Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,000,000Details
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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,500,000 (worldwide box office is 6.0 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,608 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,086 $9,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 1939 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: December 29th, 1939 (Limited) (Australia)
September 12th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: December 2nd, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. It’s a Wonderful Life
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Political, Washington, D.C., Government Corruption, Romance, Media Circus, Framed
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,608 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,852 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,867 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,999 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,975 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,126 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $9,000,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/29/1939 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,086 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,097 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,276 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,034 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,336 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,877 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 669 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 701-800) 708 $9,000,000

Uncategorized

Claude Rains    Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine
James Stewart    Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur    Clarissa Saunders
Harry Carey    The Vice President
Frank Puglia    Handwriting expert

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Capra    Director
Sidney Buchman    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 2nd, 2014

December 2nd, 2014

It is a good week / bad week on the home market. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the biggest and possibly the best release of the week and the 3D Combo Pack is a Pick of the Week contender. However, there are several other contenders, including two where I'm still waiting for the screener: Legend of Korra: Book Three - Change on DVD or Blu-ray and Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Seven on Blu-ray. However, in the end I went with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington on Blu-ray. More...


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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,500,000 (worldwide box office is 6.0 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,608 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,086 $9,000,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 1939 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: December 29th, 1939 (Limited) (Australia)
September 12th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: December 2nd, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. It’s a Wonderful Life
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Comedy Drama, Political, Washington, D.C., Government Corruption, Romance, Media Circus, Framed
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Claude Rains    Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine
James Stewart    Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur    Clarissa Saunders
Harry Carey    The Vice President
Frank Puglia    Handwriting expert

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Capra    Director
Sidney Buchman    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 2nd, 2014

December 2nd, 2014

It is a good week / bad week on the home market. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the biggest and possibly the best release of the week and the 3D Combo Pack is a Pick of the Week contender. However, there are several other contenders, including two where I'm still waiting for the screener: Legend of Korra: Book Three - Change on DVD or Blu-ray and Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Seven on Blu-ray. However, in the end I went with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington on Blu-ray. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,608 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,852 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,867 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,999 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,975 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,126 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $9,000,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/29/1939 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,086 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,097 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,276 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,034 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,336 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,877 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 669 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 701-800) 708 $9,000,000