Most Popular Movies 1936
This chart shows the 1936 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1936 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1936 - Top 1936 Worldwide
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| My Man Godfrey |
| Director: Gregory La Cava |
| Lead Roles: Carole Lombard, William Powell |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 6, 1936 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Multiple Genres, Live Action |
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| San Francisco |
| Director: W.S. Van Dyke |
| Lead Roles: Clark Gable as Blackie Nortan, Jeanette MacDonald as Mary Blake, Spencer Tracy as Father Tim Mullin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 26, 1936 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Survival Adventure, 1900s, Set in San Francisco, Disaster, Inspired by a True Story, Romance, Singers |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,868,000 |
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International BO: $2,405,000 |
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| Le Crime de Monsieur Lange |
| Director: Jean Renoir |
| Lead Roles: Rene Lefevre as Amedée Lange |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 24, 1936 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Set in Belgium, Fugitive / On the Run, Money Troubles, Writing and Writers, Confidence Men, Escape, Non-Chronological |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $35,601 |
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International BO: $1,563 |
Synopsis
After Amedée Lange’s maliciously charming boss Batala is presumed dead following his flight from debt collectors, Lange, with the help of his lover Valentine, helps organize a community of workers into a cooperative publishing house for his hit Western serial “Arizona Jim.”
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| How to Become a Detective |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1936 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Short Film |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |