#1 of 1 #1 English-language movie of August 1940
1940 · Mystery, Thriller
$782 worldwide
No US & Canada figure reported
English box office · August 1940
English Box Office, August 1940: Top-Grossing Releases
Foreign Correspondent (1940) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in August 1940, with $782 worldwide. 1 English-language film released in August 1940 reports a worldwide gross, $782 in all.
- August 1940 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $782
- Foreign Correspondent (1940), the #1
- $782
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The Only English Release of August 1940 With a Reported Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 1940.
- 1 Aug 16, 1940 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $782
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English Box Office in 1940, Month by Month
The months of 1940 with their totals: January leads with $404.7M, led by Gone with the Wind (1940).
- January $404.7M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
- February $121.9M #1 Pinocchio (1940)
- March $7.3K #1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- April $113.3K #1 Rebecca (1940)
- May $31.1K #1 Waterloo Bridge (1940)
- June No grosses
- July No grosses
- August $782 #1 Foreign Correspondent (1940)
- September No grosses
- October $972.7K #1 The Great Dictator (1940)
- November $10.2K #1 The Mark of Zorro (1940)
- December No grosses
FAQ
English Box Office August 1940: 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 1 film as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in August 1940?
Foreign Correspondent (1940) leads with $782 worldwide.
How much did English-language movies released in August 1940 earn?
1 English-language film released in August 1940 reports a worldwide gross, $782 in all, or $782 per film on average.
How many English-language movies released in August 1940 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Foreign Correspondent (1940), earned $782.
How is the August 1940 English 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 August 1940. 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the August 1940 English 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.