Director box office profile

W.S. Van Dyke

14 directing credits tracked, with 14 films carrying usable worldwide financial data.

#2,196Worldwide rank

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Worldwide gross $35.7Mcredited theatrical total

Average gross $2.5Mreported films only

Median gross $2.2Mreported films only

Top movie San Francisco$5.3M

Career history

Box office filmography

published

Year	Film	Worldwide	Credit
1942	Cairo Included in career totals	$1.2M	Director
1942	I Married an Angel Included in career totals	$1.2M	Co-directed
1941	Shadow of the Thin Man Included in career totals	$2.3M	Director
1940	Bitter Sweet Included in career totals	$2.2M	Director
1939	Another Thin Man Included in career totals	$2.2M	Director
1938	Sweethearts Included in career totals	$3.2M	Director
1936	After the Thin Man Included in career totals	$3.2M	Director
1936	Rose Marie Included in career totals	$3.5M	Director
1936	San Francisco Included in career totals	$5.3M	Director
1935	I Live My Life Included in career totals	$1.5M	Director
1935	Naughty Marietta Included in career totals	$2.1M	Director
1934	Forsaking All Others Included in career totals	$2.2M	Director
1934	The Thin Man Included in career totals	$1.4M	Director
1931	Trader Horn Included in career totals	$4.2M	Director

Cairo 1942 · Director Included in career totals

$1.2M Worldwide

I Married an Angel 1942 · Co-directed Included in career totals

$1.2M Worldwide

Shadow of the Thin Man 1941 · Director Included in career totals

$2.3M Worldwide

Bitter Sweet 1940 · Director Included in career totals

$2.2M Worldwide

Another Thin Man 1939 · Director Included in career totals

$2.2M Worldwide

Sweethearts 1938 · Director Included in career totals

$3.2M Worldwide

After the Thin Man 1936 · Director Included in career totals

$3.2M Worldwide

Rose Marie 1936 · Director Included in career totals

$3.5M Worldwide

San Francisco 1936 · Director Included in career totals

$5.3M Worldwide

I Live My Life 1935 · Director Included in career totals

$1.5M Worldwide

Naughty Marietta 1935 · Director Included in career totals

$2.1M Worldwide

Forsaking All Others 1934 · Director Included in career totals

$2.2M Worldwide

The Thin Man 1934 · Director Included in career totals

$1.4M Worldwide

Trader Horn 1931 · Director Included in career totals

$4.2M Worldwide

Chronology

Cumulative worldwide gross

1931Trader Horn$4.2M

1934The Thin Man$5.6M

1934Forsaking All Others$7.8M

1935Naughty Marietta$9.9M

1935I Live My Life$11.4M

1936Rose Marie$14.9M

1936San Francisco$20.2M

1936After the Thin Man$23.3M

1938Sweethearts$26.5M

1939Another Thin Man$28.8M

1940Bitter Sweet$31.0M

1941Shadow of the Thin Man$33.3M

1942I Married an Angel$34.5M

1942Cairo$35.7M

Milestones

Career thresholds

0$100M+ films

0$500M+ films

0$1B+ films