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The Trade-Paper Record — 1919 to 1969

Name: Reel Numbers domestic box office
Creator: Reel Numbers

There was no national box-office reporting before the 1980s. What existed was Variety, printing what individual theatres took in individual cities, week by week. This is 216,273 of those weeks, read off the original scanned pages — one theatre, one week, one figure at a time, across 7,357 film engagements. The table below shows the top 500 of them.

These are not domestic grosses.Each figure is what one theatre took in one week, in the cities the trade press happened to cover. They do not add up to what a film earned nationally, and we do not pretend otherwise — calibrating a national scale factor against films with known published totals gave ratios from 11.5× to 1720×, so no such factor exists. Rank by curiosity, not by record.

#	Film	Reported	Theatre-weeks	Cities	Sum of reported weeks	Best single week
1	Life With Father · WB	1939–1949	465	29	$6,996,600	$65,000 · State-Lake, Chicago (1947)
2	Oklahoma! (also 1939, 1962–1964)	1943–1949	213	30	$6,508,409	$67,000 · Paramount, Omaha (1947)
3	Best Years · RKO (also 1932)	1947–1949	360	25	$5,987,300	$50,000 · Keith's, Washington (1947)
4	Annie Get Your Gun	1946–1949	137	12	$5,586,800	$70,000 · Opera House, San Francisco (1948)
5	Hamlet · U (also 1923, 1961)	1936–1950	416	23	$4,907,650	$88,000 · Century (1949)
6	Duel in Sun · SRO	1947–1949	237	22	$4,477,800	$83,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
7	Wilson · 20th	1944–1945	216	22	$4,434,700	$128,000 · Roxy, New York (1944)
8	Going My Way · Par	1944–1945	206	24	$4,291,500	$71,000 · Paramount, New York (1944)
9	Joan of Arc · RKO	1948–1949	189	26	$3,711,500	$67,500 · Victoria, New York (1948)
10	Welcome Stranger · Par (also 1922–1925, 1929)	1947	219	24	$3,684,880	$93,000 · Paramount, New York (1947)
11	Carousel (also 1961–1963)	1945–1949	105	14	$3,672,800	$49,000 · Majestic, New York (1945)
12	Jolson Story · Col	1946–1948	188	20	$3,550,900	$143,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1946)
13	Hellzapoppin · U (also 1948)	1938–1942	150	20	$3,440,500	$40,000 · Winter Garden, New York (1939)
14	Egg and I · U	1947–1948	201	22	$3,421,800	$128,000 · Radio Citv Music Hall, New York (1947)
15	High Button Shoes	1947–1949	90	11	$3,320,500	$51,700 · Philharmonic Aud., Los Angeles (1949)
16	Harvey	1944–1949	186	20	$3,292,068	$28,500 · Colonial (1948)
17	Bachelor and Bobby-Soxer · RKO	1947	147	22	$3,251,000	$150,000 · Radio City Music Hall (1947)
18	Dear Ruth · Par	1945–1947	177	21	$3,099,600	$95,000 · Paramount, New York (1947)
19	Red Shoes · EL (also 1961)	1948–1950	339	22	$3,083,500	$22,000 · National, Washington (1948)
20	Since Went Away · UA	1944–1945	163	23	$3,066,700	$60,000 · Capitol, New York (1944)
21	Notorious · RKO	1946–1947	128	22	$3,009,900	$162,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1946)
22	Weekend at Waldorf · M-G	1945–1946	108	21	$2,993,500	$130,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1945)
23	Command Decision · M-G	1947–1949	170	24	$2,853,000	$63,000 · State (1949)
24	Spellbound · UA	1945–1946	100	20	$2,852,700	$159,000 · Astor, New York (1946)
25	Mother Wore Tights · 20th	1947	148	22	$2,761,500	$133,000 · Roxy, New York (1947)
26	Homecoming · M-G (also 1928–1929)	1948	91	22	$2,736,700	$124,000 · Capitol, New York (1948)
27	Broadway Melody · M-G (also 1935–1937)	1929	127	23	$2,731,060	$48,000 · McVicker's, Chicago (1929)
28	Grand Hotel · M-G (also 1936)	1931–1932	150	29	$2,726,700	$86,000 · Capitol, New York (1932)
29	Date With Judy · M-G	1948	84	21	$2,722,200	$153,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1948)
30	Snake Pit · 20th	1948–1949	170	23	$2,676,000	$60,000 · Rivoli, New York (1948)
31	Born Yesterday	1945–1949	165	12	$2,672,616	$23,000 · Lyceum, New York (1946)
32	Exodus · UA	1961	204	25	$2,669,400	$68,000 · Warner (1961)
33	Wings · Par (also 1941)	1927–1929	168	24	$2,651,500	$74,100 · Criterion (1928)
34	Cleopatra · 20th (also 1934–1936, 1946)	1963–1964	128	25	$2,650,512	$75,000 · Music Hall, Boston (1963)
35	Yearling · M-G	1947	143	21	$2,624,500	$144,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1947)
36	Forever Amber · 20th	1947–1948	110	22	$2,613,700	$150,000 · Eoxy, New York (1947)
37	Finian's Rainbow	1947–1949	72	7	$2,565,200	$43,900 · Shubert (1949)
38	Tobacco Road · 20th	1934–1948	290	29	$2,560,000	$47,000 · Eoxy, New York (1941)
39	Have, Have Not · WB	1944–1945	150	24	$2,551,900	$55,000 · Mastbaum, Philadelphia (1945)
40	Wonder Man · RKO	1945–1946	125	22	$2,536,400	$58,000 · Astor, New York (1945)
41	Henry V · UA	1945–1949	275	15	$2,484,800	$34,200 · City Center, New York (1946)
42	Three Musketeers · M-G (also 1928, 1935, 1939)	1946–1949	119	25	$2,460,500	$86,000 · State, New York (1948)
43	Johnny Belinda · WB (also 1940–1941)	1948–1949	168	22	$2,458,500	$88,500 · Metropolitan (1949)
44	Kid From Brooklyn · RKO	1946	114	20	$2,458,300	$68,200 · Astor, New York (1946)
45	Outlaw · UA	1946–1950	133	15	$2,450,200	$80,000 · Broadway (1947)
46	Kiss and Tell · Col	1943–1946	165	25	$2,446,400	$85,000 · Capitol, New York (1945)
47	Easter Parade · M-G	1948	148	24	$2,436,200	$44,000 · Mastbaum, Philadelphia (1948)
48	Singing Fool · WB	1928–1929	121	24	$2,406,400	$51,000 · McVickers, Chicago (1928)
49	Unconquered · Par	1947–1948	138	21	$2,390,880	$88,000 · Rivoli, New York (1947)
50	Fantasia · Disney (also 1963–1964)	1940–1949	269	24	$2,364,300	$27,500 · Broadway, New York (1941)
51	Hucksters · M-G	1947	110	21	$2,324,800	$78,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
52	Anna · 20th (also 1928)	1946	99	22	$2,310,000	$145,000 · Radio City Music Hall (1946)
53	Brigadoon	1947–1949	62	11	$2,303,886	$48,500 · Ziegfeld, New York (1947)
54	State of Union · M-G	1947–1948	125	24	$2,302,500	$137,000 · Radio City Music Hall (1948)
55	Razor's Edge · 20th	1946–1947	123	23	$2,300,000	$166,000 · Roxy (1946)
56	Student Prince · M-G	1925–1948	128	22	$2,299,800	$75,200 · Capitol, New York (1928)
57	Frenchman's Creek · Par	1944–1945	131	22	$2,294,500	$73,000 · Rivoli, New York (1944)
58	Meet Me St. Louis · M-G	1944–1946	128	20	$2,294,020	$63,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1945)
59	Duffy's Tavern · Par	1945–1947	112	23	$2,277,600	$111,000 · Paramount, New York (1945)
60	Key Largo · WB (also 1939–1940)	1948	136	24	$2,255,500	$80,000 · Strand, New York (1948)
61	Blue Skies · Par (also 1929, 1961)	1946–1947	109	23	$2,249,300	$120,000 · Paramount, New York (1946)
62	National Velvet · M-G	1944–1945	110	21	$2,234,000	$131,600 · Radio City Music Hall (1945)
63	Show Boat · U (also 1946–1949)	1928–1936	162	31	$2,230,000	$95,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1936)
64	Seventh Cross · M-G	1944	115	18	$2,220,700	$78,000 · Capitol, New York (1944)
65	Big Parade · M-G-M	1925–1932	131	15	$2,209,343	$38,000 · McVickers, Chicago (1927)
66	Here Come Waves · Par	1944–1945	116	22	$2,183,800	$80,000 · Paramount, New York (1945)
67	Be Seeing You · UA	1944–1945	133	24	$2,182,100	$92,000 · Capitol, New York (1945)
68	Princess and Pirate · RKO	1944–1945	115	22	$2,163,700	$42,000 · Astor, New York (1945)
69	Red River · UA	1948–1950	155	23	$2,161,300	$92,000 · Capitol, New York (1948)
70	Women · M-G (also 1947)	1934–1939	189	27	$2,160,380	$50,000 · Capitol, New York (1939)
71	Holiday Inn · Par	1942–1945	110	27	$2,157,700	$85,000 · Paramonnt, New York (1942)
72	Without Love · M-G	1942–1945	136	24	$2,127,500	$110,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1945)
73	Arsenic Old Lace · WB	1944–1945	124	21	$2,124,900	$63,000 · Strand (1944)
74	Mildred Pierce · WB	1945–1946	112	23	$2,118,116	$70,000 · Strand, New York (1945)
75	Song to Remember · Col	1945–1947	108	20	$2,118,000	$123,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1945)
76	Call Me Mister	1946–1947	78	4	$2,105,100	$35,000 · National (1947)
77	Ziegfeld Follies · M-G (also 1934–1939)	1943–1946	96	23	$2,099,200	$108,000 · Capitol, New York (1946)
78	White Cliffs · M-G	1944	111	23	$2,096,500	$112,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1944)
79	Green Years · M-G	1946	90	22	$2,092,000	$143,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1946)
80	Casanova Brown · RKO	1944–1945	117	22	$2,090,400	$123,000 · Radio City Music Hall (1944)
81	Diamond Horseshoe · 20th	1945	149	24	$2,089,500	$84,000 · Boxy, New York (1945)
82	Variety Girl · Par	1947	110	22	$2,043,500	$90,000 · Paramount, New York (1947)
83	Love Letters · Par (also 1924, 1937)	1945–1947	118	22	$2,032,301	$60,000 · Rivoli, New York (1945)
84	Calcutta · Par	1947–1949	133	22	$2,020,500	$84,000 · Paramount, New York (1947)
85	Gone With Wind · M-G (also 1939–1943, 1961)	1947–1949	153	22	$2,004,600	$50,000 · Criterion, New York (1947)
86	Anna Lucasta · Col	1944–1949	128	18	$2,001,300	$61,000 · Capitol, New York (1949)
87	Allegro	1947–1949	55	9	$1,982,000	$49,000 · Majestic (1947)
88	Big Sleep · WB	1946–1947	98	21	$1,981,512	$81,000 · Strand, New York (1946)
89	Big Broadcast · Par	1932–1938	161	28	$1,970,250	$60,000 · Paramount (1932)
90	Farmer's Daughter · RKO (also 1928)	1947–1948	125	22	$1,968,500	$36,000 · Rivoli, New York (1947)
91	Winged Victory · 20th	1943–1945	107	22	$1,956,574	$104,000 · Roxy, New York (1945)
92	Mrs. Miniver · M-G	1942	130	27	$1,943,200	$92,500 · Stooley, Philadelphia (1942)
93	Saratoga Trunk · WB	1945–1947	93	20	$1,940,800	$56,000 · Hollywood, New York (1945)
94	Spanish Main · RKO	1945–1946	110	20	$1,928,500	$50,000 · Palace (1945)
95	Spartacus · U	1961–1962	192	24	$1,923,310	$36,000 · DeMille, New York (1961)
96	Ball Game · M-G	1949	95	24	$1,920,000	$56,000 · State, New York (1949)
97	Salty O'Rourke · Par	1945–1946	112	24	$1,915,800	$70,000 · ParamoBnt, New York (1945)
98	John Loves Mary · WB	1947–1949	113	19	$1,905,000	$65,000 · Strand (1949)
99	Stolen Life · WB (also 1939)	1946	113	21	$1,904,300	$56,500 · Hollywood, New York (1946)
100	Top Hat · Radio	1935–1947	118	27	$1,901,900	$134,800 · Music Hall, N. Y. (1935)
101	Bell Tolls · Par	1943–1947	128	24	$1,899,509	$60,000 · Stale-Lake, Chicago (1943)
102	Scandals · Fox (also 1945)	1922–1940	93	17	$1,890,300	$75,000 · MUSIC HALL (1934)
103	Paleface · Par	1948–1949	106	22	$1,880,800	$90,000 · Paramount, New York (1948)
104	Tarzan · M-G	1932–1939	162	32	$1,878,200	$65,000 · Capitol, New York (1932)
105	Anchors Aweigh · M-G	1945–1948	89	21	$1,874,000	$99,000 · Capitol, New York (1945)
106	Road to Morocco · Par	1942–1945	80	23	$1,873,500	$80,000 · Paramount, New York (1942)
107	Bells of St. Mary's · RKO	1945–1946	46	13	$1,855,200	$160,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1946)
108	Frankenstein · U (also 1943–1948)	1931–1939	127	29	$1,849,300	$60,000 · Mayfair, New York (1931)
109	Crossfire · RKO	1947	97	19	$1,846,500	$50,000 · Rivoli, New York (1947)
110	Down to Earth · Col (also 1932)	1947	98	18	$1,845,500	$147,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1947)
111	Little Women · M-G (also 1933–1934, 1938–1939)	1949	80	21	$1,843,000	$126,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1949)
112	Favorite Brunette · Par	1947	76	21	$1,841,700	$110,000 · Paramount, New York (1947)
113	Laura · 20th	1944–1947	115	25	$1,838,000	$100,000 · Roxy (1944)
114	Hollywood Canteen · WB	1944–1945	123	23	$1,836,400	$64,500 · Strand, New York (1945)
115	Emperor Waltz · Par	1948	77	19	$1,830,900	$144,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1948)
116	Mutiny · MG	1935–1936	113	26	$1,830,700	$75,300 · Capitol (1935)
117	Two Mrs. Carrolls · WB (also 1937)	1943–1947	111	21	$1,828,100	$50,000 · Hollywood, New York (1947)
118	Naked City · U	1948	93	20	$1,796,503	$145,000 · Capitol, New York (1948)
119	San Francisco · MG (also 1948–1949)	1936–1939	162	25	$1,796,250	$28,000 · Paramount, San Francisco (1936)
120	Connecticut Yankee · Par (also 1922, 1926–1931, 1936, 1943–1944)	1949	68	17	$1,783,500	$170,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1949)
121	Great Waltz · M-G (also 1947–1949)	1934–1940	110	25	$1,782,300	$44,000 · Center, New York (1934)
122	Stratton Story · M-G	1949	103	25	$1,776,500	$130,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1949)
123	Foxes of Harrow · 20th	1947	100	19	$1,765,600	$140,000 · Roxy, New York (1947)
124	Janie · WB	1942–1944	153	22	$1,763,718	$43,000 · Strand, New York (1944)
125	Brother Rat · WB (also 1944)	1937–1939	196	30	$1,761,200	$30,000 · Strand (1938)
126	Rio Rita · Radio (also 1941–1942)	1927–1929	91	14	$1,756,200	$45,000 · Ziegfcld, New York (1927)
127	Gentleman's Agreement · 20th	1947–1948	118	22	$1,753,450	$87,500 · Mayfair, New York (1947)
128	Kitty · Par (also 1929)	1946	89	23	$1,741,606	$58,000 · Rlvoll, New York (1946)
129	Bernadette · 20th	1944–1946	120	23	$1,718,700	$60,000 · Rivoli, New York (1944)
130	Saratoga · MG	1937	130	22	$1,718,500	$35,000 · Capitol, New York (1937)
131	Dead End · UA (also 1944–1947)	1935–1939	155	23	$1,705,103	$45,000 · State, New York (1937)
132	Sound of Music · MD-RS	1961–1963	22	8	$1,702,453	$108,296 · Opera House, San Francisco (1961)
133	Sitting Pretty · 20th (also 1933–1934)	1948	122	21	$1,695,600	$115,000 · Boxy (1948)
134	Pepe · Col	1961	132	25	$1,685,020	$38,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1961)
135	All My Sons · U	1947–1948	116	21	$1,676,600	$50,000 · Criterion (1948)
136	Julia Misbehaves · M-G	1948	84	21	$1,674,000	$139,000 · Radio City Music Hall (1948)
137	Streetcar Named Desire (also 1961)	1947–1949	67	11	$1,662,569	$30,679 · Nixon, Pittsburgh (1948)
138	Good Sam · RKO	1948	95	23	$1,658,100	$139,000 · Radio City Music Hall (1948)
139	Gilda · Col	1946	101	24	$1,651,100	$45,000 · State, New York (1946)
140	Let's Face It · Par	1941–1944	76	18	$1,650,800	$52,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1943)
141	Cavalcade · Fox (also 1938–1939)	1933	141	26	$1,640,900	$100,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1933)
142	Night and Day · WB (also 1933)	1946–1947	88	23	$1,626,700	$52,000 · Mastbanra, Philadelphia (1946)
143	Rhapsody in Blue · WB	1945	104	21	$1,612,300	$41,000 · Hollywood, New York (1945)
144	Walter Mitty · RKO	1947–1948	84	15	$1,608,500	$55,000 · Astor, New York (1947)
145	Undercurrent · M-G	1946–1947	74	23	$1,607,000	$99,000 · Capitol, New York (1946)
146	Margie · 20th (also 1940)	1946–1947	100	22	$1,604,500	$107,000 · Roxy, New York (1946)
147	Sgt. York · WB (also 1949)	1941–1942	146	26	$1,601,370	$35,000 · Paramount, Brooklyn (1941)
148	Holiday in Mexico · M-G	1946–1948	68	21	$1,601,200	$105,000 · Capitol, New York (1946)
149	Great Expectations · U (also 1934–1935)	1947	76	21	$1,598,820	$140,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1947)
150	The Voice of the Turtle	1943–1947	101	14	$1,594,600	$25,000 · Cass, Detroit (1944)
151	Major and Minor · Par	1942	94	25	$1,591,000	$82,000 · Paramonnt, New York (1942)
152	Mister Roberts (also 1962)	1948–1949	51	5	$1,590,400	$40,000 · Alvin, New York (1949)
153	Whispering Smith · Par (also 1926, 1935–1936)	1949	97	22	$1,587,500	$110,000 · Paramount, New York (1949)
154	Anything Goes · Par (also 1945–1948)	1934–1936	86	20	$1,580,390	$37,000 · State, New York (1936)
155	Silver Lining · WB	1949	74	20	$1,572,500	$146,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1949)
156	Mother Is Freshman · 20th	1949	72	21	$1,571,500	$88,000 · Roxy, New York (1949)
157	Hell Divers · M-G (also 1937–1938)	1932	84	28	$1,569,600	$68,000 · Capitol, New York (1932)
158	Easy to Wed · M-G	1946–1948	75	19	$1,569,000	$107,000 · Capitol, New York (1946)
159	Dragon Seed · M-G	1944	100	20	$1,568,900	$125,000 · Radio Citv Music Hall, New York (1944)
160	Enchanted Cottage · RKO (also 1924)	1945	98	22	$1,564,300	$40,000 · Astor, New York (1945)
161	Maytime · MG (also 1923–1924, 1931, 1945)	1936–1938	105	25	$1,560,800	$55,000 · CAPITOL, NEW YORK (1937)
162	Deception · WB (also 1921, 1932–1933)	1946–1947	103	20	$1,556,500	$41,000 · Hollywood, New York (1946)
163	Mr. Smith · Col	1939–1941	142	25	$1,556,300	$110,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1939)
164	Smoky · 20th (also 1933–1935)	1946	92	23	$1,554,500	$101,000 · Roxy, New York (1946)
165	Show Boat (also 1928–1936)	1946–1949	46	14	$1,554,300	$47,000 · Ziegfeld, New York (1946)
166	Desert Song · WB (also 1939, 1943–1949)	1928–1935	103	18	$1,553,200	$40,000 · McVicker's, Chicago (1929)
167	California · Par	1947–1948	91	22	$1,548,109	$39,000 · Paramount, Los Angeles (1947)
168	How West Was Won · MGM	1963–1964	113	25	$1,547,800	$47,000 · Cinerama, New York (1963)
169	Bloomer Girl	1944–1947	47	11	$1,541,276	$52,000 · Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles (1946)
170	Absent-Minded Professor · BV	1961	60	20	$1,525,800	$190,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1961)
171	Brute Force · U	1947	108	21	$1,523,500	$35,000 · Criterion, New York (1947)
172	Guns of Navarone · Col	1961	117	22	$1,521,900	$60,000 · Capitl (1961)
173	Up in Arms · RKO	1944	82	19	$1,519,000	$117,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1944)
174	Dolly Sisters · 20th	1945–1947	83	22	$1,516,000	$85,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1945)
175	Lost Weekend · Par	1945–1947	57	18	$1,511,000	$70,000 · Rivoli, New York (1946)
176	Love Me Forever · Col	1935	84	29	$1,504,400	$102,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1935)
177	Possessed · M-G (also 1939, 1947)	1931–1932	59	20	$1,500,700	$86,000 · Capitol (1931)
178	Kismet · M-G (also 1922, 1931)	1944–1945	88	16	$1,494,700	$39,000 · Los Angeles, Los Angeles (1944)
179	Don Juan · WB (also 1926–1927, 1934–1935)	1948–1949	83	20	$1,494,000	$75,000 · Strand (1948)
180	High Barbaree · M-G	1947	87	20	$1,491,300	$69,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
181	Arsenic and Old Lace · WB	1941–1945	107	20	$1,487,100	$53,000 · Strand, New York (1944)
182	Carnegie Hall · UA	1947–1948	125	16	$1,482,400	$48,000 · Winter Garden, New York (1947)
183	Valley of Decision · M-G	1945	47	14	$1,475,900	$125,000 · Kadio City Mule Hall-, New York (1945)
184	Double Indemnity · Par	1944–1945	73	19	$1,472,900	$94,000 · Paramount, New York (1944)
185	30 Seconds Over Tokyo · M-G	1944–1945	97	20	$1,469,400	$85,000 · Capitol, New York (1944)
186	Words and Music · M-G (also 1929)	1948–1949	76	18	$1,467,500	$157,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1949)
187	Happened in Brooklyn · M-G	1947	63	16	$1,467,200	$90,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
188	Together Again · Col (also 1949)	1944–1945	101	21	$1,462,500	$86,000 · Radio City Music Hall (1944)
189	Monkey Business · Par (also 1926)	1931	82	23	$1,457,000	$45,000 · Rivoli, New York (1931)
190	Blood on Sun · UA	1945–1946	80	16	$1,444,800	$77,000 · Capitol, New York (1945)
191	Letter Three Wives · 20th	1949	102	23	$1,439,700	$35,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1949)
192	Can't Take It · Col	1938–1943	153	26	$1,435,700	$40,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1938)
193	Leave It to Me	1938–1939	52	8	$1,432,500	$35,000 · Imperial, New York (1939)
194	Kiss of Death · 20th	1947	91	17	$1,426,508	$49,000 · Mayfair, New York (1947)
195	Family Honeymoon · U	1949	87	21	$1,426,500	$132,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1949)
196	Neptune’s Daughter · M-G	1949	76	20	$1,420,500	$66,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1949)
197	Dark Passage · WB	1947	88	22	$1,417,500	$65,000 · Strand, New York (1947)
198	Best Foot Forward · M-G	1941–1944	91	23	$1,413,800	$28,000 · Michigan, Detroit (1943)
199	Lilac Time · FN	1928–1929	87	19	$1,409,700	$38,200 · Strand (1928)
200	Parkington · M-G	1944–1945	68	18	$1,407,100	$130,800 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1944)
201	Martha Ivers · Par	1946–1947	77	24	$1,406,700	$110,000 · Paramount, New York (1946)
202	Two Years Before Mast · Par	1946–1948	72	18	$1,406,400	$72,000 · Rivoli, New York (1946)
203	Old Maid · WB	1935–1939	127	26	$1,404,300	$44,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1939)
204	Cock Eyed World · Fox	1929	52	15	$1,403,918	$173,391 · Roxy, New York (1929)
205	Body and Soul · UA (also 1927, 1931)	1947–1948	80	18	$1,402,100	$70,000 · Globe, New York (1947)
206	Remember Mama · RKO	1948	59	16	$1,401,100	$155,000 · Radio City Musie Hall (1948)
207	Kid from Spain · UA (also 1944)	1932–1933	104	23	$1,400,100	$35,000 · Rivoli, New York (1933)
208	Bishop's Wife · RKO	1947–1948	95	21	$1,397,000	$46,000 · Astor, New York (1947)
209	Wake Island · Par	1942–1943	95	27	$1,383,800	$50,000 · Rivoli, New York (1942)
210	Carmen Jones	1943–1946	47	7	$1,382,689	$49,300 · Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles (1945)
211	Sorry, Wrong Number · Par	1948	73	21	$1,381,300	$120,000 · Paramount (1948)
212	Practically Yours · Par	1945	86	22	$1,379,000	$88,000 · Paramount, New York (1945)
213	Dictator · UA (also 1922, 1935–1936)	1940–1941	104	23	$1,373,600	$75,000 · Capitol (1940)
214	Barkleys of Broadway · M-G	1949	79	18	$1,370,000	$58,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1949)
215	Over 21 · Col	1943–1946	77	20	$1,367,600	$128,000 · Eadio.City Music Hall, New York (1945)
216	Thin Man · MG	1934–1947	94	26	$1,367,526	$49,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
217	Without Reservations · RKO	1946	95	22	$1,366,900	$38,500 · Golden Gate, San Francisco (1946)
218	Canyon Passage · U	1946–1949	96	20	$1,365,300	$50,000 · Criterion, New York (1946)
219	Woman in Window · RKO	1944–1946	84	21	$1,363,500	$44,000 · Palace (1945)
220	Claudia · 20th	1941–1947	107	24	$1,362,850	$97,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1943)
221	One Touch of Venus · U	1943–1948	50	10	$1,361,790	$47,000 · Opera House, Chicago (1945)
222	Street Angel · Fox	1928	82	18	$1,358,820	$121,000 · Roxy, New York (1928)
223	Suez · 20th	1938–1939	121	24	$1,355,500	$65,000 · Roxy, New York (1938)
224	Pirate · M-G (also 1929, 1942–1943)	1948	52	19	$1,354,800	$143,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1948)
225	Sea of Grass · M-G	1947	80	19	$1,352,000	$120,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1947)
226	Dead Reckoning · Col	1947	74	20	$1,341,200	$65,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1947)
227	Killers · U (also 1928)	1946–1948	92	22	$1,336,600	$46,000 · Winter Garden, New York (1946)
228	Apartment for Peggy · 20th	1948–1949	64	19	$1,334,400	$112,000 · Roxy (1948)
229	Objective Burma · WB	1945	92	18	$1,333,900	$65,000 · Strand (1945)
230	Till Clouds Roll By · M-G	1946–1947	59	15	$1,332,900	$141,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1946)
231	The Bribe · M-G	1949	65	19	$1,332,000	$95,000 · Capitol, New York (1949)
232	Paradine Case · SRO	1948–1949	102	22	$1,329,600	$115,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1948)
233	Palmy Days · UA (also 1948)	1931–1932	98	27	$1,326,420	$60,000 · Rialto (1931)
234	My Fair Lady	1961–1963	24	8	$1,325,993	$69,500 · Hellinger, New York (1961)
235	Strange Interlude · MG	1928–1933	105	26	$1,324,820	$32,000 · Columbia, San Francisco (1929)
236	O.S.S · Par	1946	68	18	$1,323,800	$70,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1946)
237	Broadway Melody · MG (also 1929)	1935–1937	122	27	$1,319,700	$45,000 · Capitoi, New York (1935)
238	Foreign Affair · Par	1948	81	18	$1,319,500	$120,000 · United Artists, Detroit (1948)
239	China Seas · MG	1935	111	27	$1,319,400	$52,000 · Capital, New York (1935)
240	Kiss Me, Kate	1948–1949	29	5	$1,313,800	$56,000 · Philharmonic Aud., Los Angeles (1949)
241	Loves of Carmen · Col (also 1927–1928)	1948–1949	84	21	$1,312,500	$60,000 · State (1948)
242	Enchantment · RKO	1948–1949	98	15	$1,306,500	$75,000 · Strand, New York (1948)
243	Boy Meets Girl · WB	1935–1938	113	16	$1,304,400	$35,000 · Strand, New York (1938)
244	Greenwich Village · 20th	1944	82	22	$1,302,800	$75,000 · Roxy, New York (1944)
245	Emma · M-G	1932	69	25	$1,302,600	$76,000 · Capitol, New York (1932)
246	Jazz Singer · W. B.	1925–1929	110	18	$1,291,169	$28,000 · Fox, Philadelphia (1928)
247	Animal Kingdom · RKO	1932–1933	80	22	$1,289,700	$71,000 · RKO Roxy, New York (1933)
248	Sorrowful Jones · Par	1949	69	20	$1,285,400	$85,000 · Paramount, New York (1949)
249	Can't Help Singing · U	1944–1945	98	23	$1,284,100	$50,000 · Criterion, New York (1944)
250	Dragonwyck · 20th	1946	75	21	$1,280,400	$102,000 · Roxy, New York (1946)
251	Song of Norway (also 1962)	1944–1948	37	9	$1,279,700	$54,200 · Philharmonic Aud, Los Angeles (1947)
252	Humoresque · WB	1947	71	22	$1,271,200	$54,000 · Hollywood (1947)
253	Highness and Bellboy · M-G	1945–1946	64	18	$1,270,300	$79,000 · Capitol, New York (1945)
254	This Is Army · WB	1943	55	18	$1,269,700	$66,600 · Hipp, Cleveland (1943)
255	Marriage Is Private · M-G	1944–1946	76	17	$1,267,800	$74,000 · Capitol (1944)
256	Kissing Bandit · M-G	1948–1949	64	19	$1,265,700	$79,000 · Capitol (1948)
257	Little Women · RKO (also 1938–1939, 1949)	1933–1934	79	21	$1,264,800	$100,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1933)
258	White Shadows · M-G	1928–1929	60	11	$1,263,750	$74,300 · Capitol (1928)
259	Irma La Douce · UA	1961–1964	84	20	$1,263,335	$48,250 · Plymouth, New York (1961)
260	Saigon · Par	1948	66	20	$1,263,000	$95,000 · Paramount (1948)
261	I Remember Mama · RKO	1944–1948	67	16	$1,262,900	$27,000 · Memorial, Boston (1948)
262	Two Sisters Boston · M-G	1946–1948	45	13	$1,261,500	$87,000 · Capitol, New York (1946)
263	Desert Fury · Par	1947	93	20	$1,261,100	$70,000 · Paramount, New York (1947)
264	Camelot · MC-RS	1961–1964	16	3	$1,255,002	$126,000 · Opera House, Chicago (1963)
265	Inside U.S.A	1948–1949	31	7	$1,254,239	$48,500 · Majestic, New York (1948)
266	The Red Mill (also 1927)	1945–1948	45	11	$1,251,500	$43,000 · Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles (1945)
267	Blithe Spirit · UA	1941–1947	103	18	$1,243,600	$40,000 · Winter Garden, New York (1945)
268	Postman Rings Twice · M-G	1946–1948	63	21	$1,241,500	$70,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1946)
269	Sahara · Col	1943–1949	74	23	$1,240,600	$78,000 · Capitol, New York (1943)
270	Pursued · WB	1947	76	20	$1,238,800	$63,000 · Strand, New York (1947)
271	Lady in Dark · Par	1944	64	19	$1,233,090	$110,000 · Paramount, New York (1944)
272	Big Clock · Par	1948	73	20	$1,232,100	$81,000 · Paramount (1948)
273	Honky Tonk · M-G (also 1929)	1941–1942	97	25	$1,229,700	$32,000 · Capitol, New York (1941)
274	Roughly Speaking · WB	1945	106	22	$1,229,300	$25,000 · Michigan, Detroit (1945)
275	13 Rue Madeleine · 20th	1947	71	16	$1,226,816	$93,500 · Roxy, New York (1947)
276	Come September · U	1961	75	19	$1,223,410	$183,000 · Baronet, New York (1961)
277	Follow the Girls	1944–1946	40	5	$1,222,400	$39,500 · Century, New York (1944)
278	Christmas Holiday · U	1944–1945	86	21	$1,221,300	$45,300 · Criterion, New York (1944)
279	Once Upon Time · Col	1944	50	15	$1,220,600	$130,000 · Radio Citv Music Hall (1944)
280	Stranger · RKO (also 1924, 1939)	1946–1947	71	18	$1,219,500	$50,000 · Palace, New York (1946)
281	Jesse James · 20th (also 1928, 1946)	1939–1941	104	25	$1,219,500	$80,000 · Roxy, New York (1939)
282	Dive Bomber · WB	1941–1942	121	26	$1,217,900	$48,000 · Strand, New York (1941)
283	June Bride · WB	1948–1949	83	17	$1,216,660	$75,000 · Strand (1948)
284	Dark Mirror · U	1946–1947	86	21	$1,211,200	$40,000 · Criterion (1946)
285	Stage Door Canteen · UA	1943–1945	74	20	$1,211,000	$75,000 · Capilol, New York (1943)
286	Blonde Venus · Par	1932	67	21	$1,209,800	$60,000 · Paramount, New York (1932)
287	In Old Arizona · Fox	1929	47	14	$1,207,383	$142,700 · Roxy (1929)
288	My Sister Eileen · Col	1941–1944	107	17	$1,205,800	$100,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1942)
289	Snow White · RKO	1938–1944	111	24	$1,204,400	$108,000 · Radio City Music Hall (1938)
290	Mexican Hayride · U	1944–1949	64	15	$1,203,800	$46,000 · Winter Garden, New York (1944)
291	Possessed · WB (also 1931–1932, 1939)	1947	89	17	$1,199,700	$45,000 · Hoilvwood, New York (1947)
292	The Clock · M-G	1945	74	19	$1,195,900	$60,000 · Capitol, New York (1945)
293	Cloak and Dagger · WB	1946–1947	66	21	$1,194,300	$80,000 · Strand, New York (1946)
294	Edward, My Son · M-G	1948–1949	73	19	$1,193,300	$28,500 · Beck (1948)
295	In Navy · U (also 1949)	1941	128	27	$1,189,636	$26,000 · Criterion, New York (1941)
296	Cass Timberlane · M-G	1947–1948	67	17	$1,186,800	$145,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1947)
297	Up in Central Park · U	1945–1948	45	12	$1,186,300	$45,600 · Shubert, Chicago (1946)
298	Best Years of Lives · RKO	1946–1947	27	3	$1,186,000	$67,000 · Astor (1947)
299	Gaslight · M-G	1944–1945	92	20	$1,185,800	$53,000 · Capitol, New York (1944)
300	Stage Door · RKO (also 1943)	1936–1938	64	17	$1,185,700	$112,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1937)
301	Music for Millions · M-G	1945	55	18	$1,185,600	$78,300 · Capital, New York (1945)
302	Beaucaire · Par	1946	65	18	$1,183,800	$100,000 · Paramount, New York (1946)
303	Beyond Glory · Par	1948–1949	47	15	$1,181,700	$100,000 · Paramount, New York (1948)
304	Gone With Wind · M-G (also 1939–1943, 1947–1949)	1961	80	23	$1,179,000	$61,000 · State (1961)
305	Victoria Regina	1935–1939	44	8	$1,178,941	$35,500 · Forrest, Philadelphia (1937)
306	Gone · M-G	1940–1942	94	23	$1,178,760	$48,000 · Capitol, New York (1941)
307	Artists and Models · Par (also 1924–1926, 1930, 1943)	1934–1939	97	23	$1,177,900	$58,000 · Paramount, New York (1937)
308	Mata Hari · M-G (also 1941)	1928–1932	58	23	$1,177,500	$86,000 · Capitol, New York (1932)
309	Weary River · FN	1929	64	18	$1,177,200	$46,700 · Strand, New York (1929)
310	Song of Love · M-G (also 1924, 1929)	1947–1948	48	16	$1,176,500	$145,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1947)
311	Golden Boy · Col (also 1947)	1937–1939	105	21	$1,174,300	$90,000 · Badio City Musie Hall, New York (1939)
312	State Fair · 20th (also 1933–1936, 1962)	1945	79	21	$1,172,906	$84,000 · Roxie, New York (1945)
313	Framed · Col	1947	74	17	$1,172,500	$68,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1947)
314	The Champ · M-G	1931–1932	65	27	$1,170,830	$60,000 · Capitol, New York (1932)
315	Now Tomorrow · Par	1944–1945	84	22	$1,170,500	$65,000 · Paramonnt (1944)
316	Talk of Town · Col	1942	66	27	$1,170,300	$115,000 · Badio City Mnsle Hall, New York (1942)
317	Melody Time · RKO	1948	86	23	$1,170,000	$28,000 · Astor, New York (1948)
318	Lost Horizon · Col (also 1948–1949)	1937–1944	129	26	$1,168,800	$31,000 · Chicaea, Chicago (1937)
319	Blossom Time · Shuberts	1922–1948	94	19	$1,167,700	$40,000 · Philharmonic, Los Angeles (1938)
320	Thunderhead · 20th	1945	107	22	$1,166,000	$23,000 · Memorial, Boston (1945)
321	Unfaithful · WB (also 1931)	1947	80	21	$1,162,500	$67,500 · Strand, New York (1947)
322	Pied Piper · 20th	1942	66	20	$1,162,100	$79,000 · Roxy, New York (1942)
323	Dinner at Eight · MG	1932–1934	89	22	$1,160,460	$65,000 · State, New York (1934)
324	God Is Co-Pilot · WB	1945	91	22	$1,159,500	$55,000 · Strand, New York (1945)
325	Boom Town · M-G (also 1946–1948)	1940	83	24	$1,157,800	$55,000 · Capitol (1940)
326	Green Pastures · WB	1931–1936	82	23	$1,151,200	$95,500 · Radio City Music Hall (1936)
327	Speakeasy · Fox	1929	42	16	$1,149,900	$107,000 · Roxy (1929)
328	Make Mine Music · RKO	1946	75	19	$1,148,500	$70,000 · Globe, New York (1946)
329	Fort Apache · RKO	1948	77	19	$1,147,500	$85,000 · Capitol, New York (1948)
330	Dorian Gray · M-G (also 1928)	1945	56	17	$1,146,210	$80,000 · Capitol, New York (1945)
331	Rope · WB	1948–1949	74	24	$1,144,500	$50,000 · Globe, New York (1948)
332	Cry Wolf · WB	1947	80	18	$1,144,000	$67,000 · Strand (1947)
333	Caesar and Cleopatra · UA (also 1925)	1946–1947	55	16	$1,140,800	$80,000 · United Artists, San Francisco (1946)
334	Bambi · RKO	1942–1948	99	21	$1,138,600	$97,000 · Badio City Mnsle HaU, New York (1942)
335	Fiesta · M-G	1947	64	21	$1,138,200	$72,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
336	Miracle of Bells · RKO	1948	73	19	$1,137,080	$42,000 · Earie, Philadelphia (1948)
337	Secret Heart · M-G	1947	63	16	$1,135,600	$62,000 · Capitol (1947)
338	Abe Lincoln in Illinois · RKO	1938–1940	69	7	$1,135,100	$29,000 · Forrest, Philadelphia (1939)
339	Louisiana Purchase · Par	1940–1947	66	22	$1,134,700	$60,000 · Paramount, New York (1942)
340	Lady in Lake · M-G	1947	54	15	$1,130,300	$93,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
341	Fallen Angel · 20th	1945–1946	92	20	$1,129,900	$36,000 · Fox, Philadelphia (1945)
342	Shanghai Express · Par (also 1937)	1932	61	22	$1,128,300	$68,000 · Rialto (1932)
343	Desert Song · WB (also 1928–1935, 1939)	1943–1949	66	21	$1,127,900	$46,500 · Opera House (1945)
344	State of the Union · M-G	1945–1948	55	8	$1,127,100	$26,500 · Blackstone, Chicago (1946)
345	Private Lives · M-G (also 1942–1949)	1931–1932	66	22	$1,124,280	$80,000 · Capitol, New York (1931)
346	Boomerang · 20th (also 1925)	1947	55	17	$1,124,000	$103,000 · Roxy, New York (1947)
347	Hotel Berlin · WB	1945	78	23	$1,120,900	$53,000 · Strand (1945)
348	Susan Lenox · M-G	1931	56	23	$1,120,080	$75,000 · Capitol, New York (1931)
349	Irish Eyes Smiling · 20th	1944–1945	81	17	$1,119,800	$70,000 · Roxy, New York (1944)
350	Tonight, Every Night · Col	1945–1946	102	20	$1,109,408	$50,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1945)
351	Corn Is Green · WB	1939–1946	76	19	$1,109,300	$46,000 · Biltmore, Los Angeles (1943)
352	Singapore · U (also 1931–1932)	1947	92	22	$1,107,700	$33,000 · Winter Garden, New York (1947)
353	Good Old Summertime · M-G	1949	43	17	$1,104,500	$154,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1949)
354	Guy Named Joe · M-G	1944	51	18	$1,103,100	$79,500 · Capitol, New York (1944)
355	Arch of Triumph · UA	1948	62	16	$1,101,500	$58,000 · Globe, New York (1948)
356	Bring on Girls · Par	1945	67	18	$1,100,100	$60,000 · Paramount, New York (1945)
357	Abie's Irish Rose · Par (also 1937–1939, 1943–1947)	1924–1932	70	18	$1,095,800	$56,700 · Paramount, Brooklyn (1929)
358	Bathing Beauty · M-G	1944–1945	84	21	$1,094,800	$28,000 · Vnited Artists, Chicago (1944)
359	Panama Hattie · M-G	1940–1943	74	25	$1,093,600	$35,500 · 46th St., New York (1940)
360	Red House · UA	1947	76	20	$1,093,500	$85,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1947)
361	Dream Girl · Par	1945–1948	74	17	$1,093,000	$60,000 · Paramount (1948)
362	Union Pacific · Par (also 1943–1944)	1939	101	24	$1,091,400	$40,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1939)
363	Love a Soldier · Par	1944–1945	76	15	$1,090,800	$57,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1944)
364	Tap Roots · U	1948–1949	90	19	$1,087,000	$36,000 · Goldman, Philadelphia (1948)
365	Johnny O'clock · Col	1947	61	16	$1,085,500	$55,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1947)
366	Pitfall · UA	1948–1949	65	20	$1,085,250	$92,000 · Capitol, New York (1948)
367	Room Service · RKO (also 1943)	1937–1939	104	22	$1,084,600	$22,500 · Keith Memorial, Boston (1938)
368	Prosperity · M-G	1932–1933	69	19	$1,080,300	$66,000 · Capitol, New York (1932)
369	24 Hours · Par	1931	49	18	$1,079,900	$66,000 · Paramount, New York (1931)
370	Keys of Kingdom · 20th	1945	76	20	$1,079,100	$46,000 · Rivoll, New York (1945)
371	Lawrence of Arabia · Col	1963–1964	87	25	$1,078,100	$47,000 · Criterion, New York (1963)
372	Ben-Hur · M-G (also 1961–1963)	1926–1932	87	19	$1,075,981	$22,400 · Biltmore, Los Angeles (1926)
373	Road House · 20th (also 1928)	1948–1949	93	21	$1,075,300	$35,000 · Fox (1948)
374	Good Earth · MG (also 1932–1933)	1937	91	21	$1,074,500	$38,000 · Capitol, New York (1937)
375	Bye Bye Birdie · Col	1961–1963	38	15	$1,074,016	$82,052 · Philharmonic, Los Angeles (1961)
376	Champion · UA	1949	95	19	$1,073,400	$43,000 · Globe, New York (1949)
377	Murder, He Says · Par	1945	51	14	$1,072,300	$55,000 · Cbicaco, Chicago (1945)
378	Cheyenne · WB (also 1941)	1947	85	20	$1,071,600	$60,000 · Strand, New York (1947)
379	Smash-Up · U	1947	75	17	$1,071,200	$82,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
380	Coquette · UA	1928–1929	58	15	$1,070,960	$48,500 · United Artists, Chicago (1929)
381	Good News · M-G-M (also 1947–1949)	1927–1930	50	13	$1,070,900	$46,000 · CHICAGO (1930)
382	Arsene Lupin · M-G	1932	49	20	$1,070,100	$73,000 · Capitol, New York (1932)
383	At Home Abroad	1935–1936	37	4	$1,067,500	$42,000 · Winter Garden, New York (1935)
384	I Married an Angel · M-G	1938–1942	52	12	$1,066,800	$28,500 · Nixon, Pittsburgh (1939)
385	Dodsworth · UA (also 1946)	1934–1936	78	20	$1,066,500	$35,000 · Riv, New York (1936)
386	Roberta · Radio (also 1946–1948)	1934–1939	57	19	$1,065,260	$101,000 · Music Hall, N. Y. (1935)
387	Charley's Aunt · 20th (also 1925, 1931, 1947)	1940–1943	107	26	$1,064,700	$56,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1941)
388	Doughgirls · WB	1942–1945	78	19	$1,064,300	$30,000 · Lyceum (1944)
389	Romance · Metro (also 1934)	1930	44	14	$1,062,922	$98,322 · Capitol, New York (1930)
390	Nora Prentiss · WB	1947	67	19	$1,059,100	$38,000 · Boyd, Philadelphia (1947)
391	To Each His Own · Par	1946–1947	56	16	$1,057,500	$125,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1946)
392	The Terror · WB (also 1941, 1963)	1928–1929	64	19	$1,056,050	$40,100 · STRAND, New York (1928)
393	Delicious · Fox	1931–1932	71	21	$1,054,800	$86,000 · Roxy, New York (1932)
394	Common Clay · Fox (also 1923)	1930	45	17	$1,054,500	$123,800 · Roxy, New York (1930)
395	In Society · U (also 1938)	1944	75	21	$1,054,400	$42,000 · Criterion, New York (1944)
396	The Virginian · Par (also 1924, 1935, 1946)	1929	56	14	$1,050,400	$37,400 · Paramount, Lois Angeles (1929)
397	Gunga Din · RKO (also 1947–1949)	1939–1942	103	26	$1,050,200	$80,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1939)
398	Blue Dahlia · Par	1946	68	18	$1,050,000	$50,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1946)
399	Gold Diggers · WB (also 1921–1923, 1929)	1933–1938	94	28	$1,049,900	$34,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1933)
400	Jekyll and Hyde · Par	1931–1941	58	23	$1,046,800	$60,000 · Rivoli, New York (1932)
401	Wonder Bar · WB	1931–1934	76	27	$1,043,300	$51,000 · STRAND (1934)
402	The Circus · U. A. (also 1939, 1947)	1928	65	20	$1,042,760	$41,600 · Strand, New York (1928)
403	Stablemates · M-G	1938–1939	97	21	$1,041,600	$30,000 · Capitol (1938)
404	Song Is Born · RKO	1948–1949	83	19	$1,039,000	$32,000 · Astor, New York (1948)
405	Bachelor Mother · RKO (also 1933)	1939	89	24	$1,038,400	$100,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1939)
406	Yankee Doodle Dandy · WB	1942–1943	52	21	$1,036,800	$74,600 · Stranri, New York (1943)
407	Three Men on a Horse · WB (also 1942, 1947)	1935–1937	101	15	$1,036,104	$24,500 · Cox, Cincinnati (1936)
408	Claudia and David · 20th	1946	55	19	$1,036,100	$118,000 · Roxy, New York (1946)
409	Noah's Ark · WB	1928–1929	71	13	$1,030,676	$30,000 · Palace, Montreal (1929)
410	Star Is Born · UA	1937–1939	79	21	$1,028,200	$102,000 · Radio City Music Haii, New York (1937)
411	Yellow Sky · 20th	1948–1949	67	18	$1,027,700	$134,000 · Roxy (1949)
412	Reap Wild Wind · Par	1942–1945	90	25	$1,026,006	$24,000 · Earle, Washington (1942)
413	Junior Miss · 20th	1941–1945	82	20	$1,024,201	$30,000 · Capitol, Washington (1945)
414	Affairs of Susan · Par (also 1935)	1945–1946	81	22	$1,024,200	$68,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1945)
415	Tugboat Annie · MG (also 1940–1941, 1945)	1933	69	19	$1,023,220	$62,800 · CAPITOL, New York (1933)
416	Battleground · M-G (also 1962)	1950	62	18	$1,022,500	$28,000 · Penn, Pittsburgh (1950)
417	Homestretch · 20th	1947	69	19	$1,022,500	$73,000 · Roxy, New York (1947)
418	Centennial Summer · 20th	1946	65	20	$1,021,100	$91,000 · Roxy, New York (1946)
419	Wild Harvest · Par	1947	77	19	$1,018,500	$75,000 · Paramount, New York (1947)
420	The Barker · FN	1927–1929	61	14	$1,011,510	$88,900 · Central (1929)
421	Thrill of Romance · M-G	1945–1948	50	16	$1,009,900	$78,000 · Capitol, New York (1945)
422	Certain Age · U	1938–1939	90	25	$1,009,200	$43,000 · Boxv (1938)
423	Stella Dallas · UA (also 1924–1927, 1946–1947)	1937–1938	81	22	$1,007,500	$97,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1937)
424	Home of Brave · UA	1949	48	10	$1,007,000	$60,000 · Beverly Hills, Downtown, Hawaii, Hollywood Music Halls, Los Angeles (1949)
425	Love Me Tonight · Par	1932–1934	75	21	$1,006,800	$43,000 · Paramount, Brooklyn (1932)
426	Wild Party · Par	1929	36	13	$1,000,600	$64,600 · Rialto, New York (1929)
427	Every Girl Married · RKO	1949	78	17	$997,700	$32,000 · Mastbaum, Philadelphia (1949)
428	Alexander · 20th	1938–1939	67	24	$995,100	$67,500 · Roxy, New York (1938)
429	Fuller Brush Man · Col	1948–1949	84	21	$991,300	$25,000 · State, New York (1948)
430	When Baby Smiles · 20th	1948–1949	70	15	$991,000	$48,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1948)
431	Old Acquaintance · WB	1941–1944	74	21	$987,600	$45,000 · State-Luke (1943)
432	Luck of Irish · 20th	1948	47	15	$985,700	$108,000 · Roxy (1948)
433	She Done Him Wrong · Par	1933	69	22	$984,900	$62,000 · Paramount, Brooklyn (1933)
434	Nobody Lives Forever · WB	1946–1947	59	17	$983,500	$70,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1946)
435	Blood on Moon · RKO	1948–1949	66	19	$983,400	$34,000 · Globe, New York (1948)
436	Song of South · RKO	1946–1947	60	18	$983,006	$52,000 · Palace (1946)
437	Private Lives (also 1931–1932)	1942–1949	53	16	$980,300	$27,500 · Plymouth (1948)
438	Wake of Red Witch · Rep	1949	54	14	$978,500	$45,000 · Mayfair, New York (1949)
439	Tree in Brooklyn · 20th	1945	54	16	$974,500	$44,000 · Lake, Cleveland (1945)
440	Four Sons · Fox (also 1940)	1928–1929	70	15	$973,250	$48,300 · Fox, St. Louis (1929)
441	Now, Voyager · WB	1942–1944	78	21	$971,000	$28,000 · Hollywood, New York (1942)
442	Princess O'Rourke · WB (also 1949)	1943–1944	57	20	$969,800	$56,000 · Strand, New York (1943)
443	Last Command · Par	1928	56	19	$969,720	$50,900 · Metropolitan, Boston (1928)
444	Mary of Scotland · RKO	1933–1936	54	19	$969,500	$88,500 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1936)
445	Odd Man Out · U	1947	76	18	$969,500	$36,000 · Criterion, New York (1947)
446	Animal Crackers · Par	1928–1930	48	12	$969,400	$62,600 · Rialto (1930)
447	Sons o' Fun	1941–1944	31	8	$969,000	$61,000 · National theatre, Washington (1943)
448	Knock On Any Door · Col	1949	41	11	$969,000	$68,000 · Chlcaro, Chicago (1949)
449	Time of Life · UA	1948–1949	68	19	$968,500	$70,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1948)
450	Experiment Perilous · RKO	1945	67	21	$968,400	$81,000 · Orpheum, Minneapolis (1945)
451	Riptide · MG	1934	69	24	$968,350	$70,000 · Capitol, New York (1934)
452	Lady in Ermine · 20th (also 1927)	1948–1949	52	17	$967,400	$120,000 · Roxy (1948)
453	Strange Woman · UA	1946–1947	72	20	$964,800	$50,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1947)
454	Sweethearts · M-G (also 1928, 1934, 1946–1948)	1938–1942	108	25	$963,200	$32,000 · Capitol, New York (1938)
455	Deep Valley · WB	1947	66	18	$962,500	$70,000 · Strand, New York (1947)
456	Dillinger · Mono	1945–1947	75	19	$962,400	$65,000 · Oriental, Chicago (1947)
457	Dance Team · Fox	1932	61	27	$961,900	$86,000 · Roxy, New York (1932)
458	Pygmalion · M-G (also 1927, 1945–1949)	1938–1941	114	24	$960,200	$22,500 · Penn, Pittsburgh (1939)
459	Shopworn Angel · Par (also 1938)	1929	39	19	$959,400	$82,700 · Paramount, New York (1929)
460	Stallion Road · WB	1947	75	19	$957,700	$65,000 · Strand, New York (1947)
461	Bride by Mistake · RKO	1944–1945	69	20	$954,900	$28,000 · Palace, Chicago (1944)
462	Vanities · Par (also 1945)	1925–1936	41	9	$954,866	$66,000 · Earl Carroll, New York (1931)
463	It's a Pleasure · RKO	1945	73	16	$954,500	$28,000 · Golden Gate, San Francisco (1945)
464	Confidential Agent · WB	1945–1947	61	17	$952,900	$61,000 · Strand (1945)
465	Touchdown · Par (also 1938–1939)	1931	43	17	$952,060	$70,000 · Paramount (1931)
466	Mary Dugan · M-G (also 1941)	1928–1929	56	11	$951,900	$74,300 · Capitol, New York (1929)
467	Ziegfeld · MG (also 1941)	1936–1937	69	18	$945,800	$46,500 · Geary, San Francisco (1936)
468	Pin-Up Girl · 20th	1944	100	21	$945,800	$36,000 · Fox-Michigan, Detroit (1944)
469	Gay Sisters · WB	1942	88	26	$945,400	$54,000 · Strand, New York (1942)
470	Voice of Turtle · WB	1943–1948	75	21	$944,400	$30,000 · Mastbaum, Philadelphia (1948)
471	Idiot's Delight · M-G	1936–1939	49	15	$942,800	$47,000 · Capitol, New York (1939)
472	South of St. Louis · WB	1949	55	17	$940,600	$70,000 · Strand, New York (1949)
473	Impatient Years · Col	1944	68	20	$939,400	$39,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1944)
474	Madelon Claudet · M-G	1931	37	17	$938,900	$84,200 · Capitol, New York (1931)
475	Old Ironsides · Par	1927–1928	56	15	$936,208	$159,200 · Paramount, New York (1928)
476	Five Star Final · WB	1931	61	19	$935,700	$30,000 · Winter Garden, New York (1931)
477	Fun, Fancy Free · RKO	1947–1948	56	17	$935,040	$40,000 · Globe, New York (1947)
478	Double Life · U (also 1934)	1947–1948	58	18	$935,000	$125,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1948)
479	Iron Mask · UA (also 1939)	1929	53	18	$934,968	$66,300 · Rivell, New York (1929)
480	Rasputin · MG (also 1939)	1932–1933	88	23	$934,900	$30,000 · Capitol, New York (1933)
481	Desire Me · M-G (also 1932)	1947–1948	55	18	$934,500	$74,000 · Capitol, New York (1947)
482	One-Eyed Jacks · Par	1961	44	14	$933,800	$81,000 · Capitol, New York (1961)
483	Here Come Co-Eds · U	1945–1946	63	18	$931,200	$36,000 · Criterion, New York (1945)
484	Rains Came · 20th (also 1943–1947)	1939	89	24	$928,200	$70,000 · Roxy, New York (1939)
485	Chicken Every Sunday · 20th (also 1944–1945)	1949	59	20	$927,500	$105,000 · Roxy, New York (1949)
486	Rainbow Island · Par	1944–1945	75	21	$926,900	$26,000 · Michigan, Detroit (1944)
487	Babe Ruth Story · Mono	1948	61	16	$926,000	$36,000 · Astor, New York (1948)
488	Interference · Par	1928–1929	63	13	$925,900	$57,000 · Chicago, Chicago (1929)
489	Ramona · U. A. (also 1936)	1928	56	20	$925,700	$43,100 · Rivoli (1928)
490	La Dolce Vita · Astor	1961–1962	98	24	$924,430	$35,000 · Gary, Boston (1961)
491	Sister Eileen · Col	1942–1945	82	24	$924,400	$42,000 · State (1942)
492	Pride of Yankees · RKO (also 1949)	1942–1945	59	16	$923,300	$30,000 · PaUce, Chicago (1942)
493	Alias the Doctor · FN	1932	50	18	$922,506	$43,900 · Chicağb, Chicago (1932)
494	Home in Indiana · 20th	1944	77	21	$922,200	$86,000 · Roxy, New York (1944)
495	Rachel and Stranger · RKO	1948	55	16	$918,600	$30,000 · Mayfair (1948)
496	Woman of Year · M-G	1942	52	18	$916,800	$100,000 · Radio City Music Hall, New York (1942)
497	Anybody's Woman · Par	1930	39	14	$916,200	$67,600 · Paramount, Brooklyn (1930)
498	Luxury Liner · M-G (also 1933)	1948–1949	62	19	$909,700	$80,000 · Capitol, New York (1948)
499	Chocolate Soldier · M-G (also 1932–1935)	1939–1948	60	24	$909,000	$36,000 · Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles (1941)
500	Awful Truth · Col (also 1922–1932)	1937–1940	68	19	$906,500	$90,000 · Radio City Mu.slc Hall, New York (1937)

Source: Variety and other US trade papers, from Media History Digital Library scans on archive.org. Every figure carries a verbatim quote from the page it came off. A title reported again after a gap of more than three years is listed as a separate engagement, because a remake and a re-release are not the same run. Known gap: the 1950s is thin — The 1950s holds 50 of 8,952 available source blocks — extraction was throttled (HTTP 503), not a data problem. See STR-1277.