Most Popular Movies 1940
This chart shows the 1940 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 1940 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1940 - Top 1940 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1941 → |
1
| His Girl Friday |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Lead Roles: Cary Grant as Walter Burns, Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 18, 1940 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
2
| The Great Dictator |
| Director: Charlie Chaplin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 31, 1940 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $52,291 |
3
| Pride and Prejudice |
| Director: Robert Z. Leonard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1940 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action |
4
| The Face at the Window |
| Director: George King |
| Lead Roles: Tod Slaughter as Chevalier Lucio del Gardo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 23, 1940 (Limited) by Arthur Ziehm |
| Classification: Based on Play, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
5
| The Sea Hawk |
| Director: Michael Curtiz |
| Lead Roles: Errol Flynn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 10, 1940 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Adventure, Live Action |
6
| The Mortal Storm |
| Director: Frank Borzage |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 14, 1940 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
7
| Fantasia |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 13, 1940 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Musical, Segments, Animated Inanimate Objects, Demons, Dinosaurs, Limited Dialogue |
| Classification: Compilation, Musical, Hand Animation, Multiple Creative Types |
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Domestic BO: $83,320,000 |
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International BO: $832 |