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
| Destry Rides Again |
| Director: George Marshall |
| Lead Roles: Marlene Dietrich as Frenchy, James Stewart as Tom Destry, Charles Winninger as ‘Wash’ Dimsdale, Mischa Auer as Boris Callahan, Brian Donlevy as Kent, Irene Hervey as Janice Tyndall, Una Merkel as Lily Belle Callahan, Allen Jenkins as Bugs Watson, Warren Hymer as Gyp Watson, Billy Gilbert as Loupqerou |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 30, 1939 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
4
| Burn ’Em Up O’Connor |
| Director: Edward Sedgwick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 13, 1939 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Action, Live Action |
5
| The Little Princess |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 17, 1939 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Riches to Rags |
6
| Mr. Wong in Chinatown |
| Director: William Nigh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 1939 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Whitewashed Casting, Private Investigator, War, World War II, Dwarfism, Mute, White Collar Crime |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |