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
| It's A Wonderful World |
| Director: W.S. Van Dyke |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 19, 1939 (Limited) |
| Classification: Comedy, Live Action |
3
| Only Angels Have Wings |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 25, 1939 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary 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 |
5
| 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 |
6
| The Cisco Kid and the Lady |
| Director: Herbert I. Leeds |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 29, 1939 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
Synopsis
When The Cisco Kid comes upon a dying miner who's been attacked by bandits, he vows to secure the rights to the mine for the man’s orphaned infant and find her mother.
7
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| Director: William Dieterle |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 29, 1939 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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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 |