#1 of 2 #1 movie of Week 18, 1948
1948 · Drama, Crime
$47K worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$46.8K US & Canada · 100% $215 elsewhere · <1%
Box office · Week 18 · Apr 25–May 1, 1948
Box Office Week 18, 1948: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 25–May 1
Drunken Angel (1948) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 18 of 1948 (Apr 25–May 1), with $47K worldwide, ahead of Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) at $953. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $48K in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 18 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $48K
- Drunken Angel (1948), the #1
- $47K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 98%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of Week 18 of 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 week 18 of 1948 (Apr 25–May 1).
- 1 Apr 27, 1948 US and Canada: $46.8K Rest of the world: $215 Worldwide: $47K
- 2
Apr 28, 1948 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $953
Archive
Box Office in 1948, Week by Week
16 weeks of 1948 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 4 (Jan 18–24) with $5M, led by The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $72.5K
- Week 3 $122
- Week 4 $5M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $44
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $11.9K
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $48K
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $14.8K
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $1.6K
- Week 28 $12.2K
- Week 29 $889
- Week 30 $658K
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $157
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $376.8K
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $14.5K
- Week 39 $16K
- Week 40 $126
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 18 of 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 week 18 of 1948 (Apr 25–May 1)?
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 week 18 of 1948 (Apr 25–May 1) earn?
2 films released in week 18 of 1948 (Apr 25–May 1) report a worldwide gross, $48K in all, or $24K per film on average.
How many movies released in week 18 of 1948 (Apr 25–May 1) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Drunken Angel (1948), earned $47K.
How is the week 18, 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 week 18 of 1948 (Apr 25–May 1). 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 week 18, 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.