# List of 1950 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1950 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Week ending | Film | Notes |
| 1 | January 4, 1950 | The Great Lover | No survey was published this week, but The Great Lover was #1 the previous week. |
| 2 | January 11, 1950 | On the Town | On the Town grossed $391,000 from 15 key cities. |
| 3 | January 18, 1950 | Sands of Iwo Jima | Sands of Iwo Jima grossed $215,000 from 14 key cities. |
| 4 | January 25, 1950 | Sands of Iwo Jima | |
| 5 | February 1, 1950 | Samson and Delilah † | Samson and Delilah reached number one in its third week of release. |
| 6 | February 8, 1950 | Samson and Delilah † | |
| 7 | February 15, 1950 | Samson and Delilah † | |
| 8 | February 22, 1950 | Samson and Delilah † | |
| 9 | March 1, 1950 | Samson and Delilah † | |
| 10 | March 8, 1950 | Cinderella | Cinderella reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 11 | March 15, 1950 | Cinderella | Cinderella grossed $120,000 from the cities sampled. |
| 12 | March 22, 1950 | Francis | Francis reached number one in its sixth week of release. |
| 13 | March 29, 1950 | Francis | |
| 14 | April 5, 1950 | Cinderella | Cinderella returned to number one in its sixth week of release with a gross of around $235,000. |
| 15 | April 12, 1950 | Cinderella | |
| 16 | April 19, 1950 | Cheaper by the Dozen | |
| 17 | April 26, 1950 | Riding High | Riding High reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 18 | May 3, 1950 | The Third Man | The Third Man returned to number one in its 13th week of release. |
| 19 | May 10, 1950 | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 20 | May 17, 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | The Damned Don't Cry reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 21 | May 24, 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun | |
| 22 | May 31, 1950 | The Big Hangover | |
| 23 | June 7, 1950 | Father of the Bride | |
| 24 | June 14, 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun | Annie Get Your Gun returned to number one in its fourth week of release. |
| 25 | June 21, 1950 | Father of the Bride | Father of the Bride returned to number one in its third week of release. |
| 26 | June 28, 1950 | Father of the Bride | |
| 27 | July 5, 1950 | Father of the Bride | |
| 28 | July 12, 1950 | Father of the Bride | Father of the Bride grossed $210,000 from the cities sampled. |
| 29 | July 19, 1950 | Winchester '73 | Winchester '73 grossed $236,000 from 17 key cities. |
| 30 | July 26, 1950 | Duchess of Idaho | Duchess of Idaho reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 31 | August 2, 1950 | The Flame and the Arrow | The Flame and the Arrow reached number one in its fourth week of release. |
| 32 | August 9, 1950 | Three Little Words | Three Little Words reached number one in its fourth week of release. |
| 33 | August 16, 1950 | Treasure Island | Treasure Island reached number one in its third week of release. |
| 34 | August 23, 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | Sunset Boulevard earned $165,000 from 5 key cities in its second week of release. |
| 35 | August 30, 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | |
| 36 | September 6, 1950 | The Black Rose | The Black Rose grossed $455,000 from 15 key cities. |
| 37 | September 13, 1950 | The Black Rose | |
| 38 | September 20, 1950 | My Blue Heaven | |
| 39 | September 27, 1950 | My Blue Heaven | |
| 40 | October 4, 1950 | No Way Out | |
| 41 | October 11, 1950 | Mister 880 | |
| 42 | October 18, 1950 | Mister 880 | |
| 43 | October 25, 1950 | The Glass Menagerie | The Glass Menagerie reached number one in its fourth week of release. |
| 44 | November 1, 1950 | All About Eve | All About Eve reached number one in its third week of release. |
| 45 | November 8, 1950 | All About Eve | |
| 46 | November 15, 1950 | Rio Grande | Rio Grande grossed $240,000 from 17 key cities. |
| 47 | November 22, 1950 | King Solomon's Mines | King Solomon's Mines grossed $240,000 from 5 key cities. |
| 48 | November 29, 1950 | King Solomon's Mines | King Solomon's Mines grossed $504,000 from 22 key cities. |
| 49 | December 6, 1950 | King Solomon's Mines | King Solomon's Mines grossed $400,000 from the cities sampled. |
| 50 | December 13, 1950 | King Solomon's Mines | |
| 51 | December 20, 1950 | King Solomon's Mines | |
| 52 | December 27, 1950 | Mr. Music | Mr. Music grossed $310,000 from 12 key cities. |

## Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Rental |
| 1 | Samson and Delilah | Paramount Pictures | $11,000,000 |
| 2 | Battleground | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $4,550,000 |
| 3 | King Solomon's Mines | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $4,400,000 |
| 4 | Cheaper by the Dozen | 20th Century Fox | $4,325,000 |
| 5 | Annie Get Your Gun | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $4,200,000 |
| 6 | Cinderella | RKO Pictures | $4,150,000 |
| 7 | Father of the Bride | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $4,150,000 |
| 8 | Sands of Iwo Jima | Republic Pictures | $3,900,000 |
| 9 | Broken Arrow | 20th Century Fox | $3,550,000 |
| 10 | Twelve O'Clock High | 20th Century Fox | $3,225,000 |