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The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | The Great Ziegfeld | MGM | $3,089,000 [1] |
2 | San Francisco | $2,868,000 [2] | |
3 | The Plainsman | Paramount | $2,278,533 [3] |
4 | After the Thin Man | MGM | $1,992,000 [1] |
5 | Modern Times | United Artists | $1,800,000 [4] |
6 | Anthony Adverse | Warner Bros. | $1,783,000 [5] |
7 | Strike Me Pink | United Artists | $1,700,000 [4] |
8 | Rose Marie | MGM | $1,695,000 [1] |
9 | Swing Time | RKO | $1,624,000 [6] |
10 | Libeled Lady | MGM | $1,601,000 [1] |
Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars of the Year in Quigley Publishing Company's annual poll. [7]
Rank | Actor/Actress |
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1. | Shirley Temple |
2. | Clark Gable |
3. | Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers |
4. | Robert Taylor |
5. | Joe E. Brown |
6. | Dick Powell |
7. | Joan Crawford |
8. | Claudette Colbert |
9. | Jeanette MacDonald |
10. | Gary Cooper |
A poll of the top Western stars was also published for the first time. [8]
Rank | Actor/Actress |
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1. | Buck Jones |
2. | George O'Brien |
3. | Gene Autry |
4. | William Boyd |
5. | Ken Maynard |
6. | Dick Foran |
7. | John Wayne |
8. | Tim McCoy |
9. | Hoot Gibson |
10. | Buster Crabbe |
United States unless stated.
United States unless stated.
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. The Bridge on the River Kwai topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The following is an overview of 1956 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.
The year of 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten films nominated for Best Picture at the 12th Academy Awards —Dark Victory, Gone with the Wind, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, and Wuthering Heights—range in genre and are considered classics.
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry.
The following is an overview of 1934 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of 1933 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of 1932 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of 1930 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
This is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of 1926 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths.
This is an overview of 1922 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.