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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1954

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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 1954 for an overview of all movies released in 1954.

Top Grossing Movies of 1954

RankMovieRelease
Date		DistributorGenre1954 GrossTickets Sold
1 White Christmas Apr 27, 1954 Paramount Pictures Musical $30,000,000 66,666,666
2 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Dec 23, 1954 Walt Disney Adventure $28,200,000 62,666,666
3 Demetrius and the Gladiators Jun 18, 1954 $26,000,000 57,777,777
4 Rear Window Sep 1, 1954 USA Films Thriller/Suspense $22,953,835 51,008,522
5 The Caine Mutiny Jun 24, 1954 Sony Pictures Drama $21,800,000 48,444,444
6 Gone with the Wind Dec 15, 1939 MGM Drama $16,666,667 37,037,038
7 The Egyptian Aug 24, 1954 $15,000,000 33,333,333
8 The High and the Mighty Jul 3, 1954 Drama $10,400,000 23,111,111
9 On the Waterfront Jul 28, 1954 Drama $9,600,000 21,333,333
10 Vera Cruz Dec 25, 1954 Western $9,000,000 20,000,000
11 Desiree Nov 17, 1954 $9,000,000 20,000,000
12 Garden of Evil Jul 9, 1954 $7,000,000 15,555,555
13 Apache Jul 9, 1954 United Artists Western $6,000,000 13,333,333
14 Dial M for Murder (1954) May 29, 1954 Thriller/Suspense $5,987,438 13,305,417
15 Seven Brides for Seven Brot… Jan 1, 1954 $5,000,000 11,111,111
16 There's No Business Like Sh… Dec 16, 1954 20th Century Fox Musical $5,000,000 11,111,111
17 A Star is Born Sep 29, 1954 Drama $4,400,000 9,777,777
18 River of No Return Apr 30, 1954 20th Century Fox Western $3,800,000 8,444,444
19 Casanova's Big Night Apr 17, 1954 Paramount Pictures Comedy $3,500,000 7,777,777
20 Deep in My Heart Dec 9, 1954 $3,500,000 7,777,777
21 King Richard and the Crusaders Aug 7, 1954 $2,100,000 4,666,666
22 Suddenly (1954) Oct 7, 1954 $1,400,000 3,111,111
Total Gross of All Movies$246,307,940
Total Tickets Sold547,350,969

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