.7K - 9
Oct 9, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K - 10
Dec 31, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8K - 11
Jun 4, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K - 12
Jul 17, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1K - 13
Jan 15, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K - 14
Oct 28, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $337 - 15
Jul 23, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $325 - 16
May 29, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1947?
Of the top 10, Antoine & Antoinette (1947) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while It's a Wonderful Life (1947) made 86% of its gross abroad. Across all 16 films, $1.6M (14%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947) $10.6M $1.5M US & Canada · 14% $9.2M elsewhere · 86%
- 2 Black Narcissus (1947) $166.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Odd Man Out (1947) $65.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Monsieur Verdoux (1947) $65.7K $64.6K US & Canada · 98% $1.1K elsewhere · 2%
- 5 It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) $38.3K $14.3K US & Canada · 37% $24K elsewhere · 63%
- 6 Great Expectations (1947) $33.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) $29.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Antoine & Antoinette (1947) $9.7K $9.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 The Spring River Flows East (1947) $7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 The Paradine Case (1947) $6.8K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 1947 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 16 films reached $100M. 15 films, 94% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $11.1M total.
96%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 6% of the list $10.6M · 96% of the gross
- Under $10M 15 films, 94% of the list $432.9K · 4% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1947 Earned the Most?
January releases took the most, $10.6M from 2 films, led by It's a Wonderful Life (1947). July was the quietest month ($3.5K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan It's a Wonderful Life (1947) $10.6M It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr Odd Man Out (1947) $131.5K Odd Man Out (1947)
- May May Great Expectations (1947) $63.1K Great Expectations (1947)
- June Jun Miracle on 34th Street (1947) $3.9K Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- July Jul The Hucksters (1947) $3.5K The Hucksters (1947)
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep Antoine & Antoinette (1947) $9.7K Antoine & Antoinette (1947)
- October Oct The Spring River Flows East (1947) $7.3K The Spring River Flows East (1947)
- November Nov It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) $38.3K It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
- December Dec Black Narcissus (1947) $173.2K Black Narcissus (1947)
Last 10 years
How Does 1947 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1940 earned the most: $404.9M from 9 films, led by Gone with the Wind (1940). 1947 took $11.1M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 4 films | 4 | $47.4K | – | 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 |
| 1946 15 films · +148% | 15 | $54.6M | +148% | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) $23.7M |
| 1947 16 films · −80% | 16 | $11.1M | −80% | It's a Wonderful Life (1947) $10.6M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1947?
English-language drama films took $416.3K across 13 films, 4% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($9.7K) and Chinese-language drama films ($7K).
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 1947: 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 16 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1947?
It's a Wonderful Life (1947) leads with $10.6M worldwide, $1.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Black Narcissus (1947) at $166.4K and Odd Man Out (1947) at $65.8K.
How much did drama movies released in 1947 earn?
16 drama films released in 1947 report a worldwide gross, $11.1M in all, or $691.8K per film on average. 1946 releases took $54.6M.
How many drama movies released in 1947 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, It's a Wonderful Life (1947), earned $10.6M.
How is the 1947 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 1947. 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 1947 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.