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
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| 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 |
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Domestic BO: $28,800,000 |
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International BO: $23,536 |
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| Africa Screams |
| Director: Charles Barton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 27, 1949 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Kind Hearts and Coronets |
| Director: Robert Hamer |
| Lead Roles: Alec Guinness as Duke, Dennis Price as Louis Mazzini , Joan Greenwood as Sibella, Valerie Hobson as Edith D’Ascoyne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1949 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Inheritance, Disowned, Death of Other Extended Family, Fired, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Poverty, Familial Murder |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $35,948 |
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International BO: $55,007 |
Synopsis
Ninth in line for the D'Ascoyne fortune, poor relation Louis sets out to bump off the eight heirs ahead of him, including a general, a parson, and a dowager.
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| 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 |
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International BO: $159 |
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| Blondie Hits the Jackpot |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 8, 1949 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Ladri di biciclette |
| Director: Vittorio de Sica |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 1949 (Wide), released as The Bicycle Thief |
| Keywords: Foreign Language |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $361,712 |
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International BO: $38,953 |
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| On the Town |
| Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1949 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Comedy Musical, Romance, Set in New York, Set in New York City, Military Life, Directing Yourself |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,900,000 |