$184.9M
ROI 124.24x
Yearly chart
1938 Box Office Rankings
Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.
About the 1938 chart
This 1938 box office chart highlights films released in 1938, 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$222.0Mvisible records
Avg budget$1.3Mbudgeted titles
Top opening—Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Releases16available for year
1938 quick chart highlights
Additional ways to explore the year’s highest-performing titles.Top gross
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs$184.9M You Can't Take It with You$7.4M Alexander's Ragtime Band$4.0M The Adventures of Robin Hood$4.0M Sweethearts$3.2M1938 movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
WW
Financial
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1938 | $184.9M | $1.5M | $183.4M | 124.24x | Walt Disney Productions |
| 2 |
You Can't Take It with You
WW
Financial
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1938 | $7.4M | $1.6M | $5.8M | 4.53x | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 |
Alexander's Ragtime Band
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Financial
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1938 | $4.0M | $2.0M | $2.0M | 2.00x | 20th Century Fox |
| 4 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood
WW
Financial
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1938 | $4.0M | $2.0M | $1.9M | 1.96x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 5 |
Sweethearts
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Financial
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1938 | $3.2M | $1.9M | $1.3M | 1.68x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 6 |
The Girl of the Golden West
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Financial
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1938 | $2.9M | $1.7M | $1.2M | 1.72x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 7 |
A Yank at Oxford
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Financial
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1938 | $2.7M | $1.4M | $1.4M | 1.99x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer British Studios |
| 8 |
Love Finds Andy Hardy
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Financial
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1938 | $2.2M | $212,000 | $2.0M | 10.60x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 9 |
Carefree
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Financial
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1938 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $478,000 | 1.38x | RKO Radio Pictures |
| 10 |
Angels with Dirty Faces
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Financial
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1938 | $1.7M | $633,000 | $1.1M | 2.69x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 11 |
The Adventures of Marco Polo
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Financial
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1938 | $1.7M | $2.0M | -$300,000 | 0.85x | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| 12 |
The Shining Hour
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Financial
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1938 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $299,000 | 1.28x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 13 |
Vivacious Lady
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Financial
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1938 | $1.2M | $703,000 | $503,000 | 1.72x | RKO Radio Pictures |
| 14 |
Everybody Sing
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Financial
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1938 | $1.0M | $795,000 | $208,000 | 1.26x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 15 |
Trade Winds
WW
Financial
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1938 | $964,404 | $738,733 | $225,671 | 1.31x | United Artists |
| 16 |
Algiers
WW
Financial
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1938 | $951,801 | $691,833 | $259,968 | 1.38x | United Artists |
$7.4M
ROI 4.53x
$4.0M
ROI 2.00x
$4.0M
ROI 1.96x
$3.2M
ROI 1.68x
$2.9M
ROI 1.72x
$2.7M
ROI 1.99x
$2.2M
ROI 10.60x
$1.7M
ROI 1.38x
$1.7M
ROI 2.69x
$1.7M
ROI 0.85x
$1.4M
ROI 1.28x
$1.2M
ROI 1.72x
$1.0M
ROI 1.26x
$964,404
ROI 1.31x
$951,801
ROI 1.38x
1938 box office FAQ
Helpful answers about the 1938 box office chart.How many movies are included in the 1938 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.