#1 of 4 #1 romance movie of 1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
1938 · Fantasy, Romance
$185.1M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$184.9M US & Canada · 100% $172.8K elsewhere · <1%
Romance box office · 1938
Romance Box Office 1938: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1938, with $185.1M worldwide, ahead of Port of Shadows (1938) at $39.6K and Bringing Up Baby (1938) at $13.1K. 4 romance films released in 1938 report a worldwide gross, $185.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- 1938 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $185.2M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1938?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) leads with $185.1M, 100% of the total. The top 4 together took $185.2M, almost all of what the 4 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 Romance Release of 1938, 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 1938.
- 1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)Feb 4, 1938 US and Canada: $184.9M Rest of the world: $172.8K Worldwide: $185.1M
Feb 4, 1938 · English · Fantasy, Romance, Animation $185.1M worldwide - 2 May 17, 1938 US and Canada: $27.4K Rest of the world: $12.2K Worldwide: $39.6K
- 3 Feb 18, 1938 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.1K
- 4 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)May 12, 1938 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K May 12, 1938 · English · Romance, History, Action $5.7K worldwide
By release month
Which Month of 1938 Earned the Most?
February releases took the most, $185.1M from 2 films, led by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938). May was the quietest month ($45.4K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) $185.1M Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May Port of Shadows (1938) $45.4K Port of Shadows (1938)
- 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 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 1938 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1938 earned the most: $185.2M from 4 films, led by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 4 films | 4 | $65.8K | – | 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 |
| 1936 6 films · +169% | 6 | $1.4M | +169% | Born to Dance (1936) $941.8K |
| 1937 4 films · −99% | 4 | $17.5K | −99% | Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) $6.7K |
| 1938 4 films · +1057515% | 4 | $185.2M | +1057515% | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) $185.1M |
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 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1938?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) leads with $185.1M worldwide, $184.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Port of Shadows (1938) at $39.6K and Bringing Up Baby (1938) at $13.1K.
How much did romance movies released in 1938 earn?
4 romance films released in 1938 report a worldwide gross, $185.2M in all, or $46.3M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in 1938 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) with $185.1M.
How is the 1938 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 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 1938 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.