This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1950.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Week ending Film Notes 1 The Great Lover No survey was published this week, but The Great Lover was #1 the previous week. 2 On the Town On the Town grossed $391,000 from 15 key cities. 3 Sands of Iwo Jima Sands of Iwo Jima grossed $215,000 from 14 key cities. 4 5 Samson and Delilah † Samson and Delilah reached number one in its third week of release. 6 7 8 9 10 Cinderella Cinderella reached number one in its second week of release. 11 Cinderella grossed $120,000 from the cities sampled. 12 Francis Francis reached number one in its sixth week of release. 13 14 Cinderella Cinderella returned to number one in its sixth week of release with a gross of around $235,000. 15 16 Cheaper by the Dozen 17 Riding High Riding High reached number one in its second week of release. 18 The Third Man The Third Man returned to number one in its 13th week of release. 19 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady reached number one in its second week of release. 20 The Damned Don't Cry The Damned Don't Cry reached number one in its second week of release. 21 Annie Get Your Gun 22 The Big Hangover 23 Father of the Bride 24 Annie Get Your Gun Annie Get Your Gun returned to number one in its fourth week of release. 25 Father of the Bride Father of the Bride returned to number one in its third week of release. 26 27 28 Father of the Bride grossed $210,000 from the cities sampled. 29 Winchester '73 Winchester '73 grossed $236,000 from 17 key cities. 30 Duchess of Idaho Duchess of Idaho reached number one in its second week of release. 31 The Flame and the Arrow The Flame and the Arrow reached number one in its fourth week of release. 32 Three Little Words Three Little Words reached number one in its fourth week of release. 33 Treasure Island Treasure Island reached number one in its third week of release. 34 Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard earned $165,000 from 5 key cities in its second week of release. 35 36 The Black Rose The Black Rose grossed $455,000 from 15 key cities. 37 38 My Blue Heaven 39 40 No Way Out 41 Mister 880 42 43 The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie reached number one in its fourth week of release. 44 All About Eve All About Eve reached number one in its third week of release. 45 46 Rio Grande Rio Grande grossed $240,000 from 17 key cities. 47 King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines grossed $240,000 from 5 key cities. 48 King Solomon's Mines grossed $504,000 from 22 key cities. 49 King Solomon's Mines grossed $400,000 from the cities sampled. 50 51 52 Mr. Music Mr. Music grossed $310,000 from 12 key cities.
Highest-grossing films The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows: Rank Title Distributor Rental 1 Samson and Delilah Paramount Pictures $11,000,000 2 Battleground Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $4,550,000 3 King Solomon's Mines $4,400,000 4 Cheaper by the Dozen 20th Century Fox $4,325,000 5 Annie Get Your Gun Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $4,200,000 6 Cinderella RKO Pictures $4,150,000 7 Father of the Bride Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $4,150,000 8 Sands of Iwo Jima Republic Pictures $3,900,000 9 Broken Arrow 20th Century Fox $3,550,000 10 Twelve O'Clock High $3,225,000
See also Lists of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films
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