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1929 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1929

Pandora’s Box (1929) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1929, with $63K worldwide, ahead of The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) at $22.7K and A Throw of Dice (1929) at $2.3K. 7 films released in 1929 report a worldwide gross, $89.2K in all, 85% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Drama leads with $89.1K across 6 releases.

1929 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$89.2K
Pandora’s Box (1929), the #1
$63K
earned in the US & Canada
85%
Pandora’s Box (1929) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 movie of 1929

Pandora’s Box (1929)

1929 · Drama, Crime

$63K worldwide · 71% of the chart's total

$53.5K US & Canada · 85% $9.5K elsewhere · 15%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of 1929?

Pandora’s Box (1929) leads with $63K, 71% of the total. The top 5 together took $89K, 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.

  1. Pandora’s Box (1929) movie poster Number 1
    $63K Pandora’s Box (1929)
    $53.5K US & Canada · 85% $9.5K elsewhere · 15%
  2. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) movie poster Number 2
    $22.7K The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929)
    $21.9K US & Canada · 96% $854 elsewhere · 4%
  3. A Throw of Dice (1929) movie poster Number 3
    $2.3K A Throw of Dice (1929)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Blackmail (1929) movie poster Number 4
    $749 Blackmail (1929)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Broadway Melody (1929) movie poster Number 5
    $213 The Broadway Melody (1929)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of 1929, 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 1929.

  1. 1 Pandora’s Box (1929) movie poster
    Pandora’s Box (1929) Jan 30, 1929 · Drama, Crime $63K worldwide
    Jan 30, 1929 US and Canada: $53.5K Rest of the world: $9.5K Worldwide: $63K
  2. 2 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) movie poster
    The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) Mar 28, 1929 · English · Biography, Drama $22.7K worldwide
    Mar 28, 1929 US and Canada: $21.9K Rest of the world: $854 Worldwide: $22.7K
  3. 3 A Throw of Dice (1929) movie poster
    A Throw of Dice (1929) Aug 16, 1929 · Drama, Adventure $2.3K worldwide
    Aug 16, 1929 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3K
  4. 4 Blackmail (1929) movie poster
    Blackmail (1929) Jul 11, 1929 · English · Thriller, Crime $749 worldwide
    Jul 11, 1929 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $749
  5. 5 The Broadway Melody (1929) movie poster
    The Broadway Melody (1929) Jun 6, 1929 · English · Drama, Romance $213 worldwide
    Jun 6, 1929 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $213
  6. 6 The Manxman (1929) movie poster
    The Manxman (1929) Jan 18, 1929 · English · Romance, Drama $130 worldwide
    Jan 18, 1929 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $130
  7. 7 The Cocoanuts (1929) movie poster
    The Cocoanuts (1929) Aug 3, 1929 · English · Comedy, Musical $57 worldwide
    Aug 3, 1929 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57
By release month

Which Month of 1929 Earned the Most?

January releases took the most, $63.1K from 2 films, led by Pandora’s Box (1929). June was the quietest month ($213). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

  1. January Jan Pandora’s Box (1929) $63.1K Pandora’s Box (1929)
  2. February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. March Mar The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) $22.7K The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929)
  4. April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. June Jun The Broadway Melody (1929) $213 The Broadway Melody (1929)
  7. July Jul Blackmail (1929) $749 Blackmail (1929)
  8. August Aug A Throw of Dice (1929) $2.4K A Throw of Dice (1929)
  9. September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  10. October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  11. November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  12. December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years

How Does 1929 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1921 earned the most: $9.2M from 3 films, led by The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). 1929 took $89.2K.

Year Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
1920 1 film 1 $9.3K – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) $9.3K
1921 3 films · +99311% 3 $9.2M +99311% The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) $9.2M
1922 No films 0 – – –
1923 3 films 3 $13.2K – A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) $12.9K
1924 3 films · +1407% 3 $198.9K +1407% The Epic of Everest (1924) $112K
1925 5 films · −56% 5 $87.5K −56% The Gold Rush (1925) $82.1K
1926 3 films · −23% 3 $67.1K −23% Battleship Potemkin (1926) $62.7K
1927 4 films · +265% 4 $245K +265% Sunrise (1927) $121.8K
1928 5 films · −83% 5 $41.6K −83% The Air Circus (1928) $36.1K
1929 7 films · +114% 7 $89.2K +114% Pandora’s Box (1929) $63K
Archive

Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

2020s 7 years · $134.1B
2010s 10 years · $325.6B
2000s 10 years · $201.3B
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
1980s 10 years · $36B
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
1930s 10 years · $214M
1920s 9 years · $10M
1910s 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ

Box Office 1929: 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 movie in 1929?

Pandora’s Box (1929) leads with $63K worldwide, $53.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) at $22.7K and A Throw of Dice (1929) at $2.3K.

How much did movies released in 1929 earn?

7 films released in 1929 report a worldwide gross, $89.2K in all, or $12.7K per film on average.

How many movies released in 1929 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pandora’s Box (1929), earned $63K.

How much of the 1929 box office came from the US and Canada?

$75.4K of the $89.2K total, or 85%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1929 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 1929. 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 1929 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.