US Release date: 1 June 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA.
Running time: 112 minutes.
Director: John Huston
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern & Jean Hagen
Australian Distributor: MGM
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at MGM’s St. James Theatre from 22 September 1950 with A Stranger in Town as support
Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 371 | 25 |
| EF PPE | 7.73 | 24 |
| Metres Travelled | 521,710 | 92 |
| Average MT | 10,869 | 86 |
| Engagements | 48 | 124 |
| Slots | 84 | 26 |
| Weeks | 31 | 37 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 64.58% | 48 |
| Saturdays | 11 | 204 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 22.92% | 262 |
| Tuesdays | 6 | 236 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 12.50% | 276 |
| First billed | 45 | 74 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 3 | 12 |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 46 |
| Ratio | 95.83% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 9.16% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.08% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.54% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.08% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.63% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 36 |
| Ratio | 75.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.11% |
| Suburban eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 25.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.95% |
NOTES: The cracking heist drama was a cracking performer for MGM, ranking 25th on EF points and commanding 26th position on total slot bookings. For a Union release it exhausted all but one of its engagements by its 11th week. As in the city, A Stranger in Town was its regular support.
The Asphalt Jungle engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 16/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | Heart of Virginia |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | High Tide |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Blondie’s Secret |
| St. Kilda | Astor | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | King of the Gamblers |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| St. Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Heart of Virginia |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 23/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 23/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 23/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Panama Hattie |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 23/12/1950 | 2 | W | FO | FO |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 23/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Four Girls in White |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 23/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Brunswick East | Liberty | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | FO | FO |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Gallant Sons |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Poet’s Pub |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Apache Trail |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Air Hostess |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Heart of Virginia |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 4 | W | 1 | Young Ideas |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 4 | W | 1 | The Lost Tribe |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 13/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 5 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 5 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 5 | W | 1 | The Lost Tribe |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 20/01/1951 | 6 | S | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 20/01/1951 | 6 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 20/01/1951 | 6 | W | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 27/01/1951 | 7 | S | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| Murrumbeena | Argosy | Suburban | 3/02/1951 | 8 | S | 1 | The Bad Man |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 3/02/1951 | 8 | T | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 17/02/1950 | 10 | W | 1 | Arizona Danger |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 24/02/1951 | 11 | S | 1 | A Stranger in Town |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 10/11/1951 | 48 | S | FO | FO |
The 1950 Project 