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
| Neptune's Daughter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1949 (Wide) |
|
Domestic BO: $3,450,000 |
2
| In the Good Old Summertime |
| Director: Robert Z. Leonard, Uncredited |
| Lead Roles: Judy Garland as Veronice Fisher, Van Johnson as Andrew Delby Larkin/Narrator |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 29, 1949 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Romantic Musical, Romance, Remake, 1900s, Set in Chicago, Remade, Mistaken Identity, Christmas, Christmas in November, Fired |
| Classification: Based on Movie, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $3,400,000 |
3
| That Forsyte Woman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 3, 1949 (Limited), released as That Forsyth Woman |
| Classification: Drama |
4
| Twelve O'Clock High |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 21, 1949 (Limited) |
|
Domestic BO: $6,450,000 |
5
| Pinky |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 29, 1949 (Wide) |
|
Domestic BO: $8,400,000 |
6
| 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 |
7
| 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 |
8
| Portrait of Jennie |
| Director: William Dieterle |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 22, 1949 (Limited) by Selznick Releasing Organization |
| Classification: Drama |