Most Popular Movies 1941
This chart shows the 1941 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1941 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1941 - Top 1941 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1942 → |
1
| Tobacco Road |
| Director: John Ford |
| Lead Roles: Charley Grapewin as Jeeter Lester, Marjorie Rambeau as Sister Bessi, William Tracy as Dude Lester |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 7, 1941 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,900,000 |
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International BO: $534 |
2
| Adventures of Captain Marvel |
| Director: John English, William Witney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 28, 1941 () by Republic Pictures |
3
| Honky Tonk |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 1, 1941 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $3,000,000 |
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| They Met in Argentina |
| Director: Leslie Goodwins, Jack Hively |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 25, 1941 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Classification: Musical, Live Action |
5
| The Lady Eve |
| Director: Preston Sturges |
| Lead Roles: Barbara Stanwyck as Jean Harrington , Henry Fonda as Charles Pike |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 21, 1941 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $13,296 |
Synopsis
Aboard a cruise liner sailing up the coast of South America, Stanwyck’s conniving card sharp sets her sights on Fonda’s nerdy snake researcher, who happens to be the heir to a brewery fortune. But when the con artist falls for her mark, her grift becomes a game of hearts—and she is determined to win it all.
6
| Pepe Le Moko |
| Director: Julien Duvivier |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 3, 1941 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $153,936 |
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| Lady Scarface |
| Director: Frank Woodruff |
| Lead Roles: Dennis O’Keefe |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 4, 1941 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Dumbo |
| Director: Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Samuel Armstrong |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 23, 1941 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Coming of Age, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Talking Animals, Performing Arts, Voiceover/Narration, Black Out Drunk, Circus, Clowns |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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International BO: $18,429 |
9
| Hold Back the Dawn |
| Director: Mitchell Leisen |
| Lead Roles: Charles Boyer as Georges Iscovescu, Olivia de Havilland as Emmy Brown, Paulette Goddard as Anita Dixon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 11, 1941 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
10
| How Green Was My Valley |
| Director: John Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 28, 1941 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $382 |
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| The Shepherd of the Hills |
| Director: Henry Hathaway |
| Lead Roles: John Wayne as Young Matt, Betty Field as Sammy Lane, Harry Carey as Daniel Howitt |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 18, 1941 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
12
| They Met In Bombay |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 1941 (Limited) |
| Classification: Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Nothing But the Truth |
| Director: Elliott Nugent |
| Lead Roles: Bob Hope as Steve Bennett, Paulette Goddard as Gwen Saunders |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 1941 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
14
| Penny Serenade |
| Director: George Stevens |
| Lead Roles: Irene Dunne as Julie Gardner, Cary Grant as Roger Adams |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 24, 1941 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Caught in the Draft |
| Director: David Butler |
| Lead Roles: Bob Hope as Don Bolton, Dorothy Lamour as Antoinette Fairbanks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 4, 1941 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance, World War II |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
16
| The Maltese Falcon |
| Director: John Huston |
| Lead Roles: Humphrey Bogart as Samuel Spade, Mary Astor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 18, 1941 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $15,273 |
17
| All That Money Can Buy |
| Director: William Dieterle |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1941 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
18
| A Yank in the R.A.F. |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 25, 1941 (Limited) |
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Domestic BO: $4,000,000 |
19
| Invisible Ghost |
| Director: Joseph H. Lewis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 25, 1941 (Limited) |
| Classification: Horror |
20
| Sergeant York |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Lead Roles: Gary Cooper as Alvin C. York, Walter Brennan as Pastor Rosier Pile, Joan Leslie as Gracie Williams |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 27, 1941 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, World War I, 1910s, War, Historical Battles, Christians, Poverty, Single Parent |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $16,400,000 |
21
| Western Union |
| Director: Fritz Lang |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 21, 1941 (Limited) |
| Classification: Western |