Most Popular Movies 1947
This chart shows the 1947 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 1947 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1947 - Top 1947 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1948 → |
1
| Roma città aperta |
| Director: Roberto Rossellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 14, 1947 (Wide), released as Roma, Cidade Aberta (Portugal) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $24,455 |
2
| The Lady from Shanghai |
| Director: Orson Welles |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 24, 1947 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
3
| The Perils of Pauline |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 4, 1947 (Limited) |
| Classification: Comedy, Live Action |
4
| Backlash |
| Director: Eugene Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 1, 1947 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
This murder mystery follows the story of a man who tries to frame his wife for a murder that he himself committed. As the plot thickens, Detective Jerry McMullen slowly gets to the bottom of the case and the incentive behind why it was committed.
5
| Out of the Past |
| Director: Jacques Tourneur |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 25, 1947 (Limited) (New York City) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $258 |
6
| Fun and Fancy Free |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 27, 1947 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Romance, Segments, Love Triangle, Intertitle, Circus, Hallucinations, Voiceover/Narration, Animal Lead, Ventriloquism, Giants, Heist, Poverty, Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| Classification: Adventure |