This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1937 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [1] |
| Date | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | After the Thin Man | [2] |
| January 13 | [3] | |
| January 20 | [4] | |
| January 27 | [5] | |
| February 3 | The Good Earth | [6] |
| February 10 | [6] | |
| February 17 | [6] | |
| February 24 | [6] | |
| March 3 | [7] | |
| March 10 | [7] | |
| March 17 | [7] | |
| March 24 | [7] | |
| March 31 | Maytime | [7] |
| April 7 | [8] | |
| April 14 | [8] | |
| April 21 | [8] | |
| April 28 | A Star Is Born | [8] |
| May 5 | [9] | |
| May 12 | Shall We Dance | [9] |
| May 19 | [9] | |
| May 26 | [9] | |
| June 2 | [10] | |
| June 9 | [10] | |
| June 16 | A Day at the Races | [10] |
| June 23 | [10] | |
| June 30 | Captains Courageous | [10] |
| July 7 | [11] | |
| July 14 | [11] | |
| July 21 | [11] | |
| July 28 | Saratoga † | [11] |
| August 4 | [12] | |
| August 11 | The Life of Emile Zola | [12] |
| August 18 | [12] | |
| August 25 | [12] | |
| September 1 | Dead End | [13] |
| September 8 | [13] | |
| September 15 | [13] | |
| September 22 | [13] | |
| September 29 | [13] | |
| October 6 | [14] | |
| October 13 | Stage Door | [14] |
| October 20 | [14] | |
| October 27 | The Great Ziegfeld (re-issue) | [14] |
| November 3 | [15] | |
| November 10 | [15] | |
| November 17 | [15] | |
| November 24 | Stage Door | [15] |
| December 1 | [16] | |
| December 8 | [16] | |
| December 15 | [16] | |
| December 22 | [16] | |
| December 29 | [16] |