This movie page looks at 1948 Top Grossing Movies. Finding box office information for movies made in the 1930s and 1940s is extremely difficult. For somebody looking for box office information on 1948 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 33,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1948 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1948. Obviously many movies made in 1947 earned box office dollars in 1948. On the other side many movies made in 1948 made money in 1949 and later. This page will looks at 139 1948 Top Box Office Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
The following massive table only includes the movies made in 1948 that are in our database. Since we are constantly adding new movies to our database….this page will quickly become obsolete. We will try and update this page on a regular basis.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1948
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1948
Hamlet (1948)
AA Best Picture Win
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
AA Best Picture Nom
1948
The Snake Pit (1948)
AA Best Picture Nom
1948
I Remember Mama (1948)
1948
The Red Shoes (1948)
AA Best Picture Nom
1948
Key Largo (1948)
1948
Johnny Belinda (1948)
1948
Red River (1948)
1948
Easter Parade (1948)
1948
The Naked City (1948)
Uncredited Role
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
1948
Fort Apache (1948)
1948
A Foreign Affair (1948)
1948
Rope (1948)
1948
Sitting Pretty (1948)
1948
The Paleface (1948)
1948
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
1948
Command Decision (1948)
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
1948
State of the Union (1948)
1948
Yellow Sky (1948)
1948
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
1948
Joan of Arc (1948)
1948
Call Northside 777 (1948)
1948
The Three Musketeers (1948)
1948
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
1948
Road House (1948)
1948
Tap Roots (1948)
1948
Homecoming (1948)
1948
The Big Clock (1948)
1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
1948
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
1948
Good Sam (1948)
1948
Whispering Smith (1948)
1948
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
1948
3 Godfathers (1948)
1948
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1948)
1948
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
1948
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
1948
Beyond Glory (1948)
1948
The Loves of Carmen (1948)
1948
Apartment For Peggy (1948)
1948
On an Island with You (1948)
1948
Melody Time (1948)
1948
Two Guys From Texas (1948)
1948
The Street with No Name (1948)
1948
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
1948
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
1948
A Date with Judy (1948)
1948
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
1948 | Hamlet (1948) AA Best Picture Win |
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1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1948 | The Snake Pit (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1948 | I Remember Mama (1948) | ||
1948 | The Red Shoes (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1948 | Key Largo (1948) | ||
1948 | Johnny Belinda (1948) | ||
1948 | Red River (1948) | ||
1948 | Easter Parade (1948) | ||
1948 | The Naked City (1948) Uncredited Role |
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1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) | ||
1948 | Fort Apache (1948) | ||
1948 | A Foreign Affair (1948) | ||
1948 | Rope (1948) | ||
1948 | Sitting Pretty (1948) | ||
1948 | The Paleface (1948) | ||
1948 | Julia Misbehaves (1948) | ||
1948 | Command Decision (1948) | ||
1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) | ||
1948 | State of the Union (1948) | ||
1948 | Yellow Sky (1948) | ||
1948 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) | ||
1948 | Joan of Arc (1948) | ||
1948 | Call Northside 777 (1948) | ||
1948 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | ||
1948 | The Fuller Brush Man (1948) | ||
1948 | Road House (1948) | ||
1948 | Tap Roots (1948) | ||
1948 | Homecoming (1948) | ||
1948 | The Big Clock (1948) | ||
1948 | Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) | ||
1948 | Rachel and the Stranger (1948) | ||
1948 | Good Sam (1948) | ||
1948 | Whispering Smith (1948) | ||
1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | ||
1948 | 3 Godfathers (1948) | ||
1948 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1948) | ||
1948 | The Bride Goes Wild (1948) | ||
1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) | ||
1948 | Beyond Glory (1948) | ||
1948 | The Loves of Carmen (1948) | ||
1948 | Apartment For Peggy (1948) | ||
1948 | On an Island with You (1948) | ||
1948 | Melody Time (1948) | ||
1948 | Two Guys From Texas (1948) | ||
1948 | The Street with No Name (1948) | ||
1948 | Adventures of Don Juan (1948) | ||
1948 | The Emperor Waltz (1948) | ||
1948 | A Date with Judy (1948) | ||
1948 | Three Daring Daughters (1948) |
1948 Top Box Office Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1948 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1948 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses (in millions)
- Sort 1948 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1948 Top Box Office Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each 1948 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1948 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
1 | Hamlet (1948) AA Best Picture Win |
Laurence Olivier & Jean Simmons |
8.9 | 262.8 | 262.80 | 15 | 81 | 07 / 04 | 99.8 | |
4 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
Walter Huston & Humphrey Bogart |
6.1 | 177.8 | 316.60 | 45 | 90 | 04 / 03 | 99.2 | |
2 | The Snake Pit (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Havilland | 10.8 | 316.9 | 316.90 | 5 | 84 | 06 / 01 | 99.2 | |
3 | I Remember Mama (1948) | Irene Dunne & Directed by George Stevens |
7.6 | 224.2 | 282.20 | 23 | 88 | 05 / 00 | 99.0 | |
5 | The Red Shoes (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
Anton Walbrook | 5.8 | 170.1 | 170.10 | 52 | 87 | 05 / 02 | 98.8 | |
5 | Key Largo (1948) | Humphrey Bogart & Edward G. Robinson |
8.7 | 255.1 | 337.70 | 16 | 88 | 01 / 01 | 98.8 | |
7 | Johnny Belinda (1948) | Jane Wyman & Agnes Moorehead |
11.2 | 329.8 | 329.80 | 2 | 80 | 12 / 01 | 98.7 | |
7 | Red River (1948) | John Wayne & Montgomery Clift |
11.8 | 345.9 | 345.90 | 1 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 98.1 | |
9 | Easter Parade (1948) | Fred Astaire & Judy Garland |
10.9 | 320.3 | 448.60 | 3 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
10 | The Naked City (1948) Uncredited Role |
Barry Fitzgerald | 6.3 | 185.5 | 185.50 | 40 | 81 | 03 / 02 | 97.4 | |
11 | Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) | Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster |
7.5 | 220.3 | 220.30 | 25 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
10 | Fort Apache (1948) | John Wayne & Henry Fonda |
8.3 | 244.7 | 343.20 | 17 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.4 | |
13 | A Foreign Affair (1948) | Marlene Dietrich & Jean Arthur |
6.6 | 193.3 | 193.30 | 37 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 97.4 | |
14 | Rope (1948) | James Stewart | 5.8 | 170.7 | 227.90 | 50 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 97.1 | |
15 | Sitting Pretty (1948) | Clifton Webb & Maureen O'Hara |
9.5 | 278.3 | 278.30 | 9 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.6 | |
16 | The Paleface (1948) | Bob Hope & Jane Russell |
9.2 | 270.6 | 270.60 | 11 | 74 | 01 / 01 | 96.3 | |
18 | Julia Misbehaves (1948) | Elizabeth Taylor & Greer Garson |
7.8 | 227.9 | 347.60 | 21 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
17 | Command Decision (1948) | Clark Gable & Walter Pidgeon |
7.6 | 224.3 | 284.90 | 22 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
19 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) | Cary Grant & Myrna Loy |
7.2 | 212.6 | 274.40 | 29 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
20 | State of the Union (1948) | Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy |
9.2 | 270.6 | 363.30 | 10 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
20 | Yellow Sky (1948) | Gregory Peck & Richard Widmark |
7.4 | 216.4 | 216.40 | 28 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
22 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) | Abbott & Costello |
5.9 | 173.9 | 173.90 | 49 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
24 | Joan of Arc (1948) | José Ferrer & Ingrid Bergman |
10.8 | 316.9 | 445.90 | 6 | 64 | 07 / 02 | 95.4 | |
25 | Call Northside 777 (1948) | James Stewart & Thelma Ritter |
7.1 | 208.7 | 208.70 | 32 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
23 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | Lana Turner & Gene Kelly |
10.9 | 318.8 | 650.30 | 4 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.3 | |
24 | The Fuller Brush Man (1948) | Red Skelton | 8.2 | 239.6 | 432.90 | 18 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
28 | Road House (1948) | Richard Widmark | 6.3 | 185.9 | 185.90 | 38 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
28 | Tap Roots (1948) | Susan Hayward & Boris Karloff |
6.6 | 193.3 | 249.60 | 35 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
27 | Homecoming (1948) | Clark Gable & Lana Turner |
9.7 | 285.9 | 432.40 | 8 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
30 | The Big Clock (1948) | Charles Laughton & Ray Milland |
5.3 | 154.6 | 154.60 | 64 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
31 | Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) | John Lund & Barry Fitzgerald |
6.1 | 177.8 | 177.80 | 44 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
32 | Rachel and the Stranger (1948) | William Holden & Robert Mitchum |
6.3 | 185.5 | 221.50 | 39 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
33 | Good Sam (1948) | Gary Cooper & Ann Sheridan |
7.4 | 217.6 | 265.90 | 27 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
35 | Whispering Smith (1948) | Alan Ladd & Donald Crisp |
7.5 | 220.3 | 220.30 | 26 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
34 | When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | Dan Dailey & Betty Grable |
8.9 | 262.8 | 262.80 | 14 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 92.8 | |
36 | 3 Godfathers (1948) | John Wayne & Ward Bond |
5.5 | 160.6 | 219.60 | 62 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
37 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1948) | Bing Crosby & Rhonda Fleming |
7.9 | 231.9 | 231.90 | 20 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
39 | The Bride Goes Wild (1948) | Van Johnson & Arlene Dahl |
7.1 | 209.3 | 291.10 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
39 | Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) | Cary Grant & Franchot Tone |
7.5 | 220.3 | 271.70 | 24 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
40 | Beyond Glory (1948) | Alan Ladd & Donna Reed |
6.3 | 185.5 | 185.50 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
41 | The Loves of Carmen (1948) | Rita Hayworth & Glenn Ford |
6.6 | 193.3 | 193.30 | 36 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 91.9 | |
40 | Apartment For Peggy (1948) | William Holden & Jeanne Crain |
7.2 | 212.6 | 212.60 | 30 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
41 | On an Island with You (1948) | Cyd Charisse & Esther Williams |
8.2 | 239.6 | 401.30 | 19 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
45 | Melody Time (1948) | Disney Animated Movies | 4.9 | 143.0 | 201.00 | 73 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
45 | Two Guys From Texas (1948) | Dorothy Malone & Dennis Morgan |
6.8 | 198.4 | 229.00 | 34 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
46 | The Street with No Name (1948) | Richard Widmark | 6.2 | 181.7 | 181.70 | 43 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
48 | Adventures of Don Juan (1948) | Errol Flynn | 5.7 | 167.4 | 368.90 | 57 | 64 | 02 / 01 | 90.4 | |
48 | The Emperor Waltz (1948) | Bing Crosby & Joan Fontaine |
10.5 | 309.2 | 309.20 | 7 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 90.3 | |
49 | A Date with Judy (1948) | Elizabeth Taylor & Wallace Beery |
9.0 | 265.2 | 354.50 | 13 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
48 | Three Daring Daughters (1948) | Jeanette MacDonald & Jane Powell |
7.0 | 205.5 | 310.00 | 33 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
51 | Luxury Liner (1948) | Jane Powell | 6.0 | 177.6 | 319.10 | 46 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
52 | Words and Music (1948) | Gene Kelly & Mickey Rooney |
9.1 | 266.9 | 351.90 | 12 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
53 | Romance on the High Seas (1948) | Doris Day | 5.8 | 170.1 | 249.30 | 54 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 89.8 | |
56 | So Dear To My Heart (1948) | Burl Ives | 5.8 | 170.1 | 214.50 | 53 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 89.6 | |
55 | The Walls of Jericho (1948) | Kirk Douglas & Linda Darnell |
4.6 | 135.3 | 135.30 | 78 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
56 | The Pirate (1948) | Judy Garland & Gene Kelly |
4.9 | 144.9 | 205.30 | 72 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 89.2 | |
58 | Family Honeymoon (1948) | Claudette Colbert & Fred MacMurray |
5.8 | 170.1 | 170.10 | 51 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
59 | The Miracle of the Bells (1948) | Frank Sinatra & Fred MacMurray |
5.7 | 167.7 | 203.70 | 56 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
60 | The Babe Ruth Story (1948) | William Bendix | 6.3 | 185.5 | 185.50 | 41 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
62 | Fighter Squadron (1948) | Edmond O’Brien & Directed by Raoul Walsh |
5.9 | 174.1 | 238.60 | 48 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
63 | A Song Is Born (1948) | Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo |
6.0 | 175.1 | 246.60 | 47 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
62 | Unfaithfully Yours (1948) | Linda Darnell | 3.4 | 100.7 | 100.70 | 99 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
63 | Silver River (1948) | Errol Flynn & Ann Sheridan |
5.7 | 168.1 | 269.30 | 55 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
65 | Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) | Dan Dailey & Charles Winninger |
5.5 | 162.3 | 162.30 | 60 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
67 | Wake of the Red Witch (1948) | John Wayne & Gail Russell |
5.5 | 162.3 | 162.30 | 59 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
66 | The Iron Curtain (1948) | Gene Tierney & Dana Andrews |
5.3 | 154.6 | 154.60 | 66 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
67 | Coroner Creek (1948) | Randolph Scott | 4.9 | 142.6 | 142.60 | 74 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
68 | Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) | Charles Coburn | 5.5 | 162.3 | 162.30 | 61 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 86.6 | |
69 | The Search (1948) | Montgomery Clift & Ivan Jandl |
1.8 | 54.1 | 54.10 | 147 | 87 | 04 / 01 | 86.4 | |
71 | Enchantment (1948) | David Niven & Teresa Wright |
4.0 | 116.7 | 174.70 | 89 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
71 | Raw Deal (1948) | Claire Trevor | 3.2 | 93.0 | 93.00 | 100 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
72 | Portrait of Jennie (1948) | Lillian Gish & Jennifer Jones |
2.6 | 75.9 | 75.90 | 119 | 81 | 02 / 01 | 86.0 | |
73 | Kiss The Blood Off My Hands (1948) | Burt Lancaster & Joan Fontaine |
4.2 | 123.7 | 123.70 | 85 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
75 | You Were Meant For Me (1948) | Dan Dailey & Jeanne Crain |
5.3 | 154.6 | 154.60 | 63 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
75 | The Mating of Millie (1948) | Glenn Ford & Evelyn Keyes |
3.7 | 108.2 | 108.20 | 96 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
76 | To the Ends of the Earth (1948) | Dick Powell | 4.5 | 131.4 | 131.40 | 79 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
79 | Hills of Home (1948) | Donald Crisp | 3.7 | 108.8 | 178.70 | 93 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
78 | All My Sons (1948) | Burt Lancaster & Edward G. Robinson |
2.9 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 106 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
79 | Blood on the Moon (1948) | Robert Mitchum & Walter Brennan |
5.6 | 163.5 | 204.10 | 58 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
80 | June Bride (1948) | Bette Davis & Robert Montgomery |
5.0 | 145.5 | 188.20 | 71 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
81 | April Showers (1948) | Jack Carson | 4.6 | 135.3 | 135.30 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
82 | Force of Evil (1948) | John Garfield | 2.5 | 73.3 | 82.80 | 124 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
83 | They Live By Night (1948) | Farley Granger | 2.4 | 69.6 | 69.60 | 129 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
84 | One Sunday Afternoon (1948) | Dorothy Malone & Directed by Raoul Walsh |
5.1 | 150.0 | 173.30 | 70 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
85 | Cry of The City (1948) | Shelley Winters & Victor Mature |
2.6 | 77.3 | 77.30 | 115 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
86 | Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) | Joan Fontaine & Louis Jourdan |
2.0 | 58.0 | 58.00 | 141 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
85 | The Velvet Touch (1948) | Sydney Greenstreet & Rosalind Russell |
2.8 | 82.7 | 109.80 | 109 | 71 | 04 / 00 | 82.7 | |
88 | You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) | James Stewart & Joan Fontaine |
5.1 | 150.7 | 150.70 | 69 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
89 | Station West (1948) | Dick Powell | 3.6 | 106.3 | 132.60 | 97 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
91 | The Noose Hangs High (1948) | Bud Abbott & Joseph Calleia |
3.6 | 104.4 | 104.40 | 98 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
91 | Oliver Twist (1948) | Alec Guinness & Robert Newton |
2.0 | 58.0 | 58.00 | 139 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
92 | The Man From Colorado (1948) | William Holden & Glenn Ford |
5.3 | 154.6 | 154.60 | 67 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
93 | A Southern Yankee (1948) | Arlene Dahl & Red Skelton |
5.2 | 153.1 | 196.90 | 68 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
92 | The Boy with Green Hair (1948) | Robert Ryan | 2.9 | 86.6 | 105.90 | 102 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
96 | B.F.'s Daughter (1948) | Barbara Stanwyck & Van Heflin |
3.8 | 112.0 | 147.60 | 91 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 81.4 | |
96 | Pitfall (1948) | Dick Powell | 2.9 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 104 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
97 | Moonrise (1948) | Gail Russell | 2.1 | 62.9 | 62.90 | 136 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 81.0 | |
98 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) | Natalie Wood & Marilyn Monroe |
5.3 | 154.6 | 154.60 | 65 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
97 | Four Faces West (1948) | Joel McCrea | 2.9 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 105 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
100 | Rogues' Regiment (1948) | Dick Powell & Vincent Price |
4.7 | 139.1 | 139.10 | 75 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
100 | Relentless (1948) | Robert Young | 4.0 | 118.4 | 118.40 | 88 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
104 | That Wonderful Urge (1948) | Tyrone Power & Gene Tierney |
4.3 | 127.5 | 127.50 | 83 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
104 | The Swordsman (1948) | Larry Parks | 4.5 | 131.4 | 131.40 | 82 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
103 | If You Knew Susie (1948) | Eddie Cantor & Joan Davis |
3.7 | 108.6 | 142.20 | 94 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
107 | The Time of Your Life (1948) | James Cagney | 4.2 | 123.7 | 123.70 | 86 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
106 | Albuquerque (1948) | Randolph Scott & Gabby Hayes |
4.6 | 136.1 | 136.10 | 76 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
107 | Arch of Triumph (1948) | Ingrid Bergman & Charles Laughton |
4.5 | 131.4 | 131.40 | 81 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
106 | Sleep, My Love (1948) | Claudette Colbert & Don Ameche |
2.4 | 71.0 | 71.00 | 126 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
109 | Return of the Bad Men (1948) | Randolph Scott & Robert Ryan |
4.5 | 131.4 | 131.40 | 80 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
108 | The Luck of the Irish (1948) | Cecil Kellaway & Tyrone Power |
3.7 | 108.2 | 108.20 | 95 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 77.9 | |
110 | Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) | Victor Mature | 3.8 | 112.6 | 112.60 | 90 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
112 | Bicycle Thieves (1948) | Vittorio De Sica | 0.3 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 196 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 77.2 | |
112 | Casbah (1948) | Peter Lorre | 2.9 | 84.4 | 84.40 | 107 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 76.5 | |
115 | Summer Holiday (1948) | Mickey Rooney & Walter Huston |
4.2 | 123.7 | 123.70 | 84 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 76.5 | |
115 | Mexican Hayride (1948) | Bud Abbott & Virginia Grey |
2.6 | 77.3 | 77.30 | 116 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
116 | Berlin Express (1948) | Robert Ryan & Merle Oberon |
2.5 | 73.4 | 73.40 | 123 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
115 | Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) | Edward G. Robinson & Gail Russell |
2.0 | 58.0 | 58.00 | 140 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
118 | Anna Karenina (1948) | Vivien Leigh & Ralph Richardson |
2.6 | 77.3 | 77.30 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
120 | On Our Merry Way (1948) | James Stewart & Henry Fonda |
4.1 | 119.8 | 178.70 | 87 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
121 | The Saxon Charm (1948) | Susan Hayward & Robert Montgomery |
2.4 | 69.6 | 69.60 | 128 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
121 | Dream Girl (1948) | Betty Hutton | 2.9 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 103 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
122 | That Lady in Ermine (1948) | Betty Grable & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
3.7 | 109.3 | 109.30 | 92 | 50 | 01 / 00 | 72.2 | |
122 | Deep Waters (1948) | Dana Andrews | 2.6 | 77.3 | 77.30 | 118 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 72.1 | |
123 | Big City (1948) | Margaret O'Brien & Robert Preston |
2.4 | 70.3 | 108.10 | 127 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
125 | Winter Meeting (1948) | Bette Davis | 2.3 | 68.0 | 83.70 | 130 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
126 | The Strawberry Roan (1948) | 1.2 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 165 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | ||
129 | Whiplash (1948) | Dane Clark & Alexis Smith |
2.8 | 83.5 | 115.00 | 108 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
130 | Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948) | Virginia Mayo | 2.8 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 110 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
129 | The Sainted Sisters (1948) | Veronica Lake | 2.2 | 63.7 | 63.70 | 135 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
130 | My Dear Secretary (1948) | Kirk Douglas | 3.2 | 92.8 | 92.80 | 101 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
131 | Macbeth (1948) | Orson Welles & Roddy McDowall |
0.1 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 198 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
131 | Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) | Angela Lansbury | 1.9 | 56.0 | 61.80 | 144 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
133 | An Act Of Murder (1948) | Fredric March | 2.3 | 67.9 | 67.90 | 131 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
136 | Another Part of the Forest (1948) | Fredric March | 2.1 | 61.3 | 61.30 | 137 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
135 | The Winslow Boy (1948) | Robert Donat & Cedric Hardwicke |
1.1 | 32.9 | 32.90 | 168 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
136 | So Evil My Love (1948) | Ray Milland | 1.6 | 48.3 | 48.30 | 151 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
137 | Walk A Crooked Mile (1948) | Raymond Burr | 2.3 | 66.9 | 66.90 | 132 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
140 | An Innocent Affair (1948) | Fred MacMurray | 2.6 | 77.3 | 77.30 | 114 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
139 | The Return of October (1948) | Glenn Ford | 2.5 | 73.9 | 73.90 | 121 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
138 | Larceny (1948) | Shelley Winters | 1.3 | 38.5 | 38.50 | 161 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
143 | Sealed Verdict (1948) | Ray Milland | 2.3 | 66.8 | 66.80 | 133 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
142 | The Fallen Idol (1948) | Ralph Richardson | 0.3 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 193 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 65.8 | |
144 | Race Street (1948) | George Raft & William Bendix |
2.1 | 60.7 | 60.70 | 138 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
142 | For The Love of Mary (1948) | Deanna Durbin | 1.0 | 30.8 | 30.80 | 173 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 63.8 | |
146 | The Woman In White (1948) | Sydney Greenstreet & Eleanor Parker |
1.8 | 52.1 | 96.20 | 149 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
145 | The Secret Land (1948) | Robert Montgomery & Robert Taylor |
1.0 | 30.5 | 44.50 | 176 | 66 | 01 / 01 | 63.1 | |
147 | Ruthless (1948) | Sydney Greenstreet | 1.6 | 47.3 | 47.30 | 154 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
148 | Alias A Gentleman (1948) | Wallace Beery | 2.7 | 78.3 | 105.60 | 113 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
148 | Junge Jim (1948) | 1.9 | 56.1 | 56.10 | 143 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | ||
148 | My Girl Tisa (1948) | Akim Tamiroff | 1.8 | 52.4 | 58.80 | 148 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
149 | Fighting Father Dunne (1948) | Pat O'Brien | 1.6 | 48.3 | 48.30 | 150 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
152 | Hollow Triumph (1948) | Paul Henreid & Joan Bennett |
1.4 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 155 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
153 | A Woman's Vengeance (1948) | Charles Boyer & Ann Blyth |
1.2 | 34.9 | 34.90 | 167 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
154 | The Tender Years (1948) | Joe E. Brown | 1.0 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 174 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
154 | River Lady (1948) | Yvonne De Carlo & Dan Duryea |
1.4 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 156 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
156 | I Love Trouble (1948) | Raymond Burr & Franchot Tone |
1.1 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 172 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
159 | Hazard (1948) | Paulette Goddard | 2.5 | 73.1 | 73.10 | 125 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
160 | Lulu Belle (1948) | Dorothy Lamour | 2.0 | 57.6 | 57.60 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
159 | One Touch Of Venus (1948) | Ava Gardner & Robert Walker |
1.8 | 54.1 | 54.10 | 146 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
160 | Are You with It? (1948) | Donald O'Connor | 1.1 | 32.1 | 32.10 | 170 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
160 | Best Man Wins (1948) | John Sturges | 1.9 | 55.3 | 55.30 | 145 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
163 | The Girl from Manhattan (1948) | Dorothy Lamour & Charles Laughton |
2.5 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 122 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
161 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) | Donald O'Connor | 1.6 | 48.3 | 48.30 | 152 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
166 | Kissing Bandit The (1948) | Frank Sinatra & Kathryn Grayson |
2.6 | 74.9 | 106.80 | 120 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
165 | Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) | Johnny Weismuller | 2.8 | 81.2 | 156.50 | 111 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
164 | The Big Punch (1948) | Gordon MacRae & Wayne Morris |
1.3 | 38.1 | 51.80 | 162 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
167 | So This Is New York (1948) | 1.1 | 32.6 | 32.60 | 169 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | ||
167 | Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) | 1.2 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 166 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | ||
169 | The Sign Of The Ram (1948) | Directed by John Sturges | 2.7 | 80.5 | 80.50 | 112 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
172 | Let's Live A Little (1948) | Hedy Lamarr | 2.3 | 66.2 | 66.20 | 134 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
171 | Old Los Angeles (1948) | 0.9 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 180 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | ||
170 | Mickey (1948) | Hattie McDaniel | 0.6 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 188 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
171 | Wallflower (1948) | Edward Arnold | 1.0 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 177 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
173 | Loaded Pistols (1948) | 1.0 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 175 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | ||
173 | Mystery In Mexico (1948) | William Lundigan & Directed by Robert Wise |
1.4 | 40.6 | 40.60 | 159 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
176 | Escape (1948) | Rex Harrison & Peggy Cummins |
0.6 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 189 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
178 | Black Bart (1948) | Yvonne De Carlo & Dan Duryea |
1.1 | 31.3 | 31.30 | 171 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
177 | The Hideout/The Small Voice (1948) | Howard Keel | 0.7 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 183 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
179 | Bodyguard (1948) | Priscilla Lane | 1.4 | 40.9 | 40.90 | 158 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
180 | L'amore (1948) | 0.1 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 197 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | ||
182 | The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) | Sonja Henie | 1.6 | 48.1 | 48.10 | 153 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
181 | Against the Wind (1948) | 0.6 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 187 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | ||
183 | No Minor Vices (1948) | Dana Andrews | 1.3 | 37.0 | 49.70 | 163 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
182 | The Inside Story (1948) | 0.5 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 191 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | ||
184 | Guns Of Hate (1948) | Tim Holt | 0.6 | 16.5 | 18.40 | 190 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
186 | Western Heritage (1948) | Tim Holt | 0.7 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 184 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
187 | Angel on the Amazon (1948) | George Brent | 0.4 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 192 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | |
187 | Ladies of the Chorus (1948) | Marilyn Monroe | 0.9 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 179 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
191 | Up in Central Park (1948) | Deanna Durbin | 1.2 | 36.6 | 36.60 | 164 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
189 | The Gallant Legion (1948) | 0.3 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 194 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | ||
191 | The Dark Past (1948) | William Holden & Lee J. Cobb |
1.4 | 40.6 | 40.60 | 160 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | |
192 | To The Victor (1948) | Dennis Morgan | 0.8 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 181 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
193 | Dilemma of Two Angels (1948) | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 199 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | ||
193 | Smart Woman (1948) | Constance Bennett | 0.8 | 22.9 | 22.90 | 182 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
193 | Variety Time (1948) | Hans Conried | 0.6 | 19.0 | 23.20 | 186 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
195 | Isn't It Romantic (1948) | Veronica Lake | 1.4 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 157 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
197 | The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948) | 0.7 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 185 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | ||
197 | My Own True Love (1948) | Melvyn Douglas | 1.0 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 178 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 25.3 | |
198 | Killer Diller (1948) | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 200 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | ||
198 | Make Mine Laughs (1948) | 0.3 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 195 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 |
1948 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Lana Turner &
Gene Kelly650.30
Easter Parade (1948)
Fred Astaire &
Judy Garland448.60
Joan of Arc (1948)
José Ferrer &
Ingrid Bergman445.90
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
Red Skelton
432.90
Homecoming (1948)
Clark Gable &
Lana Turner432.40
On an Island with You (1948)
Cyd Charisse &
Esther Williams401.30
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Errol Flynn
368.90
State of the Union (1948)
Katharine Hepburn &
Spencer Tracy363.30
A Date with Judy (1948)
Elizabeth Taylor &
Wallace Beery354.50
Words and Music (1948)
Gene Kelly &
Mickey Rooney351.90
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
Elizabeth Taylor &
Greer Garson347.60
Fort Apache (1948)
John Wayne &
Henry Fonda343.20
Key Largo (1948)
Humphrey Bogart &
Edward G. Robinson337.70
Luxury Liner (1948)
Jane Powell
319.10
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
AA Best Picture NomWalter Huston &
Humphrey Bogart316.60
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
Jeanette MacDonald &
Jane Powell310.00
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
Van Johnson &
Arlene Dahl291.10
Command Decision (1948)
Clark Gable &
Walter Pidgeon284.90
I Remember Mama (1948)
Irene Dunne &
Directed by George Stevens282.20
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Cary Grant &
Myrna Loy274.40
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
Cary Grant &
Franchot Tone271.70
Silver River (1948)
Errol Flynn &
Ann Sheridan269.30
Good Sam (1948)
Gary Cooper &
Ann Sheridan265.90
Tap Roots (1948)
Susan Hayward &
Boris Karloff249.60
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Doris Day
249.30
A Song Is Born (1948)
Danny Kaye &
Virginia Mayo246.60
Fighter Squadron (1948)
Edmond O’Brien &
Directed by Raoul Walsh238.60
Two Guys From Texas (1948)
Dorothy Malone &
Dennis Morgan229.00
Rope (1948)
James Stewart
227.90
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
William Holden &
Robert Mitchum221.50
3 Godfathers (1948)
John Wayne &
Ward Bond219.60
So Dear To My Heart (1948)
Burl Ives
214.50
The Pirate (1948)
Judy Garland &
Gene Kelly205.30
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Robert Mitchum &
Walter Brennan204.10
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Frank Sinatra &
Fred MacMurray203.70
Melody Time (1948)
Disney Animated Movies
201.00
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Arlene Dahl &
Red Skelton196.90
June Bride (1948)
Bette Davis &
Robert Montgomery188.20
Hills of Home (1948)
Donald Crisp
178.70
On Our Merry Way (1948)
James Stewart &
Henry Fonda178.70
Enchantment (1948)
David Niven &
Teresa Wright174.70
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
Dorothy Malone &
Directed by Raoul Walsh173.30
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Johnny Weismuller
156.50
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
Barbara Stanwyck &
Van Heflin147.60
If You Knew Susie (1948)
Eddie Cantor &
Joan Davis142.20
Station West (1948)
Dick Powell
132.60
Whiplash (1948)
Dane Clark &
Alexis Smith115.00
The Velvet Touch (1948)
Sydney Greenstreet &
Rosalind Russell109.80
Big City (1948)
Margaret O'Brien &
Robert Preston108.10
Kissing Bandit The (1948)
Frank Sinatra &
Kathryn Grayson106.80
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Robert Ryan
105.90
Alias A Gentleman (1948)
Wallace Beery
105.60
The Woman In White (1948)
Sydney Greenstreet &
Eleanor Parker96.20
Winter Meeting (1948)
Bette Davis
83.70
Force of Evil (1948)
John Garfield
82.80
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
Angela Lansbury
61.80
My Girl Tisa (1948)
Akim Tamiroff
58.80
The Big Punch (1948)
Gordon MacRae &
Wayne Morris51.80
No Minor Vices (1948)
Dana Andrews
49.70
The Secret Land (1948)
Robert Montgomery &
Robert Taylor44.50
Variety Time (1948)
Hans Conried
23.20
Guns Of Hate (1948)
Tim Holt
18.40
Source 1: Eddie Mannix MGM Ledgers
Source 2: C.J. Tevlin RKO Ledgers
Source 3: Variety Magazines –
Source 4: Year In Review Variety Editions
Source 5: Grand Design: Hollywood As A Modern Business Enterprise 1930-1942 by Tino Balio
Source 6: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 7: Wikipedia
Source 8: IMDb.com
Source 9: “Revenue sharing and the coming of sound” by H. Mark Glancy
Source 10: Hollywood Power Stats by Christopher Reynolds
H Mr. Cogerson,
Please ignore my original 1948 request in the request area and do this one instead.
typo
1948 Hollow Truimph (1948)
1948 Hollow Triumph
1948 Every Girl Should Get Married (1948)
1948 Every Girl Should Be Married
1948 April Showers 1,750,000 (US rentals Wikipedia-source-“Top Grossers of 1948”, Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
1948 The Swordsman $1.7 million (US rentals Wikipedia-source-“Top Grossers of 1948″, Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
1948 The Secret Land $576,000 Wikipedia-source-The Eddie Mannix Ledger
1948 Western Heritage $265,000 Wikipedia-source-Tim Holt and the B Western”
Thx
Mike
Hey Mike…fixed the spelling on the first two titles (so disappointed in myself that I had a Cary Grant movie wrong….granted it is far from one of my favorites). Added in the four movies you suggested….they are in 83rd, 107th, 144th and 176th place. Thanks for the suggestions.
Thx
anytime
Hey Mike….fixed, updated and rankings re-shuffled…wow 183 movies here as well….that is a strange coincedence when looking at my previous comment
“Escape” starred Rex Harrison and Peggy Cummins. 20th
“The Tender Years” starred Joe E. Brown. Fox
“The Winslow Boy” starred Robert Donat and Cedric Hardwicke. London Films
“A Woman’s Vengeance” starred Charles Boyer and Ann Blyth. Universal
“The Big Punch” starred Wayne Morris and Gordon Mac Rae. Warner Bros.
“River Lady” and “Black Bart” both starred Yvonne de Carlo and Dan Duryea. Universal
“Fighting Father Dunne” was a Pat O’Brien vehicle. RKO
“Race Street” featured George Raft and William Bendix. RKO
“Big City” starred Margaret O’Brien and Robert Preston. MGM
“Whiplash” starred Dane Clark and Alexis Smith. Warner Bros.
“If You Knew Susie” paired Eddie Cantor and Joan Davis. RKO
“You Were Meant for Me” had Jeanne Crain and Dan Dailey. 20th
“Fighter Squadron” featured Edmond O’Brien and Robert Stack. Warner Bros.
“Mystery in Mexico” starred William Lundigan and Jacquline White. RKO
“Miss Tatlock’s Millions” paired John Lund and Wanda Hendrix. Paramount
Hey Anonymous….thanks for all the suggestions….now all 172 movies have people listed in that column….I have also added in the worldwide table as well. Thanks for all of the input…it is greatly appreciated.