This movie page looks at 1949 Top Box Office Movies. Finding box office information for movies made in the 1930s and 1940s is extremely difficult. For somebody looking for box office information on 1949 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 1949 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1949. Obviously many movies made in 1948 earned box office dollars in 1949. On the other side many movies made in 1949 made money in 1950 and later. This page will looks at 147 1949 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 1949 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 1949
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Movie (Year)
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All the King's Men (1949)
AA Best Picture Win
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Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
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The Heiress (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
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Battleground (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
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A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
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Adam's Rib (1949)
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The Third Man (1949)
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On the Town (1949)
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The Stratton Story (1949)
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Come to the Stable (1949)
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Little Women (1949)
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
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White Heat (1949)
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
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Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
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Any Number Can Play (1949)
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I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
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Pinky (1949)
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Champion (1949)
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Jolson Sings Again (1949)
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In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
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Samson and Delilah (1949)
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Sorrowful Jones (1949)
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Neptune's Daughter (1949)
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My Friend Irma (1949)
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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
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The Great Lover (1949)
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Look For The Silver Lining (1949)
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The Inspector General (1949)
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The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
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Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
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The Fountainhead (1949)
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House of Strangers (1949)
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Chicago Deadline (1949)
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Prince of Foxes (1949)
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Flamingo Road (1949)
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Mother Is A Freshman (1949)
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Top o' the Morning (1949)
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Lost Boundaries (1949)
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You're My Everything (1949)
1949
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
1949
Criss Cross (1949)
1949
Rope of Sand (1949)
1949
The Undercover Man (1949)
1949
Knock On Any Door (1949)
1949
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
1949
Caught (1949)
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
1949
Colorado Territory (1949)
1949
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
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| 1949 | All the King's Men (1949) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1949 | Twelve O'Clock High (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1949 | Adam's Rib (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Third Man (1949) | |
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| 1949 | On the Town (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Stratton Story (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Come to the Stable (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Little Women (1949) | |
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| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) | |
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| 1949 | White Heat (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Any Number Can Play (1949) | |
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| 1949 | I Was a Male War Bride (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Pinky (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Champion (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Jolson Sings Again (1949) | |
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| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Samson and Delilah (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Sorrowful Jones (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter (1949) | |
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| 1949 | My Friend Irma (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Great Lover (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Look For The Silver Lining (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Inspector General (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Fountainhead (1949) | |
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| 1949 | House of Strangers (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Chicago Deadline (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Prince of Foxes (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Flamingo Road (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Mother Is A Freshman (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Top o' the Morning (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Lost Boundaries (1949) | |
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| 1949 | You're My Everything (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Criss Cross (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Rope of Sand (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Undercover Man (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Knock On Any Door (1949) | |
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| 1949 | That Forsyte Woman (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Caught (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Colorado Territory (1949) | |
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| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring (1949) | |
1949 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 1949 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie. Use the search box to find your favorites like Bob Hope or John Wayne.
- Sort 1949 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses
- Sort 1949 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort 1949 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 1949 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1949 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 | All the King's Men (1949) AA Best Picture Win |
Broderick Crawford & John Ireland |
6.7 | 167.1 | 167.10 | 30 | 86 | 07 / 03 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | Twelve O'Clock High (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Dean Jagger |
9.2 | 229.8 | 229.80 | 13 | 86 | 04 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 3 | The Heiress (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Havilland & Montgomery Clift |
6.4 | 160.2 | 160.20 | 32 | 89 | 08 / 04 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Battleground (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Van Johnson | 13.1 | 328.8 | 436.60 | 4 | 80 | 06 / 02 | 99.1 | |
| 5 | A Letter to Three Wives (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Kirk Douglas & Linda Darnell |
7.6 | 191.5 | 191.50 | 23 | 84 | 03 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 6 | Adam's Rib (1949) | Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn |
8.3 | 206.9 | 274.90 | 18 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 7 | The Third Man (1949) | Joseph Cotten & Orson Welles |
7.2 | 181.1 | 181.10 | 24 | 90 | 03 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 8 | On the Town (1949) | Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra |
8.2 | 204.3 | 308.40 | 19 | 82 | 01 / 01 | 98.1 | |
| 9 | The Stratton Story (1949) | James Stewart & Baseball Movies |
10.3 | 257.7 | 257.70 | 8 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 97.5 | |
| 10 | Come to the Stable (1949) | Loretta Young | 8.3 | 208.9 | 208.90 | 15 | 74 | 07 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 11 | Little Women (1949) | Elizabeth Taylor | 9.5 | 238.5 | 412.30 | 10 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 97.3 | |
| 12 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) | John Wayne & Directed by John Ford |
7.6 | 191.5 | 261.10 | 22 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 96.9 | |
| 13 | White Heat (1949) | James Cagney & Virginia Mayo |
6.1 | 152.4 | 242.70 | 36 | 91 | 01 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 14 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) | Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra |
8.3 | 208.0 | 276.10 | 16 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 15 | Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) | John Wayne | 13.9 | 348.2 | 348.20 | 3 | 70 | 04 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 16 | Any Number Can Play (1949) | Clark Gable | 6.8 | 171.7 | 223.20 | 28 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 17 | I Was a Male War Bride (1949) | Cary Grant & Directed by Howard Hawks |
11.4 | 285.5 | 285.50 | 5 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 18 | Pinky (1949) | Jeanne Crain | 10.6 | 264.6 | 264.60 | 6 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 19 | Champion (1949) | Kirk Douglas | 5.8 | 146.2 | 146.20 | 40 | 83 | 06 / 01 | 95.7 | |
| 20 | Jolson Sings Again (1949) | Larry Parks | 15.3 | 383.0 | 383.00 | 2 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 21 | In the Good Old Summertime (1949) | Judy Garland & Buster Keaton |
8.0 | 201.4 | 246.10 | 20 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 22 | Samson and Delilah (1949) | Victor Mature & Hedy Lamarr |
28.3 | 710.3 | 710.30 | 1 | 63 | 05 / 02 | 95.1 | |
| 23 | Sorrowful Jones (1949) | Bob Hope & Lucille Ball |
9.4 | 236.8 | 236.80 | 11 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 24 | Neptune's Daughter (1949) | Esther Williams | 9.7 | 242.1 | 402.00 | 9 | 65 | 01 / 01 | 94.3 | |
| 25 | My Friend Irma (1949) | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
7.8 | 195.0 | 195.00 | 21 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 26 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) | Shirley Temple & Clifton Webb |
10.3 | 257.7 | 257.70 | 7 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 27 | The Great Lover (1949) | Bob Hope & Rhonda Fleming |
9.2 | 229.8 | 229.80 | 12 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 28 | Look For The Silver Lining (1949) | June Haver | 8.6 | 215.1 | 287.60 | 14 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 29 | The Inspector General (1949) | Danny Kaye | 6.1 | 153.2 | 272.30 | 35 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 30 | The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
8.3 | 208.0 | 307.90 | 17 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 31 | Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) | Marjorie Main | 6.9 | 174.1 | 174.10 | 26 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 32 | The Fountainhead (1949) | Gary Cooper & Patricia Neal |
5.8 | 146.2 | 146.20 | 39 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 33 | House of Strangers (1949) | Susan Hayward & Edward G. Robinson |
5.6 | 139.3 | 139.30 | 44 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 34 | Chicago Deadline (1949) | Alan Ladd | 5.8 | 146.2 | 146.20 | 38 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 35 | Prince of Foxes (1949) | Tyrone Power & Orson Welles |
6.9 | 174.1 | 174.10 | 27 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 36 | Flamingo Road (1949) | Joan Crawford & Sydney Greenstreet |
6.3 | 157.6 | 201.70 | 33 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 37 | Mother Is A Freshman (1949) | Van Johnson | 6.8 | 170.6 | 226.30 | 29 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 38 | Top o' the Morning (1949) | Bing Crosby | 7.2 | 181.1 | 181.10 | 25 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 39 | Lost Boundaries (1949) | Mel Ferrer | 5.6 | 139.3 | 139.30 | 45 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 40 | You're My Everything (1949) | Dan Dailey & Buster Keaton |
6.7 | 167.1 | 167.10 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 41 | Mighty Joe Young (1949) | Ray Harryhausen | 5.3 | 134.1 | 221.10 | 51 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 42 | Criss Cross (1949) | Burt Lancaster | 4.0 | 101.0 | 101.00 | 90 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 43 | Rope of Sand (1949) | Burt Lancaster & Peter Lorre |
6.2 | 156.7 | 156.70 | 34 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 44 | The Undercover Man (1949) | Glenn Ford | 5.4 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 49 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 45 | Knock On Any Door (1949) | Humphrey Bogart | 5.8 | 146.2 | 146.20 | 41 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 46 | That Forsyte Woman (1949) | Errol Flynn & Greer Garson |
5.2 | 129.2 | 258.40 | 55 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 47 | Caught (1949) | James Mason & Robert Ryan |
3.5 | 87.0 | 87.00 | 104 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 48 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) | Bing Crosby | 4.1 | 102.7 | 132.30 | 86 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 49 | Colorado Territory (1949) | Joel McCrea & Virginia Mayo |
4.6 | 116.0 | 187.60 | 64 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 50 | It Happens Every Spring (1949) | Ray Milland & Baseball Movies |
5.1 | 128.8 | 128.80 | 56 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 51 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) | June Haver | 5.4 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 50 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 52 | Task Force (1949) | Gary Cooper & Walter Brennan |
5.0 | 125.3 | 125.30 | 59 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 53 | Thieves' Highway (1949) | Richard Conte | 4.2 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 79 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 54 | Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) | Richard Widmark & Lionel Barrymore |
4.7 | 116.6 | 116.60 | 62 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 55 | The Great Sinner (1949) | Gregory Peck & Ava Gardner |
5.6 | 139.3 | 139.30 | 43 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 56 | The Hasty Heart (1949) | Ronald Reagan | 3.7 | 92.3 | 92.30 | 96 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 57 | My Dream Is Yours (1949) | Doris Day | 5.5 | 138.9 | 190.90 | 47 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 58 | Father Was a Fullback (1949) | Fred MacMurray & Maureen O'Hara |
5.0 | 125.3 | 125.30 | 58 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 59 | Malaya (1949) | James Stewart & Spencer Tracy |
5.4 | 136.4 | 215.00 | 48 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 60 | My Foolish Heart (1949) | Susan Hayward & Dana Andrews |
5.1 | 127.1 | 186.30 | 57 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 61 | The Great Gatsby (1949) | Alan Ladd & Shelley Winters |
5.6 | 139.3 | 139.30 | 46 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 62 | Lust For Gold (1949) | Glenn Ford | 4.2 | 104.1 | 104.10 | 85 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 63 | Everybody Does It (1949) | Linda Darnell | 4.4 | 111.4 | 111.40 | 70 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 64 | Dear Wife (1949) | William Holden | 4.8 | 120.1 | 120.10 | 61 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 65 | City Across The River (1949) | Tony Curtis & Thelma Ritter |
4.2 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 82 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 66 | Holiday Affair (1949) | Robert Mitchum | 3.5 | 87.0 | 113.20 | 105 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 67 | East Side, West Side (1949) | Barbara Stanwyck & James Mason |
4.2 | 105.7 | 176.90 | 76 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 68 | The Set-Up (1949) | Robert Ryan | 2.3 | 57.5 | 84.30 | 134 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 69 | Beyond the Forest (1949) | Bette Davis | 3.7 | 92.7 | 121.00 | 95 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 70 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949) | Charles Coburn | 4.2 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 78 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 71 | That Midnight Kiss (1949) | Mario Lanza & Kathryn Grayson |
4.8 | 120.3 | 221.20 | 60 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 72 | The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) | John Wayne | 4.3 | 107.9 | 107.90 | 74 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 73 | John Loves Mary (1949) | Ronald Reagan | 4.6 | 116.2 | 140.80 | 63 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 74 | Roseanna McCoy (1949) | Charles Bickford & Farley Granger |
5.3 | 132.3 | 168.90 | 54 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 75 | The Accused (1949) | Loretta Young | 3.6 | 90.5 | 90.50 | 100 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 76 | D.O.A. (1949) | Edmond O'Brien | 2.1 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 141 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 77 | Mr. Soft Touch (1949) | Glenn Ford | 4.4 | 111.4 | 111.40 | 68 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 78 | It's a Great Feeling (1949) | Doris Day & Ronald Reagan |
5.7 | 143.4 | 188.90 | 42 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 79 | Mrs. Mike (1949) | Dick Powell | 4.3 | 107.9 | 107.90 | 73 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 80 | The Sun Comes Up (1949) | Jeanette MacDonald | 3.6 | 89.1 | 142.30 | 101 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 81 | The Big Steal (1949) | Robert Mitchum | 4.0 | 99.2 | 128.80 | 91 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 82 | African Screams (1949) | Bud Abbott | 4.2 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 77 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 83 | Chicken Every Sunday (1949) | Natalie Wood | 4.2 | 104.4 | 104.40 | 84 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 84 | Madame Bovary (1949) | Jennifer Jones & James Mason |
3.1 | 78.8 | 140.40 | 111 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 85 | Home of the Brave (1949) | Lloyd Bridges | 3.6 | 90.5 | 90.50 | 99 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 86 | Bride For Sale (1949) | Claudette Colbert | 4.0 | 99.2 | 128.80 | 92 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 87 | The Bribe (1949) | Ava Gardner & Charles Laughton |
4.3 | 108.6 | 174.80 | 72 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 88 | Act of Violence (1949) | Robert Ryan & Van Heflin |
2.0 | 49.0 | 78.60 | 146 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 89 | The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) | Barbara Stanwyck | 2.6 | 66.2 | 66.20 | 122 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 90 | Tokyo Joe (1949) | Humphrey Bogart | 5.3 | 132.3 | 132.30 | 53 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 91 | Sword In The Desert (1949) | Dana Andrews | 4.1 | 102.3 | 102.30 | 88 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 92 | The Big Wheel (1949) | Mickey Rooney & Racing Movies |
4.2 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 83 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 93 | Tulsa (1949) | Susan Hayward & Walter Wanger |
4.4 | 111.4 | 111.40 | 69 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 94 | Red, Hot and Blue (1949) | Betty Hutton & Victor Mature |
4.2 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 81 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 95 | The Walking Hills (1949) | Randolph Scott | 4.1 | 102.0 | 102.00 | 89 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 96 | Slattery's Hurricane (1949) | Richard Widmark & Linda Darnell |
4.6 | 114.9 | 114.90 | 65 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 97 | Johnny Holiday (1949) | William Bendix | 2.4 | 59.2 | 59.20 | 129 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 98 | The Window (1949) | Arthur Kennedy | 2.4 | 59.2 | 102.70 | 131 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 99 | Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) | Randolph Scott | 3.3 | 83.6 | 83.60 | 109 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 100 | The Red Danube (1949) | Walter Pidgeon & Angela Lansbury |
3.3 | 82.0 | 129.50 | 110 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 101 | The Girl From Jones Beach (1949) | Ronald Reagan & Virginia Mayo |
4.5 | 112.9 | 112.90 | 67 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 102 | Sand (1949) | Rory Calhoun | 4.2 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 80 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 103 | Fabiola (1949) | Michèle Morgan | 2.9 | 73.1 | 73.10 | 117 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 104 | The Doctor and the Girl (1949) | Glenn Ford | 5.3 | 132.3 | 132.30 | 52 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 105 | Streets of Laredo (1949) | William Holden | 6.0 | 149.7 | 149.70 | 37 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 106 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949) | Alan Ladd & Wanda Hendrix |
4.5 | 113.2 | 113.20 | 66 | 50 | 01 / 01 | 75.6 | |
| 107 | Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) | Virginia Mayo | 3.9 | 97.5 | 97.50 | 93 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 108 | The Life Of Riley (1949) | William Bendix | 2.5 | 62.8 | 62.80 | 124 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 109 | The Lucky Stiff (1949) | Dorothy Lamour | 3.1 | 76.6 | 76.60 | 114 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 110 | Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | Alec Guinness | 0.6 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 192 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 111 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) | Betty Grable | 2.9 | 72.4 | 72.40 | 118 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 112 | The Secret Garden (1949) | Margaret O'Brien | 1.7 | 42.0 | 52.10 | 152 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 113 | Edward, My Son (1949) | Spencer Tracy & Deborah Kerr |
3.5 | 88.2 | 149.20 | 103 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 114 | Canadian Pacific (1949) | Randolph Scott | 3.6 | 91.4 | 91.40 | 97 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 115 | Alias Nick Beal (1949) | Ray Milland | 2.8 | 70.1 | 70.10 | 119 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 116 | El Paso (1949) | Gail Russell & John Payne |
4.3 | 107.8 | 107.80 | 75 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 117 | Dancing In The Dark (1949) | William Powell | 3.6 | 90.5 | 90.50 | 98 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 118 | Too Late For Tears (1949) | Dan Duryea | 1.5 | 36.6 | 36.60 | 163 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 119 | Slightly French (1949) | Dorothy Lamour & Don Ameche |
3.8 | 94.2 | 94.20 | 94 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 120 | The Lady Gambles (1949) | Barbara Stanwyck | 3.1 | 76.6 | 76.60 | 115 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 121 | Border Incident (1949) | Ricardo Montalban | 1.6 | 40.4 | 63.20 | 156 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 122 | South of St. Louis (1949) | Joel McCrea | 2.9 | 73.1 | 73.10 | 116 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 123 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) | Charles Laughton | 3.5 | 88.4 | 88.40 | 102 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 124 | Under Capricorn (1949) | Ingrid Bergman & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
3.4 | 84.3 | 185.80 | 107 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 125 | The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) | Randolph Scott | 3.1 | 76.8 | 76.80 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
| 126 | Reign of Terror/The Black Book (1949) | Arlene Dahl & Walter Wanger |
1.9 | 48.2 | 48.20 | 148 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 127 | Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949) | Bud Abbott | 1.8 | 46.4 | 46.40 | 150 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 128 | Once More, My Darling (1949) | Robert Montgomery | 2.6 | 64.4 | 64.40 | 123 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 129 | The Younger Brothers (1949) | Alan Hale | 4.1 | 102.7 | 136.70 | 87 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 130 | The Forbidden Street (1949) | Maureen O'Hara & Dana Andrews |
2.4 | 59.2 | 59.20 | 130 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 131 | Savage Splendor (1949) | Armand Denis | 1.4 | 34.8 | 69.60 | 170 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 132 | Adventure in Baltimore (1949) | Shirley Temple | 2.4 | 60.9 | 71.40 | 127 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 133 | The Blue Lagoon (1949) | Jean Simmons | 2.7 | 68.6 | 68.60 | 120 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 134 | Shockproof (1949) | Cornel Wilde | 2.0 | 49.7 | 49.70 | 145 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 135 | Tension (1949) | Cyd Charisse | 1.4 | 35.2 | 54.00 | 168 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 136 | The Passionate Friends (1949) | Claude Rains & Directed by David Lean |
0.8 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 188 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 137 | Manhandled (1949) | Dorothy Lamour | 2.4 | 59.1 | 59.10 | 133 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 138 | The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) | Shirley Temple | 2.3 | 57.5 | 57.50 | 135 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 139 | Johnny Allegro (1949) | George Raft | 1.9 | 48.4 | 48.40 | 147 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 140 | The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 1.5 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 160 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 141 | If This Be Sin (1949) | Myrna Loy | 1.3 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 173 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | |
| 142 | We Were Strangers (1949) | John Garfield & Jennifer Jones |
2.1 | 52.2 | 52.20 | 140 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 143 | Scene Of The Crime (1949) | Van Johnson | 2.7 | 67.4 | 96.90 | 121 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 144 | Bagdad (1949) | Maureen O'Hara & Vincent Price |
4.4 | 111.4 | 111.40 | 71 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 145 | Christopher Columbus (1949) | Fredric March | 3.5 | 86.8 | 86.80 | 106 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 146 | A Kiss for Corliss (1949) | Shirley Temple & David Niven |
1.7 | 41.8 | 41.80 | 153 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 147 | Roughshod (1949) | Gloria Grahame | 2.3 | 56.7 | 56.70 | 136 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 148 | The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.8 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 187 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 149 | Abandoned (1949) | Jeff Chandler | 1.5 | 37.1 | 37.10 | 161 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 150 | Conspirator (1949) | Elizabeth Taylor & Robert Taylor |
2.4 | 59.8 | 110.80 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 151 | The Lost Tribe (1949) | Johnny Weissmuller | 1.8 | 45.3 | 45.30 | 151 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 152 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) | William Holden & Lucille Ball |
1.0 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 183 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 153 | Tell It To The Judge (1949) | Rosalind Russell | 3.1 | 78.1 | 78.10 | 112 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 154 | Portrait of a Killer (1949) | Maria Montez | 0.5 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 200 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
| 155 | The Red Pony (1949) | Robert Mitchum & Myrna Loy |
3.3 | 83.6 | 83.60 | 108 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 156 | Big Jack (1949) | Wallace Beery | 2.1 | 52.9 | 63.70 | 139 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 157 | The Fan (1949) | George Sanders & Jeanne Crain |
1.1 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 180 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 158 | The Reckless Moment (1949) | James Mason & Joan Bennett |
2.0 | 49.9 | 49.90 | 144 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 159 | Challenge to Lassie (1949) | Donald Crisp | 2.4 | 59.2 | 82.20 | 132 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 160 | Intruder In The Dust (1949) | Clarence Brown | 0.3 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 204 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 161 | Cover Up (1949) | William Bendix | 1.6 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 157 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 162 | Red Canyon (1949) | Lloyd Bridges | 1.4 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 167 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 163 | The Lady Takes A Sailor (1949) | Michael Curtiz & Jane Wyman |
2.0 | 51.0 | 51.00 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 164 | Impact (1949) | Charles Coburn | 1.2 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 178 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 165 | Riders In The Sky (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.6 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 194 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 166 | Red Light (1949) | Virginia Mayo | 2.4 | 60.9 | 60.90 | 126 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 167 | The Gal Who Took the West (1949) | Yvonne De Carlo & Charles Coburn |
1.3 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 172 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 168 | Badmen of Tombstone (1949) | Broderick Crawford | 1.2 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 176 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 169 | Night Unto Night (1949) | Ronald Reagan | 1.2 | 31.3 | 79.90 | 174 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 170 | Strange Bargain (1949) | Harry Morgan | 0.9 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 186 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 171 | A Kiss In the Dark (1949) | David Niven & Jane Wyman |
1.1 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 179 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 172 | The Hidden Room (1949) | Directed by Edward Dmytryk | 0.4 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 201 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 173 | Song of India (1949) | Gail Russell | 1.4 | 36.4 | 36.40 | 165 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 174 | Bad Boy (1949) | Audie Murphy | 1.4 | 36.3 | 36.30 | 166 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 175 | Without Honor (1949) | Franchot Tone & Agnes Moorehead |
1.4 | 34.5 | 34.50 | 171 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 176 | Johnny Stool Pidgeon (1949) | Tony Curtis & Shelley Winters |
1.2 | 30.8 | 30.80 | 175 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 177 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) | Norman Lloyd | 1.7 | 41.7 | 41.70 | 154 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 178 | Song of Surrender (1949) | Claude Rains | 1.4 | 34.8 | 34.80 | 169 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 179 | Black Magic (1949) | Orson Welles | 1.5 | 36.6 | 36.60 | 164 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 180 | Train Of Events (1949) | Peter Finch | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 207 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 181 | Mary Ryan, Detective (1949) | Marsha Hunt | 0.6 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 195 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 182 | A Woman's Secret (1949) | Maureen O'Hara & Melvyn Douglas |
2.0 | 50.2 | 50.20 | 143 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 183 | Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) | Lex Barker | 2.5 | 62.7 | 128.80 | 125 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 184 | Rim Of The Canyon (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.7 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 191 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.6 | |
| 185 | Bride of Vengeance (1949) | Paulette Goddard | 2.2 | 55.4 | 55.40 | 138 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 186 | Wicked City (1949) | Maria Montez | 0.3 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 205 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 187 | Anna Lucasta (1949) | Paulette Goddard | 0.9 | 23.4 | 23.40 | 185 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 188 | Sons of New Mexico (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.5 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 199 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 189 | I Married a Communist/Woman On Pier 13 (1949) | Robert Ryan | 1.9 | 47.0 | 47.00 | 149 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 190 | The Green Promise (1949) | Walter Brennan & Natalie Wood |
1.5 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 159 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 41.1 | |
| 191 | Trapped (1949) | Richard Fleischer | 0.5 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 198 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 192 | Love Happy (1949) | Marx Brothers & Marilyn Monroe |
2.2 | 55.7 | 55.70 | 137 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 193 | The Great Dan Patch (1949) | Gail Russell | 1.0 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 182 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 39.2 | |
| 194 | Take One False Step (1949) | William Powell | 1.2 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 177 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 195 | The Woman on Pier 13 (1949) | Robert Ryan | 0.7 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 192 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 195 | Easy Living (1949) | Lucille Ball & Victor Mature |
1.5 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 158 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 196 | And Baby Makes Three (1949) | Robert Young | 1.7 | 41.4 | 41.40 | 155 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 197 | Port of New York (1949) | Yul Brynner | 0.8 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 190 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 198 | Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) | Gene Autry | 1.0 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 184 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 199 | Rusty Saves A Life (1949) | Dwayne Hickman | 0.5 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 197 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 200 | Rusty's Birthday (1949) | Dwayne Hickman | 0.4 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 202 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 201 | Massacre Hill (1949) | Peter Finch | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 206 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 202 | The Big Sombrero (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.8 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 189 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 203 | Flaxy Martin (1949) | Virginia Mayo | 1.5 | 37.0 | 53.10 | 162 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 204 | One Last Fling (1949) | Alexis Smith | 1.0 | 25.2 | 28.70 | 181 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 23.1 | |
| 205 | Siren Of Atlantis (1949) | Maria Montez | 0.4 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 203 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 206 | The Kid From Cleveland (1949) | George Brent | 0.6 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 193 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 207 | A Dangerous Profession (1949) | George Raft & Pat O'Brien |
0.6 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 196 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 7.1 |
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
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The Woman on Pier 13 and I Married a Communist are the same film. It previewed under the latter title in San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1949 but received a wider release in 1950 under the former title
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041495/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_i%2520married%2520a%2520communist]
Thanks John. We certainly screwed that one up. I have fixed that problem. It should appear correctly on the next full website update….thanks for the headsup.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041998
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041886/