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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1940
Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
See Movie Index 1940 for an overview of all movies released in 1940.
Top Grossing Movies of 1940
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1940 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinocchio | Feb 9, 1940 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $52,012,045 | 216,716,854 |
| 2 | Gone with the Wind | Dec 15, 1939 | MGM | Drama | $28,640,094 | 119,333,725 |
| 3 | Fantasia | Nov 13, 1940 | Walt Disney | Musical | $10,470,751 | 43,628,129 |
| 4 | Boom Town | Aug 30, 1940 | MGM | Drama | $9,172,000 | 38,216,666 |
| 5 | Rebecca | Mar 21, 1940 | MGM | Thriller/Suspense | $6,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
| 6 | Road to Singapore | Mar 14, 1940 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $3,200,000 | 13,333,333 |
| 7 | The Philadelphia Story | Dec 5, 1940 | MGM | Romantic Comedy | $3,000,000 | 12,500,000 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $112,494,890 | |||||
| Total Tickets Sold | 468,728,707 | |||||
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The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.