#1 of 2 #1 movie of May 1938
1938 · Drama, Crime
$39.6K worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
$27.4K US & Canada · 69% $12.2K elsewhere · 31%
Box office · May 1938
May 1938 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing May Releases
Port of Shadows (1938) is the highest-grossing movie released in May 1938, with $39.6K worldwide, ahead of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) at $5.7K. 2 films released in May 1938 report a worldwide gross, $45.4K in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada.
- May 1938 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $45.4K
- Port of Shadows (1938), the #1
- $39.6K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 60%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of May 1938, 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 May 1938.
- 1 May 17, 1938 US and Canada: $27.4K Rest of the world: $12.2K Worldwide: $39.6K
- 2
May 12, 1938 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
Archive
Box Office in 1938, Month by Month
The months of 1938 with their totals: February leads with $185.1M, led by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938).
- January No grosses
- February $185.1M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- March No grosses
- April No grosses
- May $45.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- June No grosses
- July No grosses
- August No grosses
- September $5K #1 The Baker’s Wife (1938)
- October No grosses
- November $44.2K #1 The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- December No grosses
FAQ
Box Office May 1938: 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 May 1938?
Port of Shadows (1938) leads with $39.6K worldwide, $27.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) at $5.7K.
How much did movies released in May 1938 earn?
2 films released in May 1938 report a worldwide gross, $45.4K in all, or $22.7K per film on average.
How many movies released in May 1938 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Port of Shadows (1938), earned $39.6K.
How is the May 1938 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 May 1938. 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 May 1938 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.