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Romance Box Office 1945: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies

Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1945, with $502.8K worldwide, ahead of I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) at $89.5K and Children of Paradise (1945) at $44.9K. 9 romance films released in 1945 report a worldwide gross, $684.7K in all, 66% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $639.8K across 8 romance releases.

1945 releases with a gross
9
combined worldwide
$684.7K
Meet Me in St. Louis (1945), the #1
$502.8K
earned in the US & Canada
66%
Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) movie poster #1 of 9
#1 romance movie of 1945

Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)

1945 · Drama, Comedy

$502.8K worldwide · 73% of the chart's total

$415K US & Canada · 83% $87.8K elsewhere · 17%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1945?

Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) leads with $502.8K, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $669K, 98% of what all 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) movie poster Number 1
    $502.8K Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
    $415K US & Canada · 83% $87.8K elsewhere · 17%
  2. I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) movie poster Number 2
    $89.5K I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Children of Paradise (1945) movie poster Number 3
    $44.9K Children of Paradise (1945)
    $37K US & Canada · 82% $7.9K elsewhere · 18%
  4. Spellbound (1945) movie poster Number 4
    $19.3K Spellbound (1945)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. To Have and Have Not (1945) movie poster Number 5
    $12.5K To Have and Have Not (1945)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of 1945, 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 1945.

  1. 1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) movie poster
    Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) 1945 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $502.8K worldwide
    1945 US and Canada: $415K Rest of the world: $87.8K Worldwide: $502.8K
  2. 2 I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) movie poster
    I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) Nov 16, 1945 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $89.5K worldwide
    Nov 16, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $89.5K
  3. 3 Children of Paradise (1945) movie poster
    Children of Paradise (1945) Mar 15, 1945 · French · Drama, Romance $44.9K worldwide
    Mar 15, 1945 US and Canada: $37K Rest of the world: $7.9K Worldwide: $44.9K
  4. 4 Spellbound (1945) movie poster
    Spellbound (1945) Dec 28, 1945 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Romance $19.3K worldwide
    Dec 28, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.3K
  5. 5 To Have and Have Not (1945) movie poster
    To Have and Have Not (1945) Jan 20, 1945 · English · Adventure, Thriller, Comedy $12.5K worldwide
    Jan 20, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5K
  6. 6 Mildred Pierce (1945) movie poster
    Mildred Pierce (1945) Oct 20, 1945 · English · Drama, Mystery, Romance $11.8K worldwide
    Oct 20, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.8K
  7. 7 Anchors Aweigh (1945) movie poster
    Anchors Aweigh (1945) Aug 1, 1945 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $2.6K worldwide
    Aug 1, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  8. 8 Leave Her to Heaven (1945) movie poster
    Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Dec 25, 1945 · English · Thriller, Romance, Drama $1.4K worldwide
    Dec 25, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K
  9. 9 Lady on a Train (1945) movie poster
    Lady on a Train (1945) Aug 3, 1945 · English · Romance, Thriller, Comedy $34 worldwide
    Aug 3, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34
Last 10 years

How Does 1945 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1940 earned the most: $403M from 11 films, led by Gone with the Wind (1940). 1945 took $684.7K.

Year Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
1936 6 films 6 $1.4M – 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
1943 2 films · +149% 2 $4.7M +149% Casablanca (1943) $4.7M
1944 1 film · −100% 1 $6 −100% The Uninvited (1944) $6
1945 9 films · +11412133% 9 $684.7K +11412133% Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) $502.8K
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1945?

English-language romance films took $639.8K across 8 films, 93% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($44.9K).

1945 Romance Box Office by Language

  1. English $639.8K
    8 films · #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
  2. French $44.9K
    1 film · #1 Children of Paradise (1945)
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
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ

Romance Box Office 1945: 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 9 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1945?

Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) leads with $502.8K worldwide, $415K of it in the US & Canada. Next come I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) at $89.5K and Children of Paradise (1945) at $44.9K.

How much did romance movies released in 1945 earn?

9 romance films released in 1945 report a worldwide gross, $684.7K in all, or $76.1K per film on average.

How many romance movies released in 1945 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Meet Me in St. Louis (1945), earned $502.8K.

How much of the 1945 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$452K of the $684.7K total, or 66%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 7 films of the 9 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1945 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 1945. 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 1945 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.