Most Popular Movies 1938
This chart shows the 1938 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 1938 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1938 - Top 1938 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1939 → |
1
| Topper Takes a Trip |
| Director: Norman Z. McLeod |
| Lead Roles: Constance Bennett, Roland Young |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 29, 1938 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Romantic Comedy, Live Action |
2
| The Young in Heart |
| Director: Richard Wallace |
| Lead Roles: Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paulette Goddard, Roland Young, Billie Burke |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 6, 1938 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
3
| There's Always a Woman |
| Director: Alexander Hall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 20, 1938 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
4
| The Chaser |
| Director: Edwin L. Marin |
| Lead Roles: Dennis O’Keefe |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 29, 1938 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| La femme du boulanger |
| Director: Marcel Pagnol |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 7, 1938 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $4,979 |
6
| Over the Wall |
| Director: Frank McDonald |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 2, 1938 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
7
| Angel |
| Director: Director |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 4, 1938 (Wide) (Portugal) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $631 |
8
| Donald’s Nephews |
| Director: Jack King |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 15, 1938 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
9
| The Lady Vanishes |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 1, 1938 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $237 |
10
| The Dawn Patrol |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 23, 1938 (Wide) by Warner Bros., released as Dawn Patrol, The |
| Keywords: World War I, War |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
11
| Alexander Nevsky |
| Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 1, 1938 (Wide) (Russia (CIS)) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $2,894,758 |