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 → |
1
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon |
Director: John Ford |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1949 (Limited) |
Domestic BO: $5,400,000 |
2
Wake of the Red Witch |
Director: Edward Ludwig |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 1, 1949 (Limited) by Republic Pictures |
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
International BO: $4,439 |
3
The Queen of Spades |
Director: Director |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 18, 1949 (Wide) by Monogram Pictures |
Classification: Remake, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
International BO: $15,792 |
4
Blondies Big Deal |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 10, 1949 (Limited) by Columbia |
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
5
Madame Bovary |
Director: Vicente Minnelli |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 1949 (Limited) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action |
6
They Live by Night |
Director: Ray Nicholas |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 5, 1949 (Limited) |
Classification: Drama |
7
Dernier amour |
Director: Jean Stelli |
Lead Roles: Annabella as Hélène Fontenay, Georges Marchal as Alain Fontenay, Jeanne Moreau as Michèle |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 12, 1949 (Wide) (France) |
Classification: Drama |
8
![El Paso](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Paso-El-(1949)-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
9
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 |
10
![Trapped](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Trapped-(1949)-Thumbnail.jpg)
Trapped |
Director: Richard Fleischer |
Initial Theatrical Release: October 1, 1949 (Limited) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
11
![Una familia de tantas](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/familia-de-tantas-Una-(Mexico)-Thumbnail.jpg)
Una familia de tantas |
Director: Alejandro Galindo |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 11, 1949 (Wide) (Mexico) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
12
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, Obsession |
Classification: Based on Religious Text, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
Domestic BO: $28,800,000 |
International BO: $23,536 |
13
![Holiday Affair](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Holiday-Affair-(1949)-Thumbnail.jpg)
Holiday Affair |
Director: Don Hartman |
Lead Roles: Robert Mitchum as Steve Mason, Janet Leigh as Connie Ennis, Wendell Corey as Carl Davis, Gordon Gebert as Timmy Ennis |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 24, 1949 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
Keywords: Christmas, Romance |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
14
Pinky |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 29, 1949 (Wide) |
Domestic BO: $8,400,000 |
15
![Take Me Out To The Ball Game](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Take-Me-Out-To-The-Ball-Game-(1949)-Thumbnail.jpg)
Take Me Out To The Ball Game |
Director: Busby Berkeley |
Lead Roles: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly |
Initial Theatrical Release: April, 1949 (Limited) by MGM |
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
16
I Was a Male War Bride |
Director: Howard Hawks |
Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1949 (Wide) |
Domestic BO: $7,750,000 |