#1 of 7 #1 romance movie of 1942
1942 · War, Romance
$1.9M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Romance box office · 1942
Romance Box Office 1942: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Reunion in France (1942) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1942, with $1.9M worldwide, ahead of Random Harvest (1942) at $25.1K and Now, Voyager (1942) at $10.4K. 7 romance films released in 1942 report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all. By language, English leads with $1.9M across 7 romance releases.
- 1942 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $1.9M
- Reunion in France (1942), the #1
- $1.9M
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1942?
Reunion in France (1942) leads with $1.9M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.9M, 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 1942, 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 1942.
- 1 Dec 25, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
- 2 Dec 17, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.1K
- 3 Oct 31, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.4K
- 4 Aug 28, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $393
- 5 Sep 16, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $184
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1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $119 - 7
Oct 30, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27
By release month
Which Month of 1942 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1.9M from 2 films, led by Reunion in France (1942). January was the quietest month ($119). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Holiday Inn (1942) $119 Holiday Inn (1942)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug The Palm Beach Story (1942) $393 The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- September Sep The Major and the Minor (1942) $184 The Major and the Minor (1942)
- October Oct Now, Voyager (1942) $10.4K Now, Voyager (1942)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec Reunion in France (1942) $1.9M Reunion in France (1942)
Last 10 years
How Does 1942 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1940 earned the most: $403M from 11 films, led by Gone with the Wind (1940). 1942 took $1.9M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 4 films | 4 | $2.5K | – | 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 |
| 1940 11 films · +43163% | 11 | $403M | +43163% | Gone with the Wind (1940) $402.4M |
| 1941 2 films · −100% | 2 | $25.5K | −100% | The Lady Eve (1941) $15.1K |
| 1942 7 films · +7339% | 7 | $1.9M | +7339% | Reunion in France (1942) $1.9M |
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 1942: 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 1942?
Reunion in France (1942) leads with $1.9M worldwide. Next come Random Harvest (1942) at $25.1K and Now, Voyager (1942) at $10.4K.
How much did romance movies released in 1942 earn?
7 romance films released in 1942 report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all, or $271.3K per film on average.
How many romance movies released in 1942 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Reunion in France (1942), earned $1.9M.
How is the 1942 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 1942. 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 1942 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.