1949 in film

The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.

List of years in film (table)
In television
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1949
RankTitleStudioBox-office gross rental
1 Jolson Sings Again Columbia Pictures $5,000,000[1]
2 Battleground Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $4,722,000[2]
3 I Was a Male War Bride 20th Century Fox $4,100,000[3]
4 Sands of Iwo Jima Republic Pictures $4,000,000[3]
5 The Stratton Story Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $3,831,000[2]
6 Pinky 20th Century Fox $3,800,000[4]
7 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College $3,700,000[4]
8 Neptune's Daughter Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $3,477,000[2]
9 Little Women $3,425,000[2]
10 Sorrowful Jones Paramount Pictures $3,400,000[4]

Events

Awards

Category/Organization7th Golden Globe Awards
February 23, 1950
22nd Academy Awards
March 23, 1950
Best FilmAll the King's Men
Best DirectorRobert Rossen
All the King's Men
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
A Letter to Three Wives
Best ActorBroderick Crawford
All the King's Men
Best ActressOlivia de Havilland
The Heiress
Best Supporting ActorJames Whitmore
Battleground
Dean Jagger
Twelve O'Clock High
Best Supporting ActressMercedes McCambridge
All the King's Men
Best Screenplay, AdaptedRobert Pirosh
Battleground
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
A Letter to Three Wives
Best Screenplay, OriginalRobert Pirosh
Battleground
Best Foreign Language FilmBicycle Thieves

Top ten money making stars

Rank Actor/Actress
1. Bob Hope
2. Bing Crosby
3. (tie) Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
4. John Wayne
5. Gary Cooper
6. Cary Grant
7. Betty Grable
8. Esther Williams
9. Humphrey Bogart
10. Clark Gable

Notable films released in 1949

United States unless stated

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Serials

Short film series

Births

Deaths

Film Debuts

References

  1. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  2. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  3. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  4. Top 20 Films of 1949 by Domestic Revenue
  5. "Boxoffice Magazine – December 10, 1949, p. 26". Boxoffice. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11.
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