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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1953

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Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

See Movie Index 1953 for an overview of all movies released in 1953.

Top Grossing Movies of 1953

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre1953 GrossTickets Sold
1 Peter Pan Feb 5, 1953 RKO Radio Pictures Adventure $60,087,855 100,146,425
2 The Robe Sep 16, 1953 $36,000,000 60,000,000
3 From Here to Eternity Aug 5, 1953 Drama $30,481,824 50,803,040
4 House of Wax Apr 10, 1953 Horror $23,800,000 39,666,666
5 Shane Apr 24, 1953 Western $20,000,000 33,333,333
6 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Jul 15, 1953 Musical $12,000,000 20,000,000
7 Hondo Nov 27, 1953 Western $8,200,000 13,666,666
8 How to Marry a Millionaire Nov 5, 1953 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $7,300,000 12,166,666
9 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Jun 13, 1953 Warner Bros. $5,000,000 8,333,333
10 Niagara Jan 21, 1953 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $2,500,000 4,166,666
Total Gross of All Movies$205,369,679
Total Tickets Sold342,282,795

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.