List of 1950 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1950 per Varietys 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

Week endingFilmNotes
1 No survey published.
2 On the Town On the Town grossed $391,000 from 15 key cities. [1]
3 Sands of Iwo Jima Sands of Iwo Jima grossed $215,000 from 14 key cities. [2]
4 [3]
5 Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah reached number one in its third week of release. [4]
6 [5]
7 [6]
8 [7]
9 [8]
10 Cinderella Cinderella reached number one in its second week of release. [9]
11 Cinderella grossed $120,000 from the cities sampled. [10]
12 Francis Francis reached number one in its sixth week of release. [11]
13 [12]
14 Cinderella Cinderella returned to number one in its sixth week of release with a gross of around $235,000. [13]
15 [14]
16 Cheaper by the Dozen [15]
17 Riding High Riding High reached number one in its second week of release. [16]
18 The Third Man The Third Man returned to number one in its 13th week of release. [17]
19 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady reached number one in its second week of release. [18]
20 The Damned Don't Cry The Damned Don't Cry reached number one in its second week of release. [19]
21 Annie Get Your Gun [20]
22 The Big Hangover [21]
23 Father of the Bride [22]
24 Annie Get Your Gun Annie Get Your Gun returned to number one in its fourth week of release. [23]
25 Father of the Bride Father of the Bride returned to number one in its third week of release. [24]
26 [25]
27 [26]
28 Father of the Bride grossed $210,000 from the cities sampled. [27]
29 Winchester '73 Winchester '73 grossed $236,000 from 17 key cities. [28]
30 Duchess of Idaho Duchess of Idaho reached number one in its second week of release. [29]
31 The Flame and the Arrow The Flame and the Arrow reached number one in its fourth week of release. [30]
32 Three Little Words Three Little Words reached number one in its fourth week of release. [31]
33 Treasure Island Treasure Island reached number one in its third week of release.
34 Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard earned $165,000 from 5 key cities in its second week of release. [32]
35 [33]
36 The Black Rose The Black Rose grossed $455,000 from 15 key cities. [34]
37
38 My Blue Heaven [35]
39 [36]
40 No Way Out [37]
41 Mister 880 [38]
42 [39]
43 The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie reached number one in its fourth week of release. [40]
44 All About Eve All About Eve reached number one in its third week of release. [41]
45 [42]
46 Rio Grande Rio Grande grossed $240,000 from 17 key cities. [43]
47 King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines grossed $240,000 from 5 key cities. [44]
48 King Solomon's Mines grossed $504,000 from 22 key cities. [45]
49 King Solomon's Mines grossed $400,000 from the cities sampled. [46]
50 [47]
51 [48]
52 Mr. Music Mr. Music grossed $310,000 from 12 key cities. [49]

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

RankTitle Distributor Rental[50]
1Samson and DelilahParamount Pictures$11,000,000
2BattlegroundMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer$4,550,000
3King Solomon's Mines$4,400,000
4Cheaper by the Dozen20th Century Fox$4,325,000
5Annie Get Your GunMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer$4,200,000
6CinderellaRKO Pictures$4,150,000
7Father of the BrideMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer$4,150,000
8Sands of Iwo JimaRepublic Pictures$3,900,000
9Broken Arrow20th Century Fox$3,550,000
10Twelve O'Clock High$3,225,000

See also

Notes and References

  1. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 11, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  2. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 18, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  3. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 25, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  4. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 1, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  5. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 8, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  6. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 15, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  7. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 22, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  8. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 1, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  9. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 8, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  10. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 15, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  11. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 22, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  12. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 29, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  13. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 5, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  14. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 12, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  15. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 19, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  16. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 26, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  17. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 3, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  18. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 10, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  19. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 17, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  20. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 24, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  21. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 31, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  22. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 7, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  23. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 14, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  24. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 21, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  25. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 28, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  26. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 5, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  27. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 12, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  28. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 19, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  29. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 26, 1950. 7. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  30. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 2, 1950. 7. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  31. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 9, 1950. 7. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  32. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 23, 1950. 7. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  33. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 30, 1950. 7. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  34. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 6, 1950. 7. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  35. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 20, 1950. 5. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  36. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 27, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  37. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 4, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  38. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 11, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  39. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 18, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  40. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 25, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  41. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 1, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  42. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 8, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  43. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 15, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  44. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 22, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  45. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 29, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  46. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 6, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  47. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 13, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  48. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 20, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  49. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 27, 1950. 3. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.
  50. Variety. Top Grosses of 1950. January 3, 1951. 58. February 27, 2023. Archive.org.

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