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July 1948 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing July Releases

Bicycle Thieves (1948) is the highest-grossing movie released in July 1948, with $459K worldwide, ahead of The Red Shoes (1948) at $184.3K and Haredevil Hare (1948) at $14.8K. 5 films released in July 1948 report a worldwide gross, $671.1K in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Drama leads with $655.4K across 3 releases.

July 1948 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$671.1K
Bicycle Thieves (1948), the #1
$459K
earned in the US & Canada
57%
Bicycle Thieves (1948) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 movie of July 1948

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

1948 · Drama

$459K worldwide · 68% of the chart's total

$371.1K US & Canada · 81% $87.9K elsewhere · 19%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of July 1948?

Bicycle Thieves (1948) leads with $459K, 68% of the total. The top 5 together took $671.1K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Bicycle Thieves (1948) movie poster Number 1
    $459K Bicycle Thieves (1948)
    $371.1K US & Canada · 81% $87.9K elsewhere · 19%
  2. The Red Shoes (1948) movie poster Number 2
    $184.3K The Red Shoes (1948)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Haredevil Hare (1948) movie poster Number 3
    $14.8K Haredevil Hare (1948)
    $14.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Germany, Year Zero (1948) movie poster Number 4
    $12.2K Germany, Year Zero (1948)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Key Largo (1948) movie poster Number 5
    $889 Key Largo (1948)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of July 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 July 1948.

  1. 1 Bicycle Thieves (1948) movie poster
    Bicycle Thieves (1948) Jul 21, 1948 · Italian · Drama $459K worldwide
    Jul 21, 1948 US and Canada: $371.1K Rest of the world: $87.9K Worldwide: $459K
  2. 2 The Red Shoes (1948) movie poster
    The Red Shoes (1948) Jul 22, 1948 · English · Drama, Romance $184.3K worldwide
    Jul 22, 1948 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $184.3K
  3. 3 Haredevil Hare (1948) movie poster
    Haredevil Hare (1948) Jul 24, 1948 · English · Animation, Comedy $14.8K worldwide
    Jul 24, 1948 US and Canada: $14.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.8K
  4. 4 Germany, Year Zero (1948) movie poster
    Germany, Year Zero (1948) Jul 9, 1948 · German · Drama $12.2K worldwide
    Jul 9, 1948 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.2K
  5. 5 Key Largo (1948) movie poster
    Key Largo (1948) Jul 16, 1948 · English · Thriller, Crime $889 worldwide
    Jul 16, 1948 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $889
By release week

Which Week of July 1948 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 30 (Jul 18–24) took $658K, led by Bicycle Thieves (1948). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 27–Jul 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 4–10 Germany, Year Zero (1948) $12.2K Germany, Year Zero (1948)
  3. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 11–17 Key Largo (1948) $889 Key Largo (1948)
  4. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 18–24 Bicycle Thieves (1948) $658K Bicycle Thieves (1948)
  5. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 25–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does July 1948 Compare With July in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, July 1946 earned the most: $4.3M from 1 film, led by Canyon Passage (1946). July 1948 took $671.1K.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
July 1939 1 film 1 $273.6K – The Rules of the Game (1939) $273.6K
July 1940 No films 0 – – –
July 1941 No films 0 – – –
July 1942 No films 0 – – –
July 1943 No films 0 – – –
July 1944 1 film 1 $21K – Double Indemnity (1944) $21K
July 1945 No films 0 – – –
July 1946 1 film 1 $4.3M – Canyon Passage (1946) $4.3M
July 1947 2 films · −100% 2 $3.5K −100% The Hucksters (1947) $3.1K
July 1948 5 films · +19256% 5 $671.1K +19256% Bicycle Thieves (1948) $459K
Archive

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 July 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in July 1948?

Bicycle Thieves (1948) leads with $459K worldwide, $371.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Red Shoes (1948) at $184.3K and Haredevil Hare (1948) at $14.8K.

How much did movies released in July 1948 earn?

5 films released in July 1948 report a worldwide gross, $671.1K in all, or $134.2K per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, Bicycle Thieves (1948), earned $459K.

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

$385.9K of the $671.1K total, or 57%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the July 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 July 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 July 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.