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The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1948
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 The Red Shoes General Film $5,000,000[1]
2 Red River United Artists $4,506,825[2]
3 The Paleface Paramount $4,500,000[1]
4 Johnny Belinda Warner Bros. $4,266,000[3]
5 Easter Parade MGM $4,144,000[4]
6 The Three Musketeers $4,124,000[4]
7 The Snake Pit 20th Century Fox $4,100,000[1]
8 The Emperor Waltz Paramount $4,000,000[1]
9 Homecoming MGM $3,699,000[4]
10 Sitting Pretty 20th Century Fox $3,550,000[5]

Events

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Awards

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Category/Organization 6th Golden Globe Awards
March 16, 1949
21st Academy Awards
March 24, 1949
Best Film Johnny Belinda
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Hamlet
Best Director John Huston
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Best Actor Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
Best Actress Jane Wyman
Johnny Belinda
Best Supporting Actor Walter Huston
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Best Supporting Actress Ellen Corby
I Remember Mama
Claire Trevor
Key Largo
Best Screenplay, Adapted Richard Schweizer
The Search
John Huston
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Best Screenplay, Original Richard Schweizer
The Search
Best Foreign Language Film Hamlet Monsieur Vincent

Top ten money making stars

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Rank Actor/Actress
1. Bing Crosby
2. Betty Grable
3. (tie) Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
4. Gary Cooper
5. Bob Hope
6. Humphrey Bogart
7. Clark Gable
8. Cary Grant
9. Spencer Tracy
10. Ingrid Bergman

Notable films released in 1948

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United States unless stated

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Film debuts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "All-Time Top-Grossers". Variety. Vol. 193, no. 6. January 13, 1954. p. 10. ISSN 0042-2738. Retrieved 2022-07-20 – via Archive.org.
  2. ^ Andreychuk, Ed (1997). The Golden Corral: A Roundup of Magnificent Western Films. McFarland & Company Inc. pp. 24–25. ISBN 0-7864-0393-4.
  3. ^ Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1–31 p 29 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  4. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  5. ^ "Top Grossers of 1948." Variety, January 5, 1949, p. 46.
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