Top Films in Gross Income
These figures are not necessarily the sums that were taken in during 1939 – and in particularly for films that made their premieres in October, November, and December. Note that the number one film in this list premiered in mid-December, and it certainly did not take in $400,000,000 in December 1939.
| Rank | Title | Studio | Actors | Worldwide Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gone with the Wind | Selznick International Pictures/MGM | Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen | $400,176,459 |
| 2. | The Wizard of Oz | MGM | Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton | $16,538,431 |
| 3. | Ninotchka | MGM | Greta Garbo | |
| 4. | Dodge City | Warner Bros. | Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Bruce Cabot | |
| 5. | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Columbia | James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains | |
| 6. | Jesse James | 20th Century Fox | Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda | |
| 7. | The Old Maid | Warner Bros. | Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins | |
| 8. | The Women | MGM | Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Joan Fontaine | |
| 9. | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | RKO Pictures | Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers | |
| 10. | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | MGM | Robert Donat, Greer Garson | |
| 11. | Another Thin Man | MGM | William Powell, Myrna Loy | |
| 12. | The Little Princess | 20th Century Fox | Shirley Temple |
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