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
| Fancy Pants |
| Director: George Marshall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 19, 1950 (Wide) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,600,000 |
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
| 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 |
4
| Panic in the Streets |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 15, 1950 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
5
| Stars in My Crown |
| Director: Jacques Tourneur |
| Lead Roles: Joel McCrea as Josiah Dozier Grey |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 17, 1950 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: 1860s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
6
| Destination Moon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 1950 (Limited) |
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Domestic BO: $5,000,000 |
7
| 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 |
8
| 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 |