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 Snake Pit (1948)
AA Best Picture Nom
1948
I Remember Mama (1948)
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
AA Best Picture Nom
1948
Key Largo (1948)
1948
Johnny Belinda (1948)
1948
The Red Shoes (1948)
AA Best Picture Nom
1948
Red River (1948)
1948
Easter Parade (1948)
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
1948
Fort Apache (1948)
1948
Sitting Pretty (1948)
1948
The Naked City (1948)
Uncredited Role
1948
The Paleface (1948)
1948
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
1948
Command Decision (1948)
1948
A Foreign Affair (1948)
1948
State of the Union (1948)
1948
Rope (1948)
1948
Yellow Sky (1948)
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
1948
Joan of Arc (1948)
1948
The Three Musketeers (1948)
1948
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
1948
Call Northside 777 (1948)
1948
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
1948
Homecoming (1948)
1948
Road House (1948)
1948
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
1948
Whispering Smith (1948)
1948
Good Sam (1948)
1948
Tap Roots (1948)
1948
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1948)
1948
The Big Clock (1948)
1948
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
1948
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
1948
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
1948
Apartment For Peggy (1948)
1948
3 Godfathers (1948)
1948
On an Island with You (1948)
1948
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
1948
A Date with Judy (1948)
1948
Beyond Glory (1948)
1948
The Loves of Carmen (1948)
1948
Words and Music (1948)
1948
Melody Time (1948)
1948
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
1948
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
1948
The Street with No Name (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 Snake Pit (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1948 | I Remember Mama (1948) | ||
1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1948 | Key Largo (1948) | ||
1948 | Johnny Belinda (1948) | ||
1948 | The Red Shoes (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
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1948 | Red River (1948) | ||
1948 | Easter Parade (1948) | ||
1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) | ||
1948 | Fort Apache (1948) | ||
1948 | Sitting Pretty (1948) | ||
1948 | The Naked City (1948) Uncredited Role |
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1948 | The Paleface (1948) | ||
1948 | Julia Misbehaves (1948) | ||
1948 | Command Decision (1948) | ||
1948 | A Foreign Affair (1948) | ||
1948 | State of the Union (1948) | ||
1948 | Rope (1948) | ||
1948 | Yellow Sky (1948) | ||
1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) | ||
1948 | Joan of Arc (1948) | ||
1948 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | ||
1948 | The Fuller Brush Man (1948) | ||
1948 | Call Northside 777 (1948) | ||
1948 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) | ||
1948 | Homecoming (1948) | ||
1948 | Road House (1948) | ||
1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | ||
1948 | Whispering Smith (1948) | ||
1948 | Good Sam (1948) | ||
1948 | Tap Roots (1948) | ||
1948 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1948) | ||
1948 | The Big Clock (1948) | ||
1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) | ||
1948 | Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) | ||
1948 | Rachel and the Stranger (1948) | ||
1948 | The Bride Goes Wild (1948) | ||
1948 | Apartment For Peggy (1948) | ||
1948 | 3 Godfathers (1948) | ||
1948 | On an Island with You (1948) | ||
1948 | The Emperor Waltz (1948) | ||
1948 | A Date with Judy (1948) | ||
1948 | Beyond Glory (1948) | ||
1948 | The Loves of Carmen (1948) | ||
1948 | Words and Music (1948) | ||
1948 | Melody Time (1948) | ||
1948 | Three Daring Daughters (1948) | ||
1948 | Adventures of Don Juan (1948) | ||
1948 | The Street with No Name (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 | 241.1 | 241.10 | 15 | 81 | 07 / 04 | 99.8 | |
2 | The Snake Pit (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Havilland | 10.8 | 290.8 | 290.80 | 5 | 84 | 06 / 01 | 99.3 | |
3 | I Remember Mama (1948) | Irene Dunne & Directed by George Stevens |
7.6 | 205.7 | 258.90 | 23 | 88 | 05 / 00 | 99.0 | |
4 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
Walter Huston & Humphrey Bogart |
6.1 | 163.1 | 290.40 | 45 | 90 | 04 / 03 | 99.0 | |
5 | Key Largo (1948) | Humphrey Bogart & Edward G. Robinson |
8.7 | 234.0 | 309.90 | 16 | 88 | 01 / 01 | 98.9 | |
4 | Johnny Belinda (1948) | Jane Wyman & Agnes Moorehead |
11.2 | 302.5 | 302.50 | 2 | 80 | 12 / 01 | 98.8 | |
9 | The Red Shoes (1948) AA Best Picture Nom |
Anton Walbrook | 5.8 | 156.0 | 156.00 | 52 | 87 | 05 / 02 | 98.3 | |
7 | Red River (1948) | John Wayne & Montgomery Clift |
11.8 | 317.4 | 317.40 | 1 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 98.3 | |
9 | Easter Parade (1948) | Fred Astaire & Judy Garland |
10.9 | 293.9 | 411.60 | 3 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
11 | Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) | Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster |
7.5 | 202.1 | 202.10 | 25 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
10 | Fort Apache (1948) | John Wayne & Henry Fonda |
8.3 | 224.5 | 314.90 | 17 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.6 | |
11 | Sitting Pretty (1948) | Clifton Webb & Maureen O'Hara |
9.5 | 255.3 | 255.30 | 9 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.9 | |
13 | The Naked City (1948) Uncredited Role |
Barry Fitzgerald | 6.3 | 170.2 | 170.20 | 40 | 81 | 03 / 02 | 96.6 | |
12 | The Paleface (1948) | Bob Hope & Jane Russell |
9.2 | 248.2 | 248.20 | 11 | 74 | 01 / 01 | 96.6 | |
14 | Julia Misbehaves (1948) | Elizabeth Taylor & Greer Garson |
7.8 | 209.1 | 318.90 | 21 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
14 | Command Decision (1948) | Clark Gable & Walter Pidgeon |
7.6 | 205.7 | 261.30 | 22 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
18 | A Foreign Affair (1948) | Marlene Dietrich & Jean Arthur |
6.6 | 177.3 | 177.30 | 37 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 96.5 | |
16 | State of the Union (1948) | Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy |
9.2 | 248.2 | 333.30 | 10 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
19 | Rope (1948) | James Stewart | 5.8 | 156.6 | 209.10 | 50 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
20 | Yellow Sky (1948) | Gregory Peck & Richard Widmark |
7.4 | 198.6 | 198.60 | 28 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
22 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) | Cary Grant & Myrna Loy |
7.2 | 195.0 | 251.80 | 29 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
21 | Joan of Arc (1948) | José Ferrer & Ingrid Bergman |
10.8 | 290.8 | 409.10 | 6 | 64 | 07 / 02 | 95.7 | |
23 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | Lana Turner & Gene Kelly |
10.9 | 292.5 | 596.60 | 4 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
24 | The Fuller Brush Man (1948) | Red Skelton | 8.2 | 219.9 | 397.20 | 18 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
25 | Call Northside 777 (1948) | James Stewart & Thelma Ritter |
7.1 | 191.5 | 191.50 | 32 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
27 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) | Abbott & Costello |
5.9 | 159.6 | 159.60 | 49 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
27 | Homecoming (1948) | Clark Gable & Lana Turner |
9.7 | 262.3 | 396.70 | 8 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
28 | Road House (1948) | Richard Widmark | 6.3 | 170.6 | 170.60 | 38 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
28 | When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | Dan Dailey & Betty Grable |
8.9 | 241.1 | 241.10 | 14 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 93.5 | |
29 | Whispering Smith (1948) | Alan Ladd & Donald Crisp |
7.5 | 202.1 | 202.10 | 26 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
33 | Good Sam (1948) | Gary Cooper & Ann Sheridan |
7.4 | 199.6 | 244.00 | 27 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
32 | Tap Roots (1948) | Susan Hayward & Boris Karloff |
6.6 | 177.3 | 229.00 | 35 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
33 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1948) | Bing Crosby & Rhonda Fleming |
7.9 | 212.8 | 212.80 | 20 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
34 | The Big Clock (1948) | Charles Laughton & Ray Milland |
5.3 | 141.8 | 141.80 | 64 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
35 | Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) | Cary Grant & Franchot Tone |
7.5 | 202.1 | 249.30 | 24 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
36 | Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) | John Lund & Barry Fitzgerald |
6.1 | 163.1 | 163.10 | 44 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
38 | Rachel and the Stranger (1948) | William Holden & Robert Mitchum |
6.3 | 170.2 | 203.20 | 39 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
39 | The Bride Goes Wild (1948) | Van Johnson & Arlene Dahl |
7.1 | 192.0 | 267.10 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
40 | Apartment For Peggy (1948) | William Holden & Jeanne Crain |
7.2 | 195.0 | 195.00 | 30 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
42 | 3 Godfathers (1948) | John Wayne & Ward Bond |
5.5 | 147.4 | 201.50 | 62 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
41 | On an Island with You (1948) | Cyd Charisse & Esther Williams |
8.2 | 219.9 | 368.20 | 19 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
42 | The Emperor Waltz (1948) | Bing Crosby & Joan Fontaine |
10.5 | 283.7 | 283.70 | 7 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 91.3 | |
43 | A Date with Judy (1948) | Elizabeth Taylor & Wallace Beery |
9.0 | 243.3 | 325.20 | 13 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
46 | Beyond Glory (1948) | Alan Ladd & Donna Reed |
6.3 | 170.2 | 170.20 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
47 | The Loves of Carmen (1948) | Rita Hayworth & Glenn Ford |
6.6 | 177.3 | 177.30 | 36 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 91.0 | |
44 | Words and Music (1948) | Gene Kelly & Mickey Rooney |
9.1 | 244.9 | 322.80 | 12 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
45 | Melody Time (1948) | Disney Animated Movies | 4.9 | 131.2 | 184.40 | 73 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
48 | Three Daring Daughters (1948) | Jeanette MacDonald & Jane Powell |
7.0 | 188.6 | 284.40 | 33 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
48 | Adventures of Don Juan (1948) | Errol Flynn | 5.7 | 153.5 | 338.40 | 57 | 64 | 02 / 01 | 89.8 | |
50 | The Street with No Name (1948) | Richard Widmark | 6.2 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 43 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
52 | Two Guys From Texas (1948) | Dorothy Malone & Dennis Morgan |
6.8 | 182.0 | 210.10 | 34 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
54 | Luxury Liner (1948) | Jane Powell | 6.0 | 162.9 | 292.80 | 46 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
52 | The Walls of Jericho (1948) | Kirk Douglas & Linda Darnell |
4.6 | 124.1 | 124.10 | 78 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
56 | Romance on the High Seas (1948) | Doris Day | 5.8 | 156.0 | 228.70 | 54 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 89.3 | |
56 | So Dear To My Heart (1948) | Burl Ives | 5.8 | 156.0 | 196.80 | 53 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 89.0 | |
56 | The Pirate (1948) | Judy Garland & Gene Kelly |
4.9 | 132.9 | 188.40 | 72 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 88.9 | |
58 | Family Honeymoon (1948) | Claudette Colbert & Fred MacMurray |
5.8 | 156.0 | 156.00 | 51 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
59 | The Miracle of the Bells (1948) | Frank Sinatra & Fred MacMurray |
5.7 | 153.9 | 186.90 | 56 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
60 | The Babe Ruth Story (1948) | William Bendix | 6.3 | 170.2 | 170.20 | 41 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
59 | Unfaithfully Yours (1948) | Linda Darnell | 3.4 | 92.3 | 92.30 | 99 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
62 | Fighter Squadron (1948) | Edmond O’Brien & Directed by Raoul Walsh |
5.9 | 159.7 | 218.90 | 48 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
63 | A Song Is Born (1948) | Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo |
6.0 | 160.6 | 226.20 | 47 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
63 | Silver River (1948) | Errol Flynn & Ann Sheridan |
5.7 | 154.2 | 247.10 | 55 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
65 | Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) | Dan Dailey & Charles Winninger |
5.5 | 148.9 | 148.90 | 60 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
67 | Wake of the Red Witch (1948) | John Wayne & Gail Russell |
5.5 | 148.9 | 148.90 | 59 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
66 | The Iron Curtain (1948) | Gene Tierney & Dana Andrews |
5.3 | 141.8 | 141.80 | 66 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
65 | The Search (1948) | Montgomery Clift & Ivan Jandl |
1.8 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 147 | 87 | 04 / 01 | 86.9 | |
70 | Coroner Creek (1948) | Randolph Scott | 4.9 | 130.9 | 130.90 | 74 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
69 | Portrait of Jennie (1948) | Lillian Gish & Jennifer Jones |
2.6 | 69.6 | 69.60 | 119 | 81 | 02 / 01 | 86.4 | |
68 | Raw Deal (1948) | Claire Trevor | 3.2 | 85.3 | 85.30 | 100 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
71 | Enchantment (1948) | David Niven & Teresa Wright |
4.0 | 107.1 | 160.30 | 89 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
72 | Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) | Charles Coburn | 5.5 | 148.9 | 148.90 | 61 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 86.1 | |
73 | Kiss The Blood Off My Hands (1948) | Burt Lancaster & Joan Fontaine |
4.2 | 113.5 | 113.50 | 85 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
72 | The Mating of Millie (1948) | Glenn Ford & Evelyn Keyes |
3.7 | 99.3 | 99.30 | 96 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
75 | You Were Meant For Me (1948) | Dan Dailey & Jeanne Crain |
5.3 | 141.8 | 141.80 | 63 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
75 | All My Sons (1948) | Burt Lancaster & Edward G. Robinson |
2.9 | 78.0 | 78.00 | 106 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
79 | Hills of Home (1948) | Donald Crisp | 3.7 | 99.8 | 164.00 | 93 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
76 | Force of Evil (1948) | John Garfield | 2.5 | 67.2 | 76.00 | 124 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
79 | To the Ends of the Earth (1948) | Dick Powell | 4.5 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 79 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
78 | They Live By Night (1948) | Farley Granger | 2.4 | 63.8 | 63.80 | 129 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
81 | Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) | Joan Fontaine & Louis Jourdan |
2.0 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 141 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
80 | Cry of The City (1948) | Shelley Winters & Victor Mature |
2.6 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 115 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
83 | June Bride (1948) | Bette Davis & Robert Montgomery |
5.0 | 133.5 | 172.60 | 71 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
84 | April Showers (1948) | Jack Carson | 4.6 | 124.1 | 124.10 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
87 | Blood on the Moon (1948) | Robert Mitchum & Walter Brennan |
5.6 | 150.0 | 187.20 | 58 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
88 | One Sunday Afternoon (1948) | Dorothy Malone & Directed by Raoul Walsh |
5.1 | 137.6 | 159.00 | 70 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
85 | The Velvet Touch (1948) | Sydney Greenstreet & Rosalind Russell |
2.8 | 75.9 | 100.70 | 109 | 71 | 04 / 00 | 82.9 | |
88 | Oliver Twist (1948) | Alec Guinness & Robert Newton |
2.0 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 139 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
89 | Station West (1948) | Dick Powell | 3.6 | 97.5 | 121.60 | 97 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
91 | The Noose Hangs High (1948) | Bud Abbott & Joseph Calleia |
3.6 | 95.7 | 95.70 | 98 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
92 | You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) | James Stewart & Joan Fontaine |
5.1 | 138.3 | 138.30 | 69 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
92 | The Boy with Green Hair (1948) | Robert Ryan | 2.9 | 79.4 | 97.20 | 102 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
93 | Moonrise (1948) | Gail Russell | 2.1 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 136 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 81.3 | |
93 | Pitfall (1948) | Dick Powell | 2.9 | 78.0 | 78.00 | 104 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
96 | B.F.'s Daughter (1948) | Barbara Stanwyck & Van Heflin |
3.8 | 102.8 | 135.50 | 91 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
98 | The Man From Colorado (1948) | William Holden & Glenn Ford |
5.3 | 141.8 | 141.80 | 67 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
97 | Four Faces West (1948) | Joel McCrea | 2.9 | 78.0 | 78.00 | 105 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
99 | A Southern Yankee (1948) | Arlene Dahl & Red Skelton |
5.2 | 140.5 | 180.60 | 68 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
100 | Rogues' Regiment (1948) | Dick Powell & Vincent Price |
4.7 | 127.7 | 127.70 | 75 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
101 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) | Natalie Wood & Marilyn Monroe |
5.3 | 141.8 | 141.80 | 65 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
100 | Relentless (1948) | Robert Young | 4.0 | 108.7 | 108.70 | 88 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
104 | That Wonderful Urge (1948) | Tyrone Power & Gene Tierney |
4.3 | 117.0 | 117.00 | 83 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
104 | The Swordsman (1948) | Larry Parks | 4.5 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 82 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
103 | If You Knew Susie (1948) | Eddie Cantor & Joan Davis |
3.7 | 99.6 | 130.50 | 94 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
106 | Sleep, My Love (1948) | Claudette Colbert & Don Ameche |
2.4 | 65.1 | 65.10 | 126 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
107 | The Time of Your Life (1948) | James Cagney | 4.2 | 113.5 | 113.50 | 86 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
105 | Bicycle Thieves (1948) | Vittorio De Sica | 0.3 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 196 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 78.5 | |
109 | Albuquerque (1948) | Randolph Scott & Gabby Hayes |
4.6 | 124.8 | 124.80 | 76 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
111 | Arch of Triumph (1948) | Ingrid Bergman & Charles Laughton |
4.5 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 81 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
108 | The Luck of the Irish (1948) | Cecil Kellaway & Tyrone Power |
3.7 | 99.3 | 99.30 | 95 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 77.3 | |
110 | Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) | Victor Mature | 3.8 | 103.3 | 103.30 | 90 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
113 | Return of the Bad Men (1948) | Randolph Scott & Robert Ryan |
4.5 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 80 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
112 | Casbah (1948) | Peter Lorre | 2.9 | 77.5 | 77.50 | 107 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 76.1 | |
115 | Mexican Hayride (1948) | Bud Abbott & Virginia Grey |
2.6 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 116 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
115 | Summer Holiday (1948) | Mickey Rooney & Walter Huston |
4.2 | 113.5 | 113.50 | 84 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
115 | Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) | Edward G. Robinson & Gail Russell |
2.0 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 140 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
116 | Berlin Express (1948) | Robert Ryan & Merle Oberon |
2.5 | 67.4 | 67.40 | 123 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
118 | Anna Karenina (1948) | Vivien Leigh & Ralph Richardson |
2.6 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
120 | On Our Merry Way (1948) | James Stewart & Henry Fonda |
4.1 | 109.9 | 164.00 | 87 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
121 | The Saxon Charm (1948) | Susan Hayward & Robert Montgomery |
2.4 | 63.8 | 63.80 | 128 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
122 | Deep Waters (1948) | Dana Andrews | 2.6 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 118 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 71.4 | |
121 | Dream Girl (1948) | Betty Hutton | 2.9 | 78.0 | 78.00 | 103 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
123 | The Strawberry Roan (1948) | 1.2 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 165 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | ||
123 | Big City (1948) | Margaret O'Brien & Robert Preston |
2.4 | 64.5 | 99.20 | 127 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
127 | That Lady in Ermine (1948) | Betty Grable & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
3.7 | 100.3 | 100.30 | 92 | 50 | 01 / 00 | 70.6 | |
125 | Winter Meeting (1948) | Bette Davis | 2.3 | 62.4 | 76.80 | 130 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
126 | The Sainted Sisters (1948) | Veronica Lake | 2.2 | 58.5 | 58.50 | 135 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
128 | Macbeth (1948) | Orson Welles & Roddy McDowall |
0.1 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 198 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
129 | Whiplash (1948) | Dane Clark & Alexis Smith |
2.8 | 76.6 | 105.50 | 108 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
130 | Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948) | Virginia Mayo | 2.8 | 74.5 | 74.50 | 110 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
131 | The Winslow Boy (1948) | Robert Donat & Cedric Hardwicke |
1.1 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 168 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
131 | Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) | Angela Lansbury | 1.9 | 51.4 | 56.70 | 144 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
132 | So Evil My Love (1948) | Ray Milland | 1.6 | 44.3 | 44.30 | 151 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
136 | Another Part of the Forest (1948) | Fredric March | 2.1 | 56.2 | 56.20 | 137 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
137 | An Act Of Murder (1948) | Fredric March | 2.3 | 62.3 | 62.30 | 131 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
137 | Walk A Crooked Mile (1948) | Raymond Burr | 2.3 | 61.4 | 61.40 | 132 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
137 | My Dear Secretary (1948) | Kirk Douglas | 3.2 | 85.1 | 85.10 | 101 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
138 | Larceny (1948) | Shelley Winters | 1.3 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 161 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
139 | The Fallen Idol (1948) | Ralph Richardson | 0.3 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 193 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 66.8 | |
139 | The Return of October (1948) | Glenn Ford | 2.5 | 67.8 | 67.80 | 121 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
140 | An Innocent Affair (1948) | Fred MacMurray | 2.6 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 114 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
143 | Sealed Verdict (1948) | Ray Milland | 2.3 | 61.3 | 61.30 | 133 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
144 | Race Street (1948) | George Raft & William Bendix |
2.1 | 55.7 | 55.70 | 138 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
142 | For The Love of Mary (1948) | Deanna Durbin | 1.0 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 173 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
145 | The Secret Land (1948) | Robert Montgomery & Robert Taylor |
1.0 | 28.0 | 40.90 | 176 | 66 | 01 / 01 | 63.3 | |
146 | The Woman In White (1948) | Sydney Greenstreet & Eleanor Parker |
1.8 | 47.8 | 88.30 | 149 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
147 | Ruthless (1948) | Sydney Greenstreet | 1.6 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 154 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
148 | Junge Jim (1948) | 1.9 | 51.5 | 51.50 | 143 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | ||
148 | My Girl Tisa (1948) | Akim Tamiroff | 1.8 | 48.1 | 53.90 | 148 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
149 | Fighting Father Dunne (1948) | Pat O'Brien | 1.6 | 44.3 | 44.30 | 150 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
151 | Alias A Gentleman (1948) | Wallace Beery | 2.7 | 71.8 | 96.90 | 113 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
152 | Hollow Triumph (1948) | Paul Henreid & Joan Bennett |
1.4 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 155 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
153 | A Woman's Vengeance (1948) | Charles Boyer & Ann Blyth |
1.2 | 32.0 | 32.00 | 167 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
154 | The Tender Years (1948) | Joe E. Brown | 1.0 | 28.1 | 28.10 | 174 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
153 | I Love Trouble (1948) | Raymond Burr & Franchot Tone |
1.1 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 172 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
154 | River Lady (1948) | Yvonne De Carlo & Dan Duryea |
1.4 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 156 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
156 | Are You with It? (1948) | Donald O'Connor | 1.1 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 170 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
159 | One Touch Of Venus (1948) | Ava Gardner & Robert Walker |
1.8 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 146 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
160 | Lulu Belle (1948) | Dorothy Lamour | 2.0 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
159 | Hazard (1948) | Paulette Goddard | 2.5 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 125 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
161 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) | Donald O'Connor | 1.6 | 44.3 | 44.30 | 152 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
160 | Best Man Wins (1948) | John Sturges | 1.9 | 50.7 | 50.70 | 145 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
163 | The Girl from Manhattan (1948) | Dorothy Lamour & Charles Laughton |
2.5 | 67.7 | 67.70 | 122 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
164 | The Big Punch (1948) | Gordon MacRae & Wayne Morris |
1.3 | 35.0 | 47.50 | 162 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.4 | |
166 | Kissing Bandit The (1948) | Frank Sinatra & Kathryn Grayson |
2.6 | 68.7 | 97.90 | 120 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
168 | Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) | Johnny Weismuller | 2.8 | 74.5 | 143.60 | 111 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
167 | So This Is New York (1948) | 1.1 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 169 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | ||
167 | Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) | 1.2 | 32.3 | 32.30 | 166 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | ||
167 | Old Los Angeles (1948) | 0.9 | 23.1 | 23.10 | 180 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | ||
170 | Mickey (1948) | Hattie McDaniel | 0.6 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 188 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.6 | |
172 | Let's Live A Little (1948) | Hedy Lamarr | 2.3 | 60.7 | 60.70 | 134 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
171 | Wallflower (1948) | Edward Arnold | 1.0 | 27.4 | 27.40 | 177 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
173 | Loaded Pistols (1948) | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 175 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | ||
174 | The Sign Of The Ram (1948) | Directed by John Sturges | 2.7 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 112 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
173 | Mystery In Mexico (1948) | William Lundigan & Directed by Robert Wise |
1.4 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 159 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
176 | Escape (1948) | Rex Harrison & Peggy Cummins |
0.6 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 189 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
177 | L'amore (1948) | 0.1 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 197 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | ||
178 | Black Bart (1948) | Yvonne De Carlo & Dan Duryea |
1.1 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 171 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
177 | The Hideout/The Small Voice (1948) | Howard Keel | 0.7 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 183 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
179 | Bodyguard (1948) | Priscilla Lane | 1.4 | 37.5 | 37.50 | 158 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
181 | Against the Wind (1948) | 0.6 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 187 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | ||
182 | The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) | Sonja Henie | 1.6 | 44.1 | 44.10 | 153 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
182 | The Inside Story (1948) | 0.5 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 191 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | ||
186 | No Minor Vices (1948) | Dana Andrews | 1.3 | 34.0 | 45.60 | 163 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
184 | Guns Of Hate (1948) | Tim Holt | 0.6 | 15.1 | 16.90 | 190 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
186 | Western Heritage (1948) | Tim Holt | 0.7 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 184 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
187 | Angel on the Amazon (1948) | George Brent | 0.4 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 192 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | |
187 | Ladies of the Chorus (1948) | Marilyn Monroe | 0.9 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 179 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
189 | The Gallant Legion (1948) | 0.3 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 194 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | ||
190 | Dilemma of Two Angels (1948) | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 199 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | ||
191 | Up in Central Park (1948) | Deanna Durbin | 1.2 | 33.6 | 33.60 | 164 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
193 | Smart Woman (1948) | Constance Bennett | 0.8 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 182 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
192 | To The Victor (1948) | Dennis Morgan | 0.8 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 181 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
194 | The Dark Past (1948) | William Holden & Lee J. Cobb |
1.4 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 160 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
193 | Variety Time (1948) | Hans Conried | 0.6 | 17.4 | 21.30 | 186 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
195 | Isn't It Romantic (1948) | Veronica Lake | 1.4 | 37.7 | 37.70 | 157 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
197 | The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948) | 0.7 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 185 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | ||
197 | My Own True Love (1948) | Melvyn Douglas | 1.0 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 178 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
198 | Killer Diller (1948) | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 200 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | ||
198 | Make Mine Laughs (1948) | 0.3 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 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 Kelly596.60
Easter Parade (1948)
Fred Astaire &
Judy Garland411.60
Joan of Arc (1948)
José Ferrer &
Ingrid Bergman409.10
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
Red Skelton
397.20
Homecoming (1948)
Clark Gable &
Lana Turner396.70
On an Island with You (1948)
Cyd Charisse &
Esther Williams368.20
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Errol Flynn
338.40
State of the Union (1948)
Katharine Hepburn &
Spencer Tracy333.30
A Date with Judy (1948)
Elizabeth Taylor &
Wallace Beery325.20
Words and Music (1948)
Gene Kelly &
Mickey Rooney322.80
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
Elizabeth Taylor &
Greer Garson318.90
Fort Apache (1948)
John Wayne &
Henry Fonda314.90
Key Largo (1948)
Humphrey Bogart &
Edward G. Robinson309.90
Luxury Liner (1948)
Jane Powell
292.80
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
AA Best Picture NomWalter Huston &
Humphrey Bogart290.40
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
Jeanette MacDonald &
Jane Powell284.40
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
Van Johnson &
Arlene Dahl267.10
Command Decision (1948)
Clark Gable &
Walter Pidgeon261.30
I Remember Mama (1948)
Irene Dunne &
Directed by George Stevens258.90
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Cary Grant &
Myrna Loy251.80
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
Cary Grant &
Franchot Tone249.30
Silver River (1948)
Errol Flynn &
Ann Sheridan247.10
Good Sam (1948)
Gary Cooper &
Ann Sheridan244.00
Tap Roots (1948)
Susan Hayward &
Boris Karloff229.00
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Doris Day
228.70
A Song Is Born (1948)
Danny Kaye &
Virginia Mayo226.20
Fighter Squadron (1948)
Edmond O’Brien &
Directed by Raoul Walsh218.90
Two Guys From Texas (1948)
Dorothy Malone &
Dennis Morgan210.10
Rope (1948)
James Stewart
209.10
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
William Holden &
Robert Mitchum203.20
3 Godfathers (1948)
John Wayne &
Ward Bond201.50
So Dear To My Heart (1948)
Burl Ives
196.80
The Pirate (1948)
Judy Garland &
Gene Kelly188.40
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Robert Mitchum &
Walter Brennan187.20
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Frank Sinatra &
Fred MacMurray186.90
Melody Time (1948)
Disney Animated Movies
184.40
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Arlene Dahl &
Red Skelton180.60
June Bride (1948)
Bette Davis &
Robert Montgomery172.60
Hills of Home (1948)
Donald Crisp
164.00
On Our Merry Way (1948)
James Stewart &
Henry Fonda164.00
Enchantment (1948)
David Niven &
Teresa Wright160.30
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
Dorothy Malone &
Directed by Raoul Walsh159.00
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Johnny Weismuller
143.60
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
Barbara Stanwyck &
Van Heflin135.50
If You Knew Susie (1948)
Eddie Cantor &
Joan Davis130.50
Station West (1948)
Dick Powell
121.60
Whiplash (1948)
Dane Clark &
Alexis Smith105.50
The Velvet Touch (1948)
Sydney Greenstreet &
Rosalind Russell100.70
Big City (1948)
Margaret O'Brien &
Robert Preston99.20
Kissing Bandit The (1948)
Frank Sinatra &
Kathryn Grayson97.90
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Robert Ryan
97.20
Alias A Gentleman (1948)
Wallace Beery
96.90
The Woman In White (1948)
Sydney Greenstreet &
Eleanor Parker88.30
Winter Meeting (1948)
Bette Davis
76.80
Force of Evil (1948)
John Garfield
76.00
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
Angela Lansbury
56.70
My Girl Tisa (1948)
Akim Tamiroff
53.90
The Big Punch (1948)
Gordon MacRae &
Wayne Morris47.50
No Minor Vices (1948)
Dana Andrews
45.60
The Secret Land (1948)
Robert Montgomery &
Robert Taylor40.90
Variety Time (1948)
Hans Conried
21.30
Guns Of Hate (1948)
Tim Holt
16.90
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.