This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1944 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.
| Going My Way became the highest grossing film of the year despite not reaching #1. |
| Date | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | This Is the Army | [1] |
| January 12 | [1] | |
| January 19 | [1] | |
| January 26 | [1] | |
| February 2 | [2] | |
| February 9 | [2] | |
| February 16 | [2] | |
| February 23 | [2] | |
| March 1 | [3] | |
| March 8 | [3] | |
| March 15 | A Guy Named Joe | [3] |
| March 22 | [3] | |
| March 29 | [3] | |
| April 5 | [4] | |
| April 12 | [4] | |
| April 19 | [4] | |
| April 26 | [4] | |
| May 3 | [5] | |
| May 10 | [5] | |
| May 17 | The White Cliffs of Dover | [5] |
| May 24 | [5] | |
| May 31 | [5] | |
| June 7 | [6] | |
| June 14 | [6] | |
| June 21 | [6] | |
| June 28 | [6] | |
| July 5 | The Story of Dr. Wassell | [7] |
| July 12 | [7] | |
| July 19 | [7] | |
| July 26 | [7] | |
| August 2 | [8] | |
| August 9 | [8] | |
| August 16 | [8] | |
| August 23 | [8] | |
| August 30 | [8] | |
| September 6 | Double Indemnity | [9] |
| September 13 | [9] | |
| September 20 | [9] | |
| September 27 | Since You Went Away | [9] |
| October 4 | [10] | |
| October 11 | [10] | |
| October 18 | [10] | |
| October 26 | [10] | |
| November 1 | [11] | |
| November 8 | [11] | |
| November 15 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | [11] |
| November 22 | [11] | |
| November 29 | [11] | |
| December 6 | [12] | |
| December 13 | [12] | |
| December 20 | [12] | |
| December 27 | [12] |