The Numbers - Movies Released in 1939
This list shows all films released in 1939, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
See also:
Top 1939 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1939 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1939 -
Most Popular 1939
Release Date | Movie | Genre | Release Type | Revenue to Date | Trailer |
January, 1939 |
January 1 |
The Bronze Buckaroo |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
January 6 |
Pacific Liner |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
January 7 |
The Phantom Creeps |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
January 13 |
Burn ’Em Up O’Connor |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
January 27 |
Jesse James |
Western |
Theatrical |
$106,530 |
|
March, 1939 |
March 3 |
Stagecoach |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
March 13 |
Rough Riders’ Round-Up |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
March 17 |
Goofy and Wilbur |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Little Princess |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
March 29 |
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle |
|
Theatrical |
$1,100,000 |
|
|
March 31 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
April, 1939 |
April 22 |
Dark Victory |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
April 27 |
Donald’s Cousin Gus |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
May, 1939 |
May 5 |
Union Pacific |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
May 19 |
It's A Wonderful World |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
May 25 |
Only Angels Have Wings |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$125,364 |
|
June, 1939 |
June 2 |
Young Mr. Lincoln |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
June 9 |
Le jour se leve |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$35,321 |
|
|
June 19 |
In Old Caliente |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
July, 1939 |
July 9 |
The Rules of the Game |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$272,256 |
|
|
July 24 |
Beau Geste |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Trouble Brewing |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
August, 1939 |
August 1 |
Mr. Wong in Chinatown |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
August 19 |
Each Dawn I Die |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
August 25 |
The Wizard of Oz |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$35,348,551 |
|
September, 1939 |
September 1 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Women |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$238,714 |
|
|
September 29 |
Dancing Co-Ed |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Honeymoon in Bali |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Rio |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
September 30 |
Espionage Agent |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
October, 1939 |
October 10 |
Zangiku monogatari |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$201,266 |
|
|
October 13 |
Jamaica Inn |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$153,833 |
|
|
October 17 |
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,000,000 |
|
|
October 27 |
The Cat and the Canary |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Disputed Passage |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
October 28 |
The Roaring Twenties |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
October 29 |
Le Quai des brumes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$22,542 |
|
November, 1939 |
November 3 |
Ninotchka |
|
Theatrical |
$1,201,858 |
|
|
November 4 |
Kid Nightingale |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
November 11 |
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
November 17 |
Another Thin Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
November 30 |
Destry Rides Again |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
December, 1939 |
December 15 |
Gone with the Wind |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$390,516,513 |
|
|
December 29 |
The Cisco Kid and the Lady |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$122,589 |
|