How much of the April 1948 box office came from the US and Canada?

$46.8K of the $48K total, or 98%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Box office · April 1948

April 1948 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing April Releases

Q: What is the highest-grossing movie in April 1948?

Drunken Angel (1948) leads with $47K worldwide, $46.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) at $953.

Q: How many movies released in April 1948 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drunken Angel (1948), earned $47K.

Q: How is the April 1948 box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in April 1948. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

Q: How often is the April 1948 box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.

Drunken Angel (1948) is the highest-grossing movie released in April 1948, with $47K worldwide, ahead of Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) at $953. 2 films released in April 1948 report a worldwide gross, $48K in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.

April 1948 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $48K
Drunken Angel (1948), the #1: $47K
earned in the US & Canada: 98%

#1 of 2

#1 movie of April 1948

Drunken Angel (1948)

1948 · Drama, Crime

$47K worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$46.8K US & Canada · 100% $215 elsewhere · <1%

The chart

Every Release of April 1948, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in April 1948.

1
Drunken Angel (1948) Apr 27, 1948 · Japanese · Drama, Crime $47K worldwide

Apr 27, 1948 US and Canada: $46.8K Rest of the world: $215 Worldwide: $47K
2
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) Apr 28, 1948 · English · Romance, Drama $953 worldwide

Apr 28, 1948 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $953

Box Office in 1948, Month by Month

The months of 1948 with their totals: January leads with $5.1M, led by The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

FAQ

Box Office April 1948: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in April 1948?

Drunken Angel (1948) leads with $47K worldwide, $46.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) at $953.

How much did movies released in April 1948 earn?

2 films released in April 1948 report a worldwide gross, $48K in all, or $24K per film on average.

How many movies released in April 1948 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drunken Angel (1948), earned $47K.

How is the April 1948 box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in April 1948. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the April 1948 box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.