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Romance box office · May 1938

Romance Box Office, May 1938: Top-Grossing Releases

Port of Shadows (1938) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in May 1938, with $39.6K worldwide, ahead of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) at $5.7K. 2 romance films released in May 1938 report a worldwide gross, $45.4K in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1938 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$45.4K
Port of Shadows (1938), the #1
$39.6K
earned in the US & Canada
60%
Port of Shadows (1938) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 romance movie of May 1938

Port of Shadows (1938)

1938 · Drama, Crime

$39.6K worldwide · 87% of the chart's total

$27.4K US & Canada · 69% $12.2K elsewhere · 31%
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Every Romance Release of May 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 May 1938.

  1. 1 Port of Shadows (1938) movie poster
    Port of Shadows (1938) May 17, 1938 · French · Drama, Crime, Romance $39.6K worldwide
    May 17, 1938 US and Canada: $27.4K Rest of the world: $12.2K Worldwide: $39.6K
  2. 2 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) movie poster
    The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) May 12, 1938 · English · Romance, History, Action $5.7K worldwide
    May 12, 1938 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
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Romance Box Office in 1938, Month by Month

The months of 1938 with their totals: February leads with $185.1M, led by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938).

FAQ

Romance Box Office May 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in May 1938?

Port of Shadows (1938) leads with $39.6K worldwide, $27.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) at $5.7K.

How much did romance movies released in May 1938 earn?

2 romance films released in May 1938 report a worldwide gross, $45.4K in all, or $22.7K per film on average.

How many romance movies released in May 1938 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Port of Shadows (1938), earned $39.6K.

How much of the May 1938 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$27.4K of the $45.4K total, or 60%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 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 May 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 May 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.