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

$53.5K of the $63.2K total, or 85%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Box office · January 1929

January 1929 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing January Releases

Pandora’s Box (1929) is the highest-grossing movie released in January 1929, with $63K worldwide, ahead of The Manxman (1929) at $273. 2 films released in January 1929 report a worldwide gross, $63.2K in all, 85% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1929 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $63.2K
Pandora’s Box (1929), the #1: $63K
earned in the US & Canada: 85%

#1 of 2

#1 movie of January 1929

Pandora’s Box (1929)

1929 · Drama, Crime

$63K worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

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

The chart

Every Release of January 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 January 1929.

1
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
The Manxman (1929) Jan 18, 1929 · English · Romance, Drama $273 worldwide

Jan 18, 1929 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $273

Box Office in 1929, Month by Month

The months of 1929 with their totals: January leads with $63.2K, led by Pandora’s Box (1929).

January $63.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
February No grosses
March $22.7K #1 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929)
April No grosses
May No grosses
June $213 #1 The Broadway Melody (1929)
July $749 #1 Blackmail (1929)
August $2.4K #1 A Throw of Dice (1929)
September No grosses
October No grosses
November No grosses
December No grosses

FAQ

Box Office January 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in January 1929?

Pandora’s Box (1929) leads with $63K worldwide, $53.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Manxman (1929) at $273.

How much did movies released in January 1929 earn?

2 films released in January 1929 report a worldwide gross, $63.2K in all, or $31.6K per film on average.

How many movies released in January 1929 made $1 billion?

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

How is the January 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 January 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 January 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.