#1 of 3 #1 movie of January 1949
1949 · Drama, Romance
$40.3K worldwide · 50% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Box office · January 1949
January 1949 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing January Releases
The Passionate Friends (1949) is the highest-grossing movie released in January 1949, with $40.3K worldwide, ahead of The Small Back Room (1949) at $25.1K and A Letter to Three Wives (1949) at $14.8K. 3 films released in January 1949 report a worldwide gross, $80.2K in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada.
- January 1949 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $80.2K
- The Passionate Friends (1949), the #1
- $40.3K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 31%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Hits of January 1949?
The Passionate Friends (1949) leads with $40.3K, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $80.2K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Release of January 1949, 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 January 1949.
- 1 Jan 26, 1949 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.3K
- 2 Jan 21, 1949 US and Canada: $25.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1K
- 3 Jan 20, 1949 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8K
By release week
Which Week of January 1949 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 5 (Jan 23–29) took $40.3K, led by The Passionate Friends (1949). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 16–22 The Small Back Room (1949) $39.9K The Small Back Room (1949)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 23–29 The Passionate Friends (1949) $40.3K The Passionate Friends (1949)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 30–Feb 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does January 1949 Compare With January in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, January 1940 earned the most: $404.7M from 6 films, led by Gone with the Wind (1940). January 1949 took $80.2K.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1940 6 films | 6 | $404.7M | – | Gone with the Wind (1940) $402.4M |
| January 1941 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| January 1942 1 film | 1 | $119 | – | Holiday Inn (1942) $119 |
| January 1943 2 films · +3975296% | 2 | $4.7M | +3975296% | Casablanca (1943) $4.7M |
| January 1944 2 films · −100% | 2 | $14.9K | −100% | What’s Cookin’ Doc? (1944) $14.8K |
| January 1945 2 films · +3370% | 2 | $515.3K | +3370% | Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) $502.8K |
| January 1946 1 film · −100% | 1 | $1.4K | −100% | The Harvey Girls (1946) $1.4K |
| January 1947 3 films · +754215% | 3 | $10.7M | +754215% | It's a Wonderful Life (1947) $10.6M |
| January 1948 3 films · −52% | 3 | $5.1M | −52% | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) $5M |
| January 1949 3 films · −98% | 3 | $80.2K | −98% | The Passionate Friends (1949) $40.3K |
Archive
Box Office in 1949, Month by Month
The months of 1949 with their totals: September leads with $1.5M, led by The Third Man (1949).
- January $80.2K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- February No grosses
- March No grosses
- April $14.8K #1 High Diving Hare (1949)
- May No grosses
- June $163.4K #1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- July No grosses
- August No grosses
- September $1.5M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- October $53.3K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- November $14.8K #1 For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)
- December $3.7K #1 On the Town (1949)
FAQ
Box Office January 1949: 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in January 1949?
The Passionate Friends (1949) leads with $40.3K worldwide. Next come The Small Back Room (1949) at $25.1K and A Letter to Three Wives (1949) at $14.8K.
How much did movies released in January 1949 earn?
3 films released in January 1949 report a worldwide gross, $80.2K in all, or $26.7K per film on average.
How many movies released in January 1949 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Passionate Friends (1949), earned $40.3K.
How is the January 1949 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 January 1949. 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 January 1949 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.