$4.5M
ROI 13.85x
Yearly chart
1934 Box Office Rankings
Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.
About the 1934 chart
This 1934 box office chart highlights films released in 1934, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.
Year gross$22.3Mvisible records
Avg budget$486,697budgeted titles
Top opening—It Happened One Night
Releases15available for year
1934 quick chart highlights
Additional ways to explore the year’s highest-performing titles.Top gross
It Happened One Night$4.5M Queen Christina$2.6M One Night of Love$2.5M Forsaking All Others$2.2M The Gay Divorcee$1.8MBest ROI
Queen Christina2.34xGross-minus-budget leaders
It Happened One Night$4.2M Forsaking All Others$1.8M One Night of Love$1.8M Queen Christina$1.5M The Gay Divorcee$1.3M1934 movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
It Happened One Night
WW
Financial
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1934 | $4.5M | $325,000 | $4.2M | 13.85x | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 |
Queen Christina
WW
Financial
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1934 | $2.6M | $1.1M | $1.5M | 2.34x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 3 |
One Night of Love
WW
Financial
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1934 | $2.5M | $733,150 | $1.8M | 3.41x | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 |
Forsaking All Others
WW
Financial
|
1934 | $2.2M | $420,069 | $1.8M | 5.23x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 5 |
The Gay Divorcee
WW
Financial
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1934 | $1.8M | $520,000 | $1.3M | 3.46x | RKO Radio Pictures |
| 6 |
The Thin Man
WW
Financial
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1934 | $1.4M | $226,408 | $1.2M | 6.29x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 7 |
Broadway Bill
WW
Financial
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1934 | $1.4M | $668,900 | $731,100 | 2.09x | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 |
Belle of the Nineties
WW
Financial
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1934 | $1.3M | $800,000 | $500,000 | 1.63x | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 |
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
WW
Financial
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1934 | $1.3M | $820,000 | $438,000 | 1.53x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 10 |
The Painted Veil
WW
Financial
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1934 | $1.1M | $947,000 | $173,000 | 1.18x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 11 |
Fashions of 1934
WW
Financial
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1934 | $965,000 | $317,000 | $648,000 | 3.04x | First National Pictures |
| 12 |
Mandalay
WW
Financial
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1934 | $629,000 | $294,000 | $335,000 | 2.14x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 13 |
Bama Vijayam
WW
Financial
|
1934 | $378,787 | $18,939 | $359,848 | 20.00x | Pioneer Films |
| 14 |
The Black Cat
WW
Financial
|
1934 | $236,000 | $95,745 | $140,255 | 2.46x | Universal Pictures |
| 15 |
Let's Try Again
WW
Financial
|
1934 | $183 | $250 | -$67 | 0.73x | RKO Radio Pictures |
$2.6M
ROI 2.34x
$2.5M
ROI 3.41x
$2.2M
ROI 5.23x
$1.8M
ROI 3.46x
$1.4M
ROI 6.29x
$1.4M
ROI 2.09x
$1.3M
ROI 1.63x
$1.3M
ROI 1.53x
$1.1M
ROI 1.18x
$965,000
ROI 3.04x
$629,000
ROI 2.14x
$378,787
ROI 20.00x
$236,000
ROI 2.46x
$183
ROI 0.73x
1934 box office FAQ
Helpful answers about the 1934 box office chart.How many movies are included in the 1934 box office chart?
The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.
Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?
Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.
What does worldwide gross mean?
Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.
How is ROI calculated?
ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.
Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?
Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.