List of 1952 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1952 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

† This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1]
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1January 2, 1952Quo Vadis[2]
2January 9, 1952I'll See You in My DreamsI'll See You in My Dreams reached number one in its fifth week of release.[2]
3January 16, 1952Quo VadisQuo Vadis earned $255,000 from 9 key cities in its ninth week of release.[3]
4January 23, 1952[4]
5January 30, 1952Quo Vadis grossed $260,000 from the cities sampled.[5]
6February 6, 1952Quo Vadis grossed $200,000 from the cities sampled.[6]
7February 13, 1952Sailor Beware[7]
8February 20, 1952Quo VadisQuo Vadis returned to number one in its 14th week of release.[8]
9February 27, 1952The Greatest Show on Earth †The Greatest Show on Earth grossed $390,000 from 9 key cities.[9]
10March 5, 1952[10]
11March 12, 1952[11]
12March 19, 1952The Greatest Show on Earth grossed $502,000 from the cities sampled.[12]
13March 26, 1952[13]
14April 2, 1952The Greatest Show on Earth grossed $230,000 from the cities sampled.[14]
15April 9, 1952The Battle at Apache Pass[15]
16April 16, 1952Singin' in the Rain[16]
17April 23, 1952Singin' in the Rain
With a Song in My Heart		Both Singin' in the Rain and With a Song in My Heart tied for first place.[17]
18April 30, 1952Singin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain grossed $240,000 from the cities sampled.[18]
19May 7, 1952The African QueenThe African Queen reached number one in its 11th week of release.[19]
20May 14, 1952Belles on Their ToesBelles on Their Toes reached number one in its second week of release.[20]
21May 21, 1952Red Ball Express[21]
22May 28, 1952Skirts Ahoy![22]
23June 4, 1952[23]
24June 11, 1952[24]
25June 18, 1952About FaceAbout Face reached number one in its 16th week of release.[25]
26June 25, 1952Pat and MikePat and Mike reached number one in its second week of release.[26]
27July 2, 1952Scaramouche[27]
28July 9, 1952The Story of Robin HoodThe Story of Robin Hood reached number one in its second week of release.[28]
29July 16, 1952Lovely to Look AtLovely to Look At reached number one in its second week of release.[29]
30July 23, 1952Jumping JacksJumping Jacks reached number one in its sixth week of release.[30]
31July 30, 1952[31]
32August 6, 1952[32]
33August 13, 1952High NoonHigh Noon reached number one in its third week of release.[33]
34August 20, 1952Affair in TrinidadAffair in Trinidad reached number one in its third week of release.[34]
35August 27, 1952The World in His Arms[35]
36September 3, 1952What Price GloryWhat Price Glory reached number one in its sixth week of release.[36]
37September 10, 1952Son of PalefaceSon of Paleface reached number one in its eighth week of release.[37]
38September 17, 1952The Merry WidowThe Merry Widow reached number one in its second week of release.[38]
39September 24, 1952The Quiet ManThe Quiet Man reached number one in its fifth week of release.[39]
40October 1, 1952IvanhoeIvanhoe reached number one in its ninth week of release.[40]
41October 8, 1952[41]
42October 15, 1952Ivanhoe grossed $460,000 from the cities sampled.[42]
43October 22, 1952Ivanhoe grossed $429,000 from the cities sampled.[43]
44October 29, 1952The Snows of Kilimanjaro[44]
45November 5, 1952[45]
46November 12, 1952[46]
47November 19, 1952[47]
48November 26, 1952[48]
49December 3, 1952The Iron MistressThe Iron Mistress reached number one in its second week of release.[49]
50December 10, 1952Because of You[50]
51December 17, 1952The ThiefThe Thief reached number one in its tenth week of release.[51]
52December 24, 1952Because of YouBecause of You returned to number one in its third week of release.[52]
53December 31, 1952Million Dollar MermaidMillion Dollar Mermaid reached number one in its fourth week of release.[53]
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Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

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RankTitleDistributorRental[1]
1 The Greatest Show on Earth Paramount Pictures $12,000,000
2 Quo Vadis Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $10,500,000
3 Ivanhoe $7,000,000
4 The Snows of Kilimanjaro 20th Century Fox $6,500,000
5 Sailor Beware Paramount Pictures $4,300,000
6 The African Queen United Artists $4,000,000
7 Jumping Jacks Paramount Pictures $4,000,000
8 High Noon United Artists $3,400,000
9 Son of Paleface Paramount Pictures $3,400,000
10 Singin' in the Rain Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $3,300,000
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