Most Popular Movies 1940
This chart shows the 1940 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 1940 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1940 - Top 1940 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1941 → |
1
| Fantasia |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 13, 1940 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Musical, Segments, Animated Inanimate Objects, Demons, Dinosaurs, Limited Dialogue |
| Classification: Compilation, Musical, Hand Animation, Multiple Creative Types |
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Domestic BO: $83,320,000 |
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International BO: $832 |
2
| Pride and Prejudice |
| Director: Robert Z. Leonard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1940 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action |
3
| Dance, Girl, Dance |
| Director: Dorothy Arzner |
| Lead Roles: Maureen O’Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 30, 1940 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
4
| Rebecca |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Lead Roles: Laurence Olivier as George Fortescu Maximillian "Maxim" de Winter, Joan Fontaine as The second Mrs. De Winter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 21, 1940 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Voiceover/Narration, Romance, Orphan, Unnamed Character, Directing Yourself, Infidelity, Suicide, Relationships Gone Wrong, Surprise Twist, Terminal Illness, Cross-Class Romance, LGBTQ+, Accidental Death, Prologue, Psychological Thriller, Remade |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |
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International BO: $2,370 |
Synopsis
After a whirlwind romance, mysterious widower Maxim de Winter brings his shy, young bride home to his imposing estate, Manderley. But the new Mrs. de Winter finds her married life dominated by the sinister, almost spectral influence of Maxim's late wife: the brilliant, ravishingly beautiful Rebecca, who, she suspects, still rules both Manderley and Maxim from beyond the grave!
5
| Pinocchio |
| Director: Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske |
| Lead Roles: Dick Jones as Pinocchio, Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 9, 1940 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Living Toys, Human Animal Transformation, Fairy Godmother, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Marooned, Rescue, Prologue, Coming of Age, Juvenile Delinquent, Kidnap, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $84,300,000 |