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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Rating
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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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A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
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Battleground (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
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The Third Man (1949)
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Adam's Rib (1949)
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On the Town (1949)
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White Heat (1949)
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (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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Any Number Can Play (1949)
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Champion (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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I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
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Pinky (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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My Friend Irma (1949)
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The Inspector General (1949)
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Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
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Neptune's Daughter (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 Fountainhead (1949)
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Prince of Foxes (1949)
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The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
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House of Strangers (1949)
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Chicago Deadline (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
Rope of Sand (1949)
1949
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
1949
The Undercover Man (1949)
1949
Knock On Any Door (1949)
1949
Criss Cross (1949)
1949
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
1949
Colorado Territory (1949)
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
1949
Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
1949
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
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| 1949 | Twelve O'Clock High (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1949 | The Heiress (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 | The Third Man (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Adam's Rib (1949) | |
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| 1949 | On the Town (1949) | |
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| 1949 | White Heat (1949) | |
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| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (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 | Any Number Can Play (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Champion (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 | I Was a Male War Bride (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Pinky (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 | My Friend Irma (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Inspector General (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter (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 Fountainhead (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Prince of Foxes (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) | |
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| 1949 | House of Strangers (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Chicago Deadline (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 | Rope of Sand (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young (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 | Criss Cross (1949) | |
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| 1949 | That Forsyte Woman (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Colorado Territory (1949) | |
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| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) | |
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| 1949 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll (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 | 182.2 | 182.20 | 31 | 86 | 07 / 03 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Twelve O'Clock High (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Dean Jagger |
9.2 | 250.5 | 250.50 | 13 | 86 | 04 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 3 | The Heiress (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Havilland & Montgomery Clift |
6.4 | 174.6 | 174.60 | 32 | 89 | 08 / 04 | 99.4 | |
| 5 | A Letter to Three Wives (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Kirk Douglas & Linda Darnell |
7.6 | 208.7 | 208.70 | 22 | 84 | 03 / 02 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Battleground (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Van Johnson | 13.1 | 358.4 | 475.80 | 4 | 80 | 06 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 7 | The Third Man (1949) | Joseph Cotten & Orson Welles |
7.2 | 197.4 | 197.40 | 25 | 90 | 03 / 01 | 99.0 | |
| 6 | Adam's Rib (1949) | Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn |
8.3 | 225.5 | 299.60 | 18 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 8 | On the Town (1949) | Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra |
8.2 | 222.7 | 336.10 | 19 | 82 | 01 / 01 | 98.0 | |
| 9 | White Heat (1949) | James Cagney & Virginia Mayo |
6.1 | 166.2 | 264.50 | 36 | 91 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 12 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) | John Wayne & Directed by John Ford |
7.6 | 208.7 | 284.60 | 23 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 97.3 | |
| 9 | The Stratton Story (1949) | James Stewart & Baseball Movies |
10.3 | 280.8 | 280.80 | 8 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 97.2 | |
| 10 | Come to the Stable (1949) | Loretta Young | 8.3 | 227.7 | 227.70 | 15 | 74 | 07 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 11 | Little Women (1949) | Elizabeth Taylor | 9.5 | 260.0 | 449.40 | 10 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 97.0 | |
| 16 | Any Number Can Play (1949) | Clark Gable | 6.8 | 187.2 | 243.30 | 28 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 15 | Champion (1949) | Kirk Douglas | 5.8 | 159.4 | 159.40 | 40 | 83 | 06 / 01 | 96.4 | |
| 14 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) | Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra |
8.3 | 226.7 | 301.00 | 16 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 15 | Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) | John Wayne | 13.9 | 379.5 | 379.50 | 3 | 70 | 04 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 17 | I Was a Male War Bride (1949) | Cary Grant & Directed by Howard Hawks |
11.4 | 311.2 | 311.20 | 5 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 18 | Pinky (1949) | Jeanne Crain | 10.6 | 288.4 | 288.40 | 6 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 20 | Jolson Sings Again (1949) | Larry Parks | 15.3 | 417.5 | 417.50 | 2 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 21 | In the Good Old Summertime (1949) | Judy Garland & Buster Keaton |
8.0 | 219.5 | 268.20 | 20 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 22 | Samson and Delilah (1949) | Victor Mature & Hedy Lamarr |
28.3 | 774.2 | 774.20 | 1 | 63 | 05 / 02 | 94.6 | |
| 23 | Sorrowful Jones (1949) | Bob Hope & Lucille Ball |
9.4 | 258.1 | 258.10 | 11 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 25 | My Friend Irma (1949) | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
7.8 | 212.5 | 212.50 | 21 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 25 | The Inspector General (1949) | Danny Kaye | 6.1 | 167.0 | 296.80 | 35 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 26 | Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) | Marjorie Main | 6.9 | 189.8 | 189.80 | 27 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 27 | Neptune's Daughter (1949) | Esther Williams | 9.7 | 263.9 | 438.20 | 9 | 65 | 01 / 01 | 93.8 | |
| 26 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) | Shirley Temple & Clifton Webb |
10.3 | 280.8 | 280.80 | 7 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 27 | The Great Lover (1949) | Bob Hope & Rhonda Fleming |
9.2 | 250.5 | 250.50 | 12 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 28 | Look For The Silver Lining (1949) | June Haver | 8.6 | 234.5 | 313.50 | 14 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 32 | The Fountainhead (1949) | Gary Cooper & Patricia Neal |
5.8 | 159.4 | 159.40 | 38 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 32 | Prince of Foxes (1949) | Tyrone Power & Orson Welles |
6.9 | 189.8 | 189.80 | 26 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 33 | The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
8.3 | 226.7 | 335.60 | 17 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 33 | House of Strangers (1949) | Susan Hayward & Edward G. Robinson |
5.6 | 151.8 | 151.80 | 46 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 34 | Chicago Deadline (1949) | Alan Ladd | 5.8 | 159.4 | 159.40 | 41 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 36 | Flamingo Road (1949) | Joan Crawford & Sydney Greenstreet |
6.3 | 171.8 | 219.80 | 33 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 37 | Mother Is A Freshman (1949) | Van Johnson | 6.8 | 186.0 | 246.70 | 29 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 38 | Top o' the Morning (1949) | Bing Crosby | 7.2 | 197.4 | 197.40 | 24 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 39 | Lost Boundaries (1949) | Mel Ferrer | 5.6 | 151.8 | 151.80 | 43 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 40 | You're My Everything (1949) | Dan Dailey & Buster Keaton |
6.7 | 182.2 | 182.20 | 30 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 43 | Rope of Sand (1949) | Burt Lancaster & Peter Lorre |
6.2 | 170.8 | 170.80 | 34 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 41 | Mighty Joe Young (1949) | Ray Harryhausen | 5.3 | 146.1 | 241.00 | 51 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 44 | The Undercover Man (1949) | Glenn Ford | 5.4 | 148.0 | 148.00 | 49 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 45 | Knock On Any Door (1949) | Humphrey Bogart | 5.8 | 159.4 | 159.40 | 39 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 45 | Criss Cross (1949) | Burt Lancaster | 4.0 | 110.1 | 110.10 | 90 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 46 | That Forsyte Woman (1949) | Errol Flynn & Greer Garson |
5.2 | 140.8 | 281.60 | 55 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 49 | Colorado Territory (1949) | Joel McCrea & Virginia Mayo |
4.6 | 126.5 | 204.50 | 64 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 48 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) | Bing Crosby | 4.1 | 112.0 | 144.20 | 87 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 51 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) | June Haver | 5.4 | 148.0 | 148.00 | 50 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 50 | It Happens Every Spring (1949) | Ray Milland & Baseball Movies |
5.1 | 140.4 | 140.40 | 56 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 51 | Caught (1949) | James Mason & Robert Ryan |
3.5 | 94.9 | 94.90 | 105 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 52 | Task Force (1949) | Gary Cooper & Walter Brennan |
5.0 | 136.6 | 136.60 | 59 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 55 | The Great Sinner (1949) | Gregory Peck & Ava Gardner |
5.6 | 151.8 | 151.80 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 54 | Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) | Richard Widmark & Lionel Barrymore |
4.7 | 127.1 | 127.10 | 62 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 53 | Thieves' Highway (1949) | Richard Conte | 4.2 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 80 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 57 | My Dream Is Yours (1949) | Doris Day | 5.5 | 151.4 | 208.10 | 47 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 59 | Malaya (1949) | James Stewart & Spencer Tracy |
5.4 | 148.7 | 234.30 | 48 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 58 | Father Was a Fullback (1949) | Fred MacMurray & Maureen O'Hara |
5.0 | 136.6 | 136.60 | 58 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 59 | The Hasty Heart (1949) | Ronald Reagan | 3.7 | 100.6 | 100.60 | 96 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 60 | My Foolish Heart (1949) | Susan Hayward & Dana Andrews |
5.1 | 138.5 | 203.00 | 57 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 61 | The Great Gatsby (1949) | Alan Ladd & Shelley Winters |
5.6 | 151.8 | 151.80 | 45 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 62 | Lust For Gold (1949) | Glenn Ford | 4.2 | 113.5 | 113.50 | 85 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 63 | Everybody Does It (1949) | Linda Darnell | 4.4 | 121.4 | 121.40 | 71 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 64 | Dear Wife (1949) | William Holden | 4.8 | 130.9 | 130.90 | 61 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 67 | East Side, West Side (1949) | Barbara Stanwyck & James Mason |
4.2 | 115.2 | 192.80 | 76 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 65 | City Across The River (1949) | Tony Curtis & Thelma Ritter |
4.2 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 82 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 66 | Holiday Affair (1949) | Robert Mitchum | 3.5 | 94.9 | 123.30 | 104 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 68 | Roseanna McCoy (1949) | Charles Bickford & Farley Granger |
5.3 | 144.2 | 184.10 | 54 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 70 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949) | Charles Coburn | 4.2 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 77 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 71 | That Midnight Kiss (1949) | Mario Lanza & Kathryn Grayson |
4.8 | 131.2 | 241.10 | 60 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 69 | Beyond the Forest (1949) | Bette Davis | 3.7 | 101.0 | 131.90 | 95 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 72 | It's a Great Feeling (1949) | Doris Day & Ronald Reagan |
5.7 | 156.3 | 205.90 | 42 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 73 | John Loves Mary (1949) | Ronald Reagan | 4.6 | 126.6 | 153.50 | 63 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 72 | The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) | John Wayne | 4.3 | 117.7 | 117.70 | 74 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 75 | The Set-Up (1949) | Robert Ryan | 2.3 | 62.6 | 91.80 | 135 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 77 | Mr. Soft Touch (1949) | Glenn Ford | 4.4 | 121.4 | 121.40 | 68 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 79 | Mrs. Mike (1949) | Dick Powell | 4.3 | 117.7 | 117.70 | 73 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 78 | The Accused (1949) | Loretta Young | 3.6 | 98.7 | 98.70 | 99 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 81 | The Big Steal (1949) | Robert Mitchum | 4.0 | 108.2 | 140.40 | 92 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 80 | The Sun Comes Up (1949) | Jeanette MacDonald | 3.6 | 97.2 | 155.10 | 101 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 82 | African Screams (1949) | Bud Abbott | 4.2 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 81 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 83 | Chicken Every Sunday (1949) | Natalie Wood | 4.2 | 113.8 | 113.80 | 84 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 83 | D.O.A. (1949) | Edmond O'Brien | 2.1 | 56.3 | 56.30 | 141 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 84 | Madame Bovary (1949) | Jennifer Jones & James Mason |
3.1 | 85.9 | 153.00 | 111 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 86 | Bride For Sale (1949) | Claudette Colbert | 4.0 | 108.2 | 140.40 | 91 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 85 | Home of the Brave (1949) | Lloyd Bridges | 3.6 | 98.7 | 98.70 | 100 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 87 | The Bribe (1949) | Ava Gardner & Charles Laughton |
4.3 | 118.3 | 190.50 | 72 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 90 | Tokyo Joe (1949) | Humphrey Bogart | 5.3 | 144.2 | 144.20 | 53 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 89 | Tulsa (1949) | Susan Hayward & Walter Wanger |
4.4 | 121.4 | 121.40 | 69 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 91 | Sword In The Desert (1949) | Dana Andrews | 4.1 | 111.5 | 111.50 | 88 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 92 | The Big Wheel (1949) | Mickey Rooney & Racing Movies |
4.2 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 83 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 92 | The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) | Barbara Stanwyck | 2.6 | 72.1 | 72.10 | 122 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 93 | Slattery's Hurricane (1949) | Richard Widmark & Linda Darnell |
4.6 | 125.2 | 125.20 | 65 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 94 | Red, Hot and Blue (1949) | Betty Hutton & Victor Mature |
4.2 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 79 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 95 | Act of Violence (1949) | Robert Ryan & Van Heflin |
2.0 | 53.4 | 85.70 | 146 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 95 | The Walking Hills (1949) | Randolph Scott | 4.1 | 111.2 | 111.20 | 89 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 97 | Johnny Holiday (1949) | William Bendix | 2.4 | 64.5 | 64.50 | 129 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 98 | The Window (1949) | Arthur Kennedy | 2.4 | 64.5 | 112.00 | 131 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 101 | The Girl From Jones Beach (1949) | Ronald Reagan & Virginia Mayo |
4.5 | 123.1 | 123.10 | 67 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 99 | Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) | Randolph Scott | 3.3 | 91.1 | 91.10 | 108 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 101 | Streets of Laredo (1949) | William Holden | 6.0 | 163.2 | 163.20 | 37 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 100 | The Red Danube (1949) | Walter Pidgeon & Angela Lansbury |
3.3 | 89.3 | 141.10 | 110 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 102 | Sand (1949) | Rory Calhoun | 4.2 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 78 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 104 | The Doctor and the Girl (1949) | Glenn Ford | 5.3 | 144.2 | 144.20 | 52 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 103 | Fabiola (1949) | Michèle Morgan | 2.9 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 117 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 106 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949) | Alan Ladd & Wanda Hendrix |
4.5 | 123.3 | 123.30 | 66 | 50 | 01 / 01 | 76.9 | |
| 107 | Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) | Virginia Mayo | 3.9 | 106.3 | 106.30 | 93 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 108 | The Life Of Riley (1949) | William Bendix | 2.5 | 68.5 | 68.50 | 124 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 109 | The Lucky Stiff (1949) | Dorothy Lamour | 3.1 | 83.5 | 83.50 | 114 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 110 | Edward, My Son (1949) | Spencer Tracy & Deborah Kerr |
3.5 | 96.2 | 162.60 | 103 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 111 | El Paso (1949) | Gail Russell & John Payne |
4.3 | 117.5 | 117.50 | 75 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 114 | Canadian Pacific (1949) | Randolph Scott | 3.6 | 99.6 | 99.60 | 97 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 111 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) | Betty Grable | 2.9 | 78.9 | 78.90 | 118 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 114 | Dancing In The Dark (1949) | William Powell | 3.6 | 98.7 | 98.70 | 98 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 115 | Alias Nick Beal (1949) | Ray Milland | 2.8 | 76.4 | 76.40 | 119 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 116 | Slightly French (1949) | Dorothy Lamour & Don Ameche |
3.8 | 102.6 | 102.60 | 94 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 117 | The Secret Garden (1949) | Margaret O'Brien | 1.7 | 45.8 | 56.80 | 152 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 118 | Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | Alec Guinness | 0.6 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 192 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 120 | The Lady Gambles (1949) | Barbara Stanwyck | 3.1 | 83.5 | 83.50 | 115 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 122 | South of St. Louis (1949) | Joel McCrea | 2.9 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 116 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 121 | Too Late For Tears (1949) | Dan Duryea | 1.5 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 163 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 123 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) | Charles Laughton | 3.5 | 96.4 | 96.40 | 102 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 123 | The Younger Brothers (1949) | Alan Hale | 4.1 | 112.0 | 149.00 | 86 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 124 | Under Capricorn (1949) | Ingrid Bergman & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
3.4 | 91.8 | 202.50 | 107 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 125 | The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) | Randolph Scott | 3.1 | 83.7 | 83.70 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 126 | Border Incident (1949) | Ricardo Montalban | 1.6 | 44.0 | 68.90 | 156 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 128 | Once More, My Darling (1949) | Robert Montgomery | 2.6 | 70.1 | 70.10 | 123 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 126 | Reign of Terror/The Black Book (1949) | Arlene Dahl & Walter Wanger |
1.9 | 52.6 | 52.60 | 148 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 127 | Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949) | Bud Abbott | 1.8 | 50.6 | 50.60 | 150 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 130 | The Forbidden Street (1949) | Maureen O'Hara & Dana Andrews |
2.4 | 64.5 | 64.50 | 130 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 133 | The Blue Lagoon (1949) | Jean Simmons | 2.7 | 74.7 | 74.70 | 120 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 132 | Adventure in Baltimore (1949) | Shirley Temple | 2.4 | 66.4 | 77.80 | 126 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 134 | Shockproof (1949) | Cornel Wilde | 2.0 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 145 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 134 | Savage Splendor (1949) | Armand Denis | 1.4 | 38.0 | 75.90 | 169 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 135 | Tension (1949) | Cyd Charisse | 1.4 | 38.4 | 58.90 | 168 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 136 | Bagdad (1949) | Maureen O'Hara & Vincent Price |
4.4 | 121.4 | 121.40 | 70 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 137 | Manhandled (1949) | Dorothy Lamour | 2.4 | 64.4 | 64.40 | 133 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 138 | The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) | Shirley Temple | 2.3 | 62.6 | 62.60 | 134 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 139 | Christopher Columbus (1949) | Fredric March | 3.5 | 94.6 | 94.60 | 106 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 140 | Scene Of The Crime (1949) | Van Johnson | 2.7 | 73.5 | 105.60 | 121 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 139 | Johnny Allegro (1949) | George Raft | 1.9 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 147 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 142 | The Passionate Friends (1949) | Claude Rains & Directed by David Lean |
0.8 | 22.8 | 22.80 | 188 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 142 | We Were Strangers (1949) | John Garfield & Jennifer Jones |
2.1 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 140 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 144 | The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 1.5 | 40.6 | 40.60 | 160 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 145 | If This Be Sin (1949) | Myrna Loy | 1.3 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 173 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 147 | Roughshod (1949) | Gloria Grahame | 2.3 | 61.8 | 61.80 | 136 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 146 | A Kiss for Corliss (1949) | Shirley Temple & David Niven |
1.7 | 45.5 | 45.50 | 153 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 150 | Conspirator (1949) | Elizabeth Taylor & Robert Taylor |
2.4 | 65.2 | 120.80 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 149 | Abandoned (1949) | Jeff Chandler | 1.5 | 40.4 | 40.40 | 161 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 150 | Tell It To The Judge (1949) | Rosalind Russell | 3.1 | 85.1 | 85.10 | 112 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 151 | The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.8 | 22.9 | 22.90 | 187 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 151 | The Lost Tribe (1949) | Johnny Weissmuller | 1.8 | 49.4 | 49.40 | 151 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 155 | The Red Pony (1949) | Robert Mitchum & Myrna Loy |
3.3 | 91.1 | 91.10 | 109 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 152 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) | William Holden & Lucille Ball |
1.0 | 26.6 | 26.60 | 183 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 156 | Big Jack (1949) | Wallace Beery | 2.1 | 57.6 | 69.50 | 139 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 154 | Portrait of a Killer (1949) | Maria Montez | 0.5 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 200 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 159 | Challenge to Lassie (1949) | Donald Crisp | 2.4 | 64.5 | 89.60 | 132 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 158 | The Reckless Moment (1949) | James Mason & Joan Bennett |
2.0 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 144 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 157 | The Fan (1949) | George Sanders & Jeanne Crain |
1.1 | 29.3 | 29.30 | 180 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 160 | The Lady Takes A Sailor (1949) | Michael Curtiz & Jane Wyman |
2.0 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 161 | Cover Up (1949) | William Bendix | 1.6 | 42.7 | 42.70 | 157 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 162 | Red Canyon (1949) | Lloyd Bridges | 1.4 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 167 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 163 | Red Light (1949) | Virginia Mayo | 2.4 | 66.4 | 66.40 | 127 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 164 | Impact (1949) | Charles Coburn | 1.2 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 178 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 165 | Intruder In The Dust (1949) | Clarence Brown | 0.3 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 204 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
| 165 | Riders In The Sky (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.6 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 194 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 167 | The Gal Who Took the West (1949) | Yvonne De Carlo & Charles Coburn |
1.3 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 172 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 169 | Night Unto Night (1949) | Ronald Reagan | 1.2 | 34.1 | 87.10 | 174 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 168 | Badmen of Tombstone (1949) | Broderick Crawford | 1.2 | 32.0 | 32.00 | 176 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 170 | Strange Bargain (1949) | Harry Morgan | 0.9 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 186 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 171 | A Kiss In the Dark (1949) | David Niven & Jane Wyman |
1.1 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 179 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 174 | Bad Boy (1949) | Audie Murphy | 1.4 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 166 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 173 | Song of India (1949) | Gail Russell | 1.4 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 165 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 174 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) | Norman Lloyd | 1.7 | 45.4 | 45.40 | 154 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 175 | Without Honor (1949) | Franchot Tone & Agnes Moorehead |
1.4 | 37.6 | 37.60 | 171 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 176 | Johnny Stool Pidgeon (1949) | Tony Curtis & Shelley Winters |
1.2 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 175 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 178 | Song of Surrender (1949) | Claude Rains | 1.4 | 38.0 | 38.00 | 170 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 178 | The Hidden Room (1949) | Directed by Edward Dmytryk | 0.4 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 201 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 179 | Black Magic (1949) | Orson Welles | 1.5 | 39.8 | 39.80 | 164 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 182 | A Woman's Secret (1949) | Maureen O'Hara & Melvyn Douglas |
2.0 | 54.7 | 54.70 | 143 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 183 | Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) | Lex Barker | 2.5 | 68.3 | 140.40 | 125 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 181 | Mary Ryan, Detective (1949) | Marsha Hunt | 0.6 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 195 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 183 | Train Of Events (1949) | Peter Finch | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 208 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 185 | Bride of Vengeance (1949) | Paulette Goddard | 2.2 | 60.4 | 60.40 | 138 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 184 | Rim Of The Canyon (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.7 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 191 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 186 | Wicked City (1949) | Maria Montez | 0.3 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 205 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 189 | I Married a Communist/Woman On Pier 13 (1949) | Robert Ryan | 1.9 | 51.2 | 51.20 | 149 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 187 | Anna Lucasta (1949) | Paulette Goddard | 0.9 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 185 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 189 | Love Happy (1949) | Marx Brothers & Marilyn Monroe |
2.2 | 60.7 | 60.70 | 137 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 188 | Sons of New Mexico (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.5 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 199 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | |
| 190 | The Green Promise (1949) | Walter Brennan & Natalie Wood |
1.5 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 159 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 192 | Woman of Dolwyn (1949) Limited Release |
Richard Burton | 0.1 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 206 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 191 | Trapped (1949) | Richard Fleischer | 0.5 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 198 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 193 | The Great Dan Patch (1949) | Gail Russell | 1.0 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 182 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 194 | Take One False Step (1949) | William Powell | 1.2 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 177 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 196 | And Baby Makes Three (1949) | Robert Young | 1.7 | 45.1 | 45.10 | 155 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 195 | Easy Living (1949) | Lucille Ball & Victor Mature |
1.5 | 41.8 | 41.80 | 158 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 197 | Port of New York (1949) | Yul Brynner | 0.8 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 190 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 29.7 | |
| 198 | Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) | Gene Autry | 1.0 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 184 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 29.0 | |
| 199 | Rusty Saves A Life (1949) | Dwayne Hickman | 0.5 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 197 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 200 | Rusty's Birthday (1949) | Dwayne Hickman | 0.4 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 202 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 201 | Massacre Hill (1949) | Peter Finch | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 207 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.4 | |
| 203 | Flaxy Martin (1949) | Virginia Mayo | 1.5 | 40.4 | 57.90 | 162 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 25.4 | |
| 202 | The Big Sombrero (1949) | Gene Autry | 0.8 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 189 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | |
| 204 | One Last Fling (1949) | Alexis Smith | 1.0 | 27.5 | 31.30 | 181 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 205 | Siren Of Atlantis (1949) | Maria Montez | 0.4 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 203 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 23.3 | |
| 206 | The Kid From Cleveland (1949) | George Brent | 0.6 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 193 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 207 | A Dangerous Profession (1949) | George Raft & Pat O'Brien |
0.6 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 196 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 7.5 | |
| 195 | The Woman on Pier 13 (1800) | Robert Ryan | 0.0 | 19.1 | 19.10 | 0 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 0.0 |
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.
Thirst
Highly rated Swedish drama
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041998
Hour of Glory
Original title: The Small Back Room
highly rated and acclaimed British film (1 BAFTA Nomination)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041886/