This movie page looks at 1945 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 1945 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 1945 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1945. Obviously many movies made in 1944 earned box office dollars in 1945. On the other side many movies made in 1945 made money in 1946 and later. This page will looks at 127 1945 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 1944 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 1945
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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The Lost Weekend (1945)
AA Best Picture Win
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
Mildred Pierce (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
Spellbound (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
1945
Scarlet Street (1945)
1945
Wonder Man (1945)
1945
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
1945
Road to Utopia (1945)
1945
The Clock (1945)
1945
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
1945
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
They Were Expendable (1945)
1945
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
1945
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
1945
State Fair (1945)
1945
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
1945
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
1945
The Valley of Decision (1945)
1945
Pride of the Marines (1945)
1945
The Seventh Veil (1945)
1945
Objective, Burma! (1945)
1945
The Corn Is Green (1945)
1945
Conflict (1945)
1945
A Song to Remember (1945)
1945
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
1945
Love Letters (1945)
1945
Without Love (1945)
1945
Roughly Speaking (1945)
1945
The Southerner (1945)
1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
1945
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
1945
Week-end at the Waldorf (1945)
1945
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
1945
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
1945
Son of Lassie (1945)
1945
The Wicked Lady (1945)
1945
Salty O'Rourke (1945)
1945
Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
1945
Back to Bataan (1945)
1945
Thrill Of A Romance (1945)
1945
Tonight And Every Other Night (1945)
1945
Bring on the Girls (1945)
1945
Duffy's Tavern (1945)
1945
The Dolly Sisters (1945)
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
1945
San Antonio (1945)
1945
The Stork Club (1945)
1945
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
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| 1945 | The Lost Weekend (1945) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | Mildred Pierce (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | Spellbound (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Scarlet Street (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Wonder Man (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Leave Her to Heaven (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Road to Utopia (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Clock (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | They Were Expendable (1945) | |
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| 1945 | A Walk in the Sun (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Story of G.I. Joe (1945) | |
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| 1945 | State Fair (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Enchanted Cottage (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Valley of Decision (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Pride of the Marines (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Seventh Veil (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Objective, Burma! (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Corn Is Green (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Conflict (1945) | |
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| 1945 | A Song to Remember (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Love Letters (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Without Love (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Roughly Speaking (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Southerner (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Week-end at the Waldorf (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The House on 92nd Street (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Son of Lassie (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Wicked Lady (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Diamond Horseshoe (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Back to Bataan (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Thrill Of A Romance (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Tonight And Every Other Night (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Bring on the Girls (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Dolly Sisters (1945) | |
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| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) | |
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| 1945 | San Antonio (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Stork Club (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) | |
1945 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 1945 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1945 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses (in millions)
- Sort 1945 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1945 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 1945 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1945 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 | The Lost Weekend (1945) AA Best Picture Win |
Ray Milland & Jane Wyman |
9.5 | 326.9 | 326.90 | 17 | 85 | 07 / 04 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman |
19.7 | 681.6 | 988.80 | 1 | 87 | 08 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | Mildred Pierce (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Joan Crawford & Ann Blyth |
9.7 | 334.4 | 545.50 | 16 | 82 | 06 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Spellbound (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Ingrid Bergman |
12.5 | 431.0 | 431.00 | 8 | 78 | 06 / 01 | 98.8 | |
| 6 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) | James Dunn & Joan Blondell |
8.3 | 288.0 | 288.00 | 28 | 86 | 02 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 6 | Scarlet Street (1945) | Edward G. Robinson & Walter Wanger |
6.9 | 240.0 | 283.00 | 41 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 7 | Wonder Man (1945) | Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo |
9.1 | 313.9 | 472.30 | 23 | 82 | 04 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 8 | Leave Her to Heaven (1945) | Gene Tierney & Vincent Price |
14.2 | 490.1 | 490.10 | 3 | 81 | 04 / 01 | 98.3 | |
| 10 | Road to Utopia (1945) | Bing Crosby & Bob Hope |
12.5 | 432.0 | 432.00 | 6 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 10 | The Clock (1945) | Judy Garland & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
6.0 | 208.6 | 267.20 | 54 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 11 | Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | Barbara Stanwyck & Sydney Greenstreet |
9.1 | 314.2 | 396.70 | 22 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 11 | Anchors Aweigh (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra |
12.5 | 431.8 | 719.50 | 7 | 68 | 05 / 01 | 97.1 | |
| 12 | They Were Expendable (1945) | John Wayne & Donna Reed |
8.9 | 307.2 | 426.00 | 25 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 16 | A Walk in the Sun (1945) | Dana Andrews | 6.2 | 216.0 | 216.00 | 51 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 16 | Story of G.I. Joe (1945) | Robert Mitchum | 8.3 | 288.0 | 288.00 | 29 | 74 | 04 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 14 | State Fair (1945) | Dana Andrews & Jeanne Crain |
11.2 | 385.7 | 385.70 | 12 | 74 | 02 / 01 | 96.5 | |
| 17 | The Enchanted Cottage (1945) | Dorothy McGuire & Robert Young |
5.4 | 185.5 | 271.20 | 65 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 18 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) | Edward G. Robinson & Agnes Moorehead |
8.3 | 288.0 | 288.00 | 32 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 19 | The Valley of Decision (1945) | Greer Garson & Gregory Peck |
12.7 | 438.3 | 777.20 | 5 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 19 | Pride of the Marines (1945) | John Garfield & Eleanor Parker |
6.4 | 220.3 | 289.80 | 45 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 21 | The Seventh Veil (1945) | James Mason & Herbert Lom |
5.6 | 192.0 | 192.00 | 60 | 74 | 01 / 01 | 95.7 | |
| 22 | Objective, Burma! (1945) | Errol Flynn | 5.9 | 203.2 | 380.20 | 55 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 23 | The Corn Is Green (1945) | Bette Davis | 6.1 | 211.4 | 350.30 | 53 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 25 | Conflict (1945) | Humphrey Bogart & Sydney Greenstreet |
6.3 | 217.4 | 350.30 | 48 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 24 | A Song to Remember (1945) | Cornel Wilde & Paul Muni |
6.5 | 224.8 | 224.80 | 44 | 65 | 06 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 26 | Ziegfeld Follies (1945) | Lucille Ball & Vincent Minnelli |
9.9 | 342.6 | 513.00 | 14 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 27 | Love Letters (1945) | Jennifer Jones & Joseph Cotten |
8.3 | 288.0 | 288.00 | 31 | 67 | 04 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 26 | Without Love (1945) | Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy |
7.5 | 259.4 | 363.30 | 35 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 29 | Roughly Speaking (1945) | Rosalind Russell | 5.1 | 177.6 | 247.50 | 70 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 30 | The Southerner (1945) | Zachary Scott | 4.9 | 167.7 | 167.70 | 76 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 31 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945) | Roddy McDowall | 6.2 | 216.0 | 216.00 | 52 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 32 | The Affairs of Susan (1945) | Joan Fontaine & George Brent |
5.8 | 201.6 | 201.60 | 56 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 33 | Week-end at the Waldorf (1945) | Lana Turner & Ginger Rogers |
12.1 | 419.1 | 591.90 | 9 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 34 | Incendiary Blonde (1945) | Betty Hutton | 7.4 | 254.5 | 254.50 | 37 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 33 | The House on 92nd Street (1945) | William Eythe | 6.9 | 240.0 | 240.00 | 38 | 64 | 01 / 01 | 93.5 | |
| 34 | Son of Lassie (1945) | Donald Crisp | 6.9 | 239.9 | 420.50 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 37 | The Wicked Lady (1945) | James Mason | 5.3 | 182.4 | 182.40 | 67 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 38 | Salty O'Rourke (1945) | Alan Ladd & Gail Russell |
5.8 | 201.6 | 201.60 | 57 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 39 | Diamond Horseshoe (1945) | Betty Grable & Dick Haymes |
8.3 | 288.0 | 288.00 | 27 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 40 | Back to Bataan (1945) | John Wayne & Anthony Quinn |
5.7 | 195.4 | 267.80 | 58 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 41 | Thrill Of A Romance (1945) | Esther Williams & Van Johnson |
12.0 | 416.4 | 673.90 | 10 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 42 | Tonight And Every Other Night (1945) | Rita Hayworth & Lee Bowman |
6.9 | 239.5 | 239.50 | 43 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 43 | Bring on the Girls (1945) | Veronica Lake | 5.6 | 192.0 | 192.00 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 44 | Duffy's Tavern (1945) | Betty Hutton & Paulette Goddard |
7.7 | 264.8 | 264.80 | 34 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 45 | The Dolly Sisters (1945) | Betty Grable & John Payne |
11.0 | 379.4 | 379.40 | 13 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 46 | God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) | Dennis Morgan | 9.4 | 323.8 | 423.20 | 20 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 47 | San Antonio (1945) | Errol Flynn & Alexis Smith |
9.9 | 341.1 | 566.30 | 15 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 48 | The Stork Club (1945) | Betty Hutton & Barry Fitzgerald |
8.9 | 307.2 | 307.20 | 24 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 49 | Rhapsody in Blue (1945) | Robert Alda & Charles Coburn |
9.3 | 320.8 | 466.20 | 21 | 59 | 02 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 50 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) | Angela Lansbury & George Sanders |
3.9 | 134.3 | 285.60 | 88 | 78 | 03 / 01 | 91.8 | |
| 51 | Saratoga Trunk (1945) | Gary Cooper & Ingrid Bergman |
13.7 | 475.0 | 729.70 | 4 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 51 | Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) | Vivien Leigh & Claude Rains |
6.2 | 216.0 | 216.00 | 50 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 53 | The Great John L. (1945) | Linda Darnell | 5.5 | 190.7 | 190.70 | 64 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 54 | A Bell for Adano (1945) | Gene Tierney | 6.9 | 240.0 | 240.00 | 39 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 54 | Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) | Hedy Lamarr & Robert Walker |
6.3 | 218.9 | 304.20 | 46 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 54 | Doll Face (1945) | Carmen Miranda | 6.9 | 240.0 | 240.00 | 40 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 57 | Dillinger (1945) | Lawrence Tierney | 5.6 | 192.0 | 192.00 | 62 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 58 | Confidential Agent (1945) | Lauren Bacall & Peter Lorre |
4.5 | 155.0 | 262.70 | 80 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 59 | Along Came Jones (1945) | Gary Cooper | 7.4 | 254.9 | 334.50 | 36 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 60 | Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) | Lana Turner | 5.3 | 181.6 | 258.50 | 69 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 61 | Hold That Blonde! (1945) | Veronica Lake | 5.6 | 192.0 | 192.00 | 63 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 62 | Fallen Angel (1945) | Linda Darnell & Dana Andrews |
4.2 | 144.0 | 144.00 | 83 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 63 | The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) | Robert Walker & June Allyson |
6.3 | 217.8 | 245.70 | 47 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 64 | Pillow To Post (1945) | Sydney Greenstreet | 5.0 | 171.4 | 231.30 | 73 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 65 | Nob Hill (1945) | George Raft & Joan Bennett |
8.6 | 298.0 | 298.00 | 26 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 66 | Between Two Women (1945) | Lionel Barrymore & Van Johnson |
5.3 | 182.0 | 219.10 | 68 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 67 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1945) | Cornel Wilde & Anita Louise |
8.3 | 288.0 | 288.00 | 30 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 68 | The Spanish Main (1945) | Maureen O'Hara & Paul Henreid |
9.4 | 324.9 | 560.10 | 19 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 69 | Blood on the Sun (1945) | James Cagney & Sylvia Sidney |
9.4 | 326.4 | 326.40 | 18 | 51 | 01 / 01 | 89.1 | |
| 70 | Out Of This World (1945) | Veronica Lake | 4.5 | 156.7 | 156.70 | 78 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 71 | Brief Encounter (1945) | Trevor Howard & Celia Johnson |
2.7 | 94.7 | 94.70 | 109 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 72 | She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) | Rosalind Russell | 7.8 | 269.3 | 269.30 | 33 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 73 | Junior Miss (1945) | Peggy Ann Garner | 4.9 | 168.0 | 168.00 | 74 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 74 | Mom and Dad (1945) | June Carlson & Hardie Albright |
16.9 | 583.4 | 583.40 | 2 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 75 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945) | Robert Walker | 6.2 | 216.0 | 216.00 | 49 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 78 | Hotel Berlin (1945) | Peter Lorre | 5.0 | 171.8 | 272.60 | 72 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 77 | Johnny Angel (1945) | George Raft & Claire Trevor |
5.3 | 182.4 | 253.00 | 66 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 78 | Adventure (1945) | Clark Gable & Greer Garson |
11.8 | 408.0 | 585.40 | 11 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 79 | A Thousand and One Nights (1945) | Cornel Wilde | 4.2 | 146.0 | 146.00 | 82 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 82 | Where Do We Go From Here? (1945) Uncredited Role |
Anthony Quinn & Fred MacMurray |
4.9 | 168.0 | 168.00 | 75 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 80 | And Then There Were None (1945) | Barry Fitzgerald & Walter Huston |
2.8 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 105 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 84 | Kiss and Tell (1945) | Shirley Temple & Jerome Courtland |
3.9 | 134.4 | 134.40 | 87 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 83 | Lady On a Train (1945) | Deanna Durbin | 3.3 | 113.3 | 113.30 | 93 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 85 | Yolanda and the Thief (1945) | Fred Astaire & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
3.4 | 117.2 | 171.90 | 91 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 85 | It's a Pleasure (1945) | Sonja Henie | 5.6 | 193.0 | 309.60 | 59 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 87 | A Medal for Benny (1945) | J. Carrol Naish & Dorothy Lamour |
4.0 | 136.8 | 136.80 | 85 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 88 | This Love Of Ours (1945) | Claude Rains & Merle Oberon |
3.9 | 134.4 | 134.40 | 86 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 90 | Too Young To Know (1945) | Joan Leslie | 4.4 | 152.4 | 196.80 | 81 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 89 | You Came Along (1945) | Robert Cummings | 4.5 | 156.7 | 156.70 | 77 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 89 | Cornered (1945) | Dick Powell | 3.7 | 128.2 | 174.20 | 89 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 91 | The Naughty Nineties (1945) | Bud Abbott & Henry Travers |
2.6 | 91.2 | 91.20 | 110 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 90 | Hangover Square (1945) | Linda Darnell | 2.8 | 95.7 | 95.70 | 107 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 94 | Those Endearing Young Charms (1945) | Robert Young & Laraine Day |
5.0 | 173.3 | 211.20 | 71 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 94 | Abbott & Costello in Hollywood (1945) | Bud Abbott & Lucille Ball |
3.1 | 105.6 | 105.60 | 96 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 95 | A Royal Scandal (1945) | Anne Baxter & Vincent Price |
4.2 | 144.0 | 144.00 | 84 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 94 | Murder, He Says (1945) | Fred MacMurray | 2.8 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 103 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 97 | China Sky (1945) | Anthony Quinn & Randolph Scott |
3.6 | 124.3 | 154.60 | 90 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 96 | Rome, Open City (1945) | Anna Magnani | 2.5 | 85.4 | 85.40 | 114 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 98 | Kitty (1945) | Paulette Goddard & Ray Milland |
3.1 | 105.6 | 105.60 | 95 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 98 | The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) | Jack Benny & Alexis Smith |
2.5 | 85.9 | 93.10 | 113 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 101 | Here Come The Co-Eds (1945) | Bud Abbott & Peggy Ryan |
2.8 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 102 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 102 | Notorious Gentleman (1945) | Rex Harrison | 2.8 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 104 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 104 | Salome, Where She Danced (1945) | Walter Wanger & Yvonne De Carlo |
4.5 | 155.2 | 265.90 | 79 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 103 | It's In The Bag! (1945) | Don Ameche | 2.5 | 86.2 | 86.20 | 112 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 105 | Patrick The Great (1945) | Donald O'Connor | 2.3 | 78.3 | 78.30 | 115 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 107 | Over 21 (1945) | Irene Dunne | 2.8 | 95.5 | 95.50 | 108 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 106 | Detour (1945) | Tom Neal & Ann Savage |
1.0 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 137 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 109 | Captain Kidd (1945) | Charles Laughton & Randolph Scott |
2.8 | 96.5 | 96.50 | 98 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 108 | Children of Paradise (1945) | Jean-Louis Barrault | 0.1 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 172 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 110 | Pardon My Past (1945) | Fred MacMurray | 2.5 | 86.4 | 86.40 | 111 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 112 | A Yank in London (1945) | Rex Harrison | 2.8 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 100 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 114 | Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) | Johnny Weismuller | 2.9 | 100.3 | 248.20 | 97 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 113 | Captain Eddie (1945) | Fred MacMurray | 2.8 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 99 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 114 | Don Juan Quilligan (1945) | William Bendix & Joan Blondell |
2.8 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 101 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 117 | Dakota (1945) | John Wayne & Walter Brennan |
3.2 | 109.6 | 109.60 | 94 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 118 | Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) | John Wayne | 3.3 | 114.0 | 114.00 | 92 | 49 | 02 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 117 | Guest Wife (1945) | Claudette Colbert & Don Ameche |
2.8 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 106 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 118 | Sudan (1945) | 1.9 | 65.7 | 65.70 | 120 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | ||
| 119 | Vacation From Marriage (1945) | Robert Donat & Deborah Kerr |
1.4 | 49.2 | 49.20 | 129 | 67 | 01 / 01 | 70.8 | |
| 120 | The Body Snatcher (1945) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
0.9 | 30.4 | 52.50 | 152 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 123 | The Unseen (1945) | Joel McCrea & Gail Russell |
1.9 | 66.8 | 66.80 | 118 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 122 | The House of Fear (1945) | 1.2 | 40.0 | 40.00 | 135 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | ||
| 124 | Paris Underground (1945) | 1.5 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 127 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 66.6 | ||
| 126 | Danger Signal (1945) | Zachary Scott | 1.9 | 66.1 | 106.60 | 119 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 123 | Blithe Spirit (1945) | Rex Harrison | 0.5 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 163 | 73 | 01 / 01 | 65.9 | |
| 125 | The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) | Nils Asther | 1.6 | 54.5 | 54.50 | 125 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 127 | Beside Manner (1945) | Ruth Hussey | 1.7 | 59.9 | 59.90 | 122 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 127 | Pursuit to Algiers (1945) | 1.0 | 35.7 | 35.70 | 139 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | ||
| 129 | Molly and Me (1945) | 1.4 | 49.2 | 49.20 | 130 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | ||
| 128 | The Woman in Green (1945) | 1.4 | 47.2 | 47.20 | 131 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | ||
| 132 | Frontier Gal (1945) | 1.7 | 59.1 | 59.10 | 124 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | ||
| 133 | Shady Lady (1945) | Charles Coburn | 1.7 | 59.1 | 59.10 | 123 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 133 | Masquerade in Mexico (1945) | Dorothy Lamour | 1.8 | 61.9 | 61.90 | 121 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
| 134 | Counter-Attack (1945) | Paul Muni | 1.2 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 134 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 135 | I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) | 0.6 | 19.1 | 19.10 | 162 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | ||
| 134 | Isle of the Dead (1945) | Boris Karloff | 0.7 | 25.5 | 36.80 | 155 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 136 | Eadie Was A Lady (1945) | Ann Miller | 0.8 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 154 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 139 | She Went To The Races (1945) | Ava Gardner & James Craig |
1.3 | 43.8 | 43.80 | 133 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 138 | Within These Walls (1945) | Thomas Mitchell | 1.0 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 143 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 141 | The Gay Senorita (1945) | Steve Cochran | 0.9 | 30.0 | 30.00 | 153 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 140 | Johnny In The Clouds/The Way to the Stars (1945) | 0.2 | 5.9 | 5.90 | 169 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | ||
| 142 | Having Wonderful Crime (1945) | Pat O'Brien | 2.0 | 67.7 | 81.60 | 117 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 141 | The Great Flamarion (1945) | Dan Duryea | 0.9 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 151 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 143 | The Hidden Eye (1945) | Edward Arnold | 1.3 | 45.3 | 89.80 | 132 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 145 | The Falcon's Alibi (1945) | Jane Greer | 0.7 | 24.0 | 24.00 | 158 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 146 | This Man's Navy (1945) | Wallace Beery | 1.0 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 146 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
| 147 | Man Alive (1945) | Pat O'Brien | 1.5 | 51.3 | 61.90 | 128 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 148 | Strange Confession (1945) | 0.4 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 166 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | ||
| 149 | The Bullfighters (1945) | Laurel and Hardy | 1.0 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 148 | Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) | 0.7 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 157 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.4 | ||
| 150 | Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) | Ann Miller | 1.0 | 34.8 | 34.80 | 142 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 151 | Earl Carroll Vanities (1945) | 1.0 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 141 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 45.0 | ||
| 153 | Pan-Americana (1945) | 1.5 | 53.4 | 53.40 | 126 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | ||
| 155 | Strange Holiday (1945) | Claude Rains | 1.0 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 138 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 155 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945) | Steve Cochran | 0.7 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 160 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 154 | The Cheaters (1945) | 0.4 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 165 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | ||
| 155 | Marie-Louise (1945) | 0.1 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 170 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | ||
| 158 | Dick Tracy (1945) | Jane Greer | 1.0 | 33.6 | 33.60 | 145 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 159 | Rough, Tough and Ready (1945) | 1.0 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 147 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | ||
| 158 | Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945) | Steve Cochran | 0.5 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 164 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 160 | A Game of Death (1945) | Directed by Robert Wise | 0.7 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 156 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 162 | The Tiger Woman (1945) | Adele Mara | 0.2 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 168 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 35.5 | |
| 164 | Delightfully Dangerous (1945) | Jane Powell | 2.0 | 68.4 | 68.40 | 116 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 163 | West of the Pecos (1945) | Robert Mitchum | 1.0 | 33.6 | 33.60 | 144 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 163 | Escape in the Fog (1945) | Otto Kruger | 0.4 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 167 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 166 | Bewitched (1945) | Phyllis Thaxter | 1.1 | 37.6 | 50.90 | 136 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 165 | Main Street After Dark (1945) | Edward Arnold & Dan Duryea |
0.9 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 148 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 29.0 | |
| 168 | Dangerous Partners (1945) | 0.1 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 171 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | ||
| 167 | Sing Your Way Home (1945) | 0.9 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 150 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 25.3 | ||
| 168 | Why Girls Leave Home (1945) | 0.9 | 31.3 | 31.30 | 149 | 46 | 02 / 00 | 23.7 | ||
| 169 | Mama Loves Papa (1945) | Leon Errol | 0.7 | 23.8 | 31.00 | 159 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 170 | Zombies On Broadway (1945) | Bela Lugosi | 0.7 | 23.0 | 26.10 | 161 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 |
1945 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 Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
AA Best Picture NomBing Crosby &
Ingrid Bergman988.80
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Greer Garson &
Gregory Peck777.20
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Gary Cooper &
Ingrid Bergman729.70
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
AA Best Picture NomGene Kelly &
Frank Sinatra719.50
Thrill Of A Romance (1945)
Esther Williams &
Van Johnson673.90
Week-end at the Waldorf (1945)
Lana Turner &
Ginger Rogers591.90
Adventure (1945)
Clark Gable &
Greer Garson585.40
San Antonio (1945)
Errol Flynn &
Alexis Smith566.30
The Spanish Main (1945)
Maureen O'Hara &
Paul Henreid560.10
Mildred Pierce (1945)
AA Best Picture NomJoan Crawford &
Ann Blyth545.50
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Lucille Ball &
Vincent Minnelli513.00
Wonder Man (1945)
Danny Kaye &
Virginia Mayo472.30
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Robert Alda &
Charles Coburn466.20
They Were Expendable (1945)
John Wayne &
Donna Reed426.00
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
Dennis Morgan
423.20
Son of Lassie (1945)
Donald Crisp
420.50
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Barbara Stanwyck &
Sydney Greenstreet396.70
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Errol Flynn
380.20
Without Love (1945)
Katharine Hepburn &
Spencer Tracy363.30
Conflict (1945)
Humphrey Bogart &
Sydney Greenstreet350.30
The Corn Is Green (1945)
Bette Davis
350.30
Along Came Jones (1945)
Gary Cooper
334.50
It's a Pleasure (1945)
Sonja Henie
309.60
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
Hedy Lamarr &
Robert Walker304.20
Pride of the Marines (1945)
John Garfield &
Eleanor Parker289.80
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Angela Lansbury &
George Sanders285.60
Scarlet Street (1945)
Edward G. Robinson &
Walter Wanger283.00
Hotel Berlin (1945)
Peter Lorre
272.60
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Dorothy McGuire &
Robert Young271.20
Back to Bataan (1945)
John Wayne &
Anthony Quinn267.80
The Clock (1945)
Judy Garland &
Directed by Vincent Minnelli267.20
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
Walter Wanger &
Yvonne De Carlo265.90
Confidential Agent (1945)
Lauren Bacall &
Peter Lorre262.70
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
Lana Turner
258.50
Johnny Angel (1945)
George Raft &
Claire Trevor253.00
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
Johnny Weismuller
248.20
Roughly Speaking (1945)
Rosalind Russell
247.50
The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
Robert Walker &
June Allyson245.70
Pillow To Post (1945)
Sydney Greenstreet
231.30
Between Two Women (1945)
Lionel Barrymore &
Van Johnson219.10
Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)
Robert Young &
Laraine Day211.20
Too Young To Know (1945)
Joan Leslie
196.80
Cornered (1945)
Dick Powell
174.20
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
Fred Astaire &
Directed by Vincent Minnelli171.90
China Sky (1945)
Anthony Quinn &
Randolph Scott154.60
Danger Signal (1945)
Zachary Scott
106.60
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Jack Benny &
Alexis Smith93.10
The Hidden Eye (1945)
Edward Arnold
89.80
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
Pat O'Brien
81.60
Man Alive (1945)
Pat O'Brien
61.90
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Boris Karloff &
Bela Lugosi52.50
Bewitched (1945)
Phyllis Thaxter
50.90
Isle of the Dead (1945)
Boris Karloff
36.80
Mama Loves Papa (1945)
Leon Errol
31.00
Zombies On Broadway (1945)
Bela Lugosi
26.10
My Main Sources
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
Top earners in 1945 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Wynn | 6 | 2,170.5 | 1,627.7 |
| Ingrid Bergman | 3 | 2,149.5 | 1,587.6 |
| Henry Travers | 3 | 1,753.9 | 1,189.2 |
| Cornel Wilde | 4 | 1,148.9 | 1,148.9 |
| Bing Crosby | 2 | 1,420.8 | 1,113.6 |
| Dan Duryea | 6 | 1,570.0 | 1,108.5 |
| Van Johnson | 3 | 1,484.9 | 1,017.5 |
| Alexis Smith | 4 | 1,475.9 | 965.2 |
| Barry Fitzgerald | 4 | 922.5 | 922.5 |
| Norman Lloyd | 5 | 915.2 | 915.2 |
| Dorothy Lamour | 4 | 895.5 | 895.5 |
| Jeanne Crain | 2 | 875.8 | 875.8 |
| Dean Stockwell | 2 | 1,496.7 | 870.1 |
| Gregory Peck | 2 | 1,208.2 | 869.3 |
| Robert Walker | 4 | 1,033.1 | 861.3 |
| Greer Garson | 2 | 1,362.6 | 846.3 |
| Edward Arnold | 4 | 1,226.2 | 838.5 |
| Betty Hutton | 3 | 826.5 | 826.5 |
| William Demarest | 4 | 887.3 | 807.7 |
| Veronica Lake | 4 | 805.5 | 805.5 |
| Joan Blondell | 3 | 969.4 | 792.0 |
| Gene Kelly | 2 | 1,232.5 | 774.4 |
| Kathryn Grayson | 2 | 1,232.5 | 774.4 |
| Esther Williams | 2 | 1,186.9 | 759.0 |
| Dana Andrews | 3 | 745.7 | 745.7 |
Shouldn’t “Road to Utopia” in the 1946 list? US-Release dates as of IMDB:
Vereinigte Staaten 27. Februar 1946 (New York City, New York)
Vereinigte Staaten 22. März 1946