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1946 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1946 chart

This 1946 box office chart highlights films released in 1946, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.

Year gross$421.4Mvisible records
Avg budget$1.8Mbudgeted titles
Top opening—Seeds of Destiny
Releases30available for year

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Top gross

Seeds of Destiny$200.0M Song of the South$65.0M Notorious$24.5M The Best Years of Our Lives$23.7M Duel in the Sun$20.4M

Best ROI

Song of the South30.59x Notorious12.25x The Best Years of Our Lives11.26x Duel in the Sun3.40x The Stranger3.11x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

Song of the South$62.9M Notorious$22.5M The Best Years of Our Lives$21.6M Duel in the Sun$14.4M The Big Sleep$10.4M

1946 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.
# Movie Year Worldwide Budget Gross - budget ROI Studio / Distributor
1
Seeds of Destiny poster Seeds of Destiny WW Financial No budget
1946 $200.0M — — — U.s. War Department
2
Song of the South poster Song of the South WW Financial
1946 $65.0M $2.1M $62.9M 30.59x Walt Disney Productions
3
Notorious poster Notorious WW Financial
1946 $24.5M $2.0M $22.5M 12.25x RKO Radio Pictures
4
The Best Years of Our Lives poster The Best Years of Our Lives WW Financial
1946 $23.7M $2.1M $21.6M 11.26x Samuel Goldwyn Productions
5
Duel in the Sun poster Duel in the Sun WW Financial
1946 $20.4M $6.0M $14.4M 3.40x The Selznick Studio
6
The Big Sleep poster The Big Sleep WW Financial
1946 $10.7M $250,000 $10.4M 42.73x Warner Bros. Pictures
7
It's a Wonderful Life poster It's a Wonderful Life WW Financial
1946 $9.6M $3.2M $6.5M 3.03x Liberty Films
8
Till the Clouds Roll By poster Till the Clouds Roll By WW Financial
1946 $6.7M $3.3M $3.4M 2.03x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
9
Dragonwyck poster Dragonwyck WW Financial No budget
1946 $6.0M — — — 20th Century Fox
10
Gilda poster Gilda WW Financial
1946 $6.0M $2.0M $4.0M 3.00x Columbia Pictures
11
The Postman Always Rings Twice poster The Postman Always Rings Twice WW Financial
1946 $5.1M $1.7M $3.4M 3.02x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
12
Undercurrent poster Undercurrent WW Financial
1946 $4.3M $1.6M $2.7M 2.63x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
13
Courage of Lassie poster Courage of Lassie WW Financial
1946 $4.1M $1.5M $2.6M 2.68x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
14
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers poster The Strange Love of Martha Ivers WW Financial No budget
1946 $3.3M — — — Paramount Pictures
15
Tomorrow Is Forever poster Tomorrow Is Forever WW Financial No budget
1946 $3.3M — — — International Pictures (I)
16
The Stranger poster The Stranger WW Financial
1946 $3.2M $1.0M $2.2M 3.11x International Pictures
17
The Spiral Staircase poster The Spiral Staircase WW Financial
1946 $2.8M $750,000 $2.1M 3.73x RKO Radio Pictures
18
The Strange Woman poster The Strange Woman WW Financial
1946 $2.8M $1.5M $1.3M 1.87x Hunt Stromberg Productions
19
My Darling Clementine poster My Darling Clementine WW Financial
1946 $2.8M $2.0M $750,000 1.38x 20th Century Fox
20
The Blue Dahlia poster The Blue Dahlia WW Financial No budget
1946 $2.8M — — — Paramount Pictures
21
Lady in the Lake poster Lady in the Lake WW Financial
1946 $2.7M $1.0M $1.6M 2.59x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
22
The Secret Heart poster The Secret Heart WW Financial No budget
1946 $2.7M — — — Metro Goldwyn Mayer
23
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy poster Love Laughs at Andy Hardy WW Financial
1946 $2.4M $1.0M $1.4M 2.36x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
24
Deception poster Deception WW Financial
1946 $2.3M $2.9M -$582,000 0.80x Warner Bros. Pictures
25
A Matter of Life and Death poster A Matter of Life and Death WW Financial
1946 $1.8M $450,000 $1.3M 3.89x The Archers
26
Somewhere in the Night poster Somewhere in the Night WW Financial No budget Hidden
1946 $1.5M — — — 20th Century Fox
27
Shadow of a Woman poster Shadow of a Woman WW Financial Hidden
1946 $732,000 $427,000 $305,000 1.71x Warner Bros. Pictures
28
Great Expectations poster Great Expectations WW Financial Hidden
1946 $420,000 $400,000 $20,000 1.05x Cineguild
29
Anmol Ghadi poster Anmol Ghadi WW Financial No budget Hidden
1946 $120,565 — — — Mehboob Productions
30
Shoeshine poster Shoeshine WW Financial No budget Hidden
1946 $17,480 — — — Societa Cooperativa Alfa Cinematografica
28 Great Expectations poster
Great Expectations 1946 · WW Budget $400,000 · Cineguild
$420,000 ROI 1.05x

1946 box office FAQ

Helpful answers about the 1946 box office chart.
How many movies are included in the 1946 box office chart?

The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.

Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?

Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.

What does worldwide gross mean?

Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.

How is ROI calculated?

ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.

Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?

Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.