List_of_1949_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States

List of 1949 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1949 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

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#	Week ending	Film	Notes	Ref
1	January 5, 1949	The Paleface		^[1]
2	January 12, 1949	The Paleface		^[1]
3	January 19, 1949	Words and Music		^[2]
4	January 26, 1949	The Snake Pit	The Snake Pit reached number one in its 11th week of release.	^[3]
5	February 2, 1949	Joan of Arc		^[4]
6	February 9, 1949			^[5]
7	February 16, 1949			^[6]
8	February 23, 1949	Command Decision		^[7]
9	March 2, 1949	Whispering Smith	Whispering Smith reached number one in its 12th week of release.	^[8]
10	March 9, 1949	Whispering Smith		^[9]
11	March 16, 1949	A Letter to Three Wives	A Letter to Three Wives reached number one in its sixth week of release.	^[10]
12	March 23, 1949	Mother Is a Freshman	Mother Is a Freshman reached number one in its second week of release.	^[11]
13	March 30, 1949	Knock on Any Door	Knock on Any Door reached number one in its second week of release.	^[12]
14	April 6, 1949	The Set-Up	The Set-Up grossed $245,000 from 13 key cities.	^[13]
15	April 13, 1949	The Set-Up		^[14]
16	April 20, 1949	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court grossed $170,000 from the cities sampled.	^[15]
17	April 27, 1949			^[16]
18	May 4, 1949			^[17]
19	May 11, 1949	Flamingo Road		^[18]
20	May 18, 1949	Mr. Belvedere Goes to College	Mr. Belvedere Goes to College reached number one in its fifth week of release.	^[19]
21	May 25, 1949	Flamingo Road	Flamingo Road returned to number one in its third week of release.	^[20]
22	June 1, 1949	The Stratton Story	The Stratton Story reached number one in its third week of release.	^[21]
23	June 8, 1949	The Stratton Story		^[22]
24	June 15, 1949	Home of the Brave	Home of the Brave reached number one in its fifth week of release.	^[23]
25	June 22, 1949	It Happens Every Spring	It Happens Every Spring reached number one in its third week of release.	^[24]
26	June 29, 1949	Sorrowful Jones	Sorrowful Jones grossed $260,000 from the cities sampled.	^[25]
27	July 6, 1949	Neptune's Daughter	Neptune's Daughter reached number one in its fourth week of release.	^[26]
28	July 13, 1949	The Fountainhead		^[27]
29	July 20, 1949	Sorrowful Jones The Girl from Jones Beach	Both Sorrowful Jones and The Girl from Jones Beach tied for first place.	^[28]
30	July 27, 1949	Any Number Can Play	Any Number Can Play reached number one in its second week of release.	^[29]
31	August 3, 1949	Look for the Silver Lining	Look for the Silver Lining grossed $370,000 from 14 key cities.	^[30]
32	August 10, 1949	In the Good Old Summertime	In the Good Old Summertime reached number one in its second week of release.	^[31]
33	August 17, 1949	Look for the Silver Lining	Look for the Silver Lining returned to number one in its third week of release.	^[32]
34	August 24, 1949	Black Magic		^[33]
35	August 31, 1949	It's a Great Feeling		^[34]
36	September 7, 1949	White Heat		^[35]
37	September 14, 1949	Top o' the Morning	Top o' the Morning reached number one in its second week of release.	^[36]
38	September 21, 1949	I Was a Male War Bride	I Was a Male War Bride reached number one in its fourth week of release.	^[37]
39	September 28, 1949	I Was a Male War Bride		^[38]
40	October 5, 1949	My Friend Irma	My Friend Irma reached number one in its seventh week of release.	^[39]
41	October 12, 1949	Father Was a Fullback	Father Was a Fullback earned $240,000 from the cities sampled in its second week of release.	^[40]
42	October 19, 1949	Jolson Sings Again	Jolson Sings Again reached number one in its tenth week of release.	^[41]
43	October 26, 1949		Jolson Sings Again grossed $390,000 from the cities sampled.	^[42]
44	November 2, 1949		Jolson Sings Again grossed $305,000 from the cities sampled.	^[43]
45	November 9, 1949			^[44]
46	November 16, 1949			^[45]
47	November 23, 1949	That Forsyte Woman	That Forsyte Woman reached number one in its third week of release.	^[46]
48	November 30, 1949	Oh, You Beautiful Doll	Oh, You Beautiful Doll reached number one in its third week of release.	^[47]
49	December 7, 1949	Pinky	Pinky reached number one in its tenth week of release.	^[48]
50	December 14, 1949	Pinky		^[49]
51	December 21, 1949	The Great Lover	The Great Lover reached number one in its fourth week of release.	^[50]
52	December 28, 1949	The Great Lover		^[51]

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Rank	Title	Distributor	Rental^[52]
1	Jolson Sings Again	Columbia Pictures	$5,500,000
2	Pinky	20th Century Fox	$4,200,000
3	I Was a Male War Bride		$4,100,000
4	The Snake Pit		$4,100,000
5	Joan of Arc	RKO Pictures	$4,100,000
6	The Stratton Story	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$3,700,000
7	Mr. Belvedere Goes to College	20th Century Fox	$3,650,000
8	Little Women	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$3,600,000
9	Words and Music		$3,500,000
10	Neptune's Daughter		$3,450,000

List_of_1949_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States

List of 1949 box office number-one films in the United States

Number-one films

Highest-grossing films

See also

References

Chronology

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