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
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| 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 |
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| Chain Lightning |
| Director: Stuart Heisler |
| Lead Roles: Humphrey Bogart, Eleanor Parker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 31, 1950 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| 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 |
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| The Furies |
| Director: Anthony Mann |
| Lead Roles: Barbara Stanwyck as Vance Jeffords, Wendell Corey as Rip Darrow, Walter Huston as T.C. Jeffords, Judith Anderson as Flo Burnett, Gilbert Roland as Juan Herrera, Thomas Gomez as El Tigre, Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Anaheim |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 21, 1950 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| 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 |
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| Devil’s Doorway |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 15, 1950 (Limited), released as Devil's Doorway |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
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| Flicka och hyacinter |
| Director: Hasse Ekman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 6, 1950 (Limited) (Sweden) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Rogues of Sherwood Forest |
| Director: Gordon Douglas |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 1950 (Limited) (Finland) |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
9
| Let’s Dance |
| Director: Norman Z. McLeod |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 29, 1950 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| 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 |
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| Farewell to Yesterday |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 2, 1950 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
Synopsis
Narrated by Tony Award®-winning actor Sidney Blackmer1, this documentary portrayal of the cultural and social forces which led the world to war in the 1930s and 1940s, starting with the rise of the Third Reich and their leader Adolf Hitler, shows the war in all its horror.
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| Night and the City |
| Director: Jules Dassin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 9, 1950 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
13
| Broken Arrow |
| Director: Delmer Daves |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 24, 1950 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Western |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| Winchester '73 |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 12, 1950 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Film Noir |
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Domestic BO: $4,500,000 |
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| Guilty of Treason |
| Director: Felix E. Feist |
| Lead Roles: Charles Bickford as Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 20, 1950 (Limited) by Eagle Films |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |