1937 in film


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. Jean Harlow's final movie, Saratoga, was domestically the year's top grossing film but internationally, Maytime surpassed it with initial box office of over 4 million dollars.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
RankTitleDistributorDomestic rentals
1SaratogaMGM$2,432,000
2MaytimeMGM$2,183,000
3The Good EarthMGM$2,002,000
4Stella DallasUnited Artists$2,000,000
5RosalieMGM$1,946,000
6Broadway Melody of 1938MGM$1,889,000
7Captains CourageousMGM$1,688,000
8Lost HorizonColumbia$1,683,000
9A Day at the RacesMGM$1,602,000
10Thin Ice20th Century Fox$1,590,000

Events

Notable films

unless stated.

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