List of 1946 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1946 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.

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Number-one films

Denotes the highest grossing film of the year.
Week endingTitleNotesRef
January 2 The Bells of St. Mary's [1]
January 9TBDNo survey published.
January 16 The Bells of St. Mary's [2]
January 23TBDNo survey published.
January 30TBDNo survey published.
February 6TBDNo survey published.
February 13TBDNo survey published.
February 20TBDNo survey published.
February 27TBDNo survey published.
March 6TBDNo survey published.
March 13TBDNo survey published.
March 20TBDNo survey published.
March 27TBDNo survey published.
April 3TBDReport did not note a number one nationally but said main focus was on Saratoga Trunk , Adventure , Road to Utopia and The Lost Weekend [3]
April 10TBDSurvey did not note a number one nationally. [4]
April 17 Saratoga Trunk [5]
April 24 Dragonwyck [6]
May 1 Ziegfeld Follies [7]
May 8 [8]
May 15 Kitty [9]
May 22 The Blue Dahlia [10]
May 29 Do You Love Me [11]
June 5 The Postman Always Rings Twice The Postman Always Rings Twice grossed $375,000 in the key cities covered. [12]
June 12 Two Sisters from Boston [13]
June 19 [14]
June 26 [15]
July 3 Smoky Smoky grossed almost $250,000 in the key cities reported. [16]
July 10 A Stolen Life [17]
July 17TBDNo survey published.
July 24TBDalign="center" |
July 31TBDalign="center" |
August 7 Night and Day / Anna and the King of Siam [18]
August 14Night and DayNight and Day grossed almost $500,000 in the key cities covered. [19]
August 21Night and Day grossed almost $418,000 in 22 key cities. [20]
August 28 Notorious [21]
September 4 [22]
September 11Notorious/

Monsieur Beaucaire

[23]
September 18Notorious [24]
September 25 [25]
October 2 [26]
October 9Notorious grossed $245,000 from the key cities covered. [27]
October 16 Three Little Girls in Blue [28]
October 23 No Leave, No Love [29]
October 30 [30]
November 6 Two Years Before the Mast [31]
November 13 [32]
November 20 Margie [33]
November 27 Deception [34]
December 4 Undercurrent [35]
December 11 [36]
December 18 The Strange Woman [37]
December 25 Till the Clouds Roll By [38]

References

  1. ↑ "Picture Grosses". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. January 2, 1946. pp. 12–14 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "Picture Grosses". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. January 16, 1946. pp. 13–15 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ "Lent and Weather Easing Some B.O.s But 'Trunk,' 'Adventure,' and 'Utopia' Big". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. April 3, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. April 10, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. April 17, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. April 24, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. May 1, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. May 8, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. May 15, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. May 22, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. May 29, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. June 5, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. June 12, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. June 19, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. June 26, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. July 3, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  17. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. July 10, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  18. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. August 7, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  19. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. August 14, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. August 21, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  21. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. August 28, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  22. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. September 4, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  23. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. September 11, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  24. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. September 18, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  25. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. September 25, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  26. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. October 2, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  27. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. October 9, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  28. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. October 16, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  29. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. October 23, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  30. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. October 30, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  31. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. November 6, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  32. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. November 13, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  33. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. November 20, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  34. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. November 27, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  35. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. December 4, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  36. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. December 11, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  37. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. December 18, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
  38. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. December 25, 1946. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.

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