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April 1946 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing April Releases

Shoeshine (1946) is the highest-grossing movie released in April 1946, with $34.7K worldwide, ahead of Dragonwyck (1946) at $5.4K. 2 films released in April 1946 report a worldwide gross, $40.1K in all, 86% of it from the US & Canada.

April 1946 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$40.1K
Shoeshine (1946), the #1
$34.7K
earned in the US & Canada
86%
Shoeshine (1946) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of April 1946

Shoeshine (1946)

1946 · Drama

$34.7K worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$34.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Release of April 1946, 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 April 1946.

  1. 1 Shoeshine (1946) movie poster
    Shoeshine (1946) Apr 27, 1946 · Italian · Drama $34.7K worldwide
    Apr 27, 1946 US and Canada: $34.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.7K
  2. 2 Dragonwyck (1946) movie poster
    Dragonwyck (1946) Apr 10, 1946 · English · Drama, Thriller $5.4K worldwide
    Apr 10, 1946 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
FAQ

Box Office April 1946: 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 April 1946?

Shoeshine (1946) leads with $34.7K worldwide, $34.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dragonwyck (1946) at $5.4K.

How much did movies released in April 1946 earn?

2 films released in April 1946 report a worldwide gross, $40.1K in all, or $20.1K per film on average.

How many movies released in April 1946 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Shoeshine (1946), earned $34.7K.

How much of the April 1946 box office came from the US and Canada?

$34.7K of the $40.1K total, or 86%, 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 April 1946 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 April 1946. 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 April 1946 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.