The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Three traumatized or physically disabled World War II veterans return home to the American Midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed making readjustment difficult.

All Releases

Domestic (99.9%)
$23,650,000
International ()
$17,133
Worldwide
$23,667,133
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorRKO Radio Pictures
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Earliest Release DateNovember 21, 1946 (Domestic)
Running Time2 hr 50 min
GenresDrama Romance War

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseNovember 21, 1946Domestic$23,650,000$23,650,000
2002 Re-releaseNovember 20, 2002EMEA$12,406$12,406
2022 Re-releaseBulgaria$4,727$4,727

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$23,650,0003,470
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Bulgaria2$10,5132,613
France1$6,6208,590