Gone With the Wind (1939) Box Office:20 million Tickets Sold in the First Year.

enzo1988 · February 11, 2017

http://boxofficechampions.wordpress.com/

This was the best source of information of historical data box office in USA.

3 years ago I Could copy informations of these page like these:

Gonw With The Wind Releases

YEAR	FILM RELEASE	PEAK	WKS	TICKETS	ANNUAL
1939	First Run	1	11	61.521.739	1
1941	Re-Issue	1	5	23.000.000	2
1942	Re-Issue	4		5.629.630	51
1947	Re-Issue	5		20.080.000	20
1954	Re-Issue	2		23.426.667	10
1961	Re-Issue	1	2	19.420.290	8
1967	Re-Issue	1	10	48.701.667	2
1974	Re-Issue	3		7.785.027	34
1989	Re-Issue			605.369	137
1998	Re-Issue			1.439.256	143
	Total:			211.609.645

“Gone With The Wind” is the biggest selling movie of all time with 211 million tickets. It was the number one film of the year when it was released in 1939 with 61.5 million tickets. Initially, it spent 11 weeks at number one on the weekly Box Office in 1940 (it was released in December 1939). Its first re-issue in 1941 was also a huge success with 23 million tickets, and 5 weeks at No.1. It surpassed “The Birth Of A Nation” (1915) as the No.1 Box Office film of all time. The most successful re-issue of “Wind” came in 1967 when the film topped Variety’s National Box Office Survey chart for 10 weeks and sold 48.7 million tickets. It was the No.2 Box Office hit of 1967, 28 years after its original release! This is quite impressive. Its last re-release was in 1998. That year it was also released on DVD for the first time and hit #1 on VideoScan’s video charts. “Gone With The Wind” spent a total of 28 weeks at No.1, and it was on the annual B.O. charts for ten different years (see the table above). It’s definitely the Number One Box Office hit of all time, in terms of admission ticket sales.

Edited February 11, 2017 by enzo1988

DeeCee · February 11, 2017

Those numbers are wrong. The first release was a limited run at higher prices. More people saw it during the second release.

1st release was 20 million and second release was 32 million. 52 million had seen it before the 3rd release.

Edited February 11, 2017 by DeeCee

enzo1988 · February 11, 2017

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

YEAR	FILM RELEASE	PEAK	WKS	TICKETS	ANNUAL
1937	First Run	1	8	36.000.000	1
1944	Re-issue	4		9.375.000	41
1952	Re-issue	4		8.490.566	43
1958	Re-issue	4		23.000.000	7
1967	Re-issue	5		7.916.667	30
1975	Re-issue	3		5.170.731	43
1983	Re-issue	3		9.555.556	23
1987	Re-issue	2		11.916.678	22
1993	Re-issue	5		10.056.636	36
	Total:			121.481.834

Pinocchio

YEAR	FILM RELEASE	PEAK	WKS	TICKETS	ANNUAL
1940	First Run	3		13.333.333	5
1945	Re-issue	5		5.714.286	56
1954	Re-issue	2		8.888.889	59
1962	Re-issue	5		9.714.286	24
1971	Re-issue	2		6.060.606	23
1978	Re-issue	8		5.128.205	58
1984	Re-issue	2		7.861.321	35
1992	Re-issue	7		4.545.436	67
	Total:			61.246.362

Fantasia

YEAR	FILM RELEASE	PEAK	WKS	TICKETS	ANNUAL
1940	First Run	2		10.833.333	24
1946	Re-issue			4.571.429
1956	Re-issue			6.000.000	71
1963	Re-issue	7		5.882.353	42
1969	Re-issue			4.225.352	40
1977	Re-issue			3.587.444	58
1982	Re-issue			3.401.361	69
1985	Re-issue			2.308.374	99
1990	Re-issue	2		5.996.069	49
	Total:			46.805.715

Bambi

YEAR	FILM RELEASE	PEAK	WKS	TICKETS	ANNUAL
1942	First Run			11.110.000	39
1947	Re-issue			6.285.714	98
1957	Re-issue	9		12.000.000	24
1966	Re-issue	9		7.155.963	35
1975	Re-issue	6		4.390.243	51
1982	Re-issue	9		7.823.129	32
1988	Re-issue	4		9.500.523	28
	Total:			58.266.683

Cinderella

YEAR	FILM – Actors	PEAK	WKS	TICKETS	ANNUAL
1950	First Run	1	4	18.586.957	4
1957	Re-issue	7		14.000.000	21
1965	Re-issue			5.940.594	44
1973	Re-issue			4.519.774	39
1981	Re-issue	3		10.086.331	28
1987	Re-issue	2		8.721.521	36
	Total:			61.855.177

The real admissions of the first release of Star Wars in 1977 was 87.890.000 admissions.

DeeCee · February 11, 2017

3 minutes ago, enzo1988 said:

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

YEAR

FILM RELEASE

PEAK

WKS

TICKETS

ANNUAL

1937

First Run

1

8

36.000.000

1

1944

Re-issue

4

9.375.000

41

1952

Re-issue

4

8.490.566

43

1958

Re-issue

4

23.000.000

7

1967

Re-issue

5

7.916.667

30

1975

Re-issue

3

5.170.731

43

1983

Re-issue

3

9.555.556

23

1987

Re-issue

2

11.916.678

22

1993

Re-issue

5

10.056.636

36

Total:

121.481.834

Pinocchio

YEAR

FILM RELEASE

PEAK

WKS

TICKETS

ANNUAL

1940

First Run

3

13.333.333

5

1945

Re-issue

5

5.714.286

56

1954

Re-issue

2

8.888.889

59

1962

Re-issue

5

9.714.286

24

1971

Re-issue

2

6.060.606

23

1978

Re-issue

8

5.128.205

58

1984

Re-issue

2

7.861.321

35

1992

Re-issue

7

4.545.436

67

Total:

61.246.362

Fantasia

YEAR

FILM RELEASE

PEAK

WKS

TICKETS

ANNUAL

1940

First Run

2

10.833.333

24

1946

Re-issue

4.571.429

1956

Re-issue

6.000.000

71

1963

Re-issue

7

5.882.353

42

1969

Re-issue

4.225.352

40

1977

Re-issue

3.587.444

58

1982

Re-issue

3.401.361

69

1985

Re-issue

2.308.374

99

1990

Re-issue

2

5.996.069

49

Total:

46.805.715

Bambi

YEAR

FILM RELEASE

PEAK

WKS

TICKETS

ANNUAL

1942

First Run

11.110.000

39

1947

Re-issue

6.285.714

98

1957

Re-issue

9

12.000.000

24

1966

Re-issue

9

7.155.963

35

1975

Re-issue

6

4.390.243

51

1982

Re-issue

9

7.823.129

32

1988

Re-issue

4

9.500.523

28

Total:

58.266.683

Cinderella

YEAR

FILM – Actors

PEAK

WKS

TICKETS

ANNUAL

1950

First Run

1

4

18.586.957

4

1957

Re-issue

7

14.000.000

21

1965

Re-issue

5.940.594

44

1973

Re-issue

4.519.774

39

1981

Re-issue

3

10.086.331

28

1987

Re-issue

2

8.721.521

36

Total:

61.855.177

The real admissions of the first release of Star Wars in 1977 was 87.890.000 admissions.

You can start a thread for each film.

enzo1988 · February 11, 2017

When I finish my work I will publish a detailed Top of the most attended films of the United States and the countries with old data of admissions.

This will be in the Top 10 grossing films per country post.

I am nobody to lie and deny nothing. But this page was very complete and towards very detailed and consistent rankings.

Because seeing the 20 million admissions of "Gone with the wind" the first thing that is thought is: come on! This movie was the Titanic of the 30s.

But maybe you're right.

DeeCee · February 11, 2017

The figures come from contemporaneous newspaper articles of the time. I came across a New York Times article published before the 3rd release that stated it had been seen by 52 million people already.

enzo1988 · February 11, 2017

I don't have intention of start a thread for each film. I wanted to put this data because they correspond to all those films (Gone With the wind, Disney, Star Wars) whose success of initial assistance is very complicated to measure due to its numerous re-estrenos.

With a little patience everything will come in the post I mentioned before. Good weekend to everyone.

IronJimbo · February 11, 2017

A film released 10 and over times in a 60 year time-frame, in a time for home cinema plus it has dicey and contradictory sources.

"Adjusted for inflation GWTW did grossed more than Avatar!"

nice one mate, really nice

franfar · February 11, 2017

2 hours ago, IronJimbo said:

A film released 10 and over times in a 60 year time-frame, in a time for home cinema plus it has dicey and contradictory sources.

"Adjusted for inflation GWTW did grossed more than Avatar!"

nice one mate, really nice

How often are movies ever re-released more than once? The fact that this was re released 10 times and made good returns each time is astounding

IronJimbo · February 11, 2017

1 hour ago, franfar said:

How often are movies ever re-released more than once? The fact that this was re released 10 times and made good returns each time is astounding

films were re-released in a time before home cinema... twist it how you like though. Let's take a look at it's VHS, DVD and Blu-ray sales while you're at it.

Plain Old Tele · February 11, 2017

Can we not make this about AVATAR, please?

DeeCee · February 11, 2017

Oh no.

Jake Gittes · February 11, 2017

Just keep walking, don't make eye contact

franfar · February 12, 2017

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Edited February 12, 2017 by franfar

Joel M · February 12, 2017

@enzo1988 where did you get the disney animation re-releases numbers from before 1980? The only old disney animation I have found numbers seperated be every re-release is 101 dalmatians.

enzo1988 · February 12, 2017

1 hour ago, Joel M said:

@enzo1988 where did you get the disney animation re-releases numbers from before 1980? The only old disney animation I have found numbers seperated be every re-release is 101 dalmatians.

http://boxofficechampions.wordpress.com/

DeeCee · February 12, 2017

Here we go.

BY WAY OF REPORT

PERMISSIONS

By THOMAS M. PRYOR ();

March 22, 1942,

THE fact that 52,000,000 persons already have paid more than $30,000,000 for the privilege of viewing "Gone With the Wind" in its first two rounds of the nation's theatres is no deterrent to either David O. Selznick, its producer, or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the contented distributors.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02E5DA143CE33BBC4A51DFB5668389659EDE&legacy=true

March 17, 1942

"Gone With the Wind" will return to Broadway for a third time on March 31, when the David O. Selznick production will open a continuous-run popular-price engagement at the Astor Theatre. The film, which already has grossed $30,000,000, the biggest business ever to be recorded by any picture, has played to more than 52,000,000 paid admissions in more than 12,500 engagements, according to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the distributors.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9402EEDF1F3BE33BBC4F52DFB5668389659EDE&legacy=true

Edited February 12, 2017 by DeeCee

enzo1988 · February 13, 2017

Very interesting. But perhaps the gross was an incomplete estimate or referred to rentals. Thank you very much. It is a pity that in those times they measured the success of a movie for rents and not for the number of spectators.

The page that I mentioned had tops of each year with the exact number of admissions of each film (that exceeds 10 million) from 1914 until 1951. And also has its merit. But I will not take away the merit from you because it shows that like me you investigate a lot.

Edited February 13, 2017 by enzo1988

Mango · February 13, 2017

This would be an awesome thread idea for those that have the data. I'd love for just a big thread with as much data from these multiple release films as possible.

Jiffy · February 15, 2017

On 2/12/2017 at 11:59 AM, Joel M said:

@enzo1988 where did you get the disney animation re-releases numbers from before 1980? The only old disney animation I have found numbers seperated be every re-release is 101 dalmatians.

BOM also has some other breakdowns per release that seem to largely coincide with those figures:

Bambi

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=bambi.htm&adjust_yr=2017&p=.htm

Cinderella

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&adjust_mo=&adjust_yr=2017&id=cinderella1950.htm

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