#1 of 8 #1 romance movie of 1939
1939 · Drama, Romance
$624.6K worldwide · 67% of the chart's total
$624.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Romance box office · 1939
Romance Box Office 1939: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Wuthering Heights (1939) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1939, with $624.6K worldwide, ahead of The Rules of the Game (1939) at $273.6K and Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) at $9.6K. 8 romance films released in 1939 report a worldwide gross, $931.5K in all, 96% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $651.8K across 6 romance releases.
- 1939 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $931.5K
- Wuthering Heights (1939), the #1
- $624.6K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 96%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1939?
Wuthering Heights (1939) leads with $624.6K, 67% of the total. The top 5 together took $922.6K, 99% of what all 8 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 1939, 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 1939.
- 1 Mar 24, 1939 US and Canada: $624.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $624.6K
- 2 Jul 8, 1939 US and Canada: $273.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $273.6K
- 3 Aug 25, 1939 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
- 4 May 12, 1939 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6K
- 5 Oct 13, 1939 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K
- 6
Nov 9, 1939 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K - 7
Jun 30, 1939 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K - 8
Apr 20, 1939 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $345
By release month
Which Month of 1939 Earned the Most?
March releases took the most, $624.6K from 1 film, led by Wuthering Heights (1939). April was the quietest month ($345). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar Wuthering Heights (1939) $624.6K Wuthering Heights (1939)
- April Apr Dark Victory (1939) $345 Dark Victory (1939)
- May May Only Angels Have Wings (1939) $8.6K Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
- June Jun Bachelor Mother (1939) $4.1K Bachelor Mother (1939)
- July Jul The Rules of the Game (1939) $273.6K The Rules of the Game (1939)
- August Aug Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) $9.6K Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) $6.1K The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
- November Nov Ninotchka (1939) $4.4K Ninotchka (1939)
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 1939 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). 1939 took $931.5K.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 2 films | 2 | $1.2K | – | 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 |
| 1939 8 films · −99% | 8 | $931.5K | −99% | Wuthering Heights (1939) $624.6K |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1939?
English-language romance films took $651.8K across 6 films, 70% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($273.6K) and Japanese-language romance films ($6.1K).
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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 1939: 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1939?
Wuthering Heights (1939) leads with $624.6K worldwide, $624.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Rules of the Game (1939) at $273.6K and Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) at $9.6K.
How much did romance movies released in 1939 earn?
8 romance films released in 1939 report a worldwide gross, $931.5K in all, or $116.4K per film on average.
How many romance movies released in 1939 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Wuthering Heights (1939), earned $624.6K.
How is the 1939 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 1939. 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 1939 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.