| Rank | Title | Studio | Box-office gross rental |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samson and Delilah | Paramount Pictures | $9,000,000[1] |
| 2 | Jolson Sings Again | Columbia Pictures | $5,000,000[1] |
| 3 | Battleground | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $4,722,000[2] |
| 4 | I Was a Male War Bride | 20th Century Fox | $4,100,000[3] |
| 5 | Sands of Iwo Jima | Republic Pictures | $4,000,000[3] |
| 6 | The Stratton Story | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $3,831,000[2] |
| 7 | Pinky | 20th Century Fox | $3,800,000[4] |
| 8 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | $3,700,000[4] | |
| 9 | Neptune's Daughter | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $3,477,000[2] |
| 10 | Little Women | $3,425,000[2] |
1) Samson and Delilah
| Samson and Delilah | |
|---|---|
Original theatrical release poster
| |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production
company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date
|
|
Running time
| 134 minutes[1] (with overture and exit music) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.9[2]–3.1 million[3] |
| Box office | $25.6 million[4] |
2) Jolson Sings Again
| Jolson Sings Again | |
|---|---|
1949 Theatrical Poster
| |
| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Sidney Buchman |
| Written by | Sidney Buchman |
| Starring | Larry Parks Barbara Hale William Demarest Ludwig Donath |
| Music by | George Duning Morris Stoloff |
| Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon |
Production
company |
Columbia Pictures
|
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date
|
|
Running time
| 96 min |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5 million (est. US / Canada rentals)[1][2] |
3) Battleground
| Battleground | |
|---|---|
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Theatrical poster
| |
| Directed by | William A. Wellman |
| Produced by | |
| Written by | Robert Pirosh |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Lennie Hayton |
| Cinematography | Paul C. Vogel |
| Edited by | John D. Dunning |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date
|
|
Running time
| 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,631,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $6,269,000[1] |
4) I Was a Male War Bride
| I Was a Male War Bride | |
|---|---|
Theatrical poster
| |
| Directed by | Howard Hawks |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
| Screenplay by | Charles Lederer Leonard Spigelgass Hagar Wilde |
| Based on | Male War Bride Trial to Army Baltimore Sun 1947 by Henri Rochard[1] |
| Starring | Cary Grant Ann Sheridan Marion Marshall |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Osmond Borradaile Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | James B. Clark |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date
|
|
Running time
| 105 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.1 million (US/ Canada rentals) [2][3] |
5) Sands of Iwo Jima
| Sands of Iwo Jima | |
|---|---|
Original film poster
| |
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by | Herbert Yates |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Arthur Franz |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
Production
company |
Republic Pictures
|
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date
|
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Running time
|
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.9 million (US/ Canada rentals)[1][2] |
6) The Stratton Story
| The Stratton Story | |
|---|---|
1949 theatrical poster
| |
| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Produced by | Jack Cummings |
| Written by | Douglas Morrow |
| Screenplay by | Guy Trosper George Wells |
| Starring | James Stewart June Allyson Frank Morgan Agnes Moorehead |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Production
company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date
|
|
Running time
| 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,771,000[1] |
| Box office | $4,488,000[1] |
7) Pinky
| Pinky | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster
| |
| Directed by | Elia Kazan |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Screenplay by | Philip Dunne Dudley Nichols Jane White Elia Kazan |
| Based on | Quality 1946 novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner |
| Starring | Jeanne Crain Ethel Barrymore Ethel Waters William Lundigan |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Harmon Jones |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date
|
|
Running time
| 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.8 million (rentals)[1] |
8) Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
| Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster
| |
| Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
| Produced by | Samuel G. Engel |
| Written by | Mary Loos Mary C. McCall, Jr. Richard Sale |
| Starring | Clifton Webb Shirley Temple Tom Drake |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern |
| Edited by | Harmon Jones |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release date
|
|
Running time
| 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,650,000[1] |
9) Neptune's Daughter
| Neptune's Daughter | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster
| |
| Directed by | Edward Buzzell |
| Produced by | Jack Cummings |
| Written by | Dorothy Kingsley |
| Starring | Esther Williams Red Skelton Ricardo Montalbán Betty Garrett |
| Music by | Frank Loesser |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Edited by | Cotton Warburton |
| Distributed by | Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer |
Release date
|
|
Running time
| 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,221,000[1] |
| Box office | $5,773,000[1] |
10) Little Women
| Little Women | |
|---|---|
Australian Theatrical Poster
| |
| Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Solt Sarah Y. Mason Victor Heerman |
| Based on | Little Women by Louisa May Alcott |
| Starring | June Allyson Peter Lawford Margaret O'Brien Elizabeth Taylor Janet Leigh Rossano Brazzi Mary Astor |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch Max Steiner (musical score) |
| Cinematography | Robert Planck, A.S.C. Charles Schoenbaum, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
Production
company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date
| March 10, 1949 |
Running time
| 121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,776,000[1] |
| Box office | $5,910,000[1] |
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