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
| 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 |
2
| Burn ’Em Up O’Connor |
| Director: Edward Sedgwick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 13, 1939 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Action, Live Action |
3
| 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 |
4
| 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 |
5
| 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 |
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| Each Dawn I Die |
| Director: William Keighley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 19, 1939 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
7
| It's A Wonderful World |
| Director: W.S. Van Dyke |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 19, 1939 (Limited) |
| Classification: Comedy, Live Action |
8
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 29, 1939 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $1,100,000 |
9
| Donald’s Cousin Gus |
| Director: Jack King |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 27, 1939 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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| Dark Victory |
| Director: Edmund Goulding |
| Lead Roles: Bette Davis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 22, 1939 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex |
| Director: Michael Curtiz |
| Lead Roles: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 11, 1939 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |