Most Popular Movies 1939
This chart shows the 1939 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1939 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1939 - Top 1939 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1940 → |
1
| Gone with the Wind |
| Director: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood |
| Lead Roles: Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara, Clark Gable as Rhett Butler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 15, 1939 (Exclusive) by MGM (Atlanta Premiere) |
| Keywords: Civil War, War, Historical Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $198,680,470 |
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International BO: $191,836,043 |
2
| The Wizard of Oz |
| Director: Mervyn LeRoy, King Vidor, Victor Fleming, Richard Thorpe |
| Lead Roles: Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, Frank Morgan as The Wizard/Professor Marvel/Doorman/Cabbie/Guard, Ray Bolger as Hunk/Scarecrow (Oz), Bert Lahr as Zeke/Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as Hickory/Tin Man |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 1939 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, 3D Re-release, Living Scarecrow, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Family Musical, Talking Animals, Prologue |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $35,037,326 |
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International BO: $311,225 |
3
| The Rules of the Game |
| Director: Jean Renoir |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 9, 1939 (Wide), released as La règle du jeu (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $272,256 |
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| The Women |
| Director: George Cukor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 1, 1939 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $5,443 |
5
| The Phantom Creeps |
| Director: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 7, 1939 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: TV Series |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
6
| Beau Geste |
| Director: William A. Wellman |
| Lead Roles: Gary Cooper as Michael ‘Beau’ Geste |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 24, 1939 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |