Most Popular Movies 1948
This chart shows the 1948 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 1948 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1948 - Top 1948 Worldwide
| The Red Shoes |
| Director: Michael Powell |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 22, 1948 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $163,087 |
| The Three Musketeers |
| Director: George Sidney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 20, 1948 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Set in France, Royalty, Romance, Infidelity, 1600s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
| 3 Godfathers |
| Director: John Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 1, 1948 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| For the Love of Mary |
| Director: Frederick de Cordova |
| Lead Roles: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O’Brien, Don Taylor, Jeffrey Lynn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 1, 1948 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Kiss the Blood Off My Hands |
| Director: Norman Foster |
| Lead Roles: Joan Fontaine as Jane Wharton, Burt Lancaster as Bill Saunders, Robert Newton as Harry Carter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 30, 1948 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
Former POW Bill Saunders, now living in England, is scarred with unstable and violent tendencies. After killing a man in a bar fight, he flees the scene and manages to find cover in the home of Nurse Jane Wharton, who agrees to take him in and believes his story that the killing was an accident. Now in love, Nurse Wharton tries to secure Saunders a job delivering medical supplies when he’s released from prison after serving time for fighting with a police officer. Things take a turn, however, when a racketeer who witnessed Saunders’ murder threatens to turn him into the police unless he agrees to assist in a crime.
| Blood on the Moon |
| Director: Robert Wise |
| Lead Roles: Robert Mitchum as Jim Garry, Barbara Bel Geddes as Amy Lufton, Robert Preston as Tate Riling |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 1948 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
| The Big Clock |
| Director: John Farrow |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 9, 1948 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
| Red River |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 1948 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Classical Western, Cowboys, Dysfunctional Family, Boss From Hell, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Inspired by a True Story, 1850s, Texas, Set in Kansas |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,012,000 |