List of 1935 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the box office in the United States during 1935. The results are based on the receipts of over 100 theaters in 17-20 key cities reported by Motion Picture Herald weekly.

Month Title Gross Ref
January Forsaking All Others $396,900 [1][2][3]
February David Copperfield $548,870 [4][5][6]
March Roberta $582,325 [7][8][9][10]
April $210,350 [11][12][13]
May G Men $487,288 [14][15][16]
June No More Ladies $249,600 [17][18][19]
July Love Me Forever $547,849 [20][21][22]
August Curly Top $391,590 [23][24][25][26]
September Top Hat $907,650 [27][28][29]
October Broadway Melody of 1936 $332,850 [30][31][32]
November Mutiny on the Bounty $597,650 [33][34][35][36]
December $306,800 [33][37][38]
  1. ^ “Box Office Champions for January”. Motion Picture Herald. February 23, 1935. p. 26 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. January 19, 1935. p. 76 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 5 and 12 January: Boston $24,000; Buffalo $12,300; Chicago $43,000; Cleveland $37,000; Denver $9,600; Indianapolis $8,300; Kansas City $28,000; New York $102,000; Oklahoma City $13,000; Omaha $11,300; Philadelpha $18,000; Portland $5,000; San Francisco $27,000
  3. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. February 2, 1935. p. 72 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 19 and 26 January: Chicago $10,000; Minneapolis $6,400; Philadelpha $17,000; Portland $5,000; San Francisco $20,000
  4. ^ “Box Office Champions for February”. Motion Picture Herald. March 23, 1935. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. February 16, 1935. p. 61 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 2 and 9 February: Boston $25,000; Buffalo $17,200; Cleveland $34,000; Denver $11,000; Indianapolis $15,000; Kansas City $21,200; Minneapolis $10,500; New York $104,370; Omaha $9,000; Philadelpha $39,000; San Francisco $23,500
  6. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. March 2, 1935. p. 66 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 16 and 23 February: Buffalo $7,800; Chicago $45,000; Cleveland $6,500; Denver $2,900; Hollywood $23,500; Los Angeles $25,500; Minneapolis $5,000; New York $79,500; Oklahoma City $8,000; Philadelpha $15,300; Portland $11,500; Seattle $8,600
  7. ^ “Box Office Champions for March”. Motion Picture Herald. April 20, 1935. p. 40 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. March 16, 1935. pp. 51–53 – via Internet Archive. Week ended 9 March: Kansas City $16,000; Omaha $8,200
  9. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. March 30, 1935. pp. 66–68 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 16 and 23 March: Boston $30,000; Cleveland $36,500; Hollywood $26,300; Indianapolis $10,000; Kansas City $12,500; Los Angeles $28,000; Minneapolis $7,000; New York $189,000; Omaha $5,100; Philadelphia $43,000; Portland $13,000; Seattle $11,300
  10. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. April 6, 1935. pp. 67–69 – via Internet Archive. Week ended 30 March: Boston $22,000; Buffalo $10,400; Chicago $30,000; Cleveland $4,300; Denver $10,000; Hollywood $9,125; Indianapolis $6,000; Los Angeles $12,000; Minneapolis $6,500; Oklahama $8,000; Philadelphia $12,000; San Francisco $12,000; Seattle $4,100
  11. ^ “Box Office Champions for April”. Motion Picture Herald. May 18, 1935. p. 16 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. April 20, 1935. pp. 46–50 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 6 and 13 April: Boston $31,000; Buffalo $9,200; Chicago $51,000; Cleveland $5,100; Denver $6,000; Indianapolis $2,500; Los Angeles $9,600; New York $21,000; Philadelphia $5,800; San Francisco $8,500; Seattle $8,450
  13. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. May 4, 1935. pp. 48–52 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 20 and 27 April: Boston $12,000; Chicago $22,000; Montreal $15,000; Seattle $3,200
  14. ^ “Box Office Champions for May”. Motion Picture Herald. June 22, 1935. p. 54 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. May 18, 1935. pp. 73–75 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 4 and 11 May: Boston $34,000; Buffalo $10,300; Chicago $43,000; Cleveland $19,500; Hollywood $22,000; Indianapolis $7,500; Los Angeles $24,250; Minneapolis $7,000; New York $60,138; Omaha $8,700; Philadelphia $12,500; Portland $3,000; San Francisco $33,500
  16. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. June 1, 1935. pp. 65–68 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 18 and 25 May: Boston $15,000 (double bill with $10 Raise); Buffalo $8,000; Chicago $35,000; Cleveland $13,600; Denver $9,000; Kansas City $14,300; New York $65,200; Philadelphia $14,500; San Francisco $10,500; Seattle $16,800
  17. ^ “Box Office Champions for June”. Motion Picture Herald. August 3, 1935. p. 52 – via Internet Archive.
  18. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. June 29, 1935. pp. 73–75 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 15 and 22 June: Boston $18,000; Buffalo $13,900; Cleveland $16,000; Denver $8,000; Hollywood $20,700 (double bill with Black Sheep); Kansas City $18,500; Los Angeles $27,600 (double bill with Black Sheep); Oklahoma City $6,500; Omaha $7,800; Philadelphia $14,000; San Francisco $24,000
  19. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. July 6, 1935. pp. 91–93 – via Internet Archive. Week ended 29 June: Boston $8,000; Chicago $15,000; Cleveland $6,500; Denver $1,200; Indianapolis $6,000; Kansas City $7,900; Minneapolis $6,000; Philadelphia $13,000; Portland $6,000; San Francisco $5,000
  20. ^ “Box Office Champions for July”. Motion Picture Herald. August 24, 1935. p. 46 – via Internet Archive.
  21. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. July 20, 1935. pp. 77–81 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 6 and 13 July: New York $185,319
  22. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. August 3, 1935. pp. 73–75 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 20 and 27 July: Boston $22,000; Chicago $74,000; Cleveland $20,300; Denver $12,000; Indianapolis $11,000; Kansas City $21,100; Los Angeles $38,500; Minneapolis $13,500; New York $65,500; Omaha $8,200; Philadelphia $23,500; Portland $15,000; San Francisco $30,780; Seattle $7,150
  23. ^ “Box Office Champions for August”. Motion Picture Herald. September 28, 1935. p. 196 – via Internet Archive.
  24. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. August 17, 1935. pp. 60–63 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 3 and 10 August: Boston $24,000; Buffalo $21,100; Denver $13,200; Indianapolis $11,500; Kansas City $9,400; New York $77,000; Oklahoma City $7,000; Omaha $11,400 (double bill with Smart Girl; Philadelphia $25,000; Portland $16,000; Seattle $13,550
  25. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. August 31, 1935. pp. 59–63 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 17 and 24 August: Chicago $40,500; Cleveland $6,750; Hollywood $13,490; Los Angeles $15,700; Minneapolis $10,000; Montreal $8,500; New York $11,700; Philadelphia $11,000; San Francisco $27,000
  26. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. September 7, 1935. pp. 55–57 – via Internet Archive. Week ended 31 August: Chicago $7,800; San Francisco $10,000
  27. ^ “Box Office Champions for September”. Motion Picture Herald. October 26, 1935. p. 30 – via Internet Archive.
  28. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. September 21, 1935. pp. 50–52 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 7 and 14 September: Boston $60,000; Chicago $32,500; Denver $19,000; Hollywood $35,000; Kansas City $15,000; Los Angeles $33,000; Montreal $22,000; New York $244,700; Omaha $9,500; Philadelphia $25,000; Portland $9,000; San Francisco $26,000
  29. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. October 5, 1935. pp. 63–65 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 21 and 28 September: Boston $33,000; Buffalo $19,000; Chicago $54,700; Cleveland $40,000; Denver $2,500; Hollywood $16,300; Indianapolis $12,000; Los Angeles $16,600; New York $97,000; Omaha $5,600; Philadelphia $19,700; Portland $10,000; San Francisco $33,000; Seattle $17,550
  30. ^ “Box Office Champions for October”. Motion Picture Herald. November 23, 1935. p. 44 – via Internet Archive.
  31. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. October 19, 1935. pp. 93–95 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 5 and 12 October: Boston $59,000; Buffalo $22,900; Cleveland $26,700; Denver $8,500; Hollywood $7,300; Indianapolis $10,000; Kansas City $23,000; Los Angeles $7,300; New York $28,500; Omaha $10,100; Philadelphia $25,500; Seattle $13,300
  32. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. November 2, 1935. pp. 95–97 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 19 and 26 October: Chicago $36,000; Cleveland $6,900; Denver $3,500; Oklahoma City $7,400; Philadelphia $5,300; San Francisco $23,000; Seattle $8,650
  33. ^ a b “Box Office Champions for December”. Motion Picture Herald. January 25, 1936. p. 40 – via Internet Archive.
  34. ^ The Box Office Check-up of 1935. Quigley Publishing Company. 1936. p. 52 – via Internet Archive.
  35. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. November 30, 1935. pp. 76–81 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 16 and 23 November: Boston $86,500; Buffalo $34,000; Cleveland $39,500; Denver $20,000; Indianapolis $17,500; Kansas City $30,500; Minneapolis $14,000; New York $135,300; Oklahoma City $8,800; Omaha $10,100 (double bill with King Solomon of Broadway); Philadelphia $49,000; Portland $16,500; Seattle $9,650
  36. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. December 7, 1935. pp. 76–79 – via Internet Archive. Week ended 30 November: Buffalo $5,600; Chicago $34,100; Cleveland $8,800; Minneapolis $4,500; New York $42,200; Philadelphia $17,000; Portland $8,000; Seattle $6,100
  37. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. December 21, 1935. pp. 62–66 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 7 and 14 December: Chicago $41,200; Cleveland $5,500; Hollywood $30,600; Los Angeles $39,500; Montreal $26,500; New York $32,000; Portland $13,000; San Francisco $27,000; Seattle $9,250
  38. ^ “Theatre Receipts”. Motion Picture Herald. January 4, 1936. pp. 59–62 – via Internet Archive. Weeks ended 21 and 28 December: Chicago $22,500; Montreal $6,500; Philadelphia $10,500; Portland $4,000; San Francisco $35,000; Seattle $3,750


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