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
| My Darling Clementine |
| Director: John Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1946 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
International BO: $10,931 |
2
| Holiday in Mexico |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 15, 1946 (Limited) |
|
Domestic BO: $3,700,000 |
3
| Les Enfants du Paradis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 15, 1946 (Limited) |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $36,986 |
4
| The Best Years of Our Lives |
| Director: William Wyler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 1946 (Wide) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Keywords: World War II, War, War Drama, Returning Soldiers, PTSD, Amputee, Paralysis / Loss of a Limb, Relationships Gone Wrong, Fired, Wedding Day, Infidelity |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $23,600,000 |
5
| Without Reservations |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 13, 1946 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $3,000,000 |
6
| A Matter of Life and Death |
| Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Lead Roles: Louie Giglio |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1946 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
International BO: $150,752 |
7
| Duel in the Sun |
| Director: King Vidor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 31, 1946 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Classical Western, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family, Familial Murder, Interracial Child, Interracial Romance, Bigotry, Texas |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $20,400,000 |
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| The Cockeyed Miracle |
| Director: S. Sylvan Simon |
| Lead Roles: Frank Morgan as Sam Griggs, Keenan Wynn as Ben Griggs, Cecil Kellaway as Tom Carter, Audrey Totter as Jennifer Griggs |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 24, 1946 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction |
9
| The Jolson Story |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 1946 (Wide) |
|
Domestic BO: $19,000,000 |
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| Dead of Night |
| Director: Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer, Alberto Cavalcanti |
| Lead Roles: Michael Redgrave |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 28, 1946 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
11
| Blue Skies |
| Director: Stuart Heisler |
| Lead Roles: Bing Crosby as Jonnny Adams, Fred Astaire as Jed Potter, Joan Caulfield as Mary O'Hara |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 16, 1946 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Comedy Musical, Romance, Non-Chronological, World War I, Military Life, Love Triangle, Money Troubles, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dancing, Addiction, Career-Ending Injury |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $14,300,000 |
12
| Night and Day |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 2, 1946 (Limited) |
|
Domestic BO: $7,500,000 |
13
| 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 |
14
| 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 |
15
| 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 |
16
| The Chase |
| Director: Arthur D. Ripley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 16, 1946 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
17
| 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 |
18
| Easy to Wed |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 11, 1946 (Limited) |
|
Domestic BO: $4,100,000 |
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| Because of Him |
| Director: Richard Wallace |
| Lead Roles: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 18, 1946 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Notorious |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 15, 1946 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Political, Nazis, Undercover, Suicide, Secret Agent, Romance, Directing Yourself, Director Cameo, Psychological Thriller, Nazis Outside of World War II, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
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.
21
| 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 |
22
| The Blue Dahlia |
| Director: George Marshall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 16, 1946 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Live Action |
23
| Her Kind of Man |
| Director: Frederick de Cordova |
| Lead Roles: Dane Clark, Janis Paige, Zachary Scott |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 3, 1946 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Musical, Live Action |
24
| Two Sisters from Boston |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 6, 1946 (Limited) |
|
Domestic BO: $3,600,000 |
25
| The Bandit of Sherwood Forest |
| Director: Henry Levin, George Sherman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 21, 1946 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Heroic Adventure, Swashbuckler, 1300s, Robin Hood Bandits, Romance |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $3,000,000 |