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The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Citizen Kane.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1941
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 Sergeant York Warner Bros. $6,075,000 [1]
2 Honky Tonk MGM $2,893,000 [2]
3 Louisiana Purchase Paramount $2,750,000 [3]
4 How Green Was My Valley 20th Century Fox $2,447,000 [4]
5 The Philadelphia Story MGM $2,374,000 [2]
6 Caught in the Draft Paramount $2,200,000 [5]
7 A Yank in the R.A.F. 20th Century Fox $2,063,000 [4]
8 Men of Boys Town MGM $2,009,000 [2]
9 Ziegfeld Girl $1,891,000 [2]
10 They Died with Their Boots On Warner Bros. $1,871,000 [1]

Events

Academy Awards

1941 film releases

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Notable films released in 1941

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Births

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Film Debuts

References

  1. ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ a b c d The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  3. ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
  4. ^ a b "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990. p. M162 to 166.
  5. ^ "York's 4,000,000". Variety. December 31, 1941. p. 20. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.

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