US Release date: 10 March 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 October 1950
Genre: Musical
Country: USA
Running time: 100 minutes (colour)
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Ann Sothern, Jane Powell & Barry Sullivan
Australian Distributor: MGM
Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for one week and Metro Theatre for three weeks weeks from 4 August 1950 as a feature only presentation.
Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 402 | 10 |
| EF PPE | 7.88 | 18 |
| Metres Travelled | 573,599 | 27 |
| Average MT | 11,247 | 40 |
| Engagements | 51 | 65 |
| Slots | 91 | 12 |
| Weeks | 36 | 17 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 70.59% | 32 |
| Saturdays | 9 | 231 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 17.65% | 301 |
| Tuesdays | 6 | 236 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 11.76% | 286 |
| First billed | 49 | 49 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 2 | 16 |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 49 |
| Ratio | 96.08% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 9.41% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.62% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 2 |
| Ratio | 3.92% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.79% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 38 |
| Ratio | 74.51% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.60% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 25.49% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.44% |
Notes: Colourful MGM musical broke into the top 10 with 402 points and ranked top twenty with a number of other metrics. A number of features shared the support slot and, although seemingly done by week ten, it nabbed a couple of late plays in weeks 49 & 50.
Nancy Goes to Rio engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Dakota Lil |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Henry the Rainmaker |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | FO | FO |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | King of the Gamblers |
| St. Kilda | Astor | Independent | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| St. Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Dakota Lil |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Rim of the Canyon |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Blackmail |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | London by Night |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Big Jack |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Busman’s Honeymoon |
| Malvern | Embassy | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | The Shining Hour |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | The Mighty McGurk |
| East Preston | Gowerville | Independent | 4/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Secret Garden |
| Brunswick East | Liberty | Independent | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Blackmail |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | The Secret Garden |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Caught |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Fast Company |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Fast Company |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | The Mighty McGurk |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 11/11/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 11/11/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Savage Splendor |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Prison Warden |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Dakota Lil |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | They Met in Bombay |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Kid Glove Killer |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | FO | FO |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 18/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 18/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 18/11/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Rim of the Canyon |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 18/11/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Eyes in the Night |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 18/11/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Kid Glove Killer |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 5 | W | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 25/11/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 25/11/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Merton of the Movies |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 25/11/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Gentle Annie |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 2/12/50 | 7 | W | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| Murrumbeena | Argosy | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Northwest Rangers |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 9/12/50 | 8 | T | 1 | The Story of Molly |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 23/12/50 | 10 | T | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 23/12/50 | 10 | W | 1 | Danger Signal |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 22/9/51 | 49 | S | 1 | Peggy |
| Cheltenham | Memorial | Suburban | 29/9/51 | 50 | S | 1 | Go West |
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