| Rank | Film – Actors | Annual Rental Grosses | Total Rental Grosses |
| 1 | GONE WITH THE WIND Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh | $14,150,000 | $79,375,080 |
| 2 | MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON James Stewart, Jean Arthur | $3,500,000 | |
| 3 | JESSE JAMES Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda | $2,335,000 | |
| 4 | BABES IN ARMS Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland | $2,311,000 | |
| 5 | THE WIZARD OF OZ Judy Garland, Frank Morgan | $2,048,000 | $4,759,888 |
| 6 | GUNGA DIN Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine | $1,888,000 | |
| 7 | GOODBYE MR. CHIPS Robert Donat, Greer Garson | $1,717,000 | |
| 8 | DODGE CITY Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland | $1,688,000 | |
| 9 | THE RAINS CAME Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy | $1,656,000 | |
| 10 | THE WOMEN Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford | $1,610,000 | |
| 11 | DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda | $1,558,000 | |
| 12 | THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara | $1,549,000 | $1,900,000 |
| 13 | THE OKLAHOMA KID James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart | $1,533,000 | |
| 14 | THE OLD MAID Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins | $1,432,000 | |
| 15 | STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly | $1,412,000 | |
| 16 | DARK VICTORY Bette Davis, George Brent | $1,300,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 17 | UNION PACIFIC Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea | $1,300,000 | |
| 18 | ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE Tyrone Power, Alice Faye | $1,272,000 | |
| 19 | SWANEE RIVER Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds | $1,250,000 | |
| 20 | STAGECOACH John Wayne, Claire Trevor | $1,242,016 |
Complete Annual US Box Office Top 65 Chart of 1939
with grosses is available here:
https://www.amazon.com/Annual-Top-Film-Rentals-1912-ebook/dp/B071KL8DLM
Box Office Madness 