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List of 1953 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 1953 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
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1January 7, 1953Million Dollar Mermaid[1]
2January 14, 1953[1]
3January 21, 1953Above and BeyondAbove and Beyond reached number one in its ninth week of release.[2]
4January 28, 1953The Bad and the BeautifulThe Bad and the Beautiful reached number one in its second week of release.[3]
5February 4, 1953[4]
6February 11, 1953[5]
7February 18, 1953Peter PanPeter Pan earned $270,000 from 5 key cities in its second week of release.[6]
8February 25, 1953Peter Pan grossed $400,000 from the cities sampled.[7]
9March 4, 1953[8]
10March 11, 1953[9]
11March 18, 1953[10]
12March 25, 1953Come Back, Little ShebaCome Back, Little Sheba reached number one in its 13th week of release.[11]
13April 1, 1953Peter PanPeter Pan returned to number one in its eighth week of release.[12]
14April 8, 1953Call Me MadamCall Me Madam reached number one in its fifth week of release.[13]
15April 15, 1953SalomeSalome reached number one in its third week of release.[14]
16April 22, 1953[15]
17April 29, 1953House of Wax[16]
18May 6, 1953House of Wax grossed $690,000 from 20 key cities.[17]
19May 13, 1953House of Wax grossed $563,000 from 21 key cities.[18]
20May 20, 1953[19]
21May 27, 1953[20]
22June 3, 1953Young BessYoung Bess grossed $400,000 from 22 key cities.[21]
23June 10, 1953Fort TiFort Ti reached number one in its second week of release.[22]
24June 17, 1953It Came from Outer SpaceIt Came from Outer Space reached number one in its second week of release.[23]
25June 24, 1953[24]
26July 1, 1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsThe Beast from 20,000 Fathoms reached number one in its third week of release.[25]
27July 8, 1953Dangerous When Wet[26]
28July 15, 1953The Charge at Feather River[27]
29July 22, 1953[28]
30July 29, 1953Second ChanceSecond Chance reached number one in its second week of release.[29]
31August 5, 1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesGentlemen Prefer Blondes reached number one in its third week of release.[30]
32August 12, 1953The Band Wagon[31]
33August 19, 1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesGentlemen Prefer Blondes returned to number one in its fifth week of release.[32]
34August 26, 1953[33]
35September 2, 1953From Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity reached number one in its fourth week of release.[34]
36September 9, 1953From Here to Eternity grossed $460,000 from 9 key cities.[35]
37September 16, 1953[36]
38September 23, 1953[37]
39September 30, 1953The Robe †The Robe earned $499,000 from 4 key cities in its second week of release.[38]
40October 7, 1953The Robe grossed $813,000 from 11 key cities.[39]
41October 14, 1953The Robe grossed $1,026,000 from 16 key cities, which was a record for any film gross during a week.[40]
42October 21, 1953The Robe grossed $896,000 from 17 key cities.[41]
43October 28, 1953The Robe grossed $923,000 from 21 key cities.[42]
44November 4, 1953[43]
45November 11, 1953The Robe grossed more than $730,000 from the cities sampled.[44]
46November 18, 1953[45]
47November 25, 1953[46]
48December 2, 1953How to Marry a MillionaireHow to Marry a Millionaire reached number one in its fourth week of release.[47]
49December 9, 1953[48]
50December 16, 1953How to Marry a Millionaire grossed $265,000 from 16 key cities.[49]
51December 23, 1953This Is Cinerama[50]
52December 30, 1953Easy to Love[51]
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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[52]
1 The Robe 20th Century Fox $20–30,000,000
2 From Here to Eternity Columbia Pictures $12,500,000
3 Shane Paramount Pictures $8,000,000
4 How to Marry a Millionaire 20th Century Fox $7,500,000
5 Peter Pan RKO Pictures $7,000,000
6 Hans Christian Andersen RKO Pictures $6,000,000
7 House of Wax Warner Bros. $5,500,000
8 Mogambo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $5,200,000
9 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 20th Century Fox $5,100,000
10 Moulin Rouge United Artists $5,000,000
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References

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