Most Popular Movies 1946

This chart shows the 1946 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 1946 releases.

See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1946 - Top 1946 Worldwide

Most Popular Overall 1947 →
  1
Notorious
Domestic BO:
$24,464,742
International BO:
$28,638

Synopsis

When troubled beauty Alicia Huberman is recruited by American agent Devlin to infiltrate a German spy ring in postwar Rio, she accepts…but soon finds herself falling in love with Devlin. And when she receives orders to seduce a Nazi kingpin, Alicia must sacrifice the only happiness she's ever known for a perilous mission that could ultimately cost her and Devlin their lives.

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  2
The Harvey Girls
Director: George Sidney
Lead Roles: Judy Garland as Susan Bradley, John Hodiak as Ned Trent, Ray Bolger as Chris Maule, Angela Lansbury as Em
Initial Theatrical Release: January 18, 1946 (Limited)
Keywords: Comedy Musical, Romance, Mail Order Bride, 1890s, Relationships Gone Wrong, Love Triangle, Arson, Corrupt Judge
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction
Domestic BO:
$4,100,000

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  3
So Dark the Night
So Dark the Night
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 1946 (Limited) by Columbia
Classification: Thriller/Suspense, Live Action

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  4
O.S.S.
Director: Irving Pichel
Initial Theatrical Release: May 26, 1946 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
Keywords: Nazi, World War II
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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  5
Song of the South
Director: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson
Lead Roles: James Baskett as Uncle Remus, Bobby Driscoll as Johnny, Luana Patten as Ginny, Glenn Leedy as Toby
Initial Theatrical Release: November 12, 1946 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Keywords: Family Musical, Segments, Runaway, Poverty, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, African Americans
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction
Domestic BO:
$65,000,000

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  6
The Yearling
The Yearling
Director: Clarence Brown
Lead Roles: Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter, Jane Wyman as Ma Baxter, Claude Jarman Jr. as Jody Baxter
Initial Theatrical Release: December 18, 1946 (Wide)
Keywords: Coming of Age, Family Western, Animal Lead, 1870s, Death of a Sibling, Death of a Son or Daughter, Life on a Farm
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction
Domestic BO:
$5,200,000

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  7
It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life
Director: Frank Capra
Lead Roles: James Stewart as George Bailey, Donna Reed as Mary Hatch Bailey
Initial Theatrical Release: December 20, 1946 (Limited), released as It's a Wonderful Life
Keywords: Heaven and Hell, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Christmas, Angels, Suicide, Class Warfare, Supernatural, Studio Sinkers
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$12,241,691
International BO:
$4,178,901

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  8
The Jolson Story
Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 1946 (Wide)
Domestic BO:
$19,000,000

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  9
Domestic BO:
$20,400,000

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