Editing Abbott and Costello (section)

===Box office ranking===
{{see|Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll}}
According to [[Martin Quigley (publisher)|Quigley Publishing's]] Poll of Exhibitors (1932-2009+), who published [[The Motion Picture Almanac]], [[Motion Picture Herald]], and [[Motion Picture Daily]], for a number of years Abbott and Costello were ranked{{cn|date=March 2025}} among the most popular stars in the US:
 
* 1941 – 3rd<ref>{{cite news|title=Mickey Rooney Tops List Three Times in a Row: Leads Money-Making Stars Again in 1941; Hollywood Luminaries Pay Capital a Visit; Items of News and Gossip of the Theater|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 2, 1942|page=18}}</ref>
* 1942 – 1st (US), 2nd (UK)
* 1943 – 3rd (US), 3rd (UK)
* 1944 – 8th (US), 10th (UK)
* 1945 – 11th (US), 8th (UK)
* 1946 – 20th
* 1947 – 16th<ref>{{cite news|title=Bing's Lucky Number: Pa Crosby Dons 4th B.O. Crown|author=Richard L. Coe|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 3, 1948|page=12}}</ref>
* 1948 – 3rd
* 1949 – 3rd
* 1950 – 6th (US), 2nd (UK)<ref>{{cite news|title=Of Local Origin|date=December 29, 1950|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=15}}</ref>
* 1951 – 4th (US), 4th (UK)
* 1952 – 11th
* 1953 – 20th