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German Box Office 1931: Highest-Grossing German Movies

M (1931) is the highest-grossing German-language movie released in 1931, with $35.6K worldwide, ahead of Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931) at $2.4K. 2 German-language films released in 1931 report a worldwide gross, $38K in all, 94% of it from the US & Canada.

1931 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$38K
M (1931), the #1
$35.6K
earned in the US & Canada
94%
M (1931) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 German-language movie of 1931

M (1931)

1931 · Thriller, Drama

$35.6K worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

$35.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every German Release of 1931, 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 1931.

  1. 1 M (1931) movie poster
    M (1931) May 11, 1931 · Thriller, Drama $35.6K worldwide
    May 11, 1931 US and Canada: $35.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.6K
  2. 2 Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931) movie poster
    Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931) Oct 7, 1931 · Crime, Drama $2.4K worldwide
    Oct 7, 1931 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
Archive

German Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1930 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2011 leads with $214.2M, led by Kokowääh (2011).

2020s 7 years · $339.9M
2010s 10 years · $1.5B
2000s 10 years · $1.1B
1990s 10 years · $21.8M
1980s 8 years · $15.9M
1970s 10 years · $4.5M
1960s 3 years · $17.9K
1950s 2 years · $27.6K
1940s 2 years · $111.4K
1930s 4 years · $70.6K
FAQ

German Box Office 1931: 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 German-language movie in 1931?

M (1931) leads with $35.6K worldwide, $35.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931) at $2.4K.

How much did German-language movies released in 1931 earn?

2 German-language films released in 1931 report a worldwide gross, $38K in all, or $19K per film on average.

How many German-language movies released in 1931 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, M (1931), earned $35.6K.

How much of the 1931 German box office came from the US and Canada?

$35.6K of the $38K total, or 94%, 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 1931 German 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 1931. 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 1931 German 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.