Most Popular Movies 1949
This chart shows the 1949 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 1949 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1949 - Top 1949 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1950 → |
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| The Queen of Spades |
| Director: Director |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 18, 1949 (Wide) by Monogram Pictures |
| Classification: Remake, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $15,792 |
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| Kind Hearts and Coronets |
| Director: Robert Hamer |
| Lead Roles: Alec Guinness as Duke, Dennis Price as Louis Mazzini , Joan Greenwood as Sibella, Valerie Hobson as Edith D’Ascoyne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1949 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Inheritance, Disowned, Death of Other Extended Family, Fired, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Poverty, Familial Murder |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $35,948 |
|
International BO: $55,007 |
Synopsis
Ninth in line for the D'Ascoyne fortune, poor relation Louis sets out to bump off the eight heirs ahead of him, including a general, a parson, and a dowager.
3
| Samson and Delilah |
| Director: Cecil B. DeMille |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 31, 1949 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Romance, Love Triangle, Religious, Blindness, Revenge, Wedding Day, Slavery, Historical Drama, Bible Epic, Obsessive Love |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $28,800,000 |
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International BO: $23,536 |
4
| Nora Inu |
| Director: Akira Kurosawa |
| Lead Roles: Toshiro Mifune as Detective Murakami |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1949 (Limited) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Film Noir |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $15,648 |
5
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 22, 1949 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
6
| Banshun |
| Director: Yasujirō Ozu |
| Lead Roles: Setsuko Hara as Noriko |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 13, 1949 (Limited) (Japan) |
| Keywords: War, Arranged Marriage, Widow/Widower, Generational Conflict |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $13,254 |
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International BO: $3,742 |
Synopsis
A father tries to marry off his daughter who has put off marriage since her mother died young.
7
| Ladri di biciclette |
| Director: Vittorio de Sica |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 1949 (Wide), released as The Bicycle Thief |
| Keywords: Foreign Language |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $361,712 |
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International BO: $38,953 |
8
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad |
| Director: Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, James Algar |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 5, 1949 (Wide) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Gangs, 1900s, Delayed Adulthood, Wrongfully Convicted, Prison, Prison Break, Prologue, Intertitle, Romance, Segments, Love Triangle, Gold Digger, Superstition |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure |
9
| The Fallen Idol |
| Director: Sir Carol Reed |
| Lead Roles: Ralph Richardson as Baines, Michèle Morgan as Julie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 15, 1949 (Wide) by Rialto Pictures |
| Keywords: Child Neglect, Infidelity, Doctors, Set in Africa, Falsely Accused, Set in London, Set in England, Fugitive / On the Run, Prostitution |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $198,324 |
Synopsis
Phillipe, the young son of an ambassador in London, idolizes his only friend, the household butler Baines. When Baines’ wife dies, the police suspect Baines of foul play and Phillipe tries to protect the man.
10
| Portrait of Jennie |
| Director: William Dieterle |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 22, 1949 (Limited) by Selznick Releasing Organization |
| Classification: Drama |
11
| Madame Bovary |
| Director: Vicente Minnelli |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 1949 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action |
12
| It Always Rains on Sunday |
| Lead Roles: Googie Withers as Rose Sandigate, John McCallum as Tommy Swann |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 13, 1949 (Wide) by Rialto Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $7,176 |
13
| Under Capricorn |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Lead Roles: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 8, 1949 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Live Action |
14
| The Doolins of Oklahoma |
| Director: Gordon Douglas |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 27, 1949 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action |
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| Rendez-vous de juillet |
| Director: Jacques Becker |
| Lead Roles: Daniel Gélin as Lucien, Brigitte Auber as Therese, Nicole Courcel as Christine |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 6, 1949 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Set in Paris, Jazz, Romance, Family Affair, Relatives Playing Relatives, Set in France |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $11,321 |
Synopsis
A group of jazz-loving young Parisians collide in a haze of hope, ambition, and love.
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| El Paso |
| Director: Lewis R. Foster |
| Lead Roles: John Payne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 23, 1949 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
17
| The Heiress |
| Director: William Wyler |
| Lead Roles: Montgomery Clift as Morris Townsend, Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 6, 1949 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $159 |
18
| Blondies Big Deal |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 10, 1949 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
19
| Sands of Iwo Jima |
| Director: Allan Dwan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 14, 1949 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,800,000 |
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International BO: $3,339 |
20
| Blondie Hits the Jackpot |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 8, 1949 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
21
| The Set-Up |
| Director: Robert Wise |
| Lead Roles: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 29, 1949 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures, released as The Set Up |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
22
| I Was a Male War Bride |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1949 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $7,750,000 |
23
| Le silence de la mer |
| Director: Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 22, 1949 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Una familia de tantas |
| Director: Alejandro Galindo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 11, 1949 (Wide) (Mexico) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| She Wore a Yellow Ribbon |
| Director: John Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1949 (Limited) |
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Domestic BO: $5,400,000 |