List of 1947 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 1947 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

The Best Years of Our Lives became the highest grossing film of the year despite not reaching #1.
DateTitleRef
January 1 It's a Wonderful Life [1]
January 8 [1]
January 15 [1]
January 22 [1]
January 28 [1]
February 5 [2]
February 12 Blue Skies [2]
February 19 [2]
February 26 [2]
March 5 [3]
March 12 [3]
March 19 [3]
March 26 [3]
April 2 The Jolson Story [4]
April 9 [4]
April 16 [4]
April 23 [4]
April 30 [4]
May 7 [4]
May 14 [4]
May 21 [4]
May 28 The Egg and I [4]
June 4 [5]
June 11Miracle on 34th Street [5]
June 18 [5]
June 25 Welcome Stranger [5]
July 2Miracle on 34th Street [6]
July 9 [6]
July 16 [6]
July 23Welcome Stranger [6]
July 30Miracle on 34th Street [6]
August 6 [7]
August 13 [7]
August 20 [7]
August 27 [7]
September 3 [8]
September 10 [8]
September 17 [8]
September 24 Life with Father [8]
October 1 [9]
October 8Miracle on 34th Street [9]
October 15 [9]
October 22 Crossfire [9]
October 29 [9]
November 5 Forever Amber [10]
November 12 [10]
November 19Miracle on 34th Street [10]
November 26 [10]
December 3 [11]
December 10 [11]
December 17 [11]
December 24 Duel in the Sun [11]
December 31 [11]

References

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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Variety (1947). Variety (April 1947). Media History Digital Library Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Variety (1947). Variety (July 1947). Media History Digital Library Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Variety (1947). Variety (August 1947). Media History Digital Library Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Variety (September 1947)". New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. September 14, 1947 – via Internet Archive.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Variety (October 1947)". New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. September 14, 1947 – via Internet Archive.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Variety (1947). Variety (November 1947). Media History Digital Library Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Variety (1947). Variety (December 1947). Media History Digital Library Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.

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