$23.0M
ROI —
Yearly chart
1944 Box Office Rankings
Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.
About the 1944 chart
This 1944 box office chart highlights films released in 1944, 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$99.8Mvisible records
Avg budget$2.0Mbudgeted titles
Top opening—Kismet
Releases22available for year
1944 quick chart highlights
Additional ways to explore the year’s highest-performing titles.Top gross
Days of Glory$23.0M Going My Way$16.3M Meet Me in St. Louis$7.6M Bathing Beauty$6.9M The Three Caballeros$6.7MBest ROI
Meet Me in St. Louis4.43x Bathing Beauty2.92x The Seventh Cross2.77x A Guy Named Joe2.04x The Thin Man Goes Home2.01xGross-minus-budget leaders
Meet Me in St. Louis$5.9M Bathing Beauty$4.5M A Guy Named Joe$2.7M The Seventh Cross$2.3M Double Indemnity$1.6M1944 movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Days of Glory
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1944 | $23.0M | — | — | — | RKO Radio Pictures |
| 2 |
Going My Way
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1944 | $16.3M | — | — | — | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 |
Meet Me in St. Louis
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $7.6M | $1.7M | $5.9M | 4.43x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 4 |
Bathing Beauty
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $6.9M | $2.4M | $4.5M | 2.92x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 5 |
The Three Caballeros
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1944 | $6.7M | — | — | — | Walt Disney Productions |
| 6 |
A Guy Named Joe
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $5.4M | $2.6M | $2.7M | 2.04x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 7 |
Dragon Seed
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $4.6M | $3.1M | $1.6M | 1.51x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 8 |
To Have and Have Not
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1944 | $3.7M | — | — | — | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 9 |
The Seventh Cross
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $3.6M | $1.3M | $2.3M | 2.77x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 10 |
The Thin Man Goes Home
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $2.8M | $1.4M | $1.4M | 2.01x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 11 |
Double Indemnity
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $2.5M | $927,262 | $1.6M | 2.70x | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 |
The Keys of the Kingdom
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $2.4M | $3.0M | -$600,000 | 0.80x | 20th Century Fox |
| 13 |
The Adventures of Mark Twain
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $2.4M | $1.6M | $727,000 | 1.45x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 14 |
Follow the Boys
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1944 | $2.0M | — | — | — | Universal Pictures |
| 15 |
Laura
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $2.0M | $1.0M | $980,000 | 1.96x | 20th Century Fox |
| 16 |
Wilson
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $2.0M | $3.0M | -$995,000 | 0.67x | 20th Century Fox |
| 17 |
Kismet
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $1.8M | $3.0M | -$1.2M | 0.61x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 18 |
The Invisible Man's Revenge
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1944 | $1.7M | — | — | — | Universal Pictures |
| 19 |
Lifeboat
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $1.0M | $1.6M | -$590,000 | 0.63x | 20th Century Fox |
| 20 |
Who's Done it ?
WW
Financial
|
1944 | $900,000 | $750,000 | $150,000 | 1.20x | Nhas Fylm |
| 21 |
Bride by Mistake
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1944 | $600,000 | — | — | — | RKO Radio Pictures |
| 22 |
Haridas
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1944 | $61,000 | — | — | — | Royal Talkies |
$16.3M
ROI —
$7.6M
ROI 4.43x
$6.9M
ROI 2.92x
$6.7M
ROI —
$5.4M
ROI 2.04x
$4.6M
ROI 1.51x
$3.7M
ROI —
$3.6M
ROI 2.77x
$2.8M
ROI 2.01x
$2.5M
ROI 2.70x
$2.4M
ROI 0.80x
$2.4M
ROI 1.45x
$2.0M
ROI —
$2.0M
ROI 1.96x
$2.0M
ROI 0.67x
$1.8M
ROI 0.61x
$1.7M
ROI —
$1.0M
ROI 0.63x
$900,000
ROI 1.20x
$600,000
ROI —
$61,000
ROI —
1944 box office FAQ
Helpful answers about the 1944 box office chart.How many movies are included in the 1944 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.