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October 1939 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing October Releases

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) is the highest-grossing movie released in October 1939, with $146.1K worldwide, ahead of The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) at $6.1K. 2 films released in October 1939 report a worldwide gross, $152.2K in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1939 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$152.2K
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), the #1
$146.1K
earned in the US & Canada
95%
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of October 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

1939 · Drama, Comedy

$146.1K worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$144.7K US & Canada · 99% $1.4K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Release of October 1939, 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 October 1939.

  1. 1 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) movie poster
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Oct 19, 1939 · Drama, Comedy $146.1K worldwide
    Oct 19, 1939 US and Canada: $144.7K Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $146.1K
  2. 2 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) movie poster
    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) Oct 13, 1939 · Japanese · Drama, Romance $6.1K worldwide
    Oct 13, 1939 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K
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Box Office in 1939, Month by Month

The months of 1939 with their totals: August leads with $25.6M, led by The Wizard of Oz (1939).

FAQ

Box Office October 1939: 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 October 1939?

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) leads with $146.1K worldwide, $144.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) at $6.1K.

How much did movies released in October 1939 earn?

2 films released in October 1939 report a worldwide gross, $152.2K in all, or $76.1K per film on average.

How many movies released in October 1939 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), earned $146.1K.

How much of the October 1939 box office came from the US and Canada?

$144.7K of the $152.2K total, or 95%, 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 October 1939 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 October 1939. 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 October 1939 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.