The rankings come from Quigley Publishing Co.'s annual list (since 1932) of top money making stars, which based on a poll of hundreds of theater executives. The list does not rank stars only on how much cash their films made, but on what theater owners say about who attracts audiences on their star power alone.
1.
Betty Grable
(1943 films: Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Coney Island, Springtime in the Rockies-released Nov. 1942)
2.
Bob Hope
(1943 films: They Got Me Covered, Let's Face It)
3.
Abbott & Costello
(1943 films: Hit the Ice, It Ain't Hay)
4.
Bing Crosby
(1943 film: Dixie)
5.
Gary Cooper
(1943 film: For Whom The Bell Tolls)
6.
Greer Garson
(1943 film: Madame Curie)
7.
Humphrey Bogart
(1943 films: Sahara, Action in the North Atlantic, Casablanca-released Nov. 1942)
8.
James Cagney
(1943 film: Johnny Come Lately)
9.
Mickey Rooney
(1943 films: The Human Comedy, Girl Crazy)
10.
Clark Gable
Clark Gable did not have a film released in 1943; he enlisted in the Air Force in 1942.
After serving in WW2, his next film would be "Adventure" (1945) with Greer Garson
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