Most Popular Movies 1950
This chart shows the 1950 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 1950 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1950 - Top 1950 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1951 → |
1
| Annie Get Your Gun |
| Director: George Sidney, Busby Berkeley |
| Lead Roles: Betty Hutton as Annie Oakley, Howard Keel as Frank Butler, Louis Calhern as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody, J. Carrol Naish as Chief Sitting Bull, Edward Arnold as Pawnee Bill, Keenan Wynn as Charlie Davenport |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 17, 1950 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Comedy Musical, Romance, F-Rated, Biography, Non-Drama Biographies, Talent Contest |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
2
| The Third Man |
| Director: Sir Carol Reed |
| Lead Roles: Orson Welles as Harry Lime |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 2, 1950 (Wide) by Selznick Releasing Organization |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Post War, War Profiteers, Faked Death, Surprise Twist, Voiceover/Narration, Medical and Hospitals, Medical Crimes |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,034,144 |
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International BO: $456,354 |
3
| Orphée |
| Director: Jean Cocteau |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 29, 1950 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Drama, Live Action, Fantasy |
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International BO: $3,724 |
4
| Cinderella |
| Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson |
| Lead Roles: Ilene Woods as Cinderella |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 15, 1950 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Prince/Princess, Step-Family, Animal Lead, Royalty, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Orphan, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Talking Animals, Dream Sequence, Spoiled Child, Family Musical |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Musical, Hand Animation, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $85,000,000 |
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International BO: $178,591,415 |
5
| Summer Stock |
| Director: Charles Walters, Dave O'Brien, Tex Avery |
| Lead Roles: Judy Garland as Jane Falbury, Gene Kelly as Joe D. Ross |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 31, 1950 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Musical, Live Action |
6
| King Solomon's Mines |
| Director: Andrew Marton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 24, 1950 (Wide), released as King Solomon's Mines (1950) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,172,000 |
7
| Wagon Master |
| Director: John Ford |
| Lead Roles: Ben Johnson as Travis Blue, Joanne Dru as Denver, Harry Carey, Jr. as Sandy Owens, Ward Bond as Wiggs |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 22, 1950 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Classification: Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
8
| Father of the Bride |
| Director: Vincente Minnelli |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1950 (Wide), released as Father of the Bride (1950) |
| Keywords: Family Comedy, Remade |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $10,135,000 |
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| Manon |
| Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Lead Roles: Serge Reggiani |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1950 (Limited) by Self Distributed |
| Keywords: Crime, Post War, 1940s, Set in France |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
10
| All About Eve |
| Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Lead Roles: Bette Davis as Margo Channing, Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington, George Sanders as Addison DeWitt, Celeste Holm as Karen Richards, Marilyn Monroe as Claudia Casswell |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 13, 1950 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Life Drama, Backstage, Professional Rivalry, Theater Actor, Theater, Betrayal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,400,000 |
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International BO: $2,507 |
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| The Blue Lamp |
| Director: Basil Dearden |
| Lead Roles: Jack Warner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 1, 1950 (Limited) by Eagle-Lion Classics |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
12
| Winchester '73 |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 12, 1950 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Film Noir |
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Domestic BO: $4,500,000 |
13
| Trigger, Jr. |
| Director: William Witney |
| Lead Roles: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 30, 1950 (Limited) by Republic Pictures |
| Classification: Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
15
| Sunset Boulevard |
| Director: Billy Wilder |
| Lead Roles: William Holden as Joe Gillis, Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 10, 1950 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Movie Business, Non-Chronological, Gratuitous Cameos, Comeback, Suicide, Voiceover/Narration, Writing and Writers, Boss From Hell, Mental Illness, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, May / December Romance, Unrequited Love, Love Triangle, Depression |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $83,237 |