This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1954 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
Number-one films
edit# | Week ending | Film | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January 6, 1954 | This Is Cinerama | [1] | |
2 | January 13, 1954 | Knights of the Round Table | Knights of the Round Table grossed $338,000 from 11 key cities. | [1] |
3 | January 20, 1954 | Knights of the Round Table grossed $465,000 from 25 key cities. | [2] | |
4 | January 27, 1954 | [3] | ||
5 | February 3, 1954 | [4] | ||
6 | February 10, 1954 | [5] | ||
7 | February 17, 1954 | [6] | ||
8 | February 24, 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | The Glenn Miller Story reached number one in its second week of release. | [7] |
9 | March 3, 1954 | [8] | ||
10 | March 10, 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story grossed $400,000 from 20 key cities. | [9] | |
11 | March 17, 1954 | [10] | ||
12 | March 24, 1954 | [11] | ||
13 | March 31, 1954 | Rose Marie | Rose Marie reached number one in its fourth week of release. | [12] |
14 | April 7, 1954 | [13] | ||
15 | April 14, 1954 | [14] | ||
16 | April 21, 1954 | Prince Valiant | Prince Valiant reached number one in its third week of release. | [15] |
17 | April 28, 1954 | [16] | ||
18 | May 5, 1954 | Executive Suite | [17] | |
19 | May 12, 1954 | [18] | ||
20 | May 19, 1954 | [19] | ||
21 | May 26, 1954 | [20] | ||
22 | June 2, 1954 | Dial M for Murder | [21] | |
23 | June 9, 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Three Coins in the Fountain reached number one in its third week of release. | [22] |
24 | June 16, 1954 | [23] | ||
25 | June 23, 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Demetrius and the Gladiators grossed $355,000 from 14 key cities. | [24] |
26 | June 30, 1954 | [25] | ||
27 | July 7, 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | The Caine Mutiny reached number one in its second week of release. | [26] |
28 | July 14, 1954 | [27] | ||
29 | July 21, 1954 | [28] | ||
30 | July 28, 1954 | [29] | ||
31 | August 4, 1954 | [30] | ||
32 | August 11, 1954 | [31] | ||
33 | August 18, 1954 | Magnificent Obsession | Magnificent Obsession reached number one in its second week of release. | [32] |
34 | August 25, 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers reached number one in its fifth week of release. | [33] |
35 | September 1, 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers grossed $320,000 from 10 key cities. | [34] | |
36 | September 8, 1954 | Dragnet | Dragnet grossed $389,000 from 15 key cities. | [35] |
37 | September 15, 1954 | The Egyptian | [36] | |
38 | September 22, 1954 | [37] | ||
39 | September 29, 1954 | Sabrina | [38] | |
40 | October 6, 1954 | [39] | ||
41 | October 13, 1954 | Woman's World | Woman's World reached number one in its second week of release. | [40] |
42 | October 20, 1954 | A Star Is Born | A Star Is Born earned $675,000 from 17 key cities in its third week of release. | [41] |
43 | October 27, 1954 | A Star Is Born grossed $536,000 from 19 key cities. | [42] | |
44 | November 3, 1954 | White Christmas | White Christmas earned $525,000 from 12 key cities in its third week of release. | [43] |
45 | November 10, 1954 | White Christmas grossed $525,000 from 12 key cities. | [44] | |
46 | November 17, 1954 | White Christmas grossed $788,000 from 19 key cities. | [45] | |
47 | November 24, 1954 | [46] | ||
48 | December 1, 1954 | [47] | ||
49 | December 8, 1954 | [48] | ||
50 | December 15, 1954 | [49] | ||
51 | December 22, 1954 | [50] | ||
52 | December 29, 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business | There's No Business Like Show Business reached number one in its second week of release. | [51] |
Highest-grossing films
editThe highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Rental[52] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | White Christmas | Paramount Pictures | $12,000,000 |
2 | The Caine Mutiny | Columbia Pictures | $8,700,000 |
3 | The Glenn Miller Story | Universal-International | $7,000,000 |
4 | The Egyptian | 20th Century Fox | $6,000,000 |
5 | Rear Window | Paramount Pictures | $5,300,000 |
6 | The High and the Mighty | Warner Bros. | $5,200,000 |
7 | Magnificent Obsession | Universal-International | $5,000,000 |
8 | Three Coins in the Fountain | 20th Century Fox | $5,000,000 |
9 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $4,750,000 |
10 | Désirée | 20th Century Fox | $4,500,000 |
See also
edit- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References
edit- ^ a b "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 13, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 20, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 27, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 3, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 10, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 17, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 24, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 3, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 10, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 17, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 24, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 31, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 7, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 14, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 21, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 28, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 5, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 12, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 19, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 26, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 2, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 9, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 16, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 23, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 30, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 7, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 14, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 21, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 28, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 4, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 11, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 18, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 25, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 1, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 8, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 15, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 22, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 29, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 6, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 13, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 20, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 27, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 3, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 10, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 17, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 24, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 1, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 8, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 15, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 22, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 29, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1954 Boxoffice Champs". Variety. January 5, 1955. p. 59. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
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