This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1948.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Week ending Film Notes 1 Captain from Castile 2 Road to Rio † Road to Rio reached number one in its third week of release 3 4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Treasure of the Sierra Madre reached number one in its second week of release. 5 6 You Were Meant for MeYou Were Meant for Me reached number one in its second week of release 7 To the Ends of the Earth 8 The Voice of the Turtle The Voice of the Turtle reached number one in its ninth week of release 9 Call Northside 777 Call Northside 777 reached number one in its third week of release with a gross of $500,000 from 17 cities. 10 11 Saigon 12 Gentleman's Agreement 13 Sitting Pretty Sitting Pretty reached number one in its third week of release 14 The Naked City The Naked City reached number one in its fifth week of release. 15 16 I Remember Mama I Remember Mama reached number one in its sixth week of release 17 The Big ClockThe Big Clock reached number one in its third week of release 18 State of the UnionState of the Union grossed $578,000 from 21 key cities 19 20 The Iron Curtain The Iron Curtain grossed over $500,000 from 20 key cities. 21 22 Homecoming Homecoming reached number one in its fifth week of release. 23 24 25 26 The Emperor Waltz The Emperor Waltz reached number one in its fifth week of release 27 The Emperor Waltz grossed over $400,000 for the week. 28 The Emperor Waltz grossed $379,000 for the week. 29 30 Easter Parade Easter Parade reached number one in its fourth week of release 31 Key Largo 32 33 34 A Date with Judy A Date with Judy reached number one in its fourth week of release. 35 36 37 38 Rachel and the Stranger 39 40 Sorry, Wrong Number 41 42 Johnny Belinda 43 Apartment for Peggy 44 Red River 45 A Song Is Born 46 Road House 47 Julia Misbehaves 48 When My Baby Smiles at Me When My Baby Smiles at Me grossed nearly $560,000 from 19 key cities in its fourth week of release. 49 The Three Musketeers 50 When My Baby Smiles at Me When My Baby Smiles at Me returned to number one in its sixth week of release. 51 The Paleface 52

See also Lists of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films

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Chronology