1941 in film

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The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.

Events

January 17 – Gone with the Wind goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomena, it sold an estimated 60 million tickets in 1941 alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion.^[1]
May 1 – Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released.
October 3 – The Maltese Falcon, considered one of the greatest film noirs, is released.
October 23 – Dumbo was released, becoming Disney's only big hit in the 1940s and one of the most acclaimed animated films ever made. Praised for mastering sophisticated simplicity and economic story, it is the favorite film of Animation Pioneer John Lasseter.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

Rank	Title	Studio	Rentals
1.	Sergeant York	Warner Bros.	$8,259,000^[2]
2.	They Died with Their Boots On	Warner Bros.	$4,014,000^[2]
3.	Honky Tonk	MGM	$3,980,000^[3]
4.	Babes on Broadway		$3,859,000^[3]
5.	Ziegfeld Girl		$3,101,000^[3]
6.	Louisiana Purchase	Paramount	$2,750,000^*^[4]
7.	They Met in Bombay	MGM	$2,515,000^[3]
8.	Life Begins for Andy Hardy	MGM	$2,494,000^[3]
9.	How Green Was My Valley	20th Century Fox	$2,447,000^*^[5]
10.	Charley's Aunt	20th Century Fox	$2,278,200^[6]

^*U.S. and Canada rental only

Academy Awards

1941 film releases

United States unless stated

Notable films released in 1941

United States unless stated

Serials

Comedy film series

Animated short film series

Mickey Mouse (1928–1942, 1947–1953)
Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
- Bugs Bunny (1941–1964)
- Daffy Duck (1938–1968)
- Porky Pig (1936–1946, 1948–1951)
- Sniffles (1939–1946)
- Inki (1939–1950)
Terrytoons (1930–1964)
Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
Scrappy (1931-1941)
Popeye (1933–1957)
Color Rhapsodies (1934–1949)
Donald Duck (1937–1956)
Walter Lantz Cartunes (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies) (1938–1942)
Goofy (1939–1955)
Andy Panda (1939–1949)
Tom and Jerry (1940–1958, 1961–1967)
- The Midnight Snack
- The Night Before Christmas
Woody Woodpecker (1941–1949,1951–1972)
Swing Symphonies (1941–1945)
The Fox and the Crow (1941–1950)
Superman (1941–1943)

Births

January 1 – Eva Ras, Serbian actress, writer, and painter
January 14 – Faye Dunaway, American actress
January 26 – Scott Glenn, American actor
January 31 – Jessica Walter, American actress
February 8 – Nick Nolte, American actor and producer
February 10 – Michael Apted, English director, producer and screenwriter
March 4 – Adrian Lyne, English director and producer
March 14 – Wolfgang Petersen, German director, producer and screenwriter
March 16 – Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director (died 2018)
April 7 – Danny Wells, Canadian actor and comedian (died 2013)
April 14 – Julie Christie, English actress and sex symbol
April 20 – Ryan O'Neal, American actor
April 28 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-born American actress, dancer and singer
May 13 – Senta Berger, Austrian actress and producer
June 2 – Stacy Keach, American actor
June 5 – Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (died 2004)
June 10 – Jürgen Prochnow, German actor
June 20 – Stephen Frears, English film director
June 21 – Joe Flaherty, Canadian-American actor and comedian
June 22 – Michael Lerner, American actor
June 25 – Denys Arcand, Canadian director and screenwriter
June 27 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director (died 1996)
July 29 – David Warner, English actor
September 26 – Martine Beswick, English actress and model
October 6 – Billy Murray, English actor
October 10 – Peter Coyote, American actor
October 19 – Simon Ward, English actor
October 23 – Mel Winkler, American actor
October 31 – Sally Kirkland, American actress
November 1 – Robert Foxworth, American actor
November 18 – David Hemmings, English actor, director and producer (died 2003)
November 23 – Franco Nero, Italian actor
November 25 – Tiit Lilleorg, Estonian actor
December 4 – Leila Säälik, Estonian actress
December 9 – Beau Bridges, American actor

Deaths

January 4 – Henri Bergson, 81, French writer
January 10 – Joe Penner, 36, American comedian, actor, The Boys from Syracuse, Millionaire Playboy, The Day the Bookies Wept, Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
March 13 – Stuart Walker, 63, American director, White Woman, Great Expectations
May 8 – Tore Svennberg, 83, Swedish actor, The Phantom Carriage, A Woman's Face
May 12 – Ruth Stonehouse, 48, American actress, film director, The Satin Woman
May 22 – Ida Waterman, 89, American actress, Stella Maris, The Enchanted Cottage, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, Esmerelda
August 13 – J. Stuart Blackton, 66, British-American film producer and director, co-founder of Vitagraph Studios, The Glorious Adventure
October 9 – Helen Morgan, 41, American actress and singer, You Belong to Me, Applause, Show Boat
October 26 – Victor Schertzinger, 41, American director, Paramount on Parade, Road to Zanzibar
November 2 – Bengt Djurberg, 43, Swedish actor, Troll-Elgen
December 21 – David Howard, 45, American film director, Daniel Boone

Film Debuts

References

^ "All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.
^ ^a ^b Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television. 15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions". Variety. January 6, 1943. p. 58. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^ "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990. p. M162 to 166.
^ Mank, Gregory William (2018). Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy. McFarland.

[1] "All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.

[wb-2] Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television. 15.

[Mannix-3] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[archive.org-4] "101 Pix Gross in Millions". Variety. January 6, 1943. p. 58. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[AllTime-5] "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990. p. M162 to 166.

[6] Mank, Gregory William (2018). Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy. McFarland.

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Events

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

Academy Awards

1941 film releases

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1941

Serials

Comedy film series

Animated short film series

Births

Deaths

Film Debuts

References