#1 of 2 #1 movie of Week 4, 1949
1949 · Romance, Drama
$25.1K worldwide · 63% of the chart's total
$25.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Box office · Week 4 · Jan 16–22, 1949
Box Office Week 4, 1949: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 16–22
The Small Back Room (1949) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 4 of 1949 (Jan 16–22), with $25.1K worldwide, ahead of A Letter to Three Wives (1949) at $14.8K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $39.9K in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 4 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $39.9K
- The Small Back Room (1949), the #1
- $25.1K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 63%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of Week 4 of 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 week 4 of 1949 (Jan 16–22).
- 1 Jan 21, 1949 US and Canada: $25.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1K
- 2
Jan 20, 1949 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8K
Archive
Box Office in 1949, Week by Week
14 weeks of 1949 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 36 (Aug 28–Sep 3) with $1.4M, led by The Third Man (1949).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $39.9K
- Week 5 $40.3K
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $14.8K
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $4.8K
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $11.4K
- Week 26 $147.2K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $1.4M
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $34.4K
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $158
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $52.9K
- Week 44 $207
- Week 45 $63
- Week 46 $14.8K
- 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 $3.7K
FAQ
Box Office Week 4 of 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 4 of 1949 (Jan 16–22)?
The Small Back Room (1949) leads with $25.1K worldwide, $25.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Letter to Three Wives (1949) at $14.8K.
How much did movies released in week 4 of 1949 (Jan 16–22) earn?
2 films released in week 4 of 1949 (Jan 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $39.9K in all, or $19.9K per film on average.
How many movies released in week 4 of 1949 (Jan 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Small Back Room (1949), earned $25.1K.
How is the week 4, 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 week 4 of 1949 (Jan 16–22). 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 4, 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.