#1 of 7 #1 romance movie of 1935
1935 · Romance, Drama
$497K worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Romance box office · 1935
Romance Box Office 1935: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1935, with $497K worldwide, ahead of Top Hat (1935) at $13.6K and The Good Fairy (1935) at $7.5K. 7 romance films released in 1935 report a worldwide gross, $528.1K in all. By language, English leads with $528.1K across 7 romance releases.
- 1935 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $528.1K
- Sylvia Scarlett (1935), the #1
- $497K
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1935?
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) leads with $497K, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $525.5K, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Romance Release of 1935, 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 1935.
- 1 Dec 25, 1935 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $497K
- 2 Sep 6, 1935 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6K
- 3 Feb 18, 1935 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5K
- 4 Nov 8, 1935 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
- 5 May 3, 1935 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
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Mar 8, 1935 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K - 7
Jan 18, 1935 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102
By release month
Which Month of 1935 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $497K from 1 film, led by Sylvia Scarlett (1935). January was the quietest month ($102). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan David Copperfield (1935) $102 David Copperfield (1935)
- February Feb The Good Fairy (1935) $7.5K The Good Fairy (1935)
- March Mar Roberta (1935) $2.5K Roberta (1935)
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May The Devil Is a Woman (1935) $2.5K The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
- 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 Top Hat (1935) $13.6K Top Hat (1935)
- October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) $4.9K Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- December Dec Sylvia Scarlett (1935) $497K Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
Last 10 years
How Does 1935 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1926 earned the most: $658K from 1 film, led by Flesh and the Devil (1926). 1935 took $528.1K.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 1 film | 1 | $658K | – | Flesh and the Devil (1926) $658K |
| 1927 1 film · −81% | 1 | $121.8K | −81% | Sunrise (1927) $121.8K |
| 1928 2 films · −96% | 2 | $5K | −96% | The Man Who Laughs (1928) $4.3K |
| 1929 4 films · +1204% | 4 | $65.8K | +1204% | Pandora’s Box (1929) $63K |
| 1930 2 films · −98% | 2 | $1.2K | −98% | Madam Satan (1930) $1K |
| 1931 2 films · +598% | 2 | $8.3K | +598% | Marius (1931) $8.3K |
| 1932 4 films · −85% | 4 | $1.2K | −85% | Trouble in Paradise (1932) $928 |
| 1933 4 films · +102% | 4 | $2.5K | +102% | 42nd Street (1933) $1.8K |
| 1934 5 films · +1772% | 5 | $46.8K | +1772% | It Happened One Night (1934) $17K |
| 1935 7 films · +1028% | 7 | $528.1K | +1028% | Sylvia Scarlett (1935) $497K |
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 1935: 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1935?
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) leads with $497K worldwide. Next come Top Hat (1935) at $13.6K and The Good Fairy (1935) at $7.5K.
How much did romance movies released in 1935 earn?
7 romance films released in 1935 report a worldwide gross, $528.1K in all, or $75.4K per film on average.
How many romance movies released in 1935 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Sylvia Scarlett (1935), earned $497K.
How is the 1935 romance 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 1935. 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 1935 romance 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.