List of 1948 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 1948 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.

† This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1]
# Week ending Film Notes Ref
1January 7, 1948Captain from Castile[2]
2January 14, 1948Road to Rio †Road to Rio reached number one in its third week of release[2]
3January 21, 1948[3]
4January 28, 1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreTreasure of the Sierra Madre reached number one in its second week of release.[4]
5February 4, 1948[5]
6February 11, 1948You Were Meant for MeYou Were Meant for Me reached number one in its second week of release[6]
7February 18, 1948To the Ends of the Earth[7]
8February 25, 1948The Voice of the TurtleThe Voice of the Turtle reached number one in its ninth week of release[8]
9March 3, 1948Call Northside 777Call Northside 777 reached number one in its third week of release with a gross of $500,000 from 17 cities.[9]
10March 10, 1948[10]
11March 17, 1948Saigon[11]
12March 24, 1948Gentleman's Agreement[12]
13March 31, 1948Sitting PrettySitting Pretty reached number one in its third week of release[13]
14April 7, 1948The Naked CityThe Naked City reached number one in its fifth week of release.[14]
15April 14, 1948[15]
16April 21, 1948I Remember MamaI Remember Mama reached number one in its sixth week of release[16]
17April 28, 1948The Big ClockThe Big Clock reached number one in its third week of release[17]
18May 5, 1948State of the UnionState of the Union grossed $578,000 from 21 key cities[18]
19May 12, 1948[19]
20May 19, 1948The Iron CurtainThe Iron Curtain grossed over $500,000 from 20 key cities.[20]
21May 26, 1948[21]
22June 2, 1948HomecomingHomecoming reached number one in its fifth week of release.[22]
23June 9, 1948[23]
24June 16, 1948[24]
25June 23, 1948[25]
26June 30, 1948The Emperor WaltzThe Emperor Waltz reached number one in its fifth week of release[26]
27July 7, 1948The Emperor Waltz grossed over $400,000 for the week.[27]
28July 14, 1948The Emperor Waltz grossed $379,000 for the week.[28]
29July 21, 1948[29]
30July 28, 1948Easter ParadeEaster Parade reached number one in its fourth week of release[30]
31August 4, 1948Key Largo[31]
32August 11, 1948[32]
33August 18, 1948[33]
34August 25, 1948A Date with JudyA Date with Judy reached number one in its fourth week of release.[34]
35September 1, 1948[35]
36September 8, 1948[36]
37September 15, 1948[37]
38September 22, 1948Rachel and the Stranger[38]
39September 29, 1948[39]
40October 6, 1948Sorry, Wrong Number[40]
41October 13, 1948[41]
42October 20, 1948Johnny Belinda[42]
43October 27, 1948Apartment for Peggy[43]
44November 3, 1948Red River[44]
45November 10, 1948A Song Is Born[45]
46November 17, 1948Road House[46]
47November 24, 1948Julia Misbehaves[47]
48December 1, 1948When My Baby Smiles at MeWhen My Baby Smiles at Me grossed nearly $560,000 from 19 key cities in its fourth week of release.[48]
49December 8, 1948The Three Musketeers[49]
50December 15, 1948When My Baby Smiles at MeWhen My Baby Smiles at Me returned to number one in its sixth week of release.[50]
51December 22, 1948The Paleface[51]
52December 29, 1948[52]

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