The table below lists the top-grossing RKO Radio Pictures movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the RKO Radio Pictures films released that year. The "Annual Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for RKO Radio Pictures movies for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on the movie name to see information on the individual film.
| Year | Annual Stats | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 | ||||
| 1958 | 1 | ||||
| 1956 | 3 | ||||
| 1955 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | 1 | $4,000,000 | $87,400,000 | Peter Pan | |
| 1952 | 2 | $24,760 | Sudden Fear | ||
| 1951 | 4 | $3,000,000 | |||
| 1950 | 2 | $17,484 | Stromboli | ||
| 1949 | 4 | ||||
| 1948 | 5 | $11,778 | Fort Apache | ||
| 1947 | 3 | $8,750,000 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | ||
| 1946 | 3 | $2,100,000 | $23,600,000 | The Best Years of Our Lives | |
| 1945 | 3 | $21,300,000 | The Bells of St. Mary's | ||
| 1944 | 3 | ||||
| 1943 | 3 | ||||
| 1942 | 4 | $496,000 | $276,000,000 | Bambi | |
| 1941 | 4 | $1,056,361 | Citizen Kane | ||
| 1940 | 2 | ||||
| 1939 | 1 | ||||
| 1938 | 1 | ||||
| 1937 | 5 | $1,712 | Shall We Dance? | ||
| 1936 | 2 | $5,368 | Swing Time | ||
| 1935 | 2 | ||||
| 1934 | 4 | $1,077 | The Gay Divorcee | ||
| 1933 | 4 | ||||
| 1932 | 2 | ||||
| 1930 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 71 | $2,018,400 | $418,168,540 | Bambi | |