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The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films Pinocchio and Fantasia.
The top ten 1940 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | Boom Town | MGM | $3,664,000[1] |
2 | The Great Dictator | United Artists | $3,500,000[2] |
3 | Rebecca | United Artists/Selznick International | $3,000,000[3] |
4 | North West Mounted Police | Paramount | $2,750,000[4] |
5 | The Philadelphia Story | MGM | $2,374,000[1] |
6 | Strike Up the Band | $2,265,000[1] | |
7 | Northwest Passage | $2,169,000[1] | |
8 | Andy Hardy Meets Debutante | $1,945,000[1] | |
9 | The Fighting 69th | Warner Bros. | $1,822,000[5] |
10 | Santa Fe Trail | $1,748,000[5] |
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United States unless stated