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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.
January 13 – Three weeks after its world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City, Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah opens in Los Angeles. The film is a massive commercial success and wins the awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design at the 23rd Academy Awards.
A list of American films released in 1950. Fred Astaire hosted the 23rd Academy Awards ceremony on March 29, 1951, held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood . The winner of the Best Motion Picture category was Twentieth Century-Fox 's All About Eve .
The following is a list of films to reach the number-one spot on the box office in the United States: Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey leaders List of 1948 box office number-one films in the United States List of 1949 box office number-one films in the United States List of 1950 box office number-one films in the United States List of 1951 box office number-one films in the United ...
Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety. As a result of the introduction of television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters. They used more techniques in presenting their films through widescreen and big-approach methods, such as Cinemascope, VistaVision, and Cinerama, as well as gimmicks like 3-D film.
Three of the four highest-grossing films, including Avatar at the top, were written and directed by James Cameron.. With a worldwide box-office gross of over $2.9 billion, Avatar is proclaimed to be the "highest-grossing" film, but such claims usually refer to theatrical revenues only and do not take into account home video and television income, which can form a significant portion of a film ...
1950: Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes Destination Moon: Irving Pichel: Warner Anderson, John Archer, Tom Powers: United States: Adventure Drama Thriller [nb 1] Flying Disc Man from Mars: Fred C. Brannon: Kent Fowler, Gregory Gaye: United States: Action Adventure Crime Fantasy Serial film: The Flying Saucer: Mikel Conrad: Mikel Conrad ...
February 15, 1950 Cinderella: Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures: July 29, 1950 Treasure Island: Walt Disney Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures: July 28, 1951 Alice in Wonderland: Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures June 26, 1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men